Hello NEW Member Looking for info

[MaureenS]

Do you mean what kind of chemo drugs?
Taxotere
Carboplatin

Herceptin used to treat breast cancer (not a chemo drug) and Perjecta (not a chemo drug) used to treat bc spread to different parts of the body? That's what the papers say.

Pegfilgrastim biologic response modifier used to stimulate white blood cells (not a chemo therapy drug) given 24 hours after therapy.

[Pat94]

I am soon to start the same chemo mix. I received the "fine print" on side effects yesterday. Blood in the urine is definitely listed as a side effect from Carboplatin. The instructions say to call right away on that particular side effect. Since your sister has had the shot to bring her blood levels back up, that may take care of it. I would think there is an on-call number for the chemo center where you could leave a message. Look through your sister's mountain of paperwork to determine what phone number to call. I wouldn't trust most ERs to know the way to treat chemo side effects unless they consulted w/ your sister's onc. I hope I am not insulting anyone with that comment but there is just so much for any doc to know, when one doesn't deal w/ it on a regular basis and only has a few minutes to guess, I side w/ getting specialized assistance. Good luck. Thank you for being there for her and, please, keep posting. I will be following your sister shortly. If she didn't get the mountain of paperwork, I can scan and email mine to you on Monday.