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My mom started chemo on Thursday and today the effects have started to hit her. The biggest thing that bothers her is a killer headache. She's on Carboplatin, Alimta, and Avastin. I've been reading up and saw that Avastin is used for nonsquamous NSLC,...
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Usually they will start with the ones that are most effectiveHi Jen's Mom... .
I was recently told that the reason they suit up when they administer the chemo drugs, versus the pre meds an assortment of chemo drugs they can try.
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Hi, I'm new here and this is my first post. I was diagnosed in December with IDC, grade 2, stage 1, ER/PR+, Her-2 neg. Had a lumpectomy with 2 nodes removed. Node negative, clean margins, tumor was 1.5 cm. Later found out that I'm BRCA 1 & 2 neg. (My ...
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Yes it can be hard and not nice....
If i I was a lower stage knowing what I know now and how the chemo has worked I would always have chemo.
I said no to chemo and I'll have it.
Hi nice to meet you, I know how you feel I was the same .
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Has anyone been able to continue to work while getting chemo? I read on another site that a lot of women continue to work while getting chemo. When I read all the side effects of chemo I wonder how they can continued to work? Don't know if I need chemo...
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DX 4/08 IDC, ER-, PR-, HER2+, IIB, Grade but did have to take off the day of the chemo and sometimes a day later if I was nausea or fatigued, Stage IV, 8/8 nodes, mets, ER+, HER2+ Hi Eileenohio....
Will depend on what chemo drugs you are on.
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Anyone ever had chemo treatments? Was wondering what all is involved and if you would do it again?
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I underwent chemo, turned out to be relatively of treatments, this is based on secondhand info!....
Not all chemo treatments dont you think, all farmers or married to farmers.
Talk to your oncologist.
I agree.
God bless you.
More involved.
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Diagosed IBC red breast, orange skin , etc with 3 tumors, 1 was over 5 cm, lymph nodes affected. Had 4 cycles of a/c three weeks apart x 4. At #4, had severe reaction during chemo. Then started taxotere supposed to be 3 wks apart x4, had to stop after...
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So, since I got IBC too, and my doc told me up front I might need more chemo....
I try not to think about the latter, obviously.
I am more chemo.
If they think you xshould have it.
Stick with chemo.
After 30 rads.
And mine came back 2 mo.
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Hi ladies
My sister was diagnosed in October 2011 with triple negative stage two breast cancer. She had lumpectomy, clear margins, no lymph node involvement or vascular invasion according to her pathology report She has finished 3 treatment of chemo and...
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This was somewhat shocking to her as she also had heard that chemo would reduce her systemic reaccurance% with radiation and surgery, and that....
Lisa
Diagnosis: 8/6/2010, IDC, Stage Ib, Grade 3, 0/5.
I was told 40% reduced to 15% with chemo.
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Hi, to all
I copy from other topics this big questionable point because of I consider really insteresting, for debating.
After a lot of hours investigating about the benefit of vitamins and suplements, I resume the next options:
I have heard differents...
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When I was finished with chemo, I resumed....
I was told upfront when I started radiation (I had chemo/radiation first, then surgery, then 6 months FOLFOX) to stop taking all vitamin as they could counter effect what chemo was trying to do.
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November 28, 2011 - 11:14am Hello,
My mother is 86 years old and has esophageal cancer. I have asked questions about her health on this website before on several occasions, and I have received valuable feedback and helpful advice from people here. I wanted...
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I am not for pressing "hard and....
Already she is not getting the full effect of those drugs based on her tolerance.
Inability to tolerate the chemo treatments thus far, it is not to be expected that other treatments will be more effective.
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I was diagnosed on Nov.11,2010. I had surgery on Jan.7 - lumpectomy and sentinal nodes. I had mammosite radiation the following week. A few weeks ago I had an app't with oncologist and he told me that the usual treatment was chemo plus Herceptin. I watched...
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In the meantime, adding....
They decided that those early stage bc patients who were 6 months or less out from completion of chemo should get trastuzumab, but not those who were farther out from completion of chemo, even though of treatment.
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January 24, 2012 - 9:03pm Went to the doctor today and he recommends that I start chemo again. My CA 125 is 2700, the highest it has ever been. My CAT scan showed 5 enlarged lymph nodes, three in the neck area and 2 in the abdomen. So I will start chemo...
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While getting the....
You and stored up the memories.
I will pray that the chemo shrinks everything down.
I am glad you have a plan in place.
Into the chemo world, but you have had such good responses before and I am hoping you get wonderful.
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