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Archives for September 2008

Please tell me -- does Avastin cause hair loss?
I really, really need some input and advice. My medical team wants me to continue taking Avastin until the end of February, 2009 (I actually had a dose this morning). However, I'm now reading that Avastin causes hair loss, water retention, and mouth sores -- exactly those things that I found the most distressing about…
Anyone had a cold during chemo?
I caught my children's cold. I was so careful, made everyone wash their hands, washed mine a lot, made them not get in my face, no kissing or hugging for a few days. Yet I still caught it. I am halfway through my chemo, had my 4th dose of Taxol on Tuesday. I don't want to delay my treatments, I want to go straight through…

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