For any of the ladies who have had both the cisplatin with radiation as well as the carboplatin/taxol cocktail, can you tell me if the side effects you experienced were similar with the different chemo drugs? My treatment started with 3 cycles of carbo/taxol and next week I'm about to start the chemorads with the cisplatin. The oncologist said the cisplatin was a breeze compared to the cocktail, and yet I'm having quite a bit of anxiety as I approach next week.
I haven't felt too badly with the cocktail - mild nausea and fatigue, complete lack of appetite, metallic taste in my mouth - and these have only lasted a few days then I felt pretty good again. I've had a bit of tingling in my toes from day 1 and still have this, though it isn't really that bothersome. The advantage of the cocktail is that you have so much time in between treatments to recover.
I'm not sure if I should expect the same side effects with the different drug or if ohers have found that there was no correlation between the two drugs. I know that the fatigue will build and that it's very likely I will be battling some diarrhea issues from the radiation.
Anyone's experiences, good or bad, would do a lot to put my mind at ease about what is next.
Xxxx
