Hello, all. Got the news this week (that I already intuitively knew) that my taxotere treatment is not working. The doc took one look at my blue/black fingernails, felt the increase in the size of the tumor on my neck and immediately nixed this brand of chemo. He's trying to get me on a clinical trial that includes alimta sp? (not sure-got it written down somewhere) The thing is, though, this drug only helps a small percentage of the patients that take it, and the other drugs still available help even smaller percentages.
Thought I'd come to grips with the reality of this disease-that someday it's most likely going to kill me, but I have to admit, when it finally sunk in, that I'm not ready to go quite yet and NOT like this. (It's become a bit painful and seems to change DAILY) My neck feels like it has a constant charley-horse in it, and the side of my head feels like it had a run-in with a baseball bat.
Anybody had similar and managed to get through it? I've been pretty lucky so far, just hoping it holds out...thanks in advance!