Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After
Discussion List
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Eating alot and losing hair
Omg, I've been eating like a wrestler lately. Craving salt and meat since my 1st chemo. I'm also starting to see strands, not clumps, of my hair starting to fall off. Eek!
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Anyone starting chemo in September, October, November 2022
Hi all, Anyone starting chemo in September, October, November 2022? Hoping we can build a community as we navigate our chemo journey togethe. I am starting chemo on Thursday, October 20 and would love any advice, things to bring, suggestions for anything that helped after chemo , etc Look forward to getting to know…
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Shall I do additional Adriamycin after neoadjuvant TC?
Hello Everybody, I originally posted to stage II forum, but I think it might be more relevant here. I was diagnosed with ER+ PR+ HER2- grade 2 IDC+DCIS with a positive node via biopsy/image. I did neoadjuvant TCx4 followed by Umx. While the tumor and positive node both shrank a bit, there is still a lot of residue cancer…
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Keytruda Side Effects - Early Stage TNBC
Hi all! Started chemo in September just had my 7th infusion of Paclitaxel, Carbo(out of 12) and 2nd of Keytruda(out of 7 + 9 after surgery). Along with usual side effects: fatigue, loss of hair, slight nausea and digestive discomfort/problems since starting Keytruda my neutrophiles strated to drop and my liver…
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Forgo chemo because of existing health issues?
I had my second appt. with my oncologist today. During my first appt. he recommended the AC-T cocktail. Even though I'm terrified, I was pretty much prepared to tell him today that I was going to go ahead with that and schedule my first round. I told him that I don't know how I'm going to get through chemo though due to my…