Taxol Side Effects

I think that everyone's time clock on this is different, but there are things that you can try to alleviate some of the issues. My onc team has its patients take L-Glutamine throughout treatment with Taxol in order to counteract the neuropathy and joint issues, so I think that might have helped me. I continued taking it for about 6 months post-chemo to get maximum benefits, so you might consider trying it (get the powder and put a heaping T. in a 8-12 oz. glass of water or juice...it's tasteless). There's also Glucosamine and fish oil supplementation which may or may not work. In terms of medical intervention, my doctor prescribed Neurontin which did help for a time. Other women here claim that Lyrica worked well too. Finally, since my hand issues seemed to trigger the development of carpal tunnel (helped along by Aromasin), I've been having cortisone injections in my right hand/wrist and they work absolute miracles, so you might want to inquire as to whether you'd be a candidate for that. Eventually, when I have time, I plan to have surgery, but you're hardly at that point and have every reason to believe that this won't be a chronic problem for you.

~Marin