Anybody have been on or is currently on FEC+D chemo?

I can't say which may be better but I did Fec-D. I found the D tough. Did only 2 of 3. Everyone is different though. What does your Mo say about each

I love how they expect us to decide. ...Anyway, as far as I could tell FEC-D was more coverage than Ac+Taxol and the way I figured it was "in for a penny, in for a pound" Anyway, I did pass it by one of the nurse practioner and she said since I didn't have any "other" health concerns she thought it was a good decision.....Glad I did I

after 4 years, I can't really give you an answer...I just remember that was the conclusion my husband and I arrived at...rightly or wrongly--sorry. I do remember we had about 72 hours to make a the decision and I was about 3 weeks post mastectomy so....I had a picc line and it was great...No unusual side effects--but lots of reasons for chemo to go smoothly, ie not too many responsibilities....hair all back, lost a few toe nails...

I had FEC-D and noticed that FEC was easier than the people taking the AC and the D was more difficult than Taxol but, much less time going back and forth. I didn't find chemo nearly as bad as I expected. Take all the meds they give you on time and drink lots of water. My nails are fine, they provided ice packs in Mississauga cancer centre when it came time for D, and my hair is all growing back. I had a port put in. Hated it at first, love it now since I have to also so a year of Herceptin. Seems everyone I see from Canada and the U.K. get the FEC-D. I have never noticed a Canadian say they could get AC-T. Good luck! Also look at some of the chemo threads from earlier in the year. They go by month so you can read and see how it was for different people

Curious, what is FEC+D ??? Something new since 2012, when I had AC+T? Btw, Taxol gave me permanent neuropathy, permanent hair loss on the top of my head (not total) and 3 days after getting it, I was in terrible pain. AC was a breeze, so we are all different. (Dose Dense for both, plus added Carboplatin (5 weeks) for brca, which was very very easy by comparison.)

Here in New Zealand I am currently on D for 3 rounds and FEC then for 3 rounds. I found my first round of D very hard and ended up in hospital for 5 nights as all my levels plummeted. Round 2 is tomorrow and the dosages have been lowered by 10% and I'm to have an injection 24 hours later so here's hoping.

Scarrysaddy I was 58 when I got chemo. Taxol was dose dense. 4x total, every two weeks. I think the pain from taxol, in retrospect, was it killing my nerves. Not saying AC was easy, but compared to Taxol it was, but most will say Taxol is easier. In my chemo group (2012 thread), there were only 2 out of 30 or so that had my symptoms. I have permanent neuropathy in my feet. During and right after chemo I had it in my hands, my ankle (once in awhile my leg would give out) and I think in my kidneys (I kept buying beds thinking it was my bed - that went away after 6 months or so).. I know there are people with worse neuropathy, but I live in the beautiful forest and would like to go on day long hikes. No way. On soft dirt trails, I can last about an hour without noticing my feet. At 2 hours they are burning up. At 2.5 hours I would be wondering if I could make it back to my car. I did get some improvement in year 3 with Vit B spray (was taking it for other reasons). Standing on a hard surface causes burning. It's all about cumulative psi's. I read somewhere that only 4% get serious neuropathy from Taxol and they think it is a genetic predisposition. Just a theory.