Has anyone experienced joint pain throughout their body after completing chemo treatments? If so, was your medical team able to identify what caused it and more importantly how to relieve the pain.
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...t month or so, I`ve had three appts to repair some of the damage to my teeth, which was caused by the cancer treatments.
Two of the appts (within a week), were to fill three teeth (cavities or b...
How many radiation treatments after chemo and how many normally (Breast cancer)
towards the end of my breast radiation treatments I've developed gastrointestinal problems
IS IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE IV CHEMO TREATMENTS EVERY DAY FOR 2 WEEKS STRAIGHT?
If you live in the USA or Canada, and are in need of a good house cleaning during Chemo/Rads treatments, and the fatigue has made it hard to keep up, this organization may be able to help.
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My husband had lung cancer. They did surgery an took the cancer out. They said he needed to have chemo treatments. He took 2 treatments an almost died. He told then he wasn't going to take an...
Hi, thanks for the question. From what I understand, the number of treatments depends a lot on the number of lymphnodes involved, and what your margins showed (clear or not). If you had just a small l...
When I had my chemo treatments I felt lousy the first week and a half and felt better the second week and a half. Since you haven`t had any chemo treatments yet, you might want to postpone your trip...
...039;s find out what works for any particular person. If you didn't know how your body would react to the treatments, how could the Doctor know in advance? Nobody tells us survivors that treatment...
...gained some strength after the Chemo. Then, I had to wait until someone else was through with their radiation treatments to have an opening in the schedule for me. This may be what is happening with y...
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...
Marianne, so sorry to hear of the difficulties you have been having with the treatments. No fun I do hope that you are more comfortable with any future treatments and that some positive interventi...
Good question. The chemo treatments can be very hard on the veins as it goes in. A port-a-cath makes it much easier on the body to have the treatments. Here is a site that explains this:
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... be based upon her individual needs. This cannot be done on the internet.
There are several types of Chemo. treatments. If one doesn't work, it can be changed to another type.
http://www.can...
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I had difficulty falling asleep after my 3rd treatment of AC but not after t...
my mother is going through chemo. she is on her 4th out of 6 treatments. this last treatment was new called Docetocel(spelling may be off)which put her out of commission for about 2 weeks. she is 70, ...
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My 'marking' as you state (we called it tattoo!) was just days before beginning treatments, and treatments were EVERY day. Only day we missed was if the radiation machine...
Yes, Debbie, I have used baking soda for toothpaste. In fact, during orientation before the cancer treatments Chemo. and Radiation, we are told to ONLY use baking soda, and NO toothpaste. They tol...
...healing can be determined by many things. It depends on your health, nutrition, genetics, age, medications or treatments (like cancer treatments), how long the bone remained damaged, and how damaged i...
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Sex safe during most cancer treatments
by Dr. Melanie Bone
Dear Dr. Bone: Is it OK to have sex during cancer treat...
... effects. I can tell you from my own experience, that I got a burn (like a bad sunburn) from my own Radiation treatments. But, this doesn't mean that you will. My skin is very light, and I has 6 ...
...hrough A LOT! It can take a long time to recover from treatment. It isn't the same body that started the treatments, it has been changed. It may never get back to pre-treatment status. Before you...
My doctor tried Taxotere on me. I had AC treatments, skipped the Taxol treatments, and then developed bone mets. Doc tried Taxotere on me. The side effects, for me, were SO MUCH worse than AC was... I...
...ed by chemotherapy.
* There is no way to accurately determine how or when chemotherapy or other cancer treatments will affect your menstrual cycle.
* Menopause is rarely a sudden respons...
Below are several different site with information on various lymphedema treatments besides the sleeve. (P. S. You should count yourself lucky that you can get the sleeve and treatment - many insurance...
Hi, Deb. I know that it can be so overwhelming. There are several types of Chemo. treatments. You didn't say which you were getting. I had A/C (Adriamycin/Cytoxan) which is also known as the &qu...
Hello. Good question, Thank You. At four treatments, your body is going through a LOT of changes. So, yes, a lot of us get hot flashes. It is a side effect of Chemo. Here is an excerpt on this:
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...ve formulated some ideas of my own from what I have been reading.
1. Chemotherapy: First of all, your Chemo. treatments may include steroids (which usually do cause weight gain). Secondly, the Chemo....
I am grateful for all the people that are doing well with their cancer treatments.
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