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Chemotherapy Discussions

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Alitma
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My husband just had his first treatment with Alitma, and he sure vomits a lot more than he did on Taxol. It has also worn him out to a frazzel. He was working p...
010/01/07 Message Rating
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What can we expect
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My wife has stage IV lung cancer that was diagnosed in June of this year.  They said she had a tumor in the brain, in her lung and on her lymphnode.  ...
009/27/07 Message Rating
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CPT11 and Avastin ???
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I'm just looking to talk to anyone who's had some experience with this treatment.  I'm about to start it tomorrow.  I had a mixed glioma r...
109/25/07 Rated by 1 members
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GER CARBO FOR LUNG CANCER
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hi,just wondering if anyone has been on,or currently on this type of chemo.its to be given to my mum in a couple of weeks,to treat stage 3 lung cancer. any...
009/13/07 Message Rating
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Weird Question: Sleep While Re...
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I mean that literally. While I have the IV in my arm can I dose off or is it required I stay awake? Thanks
209/10/07 Message Rating
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Constipated from Temodar
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Horribly stuffed up from Temodar, started 2 weeks ago.  Any suggestions?  Senna is not cutting it.
009/10/07 Message Rating
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angina???
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after cycle three of chemotherapy my husband has developed chest pains which seem to be being caused by the 5fu(fluorouracil. very similar to angina pains. does...
008/30/07 Message Rating
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Hair loss during chemotherapy
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My mom was just recently diagnosed with stage2/3 breast cancer in January. Just recently she had a radical mastectomy of her right breast and a partial lumpecto...
308/18/07 Message Rating
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Back to the Hospital
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I wrote about a month ago about my mom, just thought I would post an update with the hopes that some one may have some advice or feed back.  My mom has got...
107/07/07 Message Rating
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What does it feel like?
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I hope this is the right section for this, I'm getting myself all confused.My friend is about to start chemo this week and I was wondering, does it hurt? do...
107/04/07 Message Rating
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Eyebrow and Eyelash regrowth
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Hello all.  I have been experiencing the typical eyelash and eyebrow baldness from chemo and I just recently stumbled on a product that is making them grow...
006/29/07 Message Rating
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Question on Chemo Regimens
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I began FOLFOX + Avastin in March of 2006 to September 2006. I continued with Avastin only until March of 2007. My cancer recurred in May of 2007 and I am now b...
006/28/07 Message Rating
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heated chemo
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Last Ct scan showed mets to my abdomin from colon cancer.Am having surgery with heated chemo in my abdomin for 2 hours.Anyone had this or know something about i...
006/26/07 Message Rating
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fanny pack?
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Still wondering what this fanny pack thing is. My boyfriend is in the hospital tues- thurs, every 2 weeks for chemo, and if this could free him up from the grue...
006/24/07 Message Rating
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Husband starting chemo next we...
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Hello -My husband will be starting his chemo this Monday.  He'll be on FOLFOX and Avastin every two weeks for 48 hours.  I want to know if anyone ...
006/19/07 Message Rating
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fanny pack???
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My boyfriend is on chemo every 2 weeks, and has to stay in the hospital Tues., Wed., and come home Thurs. I keep hearing about these "fanny packs". Ca...
006/02/07 Message Rating
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Low Platelet Levels
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Has anyone experienced low platelet levels that have caused treatments to be halted?  As anyone had a platelet transfusion? or a drug called interleukin 11...
906/01/07 Message Rating
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new news
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hey everyone.my dad's white blood cells were too low to give him chemo this week. we are planned to go to hawaii this summer but now we dont know when we ca...
005/31/07 Message Rating
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nausea...what to do, take and ...
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We are new to this, and just starting chemo treatments. We are going in for the 2nd treatment (2 days every 2 weeks) and he has only begun the last day or so to...
205/07/07 Message Rating
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chemo meds
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is anyone on herceptin and xeloda? any side effects?
005/03/07 Message Rating
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How long does it take, a chemo...
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I am going for my first chemo in the morning, so I'm wondering how long it will take, I'm trying to use the online Seattle Metro bus site to print my tr...
005/02/07 Message Rating
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What has been your experience?
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Can anyone tell me their experience being on 5/fu,Camptasor,and Avastin? My 78 yr. old mother just started this last Monday. She only had mild diarhea and mild ...
004/21/07 Message Rating
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side effects
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Hello everyone,My mom had her last chemo on March 23 (she has non-small lung cancer) and is still suffering headaches and nausea. She has lost her appetite...
004/11/07 Message Rating
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new treatments for brain mets
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hi all my name is patricia does anyone know of any new chemos for brain mets  my sister in law is very ill and docs say there are no more treatments left t...
104/01/07 Message Rating
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white blood cells
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I have just found some research saying that rubbing castor oil on your stomach everyday brings your white blood cell count up. We just started this for my mom t...
003/28/07 Message Rating
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