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Posted 9/24/2012 1:58 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone had facial numbness? Hubby's left half of his face feeling numb from mid lip to forehead. On Taxotere but they may be switching to Jevtana on Wednesday. Also on Xgeva monthly injections and Zoladex every three months. Also on prednisone with chemo. No headaches. They have found a 14 cm blood clot, deep vein, in his left leg. The left leg has been the one causing the most problems during this. A lot of swelling in the leg which makes walking difficult. Problems seem to be mostly left sided?
Posted 9/24/2012 2:25 PM (GMT 0)
Are you certain he isn't having a stroke or worse?
Posted 9/24/2012 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
The numbness started when we began chemo with a bit of numbness on the left side of his lower lip and has been increasing since then. Wondering if this is a taxotere SE? The oncologist is aware of it. The leg swelling has been since July, originally ultrasound ruled out a blood clot and they considered it related to the lymph nodes. Blood work has ruled out stroke. So many twists and turns in this journey. So many possible side effects to the medications and which one do you narrow it down to?
Posted 9/24/2012 4:35 PM (GMT 0)
I was on Taxotere, too, and the numbness of lips and cheeks was present in me--called "neuropathy"--VERY COMMON on chemo. Close equivalent of limbs "going to sleep" and tingling. My fingers and toes/feet also "suffered". My fingers got so "unresponsive" that I sometimes dropped things I *THOUGHT* I was gripping sufficiently, but the "signals" to my brain from my fingers were not in accordance with the actual gripping pressure needed. Subsequent infusions produced lesser effects.
Posted 9/24/2012 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks! Having CT scan tomorrow and then maybe chemo on Wed. Dr. is taking off Taxotere and may be going to Jevtana. In November MDV3100 will be available in Canada and will be covered. Zytiga now approved too in Ontario by Health Canada so we have some more options down the road. Last PSA was 462. The large blood clot is troubling because of its location and the chance of it breaking up and travelling to the lungs. So I am giving hubby daily injections of an anticoagulant. He is extremely fatigued right now and worried about not being well enough for our daughter's wedding on Oct. 20. :(
Posted 9/24/2012 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
not to triviliaze this, but have you checked for Lyme's disease? Not sure what part of the country you'r ein but it's been a record season for it. I've had it and that is one of the symptoms
Posted 9/24/2012 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Silverlace48,

You maybe be able to eleviate some of the side effects of the Taxotere with ice therapy. The(neuropathy that occurs in the fine cappilaries of the body (the damage to the cells generally occurs during the actual infusions, when the concentrations are at the highest) can be reduced with ice packs and (for the mouth) by sucking on ice cubes or popcicles.

If you do a Google search for Taxotere and ice, you'll find alot on the subject.

Tom

Posted 9/24/2012 10:06 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Tom, we do the icing for hands and feet but have not used ice cubes, we'll try that on Wednesday. Hopefully it will clear up and not be permanent :(
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