Can anybody give me an idea of how chemo with Carboplaten and Paclitaxol goes? [View all]

Had my first meeting with the GYN/oncologist and after evaluating the scans, there's more to the process than initially expected. He said that the mass is very low in my pelvis, in a tricky area. He wants to shrink it first with 3 rounds of chemo, then reevaluate for surgical resection. After surgery, we're going with a few rounds of external or internal/external rads, and a course of two of mop-up chemo. He's also calling in a colorectal surgeon since it's so close to the lower colon. They are planning to do the surgery as a team and I *may* need a (hopefully) temporary colostomy to get through the healing process. He also said that they *may* have to shorten my vagina.... again.

I know they're supposed to contact me about scheduling a port placement procedure, I have a Zoom session with the chemo nurse on Monday, but no date yet as to when chemo will start. I have no idea what to expect other than what I've been gleaning from internet articles I find. The dr said the carbo is tolerated well and they can fix any side effect issues. He said the taxol will render me totally hairless about 2 wks into the treatment. Currently trying to compile a list of questions for the chemo nurse.

If anyone has any ideas of questions I should ask, how I can prepare, what I should take to treatments, etc., please let me know.