Endometrial Cancer Stage IIIC1

@carol1024
Thanks for replying so quickly.
I was surprised that mine was 50 and wondered if it's really necessary to have chemo.
I was told because cancer cells were present in one sentinel lymph node, I should have chemo to kill any cancer cells remaining and lessen chance of recurrence.

You are doing all the right things to help your recovery and it sounds you are starting from an otherwise good place health wise. I hope you opt for the chemo. Many of us do not achieve a “cure,” but learn to live a new normal while undergoing periodic treatment. It is not what I would have chosen, but I have learned a lot from my illness. Keep going while you regain your footing. A cure might be just around the corner, but regardless you can have good quality of life. Do everything you can to minimize side effects (ice, ice, ice with cotton gloves) and hopefully you will be good to go!

@mtstack that is correct because without any intervention it WILL spread and if it's aggressive like mine it will be fast. I thought I had a UTI and then bladder infection. Went to ER when pain was unbearable and scan found cancer. I'd get the chemo and knock it on out before it gets worse. Don't play around with that.

@juliea55
Thank you for the information regarding Abraxane.
I mentioned it to the pharmacist yesterday and I think she said that although shorter infusions, it would be more often. I’ll discuss it with the med oncologist as I’d rather not have another allergic reaction to Taxol.

I am not a pharmacist, but I am virtually positive that is not the case. The active drug (and presumably amount) in each infusion is the same. The Abraxane takes less time because it does not elicit the same allergic response.

@mtstack The oncologist should be able to tell you relevant to your type of cancer

@juliea55 I also had a bucket of ice I kept my feet in while getting the infusion and I never got neuropathy. And also iced my hands same thing.

@juliea55
I will have post first cycle lab work today and meet with the NP and ask her about abraxane.
Spoke with the nurse yesterday and she said although the allergic reaction scared me, it really wasn't a "bad" reaction which kindly put it in perspective, relative to other people who end up in ER.

@bocabird
I will clarify today. I read the range was 0-30 but thought she said 0-38 when I spoke with her.

@bocabird
So icing "during" transfusion is a way to treat/forestall neuropathy? I didn't feel it during transfusion. My fingertips started getting sensitive a few days later but it's manageable.
My feet on the other hand have been more troublesome as the aches/pain hinders my walking and standing ability.
I can barely walk one mile when I'd been regularly walking 4-6 mi.
I have not been icing my feet but massaging them and keeping them warm, hoping after the first week, the pain will lessen?