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Chemotherapy
Getting depressed after chemo treatment
- By Nancy2627 · New reply November 25, 2009
- 2 replies
- I have been feeling so depressed and lonesome right after chemo. I live alone and my Mom is my caretaker. I told her last time I had chemo that on the weekend after chemo I would like her to come over ...
FOR WOMEN UNDERGOING CHEMO
- By keepongoing · Posted November 3, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hello all! I recieved this through another group that i belong to, wasn't sure if anyone else was aware of this service so thought i would pass it on! "If you know any woman currently undergoing Chemo ...
Insurance not covering Tarceva
- By digoyal · Posted October 9, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi, My dad, non-smoker, got diagnosed with Stage 4 NSCLC Adenocarcinoma with brain mets last month. He is K-RAS negative and EGFR Mutation positive. So along with whole brain radiation, dr. also started ...
Have you been to MD Anderson in Houston?
- By curejamilia · New reply August 18, 2009
- 2 replies
- Just trying to find if anyone has been to MD Anderson in Houston. We're on vacation and need to get to a hospital. I would rather MD Anderson and wanted to know if any of you have been there and can tell ...
protein powders during chemotherapy
- By duke2813 · Posted July 23, 2009
- 0 replies
- Researching protein supplements to be used during chemo for colon cancer. Have heard that some brands of supplements have harmful long term effects.. Have heard WHEY protein makes the cancer cells vulnerable ...
The Weekly Blood Draws
- By Marhoney · Posted July 1, 2009
- 0 replies
- So - do you all get weekly blood draws too? As in having to go in each week to have your blood drawn and they monitor it - to check the WBC and RBD and all ? Sort of a "Count Dracula" thing if you ask ...
Chemo problems
- By My_Mom_Can_Win · New reply May 31, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hello everyone. My mother lives on the small island of Kauai in Hawaii and found out she had lung cancer on December 4, 2008. The last 5 months have been hell. She has only been out of the hospital for ...
Anybody decline chemo?
- By biggirl · New reply May 29, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hi, I have stage IV colon cancer and when I last met with a consulting oncologist who indicated that he would like to "wait and see" (until the end of October) whether we procede to chemo or not. In the ...
How to overcome constipation during chemo?
- By PamTan · New reply May 15, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hi, I am new to this board and desperate for an answer, I am going thru 2nd chemo for my bc and the constipation is killing me, I tried everything possibly mentioned, prune juice, fruits, plenty of water ...
interluken
- By fisherwoman · Posted April 29, 2009
- 0 replies
- Anybody have any info on this treatment ...
Is Avastin safe for advanced NSCLC patient with heart arrhythmia condition?
- By sawsan1981 · Posted February 8, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi guys... I have 2 questions about Avastin I would appreciate your advice on: 1- is Avastin safe for heart-arrhythmia patient who receives a chemo treatment (cisplatin/docetaxol)? 2-Does Avasting has ...
friend with breast cancer
- By barbmc · Posted January 18, 2009
- 0 replies
- I would like to be a support for a friend who just discovered her breast cancer. She will begin chemo treatments soon. We correspond over email. I haven't spoken with her over the phone or in person yet ...
Not What We Were Hoping
- By 2GETHER · Posted December 7, 2008
- 0 replies
- My husband had his 2nd CT Scan today and the chemo did not work this time. They will be starting him on Alimta once every 3 weeks. Has anyone used this and how bad are the side effects? We were hoping ...
Treatment Centers
- By TammyD · New reply October 22, 2008
- 6 replies
- Have any of you ever gone to the Cancer Treatment Center of America? We just took my father there last month for the Melanoma he has. They were pretty quick to get him in and start his treatment. He was ...
Diarrhea and drinking 6 glasses of water
- By Ahaha · New reply August 30, 2008
- 2 replies
- I'm taking sutent and taxol accompanied by lots of diarrhea. My impression is that this is aggravated by the amount of water I'm being told to drink: minimum of 6 glasses. I do take imodium, and sometimes ...
DAD STARTING CHEMO HELP
- By dnk123 · New reply May 10, 2008
- 4 replies
- My dad has lung cancer NSCL III slightly in neck bone which there treating with radation. His oncologist said he will have 1 treatment every 3 weeks for 3 treatments and then will recheck. He will be ...
