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Topic: kidney and liver function

Posted By: annafriday
Subject: kidney and liver function
Date Posted: Aug 15 2013 at 5:47pm

Hey everyone,

I finished 4 AC q 3 weeks and just had my sendond weekly Taxol. Im worried because my kidney and liver function are declining. Not only is it reflected in my labs I feel physical pain where my liver and kidneys are. Did anyone have this problem and if so did your doctor put your chemo on hold? Im worried. I try to drink as much water as possible but with my work schedule and living in the desert it isnt enough. Help!!

Love and healing,

Anna

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DX:3/20/13 right breast multifocal stage 3a TNBC. Bilateral Mastectomy 4-18-13 largest tumor 6.2cm. 1 microscopic sentinal node positive. KI-67 77%. ACx4..doing Taxol now x12 weekly.

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Posted By: Natalie
Date Posted: Aug 16 2013 at 3:22pm

Anna,

I myself never had a reaction like that. You don't really say if you mentioned what is going on for you to your Onc. or Primary.

Please speak tp them about it.

Water was hard for me to take a lot of the time unless ice cold. I drajk a ton of coconut water, hydrated me very well.

Feel better soon,

Natalie

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TNBC stage1 size 1.8, grade3 no nodes 4/11 Lumpectomy 5/11 4cycles DD A/C 4cycles DD Taxol. Double Mastectomy 12/11 BRCA all neg

Posted By: tjm
Date Posted: Aug 22 2013 at 6:43pm

I was on Taxol for a year and a half and never had the pain in my liver or kidney area. My kidney function lab work always remained good, but did have some fluctuations in my liver enzymes. One week they would be up and then the next week down. My doctor said he was not going to worry about the liver enymes unless they went up and stayed up.

Best wishes

Traci

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Dx.6~30~11~TNBC,Stage 4 mets to lungs, BRAC neg,Since Aug.2011, Taxol & Avastin,NED 3~1~2012,4~2~12 Mastectomy,5~17~12 New lesion lung, Taxol & Avastin, New Hilar LN lesion,starting Gemzar & Carbo

Posted By: Lillie
Date Posted: Aug 22 2013 at 9:55pm

Hi Anna,

It sounds as though an infusion of saline fluids could be in order. A lot of people who get chemo, where I volunteer, come in and get infusions to keep from getting dehydrated or because they have gotten dehydrated to a dangerous level.

Drinking water is good, but lots of time the fluid needs to be replinished directly into the blood stream. Ask you oncologist about this.

Good luck,

Lillie

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Dx 6/06 age 65,IDC-TNBC
Stage IIb,Gr3,2cm,BRCA-
6/06 L/Mast/w/SNB,1of3 Nodes+
6/06 Axl. 9 nodes-
8/8 thru 11/15 Chemo (Clin-Trial) DD A/Cx4 -- DD taxol+gemzar x4
No Rads.
No RECON - 11/2018-12 yrs NED