4 vs. 6 Taxotere/Carboplatin Infusions?

Alibeths, I said the same thing EVERY round. Amazingly, I made it through all 6 and lived to tell about it. I hope things get better for you

hey Italy, you raise a good point re the steroids! I'm titrating down from prednisone now. The steroids raise your sugars! Along with everything else. So yes while they are in your system, u will feel it more. I go down another 10mg on 5/12 and praying I have no symptoms from other issue. I already had some neuropathy that was controlled thru no sugar and the ALA/ALC supplements. When told had to do prednisone was excited, thinking great an antiinflammatory, it'll for sure knock the rest of this neuropathy out. NOPE, just the friggen opposite. Raises your glucose levels, BP, everything meanwhile shrinking your immune system. It is good that it raises your WBC in the case of chemo tho.

Awesome re keto. Let's partner up and help keep each other on point. I'm happy to pm you my email. Ugh I just looked at some cookies in the fridge. Gluten free chocolate chip. But my stomach churns a lil as I ate some after treatment n then funky guts started. I felt so barfy. Perhaps I'm cured of my chocolate addiction haha

It's good to still include some fruits. But as u know a lot are anti keto. I do fruits too. And I told myself this time around will use Saturday's as chest day too! I noticed my hair actually shedding. This was b4 bc/chemo etc. I saw the bulb n couldn't understand why. Then I read recently that the lack of sugar on keto contributes to that. I was researching the exact opposite hoping that keto would help my hair grow faster after chemo. Now I know why it was shedding before. So I'll include more fruits- just got a lol weary of berries but good ol fashion apples n oranges seem to not compromise the neuropathy. The Granny Smith least sweet.

WHOA re your exercise🙌🏾! Where do u live where u hike and ride like that? I'm in NYC. I'm a runner. Have runners knee n btwn that n funky guts have not in a few weeks. Actually saw dr today. We'll see if this round of PT helps. Last round thru another dr, where knee was just tight, after PT BOTH knees were hurting! Was sooo mad. So had to get myself back to where I was. Then had 4th infusion n now here I am. Got a new pair of sneakers today n God willing resume with a light run tmw. I'm praying my knees hold up and new wig stays tight haha!

What does the magnesium do? I have a toddler. No time for baths but can try! Wish me luck tmw! Running is my primary exercise n #1 stress reducing activity. Other than prayer😇

brown n green cells??? What is THAT?

awesome re organic! I get as much as I can afford. I hate the cost of being healthy. I'm about to startsking my own pasta sauce so to move away from jars. NYC has pretty decent farmers market. But doesn't start until July and goes thru thanksgiving. There are a few that are year long but of course the crops are not the same. I get my beans organic in 25lb bags. Those are like magic beans! They cook so smooth n soft.

Everyone is swearing on coconut oil now. So I'm all in. WHats a good brand?

Italy - we did not discuss the no steroids - he believes in giving less until you need more, if you do at all.  I also cheated and cut my after chemo steroids in half and stretched them out to avoid the crash and to make me less steroid-y.  That is not really a word, but you know what I mean.  I was OK with being a little amped with the night before because I could buzz around and cook and clean, pay bills, do laundry - that way I had no chores or tasks for a few days right after chemo and I could chill.

maryjc - I did not lose all my brows and brows/lashes did not cycle, what was gone at the end of chemo was as bad as it ever got - I was fortunate.  I lost all bottom lashes and had random top ones, looked a little bit like spiders, lol!  I just piled on the eyeliner and used powder and tinted gel on the brows.  I did not lose all my hair - and it did not fall out until day 24, which was weird - I buzzed it to about 1/2 inch, and then some of it fell out but a lot stayed - my husband described it as a dust bunnies on my head.  Even though I was on Herceptin - which for some slows new hair growth - I went without a wig after 4 months.  We have the opposite situation with Farmer's Markets here in Florida - they are all in the spring and then it gets so hot nothing will grow - now is the peak for them.

hi ladies, oh the irony! Due to neuropathy my onc emailed me that she met with the breast team (one dr doesn't make a decision by themselves) and the consensus was no more chemo. Boy was I elated and jumping for joy literally! I def had a lot of questions n concerns about risk of recurrence but I was more worried about what 2 more chemo rounds would do to me even at a reduced dosage.

I def wanted to be recovered from chemo sooner than later so that I can reset my body on my nutritional A-Game which I wasted no time doing today.

Meanwhile I had my first acupuncture session today. It was primarily to address neuropathy but added other non-bc things too. The most important was inflammation which contributes to most illness. And asked for work on my runners knee too! My onc said the neuropathy is reversible.

Special K, I'm gonna pm you my email address. I have a few questions for you also needed to know the brand of L-Glu you recommend.

That's my update. Happy Mothers Day!

do u mean neuropathy symptoms? Finger tips tingling/numbness. Bottoms of feet feel prickly. Of course the cheesecake I nipped on made it all worse. It's settling down now thank God. It'll take some time for it to dissipate. Plus I'm on prednisone which raises the body's sugars and makes neuropathy feel worse.

where in nj are you from?

I only had 4 rounds of Carboplatin and Taxotere, BUT I was a chemo quitter. I could not complete 6 rounds, I hated the way I felt and I was *done*. I had 2 separate blood transfusions and nausea that would not abate no matter what was given, so I feel that it must have killed enough. If it did not, I have no regrets.

My MO is awesome and understood my reasons, he did not try to push for more.

VK, I wouldn't call you a a quitter. If it was hard to tolerate in any way then that's what it is. For me it became toxic with the neuropathy.

Italy Chick, you raise a good point about the neo adjuvant observation. I didn't even make that connection. The thing I wonder is that with adjuvant chemo- it's to prevent recurrence and knock out any micro-metasteses in any cells a machine can't pick up. This is to mainly address distanct recurrence but of course local too where the targeted therapies are to reduce local recurrence. So my question is this: if 2-3 rounds shrinks the palpable rumors, is it safe to assume it had killed any/all micro cells?