Taxol Blues

[Lovey1000]

What the hell do I do for feet and leg ain, I took taxol and carb Wednesday and body aches are killing me and I need advice please

[Denzie]

A lot of people find taking Claritin or its generic the day before and the days of chemo help with that all over body ache.

[RoyCastleHelpline Partner Ask the Nurse Roy Castle]

Hello Lovey1000,

I am sorry to hear that you are having these unpleasent side effects, please get in touch with your lung cancer specialist nurse she will want to rule out any adverse reactions and make sure you have no signs of infection, she can then and advise on how best to combat this aching pain. Below I have added a link to Macmillan with some information on Paclitaxel.

macmillan.org.uk/informatio...

If you would like to speak with someone can you can call us on our Freephone nurse led helpline number on 0800 358 7200

Kind regards

The Roy Castle Support Team