Taxotere is a nightmare

Dear Wonderful Ladies, I feel so bad when I read your posts about Taxotere. The nurses told me the same thing 6 years ago, Oh, Taxotere is a cake walk compared to Adrimicin-Cytoxin. I know they did not mean to give me false hope, but taxotere is definitely more challenging with the side effects:tingling and numbness in the feet, horrible headaches, etc.  I wish they had better drugs now for you all to combat these horrible side effects. All I remember is my onc telling me, Hang in there,  this drug kicks the heck out of cancer. Thank the Lord , I only needed 4 of these treatments. I Look back now and it is like remembering your Labor pains with childbirth, it was bad, too, but the end result is great!!!!! You ladies should be so proud of yourselves and know that you are all going to come out of this on top!!!!! Prayers are coming your way!!!!!  I hope you all feel better every day as you get closer to the end of treatment. God bless you all, Kathy

Sooo agree with u tracie we should, we can all write our stories

I think it's absolutely true!!

Tracie if it makes you feel better I bet your house is cleaner than mine. Yes I have been doing a lot but I still don't do what I normally do because of the fingers. My wood floors so need me to get down on my hands and knees and shine them up.

Last Chemo YAY! I posted this video the other day but the thread was deleted. I'm posting it again for you because eventhough the words don't work it is  a good video for happy dance: Bang on the drums all day!

Now if that doesn't get you moving I don't know what will

Hey ladies, I finished my 7th of 12 Taxotere treatments today.  I really feel like I have been pretty forturnate.  My SEs have manageable.  Lago, I can honestly say when I saw your fingers and toes I feel like a total heel complaining about any of my SEs.

Tracie, you are entitled to dark days.  A bad UTI in addition to chemo stinks!  Take care of yourself and I hope you enjoy your night out with the girls.

Really, I was reading about selfish husbands and I had to post this.  It sums up my DH beautifully.  On Monday he called me from work.  A co-worker's wife found a lump in her breast last week and went to the doctor.  Her mammogram was scheduled for Monday.  My DH called to tell me about the mammogram and he actually said, "Susan, I would hate to know another guy would have to go through BC with his wife."  I was like, are you seriously going to worry about her husband without at least first thinking and hoping the mammogram goes well or that his wife is fine.  OMG!!!!  I swear my DH is a DA!!!! 

Susan

Iago: I saw that other thread where you posted the Bang on the Drum link. I figured it would get deleted. Loved your link though.

Zenith My last chemo was Jan 18th. The back and sides are definitely coming in but as you get closer to the top and front it's much sparser. Granted I do see some growth just not near as much. The hair on my head always did grow super fast so maybe that's why some is back so quickly.

I think it's just going to take time. I'm actually shocked I have this much hair on my head already. I think my leg hair has started a little. No pit hair and no hair down south either. Granted the hair on my legs/pits never grew that fast anyway in the last few years. Think that was a perimenopause gift.

Zenith: My last taxoterrible was Dec. 6 and I just now have some hair on top. Mine is/was exactly like you described, the "male pattern baldness" look. But in the last week, the top has sprung out. I now have little nubs pretty much all over, but no real growth (length) yet. Try not to freak out yet. I was getting anxious about regrowth and drove myself crazy checking my bald head in the mirror about a hundred times a day!! Some people's hair grows fast and some grows slow. I guess you and me are the slow growers.

Thanks everyone.  I will try to have more patience and not freak out.  You have given me hope.

Some people claim that herceptin may slow hair growth but I really think we all just react differently.  My eyes are really bothering me - I sure would like my lashes back!!  My sister lives down in the States and she is going to send me some Latisse - has anyone used this?  I'm not sure if it's available in Canada or it may be only by prescription....

My BP always runs a little low as the norm.  I will pay attention at my tx next week - it will be the first one where I get herceptin by itself.  My BP did drop to something crazy (I remember the top number was 75) while on FEC and I had to have a blood transfusion.  Could be that she is at that point in her cycle that her counts have all dropped.....that's when mine took a dive.