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Rough start to Chemo Regimen

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Apr 15 2:42pm | Replies (8)
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@pliddle

Quick follow up: my allergic reaction was to paclitaxel and symptoms are described as
Diaphoresis (severe); Flushing (severe); Fatigue (mild). I did not complete the infusion.

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mrgvw | @mrgvw | Apr 9 9:25am

No doubt they will substitute for the Taxol next infusion. Probably Taxotere (docetaxel) or Abraxane. I suppose they could slow the infusion rate of the Taxol... but I doubt that.

Good luck.

Gary

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beachpoet | @beachpoet | Apr 10 5:56am

My reaction to Taxol was severe back pain. The infusion was stopped immediately. My next infusion was slowed from 1 hour to 6 hours and remained that way for the duration of treatment. I had no further problems.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 13 7:36pm

@pliddle, I'm glad they found out which drug was causing the reaction. What did the team suggest for your next treatment?

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