I was diagnosed with grade II breast cancer in the fall of 2000. I had a
mastectomyMastectomy
Mastectomy - series with lymph
nodeLymph node biopsy
Swollen glands
Swollen lymph nodes in the groin
Swollen lymph nodes under arm removal. One
nodeLymph node biopsy
Swollen glands
Swollen lymph nodes in the groin
Swollen lymph nodes under arm was positive.
My chemotherapy was: 4 doses of A/C and then 4 doses of
Taxol, all three weeks apart.
With my
firstFirst progesterone mc10
First progesterone mc5
First-progesterone vgs 100
First-progesterone vgs 200
First-progesterone vgs 25
First-progesterone vgs 400
First-progesterone vgs 50
First-testosterone
First-testosterone mc dose of
Taxol I experienced severe bone, muscle and joint pain, which didn't go away in the three week period before my next chemo. Following the second dose of Taxol, I experieced pain that was more severe than the first. I had excruciating bone, joint and muscle pain, which also did not subside within the three week period.
I was taken off of the Taxol because of these severe side effects.
My doctor put me on Glucosamine and Neurontin to reduce the pain caused from the Taxol, and they do help some.
It has been over one year since I was taken off of Taxol, and the side effects have not improved, in fact they are getting worse.
This is the very same pain that I first experienced when I received my first dose of Taxol.
My Doctor said that the pain should have gone away months ago, but it hasn't.
Have there been other people with this long term side effect that just won't go away?? Do you have any suggestions as to what to expect in terms of length of time I can expect to continue with this pain, or any idea as to what is going on? What can you suggest that would be helpful??
I had the same chemo therapy regimine and it started in the fall of 2001 and here it is July 2002 and it's still affecting me.
I called the doc and they said that it probably wasn't from the Taxol but I am not so sure.
It was good to hear someone else is having same symptoms.
Thanx
DarDarDar
It is a intense sharp pain that comes and goes. And the more I excersise the more it hurts. And now my heels feeling like they hurt, like colapsing feeling.
Sorry to complain but curious if it was the taxol. Before my treatments I never had pain like this.