Now that 12 days have passed since my first Taxotere infusion, I feel as though I can provide a fulsome report on the drug’s side effects and their affect on my life thus far. Taxotere round one differed drastically from my first AC treatment, in both positive and negative ways. Before I attempt to humour you with a little compare and contrast, I give you the final instalment of my short segment, entitled: Neulasta, the wonder drug As it turns out, Neulasta is some serious medicine. I had my first injection the day after my last AC treatment, administered in my thigh, not in my stomach, as I’d been warned would be the case (read: Don’t believe everything you’re told!). For someone who neither enjoys nor fears needles, I can report that it did sting a fair bit going in, but the pain quickly subsided. It took about 12 hours before I had any kind of reaction to the drug. I was warned it could cause bone pain in some individuals, and this time the warnings rang true. It
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