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Dear all,
I have a question about possible late side-effects of Herceptin/Taxol treatment. First my 'history': breast cancer with several positive nodes (49 years old); breast amputation...
... tapering off the steroids, and the radiation is over.
When can I expect to see some relief from the side effects? My face is so swollen, it hurts. They had to literally ply me into my mask for my la...
...erience with capecitabine and hand-foot syndrome?
If so, can you recommend anything else to keep the side effects at bay?
I've heard that there is research going on into the use of celecoxib, a...
...t she received by error 2 three month Lupron shots in consecutive months. She is concerned about the side effects, although her oncologist told her it should be minimum. Does anyone have any info on...
.... But I didn't pay attention. I wasn't on Taxotere at the time. Now I'm on it, and the side effects are the pits! How long do they last????
First I took Dexamethasone (sub for Decad...
Has anyone suffered side effects attributable to Zoladex in the form of, gastro intestinal disturbance, abdominal distension, poor appetite, (feeling full after a few mouthfulls) etc.?
Any informa...
I finished taking tamoxifen in june after taking them for five years, these last few weeks i have been experiencing very painfull breasts even the right one which was the side i had the mastectomy an...
side effects of zometa?
who has experienced horrible side effects with this drug
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... The ONC. ignores it, or acts as if they have never heard of it before.
THEN, I go online, search side-effects of treatment/medication - and sure enough - the symptom is listed.
What I usually ...
Steph...The only side effects I realized from radiation treatments is I was very tired during my treatments. Then of course the skin irritation from it...And beyond that...the firming of the breast ti...
hi everybody. a few weeks ago my oncol changed me from tamoxifen to arimidex(sp?). i have a heart problem and there was concern of blood clots. i had just refilled my tamox. so i took it almost to the...
<< Like you said Crosem-the side effects are made so much worse by the anxiety of not knowing they are normal.>>
Perhaps to some degree, but I have had an occasionall reaction to other...
My face is breaking out and itching, is this a normal part of the chemo. I haven't seen anyone speak about this. It is in the chin area, on both sides of the chin.
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You can reduce your anixety about treatment side effects by having a positive attitude, talking with others about your feelings, and becoming well informed about y...
I'm still looking for answers to your questions. In the meantime, here is a site that shows side-effects for many medications, Arimidex included. It may be helpful to see what is general Arimidex...
...eed it the 'next' time, which ISN'T going to happen.
Femara (Letrozole) is neat. NO side effects to me anyway (su is the only one
I believe who did have side effects of subsequence ...
...o started, looking at the chemo is a good place to start. Do a quick google search for Herceptin and side-effects. It's been our experience that the side effects on the official list are often ...
...ally up to you. Though doctors recommend all kinds of medicines and treatments - they are not without side-effects and you are the one making the decision whether you want to deal with those side-effe...
...ed.
The choice between the two, if you are post-menopausal (or male), is mostly down to personal side effects and cost.
Arimidex only inhibits the production of estrogen outside the ovaries, ...
Dear Cheyba, Welcome to our family, Sorry about the side effects, alot of medicines make your body swell, I gain weight with my chemo. But I also have swelling from Lymphedema. I have it where they to...
If you are taking any post-treatment medication(s), there may be side-effects including this. Or it may be just the Chemo/Rads after-effects.
Best to check with your Dr.. Perhaps they can change me...
...he last thing I do before going to bed each night and have not had any significant problem in terms of the effects from the med, alone. I can't say whether or not other things going on may be r...
Has anyone participated in the Beatrice clinical trial - I am concerened with the side effects listed, and would like to information about the effects from anyone that has participated in or is partic...
...Have you tried any? Have you asked your Dr. about a change? I, also, am on Arimidex. I know about the side-effects, but, the alternative is not very pleasant. To put it plain - you are still in a figh...
...d here in the last year on the topic I did save them but can't remember how to retrieve.My taxol side effects are still going and my last treatemt was May 2000. I feel very strongly about it beca...
By the book, the estrogen deprivation side effects should reduce over time, so the sentence isn't quite so bad as it first appears. Now I know that the side effects vary a lot between patients a...
She has obviously researched the possible side effects of chemotherapy. Yes, it is unpleasant, but as everyone here says, do-able. Has she also researched the effects of dying of cancer untreated? Tha...
Here is the side effects listing from the Arimidex web site. Bone ache IS a problem for a lot of us (me too). It seems worse now that it is cold, too.
http://www.arimidex.com/coping-with-side-
effe...
When I did a search of the side effects of Herceptin, I read that body pain was experienced by a high percentage of those taking the medication. It is NOT just you, it IS a side effect associated with...
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