Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After
Discussion List
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dreadlocks and chemo
Hello all, thinking about putting my crazy hair in dreads for the beginning of my chemo treatment. My thinking is that the dread is going to catch falling hair and maybe make the hair loss a bit more tolerable until I have to chop them all off. My hair is perfect for dreads and always wanted to try but didn't because of…
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Starting chemo February 2018
I've searched several times and have not found a thread for this. So... Anyone else out there? I'm starting 4 rounds of dose dense AC, followed by 12 weeks of Taxol. I'll be starting the week of the 4th and they're letting me decide what day to start on but I'm struggling to figure that out. I'm aiming to disrupt things…
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Xeloda Group - Jan/Feb 2018 (Early Stage)
Hi, gals, I'm starting Xeloda today as adjuvant treatment due to unsatisfactory response to neo adjuvant chemo. Although I was told the pill is tolerable,I'm anxious about the side effect. Hope we can use this place for information sharing, encouragement, spiritual support! Dosage: Weight 94 lbs, 1500 mg/day, 7 on /7 off,…
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Lash boost?
Hi ladies this is my first post! Had my first treatment of TC on November 28th! December 10th I started having lots of scalp pain and tenderness. December 16th, about two and half weeks after the first treatment, I couldnt take it anymore! The pain, the hair coming out in handfuls. Teary-eyed, my sister and I buzzed it.…