Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After
Discussion List
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Port removed vein still prominent
Hi Ladies! I’m wondering if anyone has experienced this or knows what it could possibly be. I had a port placed in Nov 2020 and just had it finally removed the end of April 2022. For at least one year that I had the port and quite possibly longer, I noticed that the vein that had the catheter in it would stick out in a…
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Need recommendation for sunscreen
I'm being treated with chemo and my face is very, very sensitive to the sun. I really don't understand why my arms and legs are not.
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Heavy Legs/No Energy!!
I just completed my 4th round of chemo on May 6th. I am HER2 positive and am receiving Herceptin, Perjeta and Taxotere every 3 weeks. Nausea has been the absolute worst from the beginning, but I'm now experiencing a real heaviness in my legs which makes it difficult to walk any considerable distance. I get super tired and…
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Anyone stop chemo due to ongoing and progressing side effects?
Hi, I finished 8 out of 12 Taxol and the first 4 A/C. At first the treatments were not awful, I have to say. Actually, I felt A/C was easier than the Taxol. But things have been getting progressively worse. GI, severe bone/muscle/joint pain, neuropathy in hands and feet, my legs felt like I could hardly stand sometimes and…
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Post Chemo CT-Scan
My wife has almost completed her chemo and the doctor has ordered a CT-Scan. Originally he wanted a PET scan but insurance wouldn't pay. Is it normal protocol to order a CT-Scan shortly before the end of chemo? I heard that there are often many false positives and negatives and that the scan doesn't tell you much. She was…