Re: Re:Taxoil

[Guest guest]

Hi Myrna,

I did not take Taxol after my DD AC because my onc. said I could skip

it since I was Stage 1 and go to a year of Herceptin. I've heard

various things about the Taxol on a cancer discussion board I belong

to. Have you taken decadron (sp?) before? That's what women are taking

with the Taxol to prevent allergic reactions. Women say they don't

feel as fatigued as with AC, but have some joint aches. Here's

something a women recommended:

I wanted to let

everyone know about something that has really helped me

with the taxol pain. Because I had such tremendous joint pain with the

first 2 rounds of taxol, my onc. suggested I used Glutamine this time.

It's a powder available w/o prescription (but had to be ordered in my

case)that you mix with juice and take 3 times a day for 4 days

following chemo. I cannot believe the difference! My joint pain this

time has been very minimal and completely covered with occasional ES

tylenol. Last time I had to go for the percocet to get a little

relief. So, if any of you are having big-time pain, please ask your

doc about this. Not that everyone reacts in the same way, but it sure

has worked for me.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the replay and info concerning Glutamine. My cancer is triple negative 2a close margins. I am to take Dexamethazone 12 and 6 hours prior to receiving Taxol. They have scheduled me to start treatment at 8:00am so I will have to get up and take the Dexamethazone at 2:00 in the morning! How long does it take to do a Taxol treatment?

Thanks!

M

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To: breastcancer2

Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:01 AM

Subject: Re: Re:Taxoil

Hi Myrna,I did not take Taxol after my DD AC because my onc. said I could skip it since I was Stage 1 and go to a year of Herceptin. I've heard various things about the Taxol on a cancer discussion board I belong to. Have you taken decadron (sp?) before? That's what women are taking with the Taxol to prevent allergic reactions. Women say they don't feel as fatigued as with AC, but have some joint aches. Here's something a women recommended:I wanted to let everyone know about something that has really helped me with the taxol pain. Because I had such tremendous joint pain with the first 2 rounds of taxol, my onc. suggested I used Glutamine this time. It's a powder available w/o prescription (but had to be ordered in my case)that you mix with juice and take 3 times a day for 4 days following chemo. I cannot believe the difference! My joint pain this time has been very minimal and completely covered with occasional ES tylenol. Last time I had to go for the percocet to get a little relief. So, if any of you are having big-time pain, please ask your doc about this. Not that everyone reacts in the same way, but it sure has worked for me.

[Guest guest]

I heard it can be longer

than the AC treatment - Taxol takes 3 hours to administer.

I guess your doctor is recommending Taxol because as a triple negative

chemo gives you the best odds of non-recurrence. As I said, because I

was her2+, my doctor could recommend skipping the Taxol because there

was another drug I could take.

take care, and let us know how your first treatment goes.

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M Byfield wrote on 3/21/2006, 10:41 AM:

Thanks for the replay and info concerning

Glutamine. My cancer is triple negative 2a close margins. I am to

take Dexamethazone 12 and 6 hours prior to receiving Taxol. They have

scheduled me to start treatment at 8:00am so I will have to get up and

take the Dexamethazone at 2:00 in the morning! How long does it take

to do a Taxol treatment?

Thanks!

M