Taxol And Herceptin Side Effects

Taxol or abraxane can cause some bone pain in your long bones and some neuropathy in your hands and feet like tingling numbness but both of those symptoms go away with time.

Taxol and herceptin side effects. Felt like i had the flu. Diarrhea redness or irritation at injection iv site muscle joint back pain stomach or abdominal pain headache sleep problems insomnia nausea and vomiting may be severe weight loss. I also started feeling more like my self during this time. About 5 days after my first round of taxol herceptin is when my side effects kicked in body aches nausea vomiting chills weakness.

With the fish test you get a score of either positive or negative some hospitals call a negative test result zero. This test is the most accurate but it is more expensive and takes longer to return results. However everyone is different i was constipated so i had to take a stool softener her doc will let her know. Low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils.

Nausea vomiting fatigue mouth and throat sores diarrhea hair changes taste and smell changes weight changes infection nail changes anemia or low red blood cell counts. As far as losing weight i would recommend continuing to eat a healthy diet. Although i had a lot of side effects during my twelve weeks of taxol it really was a much easier treatment than adriamycin cytoxan. It s not good to lose more than 1 2 pounds a week.

Final thoughts on taxol. The side effects are loss of hair tired loss of appetite. If herceptin is being administered along with chemotherapy you may also experience some side effects of chemotherapy such as. Nurse explained the delay in side effects was probably due to the steriod wearing off.

Low levels of white blood cells. Acne back pain belching bone pain constipation discoloration of the fingernails or toenails heartburn indigestion lack or loss of strength muscle spasm stomach upset or pain upper stomach pain. I was on taxol herceptin for 12 weeks also. Common side effects of herceptin include.

This is why an ihc test is usually the first test done to see if a cancer is her2 positive. Bleeding blistering burning coldness discoloration of the skin feeling of pressure hives infection inflammation itching lumps numbness pain rash redness scarring soreness stinging swelling tenderness tingling ulceration or warmth at the injection site.