Getting ready to start chemo? Join the December 2025 chemo support thread!
Is your chemo treatment scheduled soon? Let's share experiences and lift one another up here.
We encourage you to share your feelings about starting chemo, what the planned regimen is, how you're preparing, ask questions and learn what to expect from others, side effects you're experiencing and how to alleviate them, and let's countdown to the end together!
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—The Mods
- Adriamycin (doxorubicin)
- carboplatin (Paraplatin)
- Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
- daunorubicin (Cerubidine; DaunoXome)
- Doxil (doxorubicin)
- Ellence (epirubicin)
- fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil or 5-FU; Adrucil)
- Gemzar (gemcitabine)
- Halaven (eribulin)
- methotrexate (Amethopterin; Mexate; Folex)
- mitoxantrone (Novantrone)
- Navelbine (vinorelbine)
- Taxol (paclitaxel)
- Taxotere (docetaxel)
- vincristine (Oncovin; Vincasar PES; Vincrex)
- Xeloda (capecitabine)
- AC: Adriamycin and Cytoxan
- AC+T (Taxol): Adriamycin and Cytoxan plus Taxol
- AC+T (Taxotere): Adriamycin and Cytoxan plus Taxotere
- CAF: Cytoxan Adriamycin and fluorouracil
- CEF: Cytoxan Ellence and fluorouracil
- CMF: Cytoxan methotrexate and fluorouracil
- FAC: fluorouracil Adriamycin and Cytoxan
- GET: Gemzar Ellence and Taxol
- TAC: Taxotere Adriamycin and Cytoxan
- TCHP: Taxotere Carboplatin Herceptin and Perjeta
- FEC: fluorouracil epirubicin cyclophosphamide
- TCH: Taxotere Carboplatin Herceptin
- TC: Taxotere and Cytoxan
- ACT
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welp, here we are. This time last week, I was having a biopsy. KEYNOTE 522 starts Monday.
For those of you who have to drive hours for treatment and wait weeks for tests, I’m so sorry.I guess I’ll start by saying I’m grateful to live in a terrific medical city - big med school paired with some of the best hospitals in the world. My life is infinitely easier for it today.
I’m in shock. Trying to figure out if I can work (I work in ambulatory surgery as an RN), telling everyone (my hair stylist cried when I told him), tests, tests, tests. This part is exhausting by itself
anyone else feel like they need to comfort their friends? It’s weird.I’m buying cold mittens and socks. Got some cute hats (but it’s winter in Minnesota, so need the warm ones, too!). Gonna pack a big bottle of water and a ginger ale for chemo. And my headphones.
Oh, intro stuff. I’m turning 60 December 19. I have three kids - 37, 35, and 7. Not a typo. I have three grandkids - 6, 8, 9. We have two kitties and a dog about the size of the cats. My wife is a hospice transitions coordinator RN. I’m an endoscopy nurse - your friend from your colonoscopy.
Looking forward to meeting y’all and hanging out.
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Hi @marticcrn , and thank you for posting! We hope you can connect soon with others going through chemo and lean on this space as you move forward. We’re here for you. Let us know if we can help.
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