Regimens, side effects, and support from others going through chemo.
Hello everyone My sister has had surgery for Stage 2b HER2+++ breast cancer and has received her second course of TCHP (Total Chemotherapy).Meanwhile, she went to the doctor because she had a slight hoarseness and cough. She is on antibiotics. She feels better and has no fever, and she doesn't feel weak except for the…
One of my close friend was diagnosed with Grade 3 TNBC and was given the following: Keytruda 200mg once in 3 weeks + Paclitaxel + Carboplatin X 12 +Adriamycin and Cyclophosphamide X 4. She has lost taste of food after the chemo treatment and though in remission for over 6 months, hasn't got her taste buds back, and can't…
I met with my oncologist yesterday and I will be starting Taxol + Herceptin once a week for 12 weeks starting on Tuesday. I'm excited because this means that along with my lumpectomy three weeks ago, I will REALLY be starting the process of becoming cancer-free. It's going to be a loooong year, because I will stay on the…
Starting chemo this April? This is your moment to step in and say hello. 💛 You don’t have to carry this quietly—and you don’t have to carry it alone. This space is here for the real experience of chemo. The anticipation. The fear. The courage it takes just to show up. The logistics, the unknowns, the late-night “how am I…
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Newly diagnosed here. TNBC stage 1b grade 3. I met with my BS, MO, and RO for the fist time yesterday. Breast MRI shows a 1.5cm mass that hasn’t grown since mammo and US a month ago and no nodes involved. So the plan is: -Surgery first (I am leaning towards SMX no recon) -Chemo: 4 rounds of TC spread 3 weeks apart -No…
I experienced hives on 14th day of 3rd TC cycle. Doctor thinks cause is due to food or skin product. I just want to know if anyone has got similar rash during chemo. Also , is stammering or stuttering a chemo or anxiety side effect.
Hello all: There is a great and very helpful group in the August 2015 chemo thread, and I hope they will pop in to give advice to all of us 'younger' chemo sisters, but I figured it was time to start the September group for those just starting down this road. My biggest worry is the impact of losing my hair, and am…
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If chemo begins for you this February, you don’t have to walk into it alone. This space is here so you can land somewhere soft, honest, and understanding—surrounded by people who truly know what this chapter can feel like. Come as you are. Brave, anxious, exhausted, hopeful, unsure. All of it belongs here. We invite you to…
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