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2nd chemo cycle completed

By reflection571 · New reply 7:41 pm
Journal · 1 reply
My husband completed his second cycle of chemo after it being delayed due to low neutrophils...should we expect any different side effects compared to his first cycle? Thank.you a and God bless you all ...

incase anyone needs reminding...

By brensdaughter · New reply 11:03 am
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In a mother's womb were two babies. One asked the other: "Do you believe in life after delivery?" The other replies, "why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ...

Success rates of the different chemo treatments

By Jkljkljkl · New reply yesterday at 8:11 pm
Discussion in Chemotherapy · 2 replies
I had just been diagnosed with stage 3c clear cell endometrial cancer. I have had uterus, cervix, ovaries and lymph nodes removed. I am now in the decision making process for follow-up treatment. I am ...

3 months after Chemo

By judy75002 · Posted yesterday at 7:30 pm
Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 0 replies
I am almost 3 months outta chemo for ovarian cancer. I have been feeling good. Today, out of the blue I got exhausted. Went to my recliner my neuropathy also flared up so bad ankles aching, etc. Like ...

1st round of chemo

By Cry1 · New reply May 21, 2013
Journal · 4 replies
So the 1st round of chemo went well. My mom was feeling great only had a head ache after each treatment. She has been eating better then she ever has. Yesterday and today she has even saying that she ...

Stage IV Squamous NSCLC FGFR1 marker

By CST · New reply May 21, 2013
Journal · 29 replies
Good morning, I am trying a couple new chemo infusions to see if we can stop the growth of new tumors. 34 months have had cisplatinum/Gemzar 6 rounds, Carboplatinum/Taxol with 5 weeks radiation. Had a ...

back on our journey, oncologist physicans assistant

By reflection571 · New reply May 20, 2013
Journal · 4 replies
good news, got back from the PA appt and my man has been cleared to resume chemo tomorrow...wbc count is up and sodium levels are good. Dr asked tom if he was feeling dizzy,shortness of breathe, headaches ...

Starting 2nd phase of treatments

By Veramk · New reply May 20, 2013
Journal · 2 replies
Hello...been a member since march/2013, but just been silent up until now. I was dx with nsclc...squam...stage 2 with 1 node near by tumor involved. Had my whole left lung removed on march 15th, 2013 ...

Tarceva

By PeppermintPatty · Posted May 20, 2013
Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 0 replies
My monthly dose of Tarceva has been reduced to 100 mg due to severe side effects. I am now on 100 mg and feel great. My only issue is an extreme rash on hands. I use prescribed ointment but with no success ...

More about medical error

By dribrook · New reply May 19, 2013
Journal · 1 reply
Medical and surgical errors increase malpractice lawsuits, the cost of medical care, patients’ hospital stays, and morbidity and mortality. I did not realize how common they are until I became a cancer ...

Five million

By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 205 replies
Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Celebrate With Me!

By jmills · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 8 replies
I finished my OS3 Exam 3 parts 2 and 3 today!! All done with in-house exams, woohoo!!! Now I just have a neurobio miniboard next Tuesday and a cumulative miniboard next Friday. One...More...Week...I can ...

Flu-like Symptoms Caused an Emergency CT Scan and CBC Today.

By Jer_ · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 18 replies
This morning began in a left inguinal lymph node being a little touchy during a shower. I passed it off for being out in the yard all weekend. However, when I drove to work and got out of the vehicle ...

bilateral kidney cancer & possibility of dialysis

By Sarahtae · Posted May 18, 2013
Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 0 replies
I had my left kidney removed in April 2009 due to kidney cancer, I now have a 14cm tumour in my remaining kidney & looking at possibility of nephrectomy & dialysis. I am looking for any advice or info ...

So Scared

By Cry1 · New reply May 17, 2013
Journal · 16 replies
Hi everyone, I am new to this group. On May 8th,2013 is a day that I will never forget. This is when we got the new that my mom was dx with lung cancer. A little history, March 6 th of this year I took ...

Presentation? Check!

By jmills · New reply May 17, 2013
Journal · 7 replies
I finished my community health oral presentation, it was excellent! Now back to the hospital where I will attempt to finish studying for my exams that I have tomorrow and Friday. =/ Apparently my kidney ...

low sodium levels

By reflection571 · New reply May 16, 2013
Journal · 3 replies
Well our onc pa called us back advising that my husband go to the hospital where he gets chemo for hydration or saline solutions not sure so he can get his sodium levels up....He Is very happy he got ...

Treatment to start on Wed.

By Cry1 · New reply May 16, 2013
Journal · 12 replies
Today we went to meet with the onc for the 1st time. There was so much info, very hard to process all of it. We were given a package of reading materal. It is really starting to sink in that this is really ...

I'm Back

By jmills · New reply May 15, 2013
Journal · 9 replies
Sorry I've been gone, I haven't been feeling well. I wound up staying with my brother's godmother for a few days, but then my dad came up to take care of me, so I'm back at my apartment now. He cleaned ...

Sources sought for article on BRCA genes

By John2 · Posted May 15, 2013
Journal · 0 replies
From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, As part of followup to the news about actress Angelina Jolie and her preventive mastectomy, a senior writer for the health page of TODAY.com ...

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