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Side effects of treatment
Discuss with others your experiences of symptom management. Remember to always consult your doctors and nurses about specific concerns.
avastin and hypertension
- By sbender3 · New reply October 30, 2009
- 53 replies
- i have been on acastin since september 2, 2009. i have had 3 treatments, and am scheduled for the 4th weds this week. i went to my alternate doc last week, and had him test my blood pressure, i felt like ...
"De-plumping" of "it" - vaginal area
- By mawmaw4 · New reply October 26, 2009
- 39 replies
- I think I may have said this before but here goes. I was totally unprepared of the effects of a total hysterectomy with the, what I call it, de-plumping of the vaginal lips etc. I mentioned this to the ...
Anyone know anything about digestive problems & ovarian cancer?
- By Erin_Pet · New reply October 26, 2009
- 3 replies
- My mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, stage 3b, in June of 2008. She went through chemo, was doing great. Then in April of 2009, she was rushed to the ER with a foot of dead bowel that had to be operated ...
Retina bleed
- By Dot · New reply October 22, 2009
- 4 replies
- Has anyone had a retina bleed in conjunction with chemo? I think my bleed is unrelated to chemo, but I'd really like to know if you've had this. Thanks! Joan ...
Fibromyralgia
- By PUPPYMOMMY · New reply October 20, 2009
- 16 replies
- I have a friend who has fibromyralgia, her symptoms are very similar to the long term effects of chemo. Has anyone else noticed this ...
Neuropathy
- By PeacefulZen · New reply October 20, 2009
- 24 replies
- Surgery July 7, 2008, 6 rounds of chemo, finished November 26. Neuropathy in feet very painful. I feel I made it through the surgery with a tumor the size of a cantalope and stuck to all my internal organs ...
Gemzar - Carbo
- By yolie · New reply October 17, 2009
- 1 reply
- I started Gemzar 5 days ago; they plan on giving me Gemzar and Carbo on day 7 and then off for 15 days. Prior to this I was on low does Taxol weekly. I also have 2 external neproscopys because I tend ...
Doxil Rash
- By rldrennan · New reply October 14, 2009
- 9 replies
- I am platium resistant and started a clinical trial with Doxil and EC145. I've had 3 infusions of Doxil and about a week or so ago I started to get a terrible rash/burn. It looks like the worst sunburn ...
Cold Sores - after chemo ?
- By Shelter · New reply October 13, 2009
- 9 replies
- Just wondering if anyone else has experienced some of the sideeffects I ahve been since my last chemo YAY 5 months ago!!!! I spent 5 months in chemo & now 5 months out and well....... Im not where I ws ...
'Funky' upper arms
- By 3h · New reply October 12, 2009
- 1 reply
- I finished chemo almost 18 months ago, and over the past year, I have noticed that my upper arms feels like the muscles have shortened. When I touch my toes and let my arms hang down, it's painful and ...
Itchy skin, related to chemo?
- By NotDyingToday · New reply October 12, 2009
- 12 replies
- I have been experiencing INTENSE itching, particularly on my upper arms. My chemo nurse thinks this may actually be a form of neuropathy because my skin also feels "hot" at times. Anyone else have similar ...
How to battle acid reflux? And what are the best foods to eat right now?
- By Ohno2009 · New reply October 10, 2009
- 22 replies
- Does anyone know what is the best over the counter medication for acid reflux? My wife is having a very hard time, we called the Doctors office and the nurses said that it is a side effect of the chemotherapy ...
taxotere
- By cajuncuz · New reply October 8, 2009
- 2 replies
- This chemo drug will leave you weak and helpless for at least 4 days after treatment, but it eventually gets better over the course of a week ...
thyroid problems
- By mawmaw4 · New reply October 8, 2009
- 15 replies
- Hi, dear friends, nearly 5 months past last and final chemo txs, I now have a severe thyroid problem. My level a week ago was 13.58, normal range being .04 to 4.5. So, I have made an appointment with ...
Spotting after menopause and NED
- By Amifrau · New reply October 7, 2009
- 5 replies
- Has anyone experienced very slight, and I mean VERY slight spotting. Mom is 3C dx in January 09, surgery, 6 rounds taxol/carbo and was declared NED through Pet/CT scans and normal ca-125. This just started ...
INVITRO
- By kayb · New reply October 5, 2009
- 8 replies
- Is there anyone suspecting invitro to cause ovarian cancer ...
Done with chemo, dealing with after effects
- By Abbas-woman · New reply October 4, 2009
- 18 replies
- Hi all, I finished my 6 chemos about 3 months go, and now I am dealing with several different things and was wondering if any of you had these same problems and if so what you did about them... thanks ...
Question about weekly Taxol
- By Jennali · New reply October 3, 2009
- 8 replies
- I would appreciate some feedback from anyone who has had or is having weekly Taxol for a recurrence. I will see my gyn/onc next week and ask him, but it is really on my mind right now. I had a CA125 blood ...
Sick of dealing with it!
- By kmeha · New reply September 29, 2009
- 13 replies
- So I am back again complaining. Yes i know i probably shouldn't. I had my third dose of chemo almost a week ago. I am trying to get through the neasuea and thought i was but, i was wrong. Sunday night ...
avastin costochondritis
- By safed111 · New reply September 28, 2009
- 2 replies
- i saw a couple of people say they had hest pain and i think they were on avastin after my second trt yesterday i noted pain on the front of my chest where you would feel costo condritis, not te worse ...
