taxol

[SusieIM]

Hello dear ladies,

Does anyone have any input on Taxol, it's success rate.

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. I spend it with my two adult daughters.

Hugs and blessings,

Sue

[diamags]

I'm sure you can Google it. Keep in mind that the numbers represent a rather large population of people, not just 2 or 3. With that said, you could do far better than what they say. For my hormonal only therapy, started in 2013, the published success rate isn't very good, yet here I am!

[Ski2sea]

Hi there Susie,I was on 12 rounds of Taxol-every Thursday. I had it right after 4 rounds of Adrimycin/Cytoxin so it was easier, as far as chemo goes. I went to work 4 days a week (one day off to rest) and had a relatively normal life. I ate Taco Bell during infusion, oddly it made me feel good. The 16 rounds total I had shrunk the tumor in my breast and lungs, just shy of 2 years completion and I am doing good— Txs to Letrozole, Ibrance and Zodex as well.

Obviously it’s all chemo so there are days where I felt better than others. I didn’t lose my hair until Taxol started but it started growing back the days after I finished.

Not sure if I answered your question, but that’s my experience. Ask away if you are looking for more.

Take care

Tara

[mariootsi]

Taxol helped me go into remission during my first dx. Very effective!

[lynnhbtb]

Hi Sue, Yes, I had taxol for a few months and then switched to Taxotere because of increased neuropathy. Both helped shrink my tumors. I was on them and Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug. I used cold caps to keep my hair while on Taxol and they worked beautifully.

I had a few side effects, aches, nausea and lethargy, but rest and meds for side effects helped. It wasn't as bad as adromyacin (the red one).