AC chemo followed by Taxotere, anyone else?

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Jenni044
Jenni044 Member Posts: 7
edited January 2021 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

I just started chemo last month and I've noticed most women doing AC-T chemo are doing 4 ac followed by 12 weekly taxol. Is anyone doing 4 ac followed by 4 of Taxotere instead of taxol? I've yet to find anyone with the same chemo plan as me, I'm 30 and have aggressive BC grade 3, ki-67 87%, with an oncotype score of 63

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited January 2021

    Jenni - Welcome to the BCO community. We're sorry for what you're here, but glad you found us and decided to reach out to our members. We're sure that you'll get answers soon and you will benefit from the support and information shared here on the boards. Please keep us all posted as to how things go for you. And let us know if we, Mods can be of help.

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited January 2021

    Well, I was supposed to do it that way. I had the 4 a/c. Not fun, but doable. Had first taxotere infusion, had a severe allergic reaction to it. MO stopped any further chemo.

    I think most can handle the taxotere ok, he said prior to infusion it would be easier on me. I also think it depends on your particular cancer, and your MOs preference.

    You can do it!!

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  • BevJen
    BevJen Member Posts: 2,523
    edited January 2021

    Jenni,

    When I was originally treated in 2004, I had six infusions. Each of those had A & C, plus taxotere. It was rough. Your plan sounds a lot better.

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  • Maddy83f
    Maddy83f Member Posts: 84
    edited January 2021

    Jenni004 -

    A year ago I started my chemo treatment and it was exactly the same as yours 4 AC then 4 T - like you I don't know that I ever heard from someone else that had the 4T as most everyone was going in weekly. I found the AC to be a lot easier to tolerate than the T because I experienced a couple of days of depression on day 6/7 after getting the T. Nothing terrible - just didn't want to move from the couch. Overall I think I did pretty well on the chemo - was good with water and walking every day. My hair is growing back thick and more importantly, days go by and I don't even think about cancer....

    I wish you all the best - I will check back in every day or so to see if you have any questions

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  • Jenni044
    Jenni044 Member Posts: 7
    edited January 2021

    wow I can’t imagine all 3 together, ac is really getting to me by itself

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  • Jenni044
    Jenni044 Member Posts: 7
    edited January 2021

    @spookiesmom I’ve heard more ppl have allergic reactions to taxotere, I’m nervous about starting in March. What was your diagnosis?

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  • Jenni044
    Jenni044 Member Posts: 7
    edited January 2021

    @maddy83f so you did 4 taxotere instead of taxol? For some reason most oncologists choose taxol over taxotere for theac-t chemo regimen, I wonder why, I was thinking maybe it’s an insurance thing and it’s cheaper or something

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited January 2021

    In 2012 I was dx stage 3, grade 3 IDC. The tumor was huge, by touch they thought stage 4. I had chemo first, surgery , then rads. Was bmx. Then about 4-5 years various AI.

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  • Maddy83f
    Maddy83f Member Posts: 84
    edited January 2021

    jenni04, I honestly don't remember if I was given taxotere or taxol... I do know that my doctor told me that he wanted me to try the double dose every two weeks and that if it was too much, I could move to every week for 12 weeks. While it was harder on me than the 'Red Devil' A/C (which is opposite of what everyone else seems to experience), it was definitely doable. Key could have been that Claritin really worked against the neulasta pain while I was on A/C - and it didn't work when I was on the DD T

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