Who else had Taxotere, Cytoxan, with their Herceptin?

Oh yeah Mustard Gas!!!  Go Cytoxan!!!

Blair (and anyone else who wants to chime in),

Did you ever get an explanation as to why they were recommending cytoxan over carboplatin for your wife?

In general, I'm reading that cytoxan has fewer side effects (esp. neuropathy), but I don't believe I've seen any data on the efficacy of cytoxan vs carbo in treating Her2+ patients.  Is anyone aware of any new data released on this?  I read the one study mentioned previously, which said it was well tolerated - but it didn't talk about how effective it was re: recurrence rates.   

Thanks Boo - I believe I had looked at that and came to the same conclusion.  going forward with the carbo.  

Hi Ann,  I understand how overwhelmed you must be feeling at this time. Its almost a year since I was in your shoes facing chemo after undergoing surgery. I met an angel who was 3 yrs out of treatment looking athletic and radiant and who inspired me over the next few months. I had your exact same agents, so I can tell you what I went through. For starters, the nausea was so minimal on the excellent premeds they give. You can get benadryl, steroids and ondansetron prior to the chemo. What happens is that after a day the steroids effects wear off and you start feeling a little tired. I took off from day 3 to day 6 after each cycle (had 4 total) but worked the rest of the time. My schedule was lightened but helped me to keep active by waking up, walking from parking and so on. My tastebuds took a hit each cycle but would pick up after a week. I did not lose any weight but gained 4 lbs after chemo. Eat healthy, keep walking as much as you can. I lost my hair by 3rd week but I shaved it all off after 10 days after cycle 1. So no trauma seeing clumps of hair in the shower or pillow. Now a year out, my hair is growing like a forest all upright and is almost 3 inches long. My eyelashes and eyebrows thinned but did not fall out completely. I wore a wig till Mar and then going natural. Herceptin was just done in June. My cardiac function took a hit but picked up again while continuing treatment. I did not have any symptoms. Looking back, I feel it is doable. With Her 2neu positive state, chemo and Herceptin are big guns to prevent recurrence. Go for it and take one day at a time. Hope this helps.