taxol

LA6254

I'm 45 yr old African American....Second time around. .first time in 2012 was A/C.. couldn't get past 2nd treatment... stopped treatments!  I honestly feel that if I hadn't I wouldn't have made it.. liver wasn't metabolizing treatment I was miserable! Really felt like I was literally dying. . Now,  2014...finished radiation. . just finished taxol treatment because if recurrence.. This time breast cancer cells in lungs..couldn't breathe..couldn't sleep..definitely couldn't lay down. .After me complaining for quite some time of being exhausted finally had CT SCAN and that's when they found the cells in lungs! Drained about 800 cc of fluid off left lung..still been home since..just never got back on my feet..started the taxol a short time after.. it didn't kick me like the A/C.. but all of the other side effects got me down...still no energy..I'm so shaky..confused..feel like I have the flu..depression...my hands/feet hurt..numbness..ughhhh .The list just goes on and on. I've read a lot of posts but have anybody out there have spots on face?I've never had acne..but these are just dark spots.

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Hi LA6254, and welcome to Breastcancer.org! We're so glad you found this community, and hope you find the support and answers you're looking for. There's a lot of information in the forums, and we're sure someone will be around shortly to answer your questions, but in the meantime, you may also want to try posting in the Taxol thread, located in the Chemo forum. The direct link is here: https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/69/topic... It's a large thread, going back over two years, but it's still very active, with lots of great advice and info. Again, welcome!

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