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Choosing My Cancer Treatment Path

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a year ago

I’ve decided to stop chemo. The taxol caused me to stop breathing, drop my blood pressure and slow my heart. It’s been two weeks and I’m still recovering. They wanted to challenge me on the taxol again but I refused. My chemistry has never been within statistical norm. I’m always the outlier so putting me on another taxane and one where the side effects occur within 24 hours of administering the drug is not going to be okay for me. So, Hylecta, radiation and endocrine therapy for me. Gaining 2% in reduction of recurrence is not worth the damage to me.

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Making treatment decisions that prioritize your wellbeing and quality of life takes courage, especially when dealing with severe reactions. Many patients face similar challenges when weighing treatment benefits against potential risks, and it's important that your medical team respects your informed choices about what feels right for your body and situation.

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6 months ago

I had such a bad reaction to the chemo and the cocktail that it had 16 partial fractures on the right side of my face like melted my bone I had to stop after the 6th treatment and they even forgot to do certain things there's a lot of some negligence involved thank you for sharing I know mine is a really weird case but it happens that's a held up my eye is holding up my recovery now I might have permanent disability it doesn't heal and they are so disrespectful the faculty I could lose my eyesight just walking the way the break is so my God's time today peace Dina B

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6 months ago

@Dina V I’m so sorry you experienced that. I hope you have some relief and that your eye can be saved.

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2 months ago

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