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Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

Archives for April 2022

Starting Chemo in April, May, or June 2022
Starting a thread for anyone starting chemo in April, May, or June 2022 I'll have my first treatment (TC) on 5/4. I'm determined and scared and hopeful for excellent results. I'll be cold capping, my adult daughter will be my assistant. I hope to be able to continue working as much as I can through treatments. I can…
Sleepless nights- natural remedy anyone?
I had my 1st of 4 TC this week. Haven't slept much since then, it's day 3 today. I took one Ativan at the time of treatment, I thought that might put me to sleep, but nothing happened! I don't want to take any medicine for it. Does anyone have any success with a natural remedy?
starting chemo 5 months after surgery - how effective?
Hi, for different reasons (genetics, covid etc) I will be starting chemo 5 months after the surgey. I am aware that this long delay does not give the best results of decreasing the recurancy or/and metastasis. Of course every patient is different, I am Stage II, clear margins and no positive nodes, howerver the tumor was…
Neuropathy Reactivated by COVID Booster
Has anyone else had an issue with their stable peripheral neuropathy unexpectedly worsening after a COVID vaccination? I'm a big advocate of vaccines and had no issues with my first two Moderna shots beyond minor arm soreness and some fatigue for a couple of days. I was surprised when I developed significant neuropathy…
Perimenopause and Type 2 with 1 lymph node
Hi all, I've just joined this site and now have posted 3 different questions all in 1 day. I cannot thank people enough for their willingness to share stories and well-earned bits of wisdom. Anyway, I have just learned my oncotype score is 19. I was told by radiologist that b/c there was 1 positive lymph node, this puts me…
Chemo or no chemo
Hi, I have breast cancer. My oncologist says I have a 7% chance of recurrence within 10 years without chemo and 3% chance of recurrence with chemo. What do you think
Kidney Issues w/AC+T?
I had 4 rounds of AC, and I've completed 10 of 12 rounds of Taxol. Last Friday I developed some back pain, frothy urine, and burning when I urinated, so I went to urgent care. My urinalysis showed white blood cells, blood, and protein in my urine. They prescribed antibiotics, which did nothing to alleviate my symptoms.…
RxPonder results
I posted this in the research tab but thought I'd put it here as well RxPONDER showed a different effect of chemotherapy based on Recurrence Score® results for postmenopausal and premenopausal women. Postmenopausal women with Recurrence Score results 0-25 were not observed to show benefit from chemotherapy and may avoid…

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