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I have,I think, decided to suspend any further chemo treatments. I have a Dr's appt tomorrow for week three of my four week cycle. I am tired of feeling emotional and physically drained for four days following my weekly treatments. I have been doing this...
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Hi , only you can make that decision , it must be awful being on chemo for such a long period of time , did you have chemo after your initial diagnosis in 2008 ? Or was it not needed with you being nodes
Folfox starts nov 11-may 12
Hoping....
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My mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She will have surgery next week then will do chemo. My question is; is there anything I can do to help her get through chemo. I was thinking of fixing her a bag of stuff that she could take with her...
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We talked about the chemo drugs, our families....
My chemo nurse was fantastic .
Sometimes I would suck on Wurther's brought a couple books and magazines to pass the time .
Saltine crackers and ginger ale helped.
Queasy during chemo.
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Hello
I would be gratful to hear if anyone has had a local recurrence after having treatment with chemotherapy and herceptin and did you have a lumpectomy or mastectomy?
Thank you for reading this and thank you enormously for your reply.
Diagnosis: 1/...
Started by trustinGod on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at breastcancer):
DX IBC 6/09 while still in treatment chemo I noticed....
So, Grade 3,lumpectomy,2/8 nodes,4 AC,12 wks.Taxol,Herceptin,30 rads.
That I was still in active treatment for the IDC and had had so much chemo and a huge radiation dose.
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January 4, 2012 - 2:04am prostate cancer to bone, haivng chemo treatment ( cabazitaxel ) twice, psa still keep going up from 1300 to 1700 in 2 months, anybody here has any idea about it and seek for your help, would like to know the best place or doctor...
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chemo treatment ( docetaxel ) 2 month ago, his first docetaxel chemo treatment is fine, but they had, they started a new chemo treatment ( cabazitaxel ), he had blood side effects, white cell, red cell both he....
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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 ...
Started by crking71 on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at breastcancer):
If i I was a lower stage knowing....
I said no to chemo and I'll have it.
Nobody knows what liesHi nice to meet you, I know how you feel I was the same .
With chemo - I know plenty of women who continued to work throughout their treatment.
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I just thought some can share their Chemo experience. I am 1/2 have through with my treatment but ws hoping someone can share any experience with muscle pain and how to manage. I did post on other threads but have no luck. I would love to hear for others...
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My doctor gave me a prescription for Vicodin, and had... .
Will respond I am 34 and just finished treatment for BC I had 4 rounds of Chemo and muscle pain and joint painI had chemo for uterine cancer, and had a lot of muscle/joint pain.
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Hi Everyone,
I am asking this question regarding my mother. She is 77 and went through 5 rounds of chemo and 6 weeks of radiation treatment for endometrial cancer.
Her last chemo treatment was on October 4, 2010. She did well during her chemo and even...
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I did start a string of the lymphoma forum asking 2010
Watching and Waiting, for... .
To her treatment?
Sorry I can't help with the other, as chemo was never ending for my husband and he but haven't had chemo so can't comment on that.
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Just had my 11th chemo treatment out of 12. (one more to go....yah!!). My blood platelets were low and they almost didn't do the treatment but the doctor said I had been doing so well it shouldn't be a problem. Is they anything I can do to help my platelets...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at colonclub):
Hope they're high enough for you to finish up with the chemo 11/13/09 5cm Stage IV 9/25 lymph life." If the platelets are ....
Husband wait.
Congratulations on your finishing treatment.
She did suggest red grape juice.
Not much you can do.
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My first chemo was supposed to be on Jan 28th. I was prepared
Mentally, but since the RNs couldn't get a picc line in the day before and the morning of, chemo was cancelled. My next appointment is for a port to be put in Feb15th and the chemo department...
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When he resumed, he had says I get ....
He was chemo free for 2 months and then resumed treatment.
Before the 3rd treatment he was in a wheelchair during what we call 'chemo weeks half his colon.
treatment was the same.
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January 25, 2012 - 10:03pm Hi Jobi -- Just wanted to wish you well for tomorrow's first treatment. The fear of the unknown is worse than the actual experience. You will be OK. Please let us know how you do.
:)
‹ some initial good news 'baby it's cold ...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at cancer):
Remember that your pink sisters & brothers during your chemo infusion therapy....
Pre-chemo" party, and I told them all about my "Pink friends." I am so grateful for the support treatment really is worse than the treatment itself.
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