Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After
Discussion List
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Vein Problems
Hi all, I finished TCHP 3 weeks ago, and my veins are shot. 🥴 I have one vein that's turned dark (it looks like a faint bruise line running up my arm), and on the same side, I have a small lump/knot in a vein near my wrist. The nurse said the darkening of the vein is normal but to "watch the lump." It's sore to the touch…
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Follow-Up Mammogram After Chemo
Hi all, I just finished 6 rounds of TCHP and had a follow-up mammogram (I am scheduled for surgery at the end of February). The mammogram shows the same amount of calcifications that I had BEFORE chemo. Has this happened to anyone else? I had two lumps in my breast and one under my arm that I can no longer feel, so I was…
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Quitting Taxol?
I did four rounds of AC, and I'm on my second round of Taxol. Beginning with the third round of AC, I started experiencing heart palpitations and some weird sensations in my heart. These symptoms have become more pronounced in the five weeks since then. I wear a heart rate monitor, and my resting pulse is anywhere between…