Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Does anyone have specific experience with the cytoxan/taxotere combination and it's side effects? I know that they say it is different for every person; I am just so worried about how I am going to feel. I start chemo tomorrow; I had a bilateral mastectomy in early December with tissue expanders put in place at the same time. In the beginning I think I had convinced myself (heard what I wanted to hear) that I would not have to have chemo, but after my last oncologist visit I now will have to begin right away. Stage 3, ER Negative, 1.1-2.0 cm. I feel so stupid. I think that when I was in the hospital having the mastectomy I was so out of it that I didn't " hear " what they were saying to me. So now a month and 1/2 down the road I find myself " shocked and surprised " that chemotherapy is indicated. I am very depressed that the tissue expanders will have to remain in until chemo is over; originally I thought " no chemo, implant replacement surgery in March " . The expander on my right side digs in my ribs and it feels like someone is bayonetting me. The mediport went in yesterday and it hurts, too. Thank you for letting me vent; I feel like such a whiner and now I'm worried my whining is going to get even worse with the terrible chemo side effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Its hard to comprehend everything when we are going through tests, diagnosis etc. You should try to take someone with you for your appointments. I had CMF so can't answer your questions. I took Cytoxan pills the 3rd week of my chemo and never had a problem with them but the other drugs were Methotrexate and 5fu. I will keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html BreastCancerStories.com http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/ Angel Feather Loomer www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com Check out my other ornaments at www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html Lots of info and gifts at: www.cancerclub.com Chemo Questions Does anyone have specific experience with the cytoxan/taxotere combination and it's side effects? I know that they say it is different for every person; I am just so worried about how I am going to feel. I start chemo tomorrow; I had a bilateral mastectomy in early December with tissue expanders put in place at the same time. In the beginning I think I had convinced myself (heard what I wanted to hear) that I would not have to have chemo, but after my last oncologist visit I now will have to begin right away. Stage 3, ER Negative, 1.1-2.0 cm. I feel so stupid. I think that when I was in the hospital having the mastectomy I was so out of it that I didn't " hear " what they were saying to me. So now a month and 1/2 down the road I find myself " shocked and surprised " that chemotherapy is indicated. I am very depressed that the tissue expanders will have to remain in until chemo is over; originally I thought " no chemo, implant replacement surgery in March " . The expander on my right side digs in my ribs and it feels like someone is bayonetting me. The mediport went in yesterday and it hurts, too. Thank you for letting me vent; I feel like such a whiner and now I'm worried my whining is going to get even worse with the terrible chemo side effects. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.6/646 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 MP, I too am on Taxotere/Cyclo and also Herceptin. I have only had one treatment of all three so far but I did good. No nausea at all and I ususally have a sensitive stomach! They gave me a drug called Emend for nausea and it worked. I have had 2 Herceptin treatments since and no nausea with them either. You will do fine! The drugs they give to counter most of the side effects work great, if you get nauseous make sure to tell them so they can give you something for it!! Also one thing they told me was Don't expect to be sick! Will be praying for you Weds! Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi Kim: I began with that combination, just little tired and i lost my hair the day 15th of my first chemo. Just go possitive and find a good book for not be bored there, you will be fine as all of us just remeber you are a strong person. My oncologist recomend me to drink a lot of water. Be careful, Anggy. --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi Anggy, I really appreciate your response to my question. I am scared, I guess of the unknown since they say it's different for everyone. Just out of curiosity: you mentioned that you started with that treatment. Did your oncologist switch treatment plans in the middle? If so, to what if you don't mind telling me. Also, how was your appetite? Was there anything that you couldn't stand or that you really did well with? One of my friends at my office had a different chemo 3 years ago for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and says that she lived on sugar free Jell-O popsicles. If you have the time to answer I would consider it a real favor; I don't want to take up a bunch of your time as I am sure that you are just as busy as every other woman out there trying to deal with these issues:-) Thanks a bunch and God Bless:-) Best regards.....Kim Kim Nwachukwu, ASPR, e-PROR Ebby Halliday, REALTORSR Mobile /FAX http://www.metroplexhomesbykim.com> http://www.metroplexhomesbykim.com http://realtytimes.com/c/KimNwachukwu> go ahead, click here:) " Working exclusively by referral to better serve you " Re: Chemo Questions Hi Kim: I began with that combination, just little tired and i lost my hair the day 15th of my first chemo. Just go possitive and find a good book for not be bored there, you will be fine as all of us just remeber you are a strong person. My oncologist recomend me to drink a lot of water. Be careful, Anggy. --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thanks Denisse, but i guess it was my last neulasta since i am now in herceptin. Hugs, Anggy. --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi Kim: you could ask me whatever you want if help you, well, at beggining my oncologist told me mastectomy, 1 year of chemo, and maybe another mastectomy(depend of a biopsy and genetic test), q radiotheraty(because they have to take off 11 linphatics nodes), and 5 years of hormono-supressant. well chemo was with 2 medicines first(i don't really remember those names, i guess were the first 4 times), then taxol twice alone and then with herceptin twice, next(feb 1st herceptin alone 9 times. All my chemo treatment is each 3 weeks. First 2 just make me feel tired and bold(now my hair is growing back), but neulasta(for growing white cells) make me have bone pain, first time i was mad and could't go out of bed, doctor told if i do have pain take 3 advil(ibuprofen), but i did't want it so i took 1, then 2 but was so late and pain was really bad, so next time i took 4 advil since the minimun pain and it work. Taxol really turn me down, i have my mother and my husband doing me massages in my legs and feet because really hurts!!! but just for 2 days, God always give you the power that you need and send you people to help you. I don't want to scare you, is just what happen to me, you never know it will be better, equal or worse for you just try to do your normal live as almost all of the group do. Good luck, Anggy. --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Dear Anggy, I am so sad to hear about what a long trial that this has been for you. I realized when I reading the boards last night that you are also about to have your ovaries removed as well; I will pray for your speedy recovery from that surgery. I know that you probably hate and fear the prospect of more surgery just like me. Since my son was born 6 years ago I've had 6 surgeries including the mastectomy. General anesthesia makes me so sick and I am afraid that the chemo sickness is going to be like that sickness multiplied by 100. Bless your husband and your mother; what would we do without those people in our lives. My mother stayed with me about 4 weeks after the mastectomy and I couldn't have made it with out her. My husband is a different story, he tries to be helpful but only when asked. It's kind of frustrating sometimes. Thank you for getting back to me; it really helps to hear directly from someone in the same situation. You will be in my thoughts and prayers and if you don't mind I would like to add your name to a prayer list that I am on. There are over 3,500 people praying for the people on this list; I figure the more people on our sides the better. Take care and be healed. We all will. Love.K Best regards.....Kim Kim Nwachukwu, ASPR, e-PROR Ebby Halliday, REALTORSR Mobile /FAX http://www.metroplexhomesbykim.com> http://www.metroplexhomesbykim.com http://realtytimes.com/c/KimNwachukwu> go ahead, click here:) " Working exclusively by referral to better serve you " RE: Chemo Questions Hi Kim: you could ask me whatever you want if help you, well, at beggining my oncologist told me mastectomy, 1 year of chemo, and maybe another mastectomy(depend of a biopsy and genetic test), q radiotheraty(because they have to take off 11 linphatics nodes), and 5 years of hormono-supressant. well chemo was with 2 medicines first(i don't really remember those names, i guess were the first 4 times), then taxol twice alone and then with herceptin twice, next(feb 1st herceptin alone 9 times. All my chemo treatment is each 3 weeks. First 2 just make me feel tired and bold(now my hair is growing back), but neulasta(for growing white cells) make me have bone pain, first time i was mad and could't go out of bed, doctor told if i do have pain take 3 advil(ibuprofen), but i did't want it so i took 1, then 2 but was so late and pain was really bad, so next time i took 4 advil since the minimun pain and it work. Taxol really turn me down, i have my mother and my husband doing me massages in my legs and feet because really hurts!!! but just for 2 days, God always give you the power that you need and send you people to help you. I don't want to scare you, is just what happen to me, you never know it will be better, equal or worse for you just try to do your normal live as almost all of the group do. Good luck, Anggy. --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Hi Kim; thanks for your words of support, you know, i try to be strong, but sometimes as yestarday when i had to go for sign the consents for the surgery i can't avoid to feel sad, scared a cry. my husband ask don't cry that i will be fine that he is scared too, and the most important is that we are together. I am sorry your husband is not giving you the support that you want but each person is different and some people doesn't know how to give you support, every people give you support in a different way, thanks for have me in your prayers a have you in mine too. Have a nice day and remember to be strong, iknow is not easy but we are doing well. Anggy. By the way, where are you? i am in Miami, and you? --------------------------------- TV dinner still cooling? Check out " Tonight's Picks " on Yahoo! TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Dear Anggy, I'll have you on my mind and praying for you to get through the surgery well. Nobody wants more surgery...it's just so debilitating and believe me, after 6 of them in 6 years I cry when it's just mentioned in casually conversations at doctors offices. I did my first chemo of cytoxan/taxotere yesteray. I was nauseaus last night between the hours of 3 and 5 but feel a little better now, just tired. I've got to call my plastic surgeon today for an emergency appoitment. I have managed to burn a hole in the side of my body with the heating pad because I couldn't feel it burning me. Ah oh, it is always something. Have a great day and you are in my prayers. > > Hi Kim; > thanks for your words of support, you know, i try to be strong, but sometimes as yestarday when i had to go for sign the consents for the surgery i can't avoid to feel sad, scared a cry. my husband ask don't cry that i will be fine that he is scared too, and the most important is that we are together. I am sorry your husband is not giving you the support that you want but each person is different and some people doesn't know how to give you support, every people give you support in a different way, thanks for have me in your prayers a have you in mine too. > Have a nice day and remember to be strong, iknow is not easy but we are doing well. > Anggy. By the way, where are you? i am in Miami, and you? > > > --------------------------------- > TV dinner still cooling? > Check out " Tonight's Picks " on Yahoo! TV. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Yes! there was my first medicines, i do had a little nauseas the first 2 days, but i did well with proclorperazine 10 mg, you see!!, is not big deal. Do you have a port-a cat or are you going to? is it it hurts?For me hurts a lot at the begining cuz they pu it too deep, but then they changed and now i don't feel anything. Well Kim, they care, you didn't telll me where are you, are you close to Miami, cuz i am there. Hugs, Anggy. --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Hi ! I had my first chemo, the cytoxan/taxotere combination on Wednesday morning. I felt queasy Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Not enough to call " nauseous " , just a little queasiness. It's Friday morning now and I really feel pretty good, albeit a little tired. I had that Mediport thing installed this past Monday, so that's another incision and it's pretty blue and bruised but doesn't really hurt. I think that after having had all these surgeries a little incision like that ended up being pretty much a piece of cake. I would come see you if I were in Miami, I love it there! But I'm not, I'm in Dallas, home of weird weather patterns, hot one day, cold the next where a thermostat for the A/C-Heat system at this time of year is pretty doggoned worthless:) On Tuesday I have a wig appointment and prosthestis appointment, neither of which I had planned to do originally since I thought my implany surgery would be in March. Now with the chemo I'll need the hair to keep working and I guess I'll go ahead and try to use the fake breasts in the mean time, mainly so I can continue to wear part of my existing wardrobe and not buy too many other clothes until this surgery actually gets done. Hugs and wishes and hugs and wishes to you....prayers all of the time. From what I've read on these boards it looks like the women here are goddesses and that means you, too:) -- In breastcancer2 , Manunta wrote: > > Yes! there was my first medicines, i do had a little nauseas the first 2 days, but i did well with proclorperazine 10 mg, you see!!, is not big deal. Do you have a port-a cat or are you going to? is it it hurts?For me hurts a lot at the begining cuz they pu it too deep, but then they changed and now i don't feel anything. > Well Kim, they care, you didn't telll me where are you, are you close to Miami, cuz i am there. > Hugs, Anggy. > > > --------------------------------- > Need Mail bonding? > Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hi Kim, i am glad your first chemo was fine, yes, the port incision is nothing compared with the others, i remember, when they went to change my port(remember, firat was too deep), the surgeon ask me if i mind the port was so superfial, i was like, hello!!!!, i have no breast, do you think i will mind for that?????, doctors sometime ask you stupid things. You know, i never spent too much money for a breast prothesis, i was thinking about it, but oen day i went to k-mart and i find those fake that you use to look biggger, you can wash them, i used and fit into my bra, i just spendi guess was 10 or 15 dollars in a package of 2, of corse i have to take care with the cloth, but there are fine. You know, i am thinking about my ovaries removed, i don't have to be in a hurry, i am going to find all the possibilities to have a child before, anyway, my oncologist did't tell me to do it now, was me that don't want to have so many surgeries, but i think my husband and i deserve at least try. Take care Kim, i am glad for you, hugs, Anggy. --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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