Breast Cancer - All SharePosts Relating To "Taxol"

Racuh

Diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the left breast in Jan 2009.

posted 11/11/2009, comments (5)

I'm a fatty!

I have 4 treatments left in my Taxol torture after yesterdays infusion. Yayyyyyy. I can't even tell you how happy I am to be done with this crap after a year of treatment now. I really hope this is it... that nothing else has to happen to me. My blood counts are getting looooow. My white count is great though, its up at around 5.6 all the... Read more Chevron

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Racuh

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Diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the left breast in Jan 2009.

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posted 10/26/2009, comments (2)

Radiation recall and the fear of the big C

Thus ends my 2nd cycle 6th treatment in my happy fun time Taxol treatments. Monday approaches and I get to let my blood bounce back and try and squash my extra 15lbs of ass into a Halloween costume that steroids have made WAY too tight. I have the most fantastic acne. I feel 17 again... oh joy except with significantly more fat, no hair... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/05/2009, comments (5)

Dear hair....

When I was fist introduced to the wondrous world of cancer the first chemo I received was adriamycin. From experience most BC patients get this super fun drug and have given it the nick name... red devil. I think thats a fairly apropos description of the stuff. That big red bag of awesome made my hair fall out at 2 weeks on the dot. Great... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/24/2009, comments (9)

Naked mole rat.

Oh chemotherapy... you foul bastard. How I hate thee. So, I had my third chemotherapy infusion this past tuesday... I am getting taxol. But unlike you poor women that have suffered through it I am getting a small dose weekly instead of a big one. No neuropathy yet... and mostly uneventful and painless until about 4 days after the... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/09/2009, comments (36)

Taxol Toes: Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy

When my hands and feet started hurting about a year after I finished chemo, my oncologist said I had, "Taxol toes." She went on to explain that a more accurate term is peripheral neuropathy, which means nerve damage in the extremities--hands and feet. My hands and feet felt like they were asleep. I frequently dropped things, and I... Read more Chevron

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