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Forum: Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment

This is a place to discuss concerns, tips and strategies for all types of side effects from all types of medications and treatments, (chemo/rads/hormonal/targeted/pain meds/etc.

• Delayed allergic reaction to Taxotere

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  Created by: mcichoracki on Jul 12, 2017 02:06PM

  Latest post: Nov 22, 2020 02:46PM by Octoberwind

• What's Next after treatments?

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  Created by: Cutie on Oct 14, 2020 08:47PM

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• Brain fog

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  Created by: Llucy on Oct 13, 2020 05:18PM

  Latest post: Oct 13, 2020 07:43PM by Togethertolearn

• Seroma

  48 Posts 616 Views

  Created by: DorothyB on Nov 1, 2019 10:17AM

  Latest post: Oct 12, 2020 04:22PM by ceanna

• Which is the worse part of cancer treatment?

  169 Posts 4,268 Views

  Created by: Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Jul 12, 2019 12:32PM

  Latest post: Oct 5, 2020 10:35AM by Trishyla

• Force hair loss

  9 Posts 122 Views

  Created by: Seilien on Jul 27, 2020 11:58AM

  Latest post: Oct 2, 2020 05:56PM by PNW

• Living with extreme neuropathy

  101 Posts 1,956 Views

  Created by: Jbakerwebb on Nov 16, 2016 07:14AM

  Latest post: Sep 29, 2020 12:59PM by MinusTwo

• Anyone able to stay on Wellbrutin while taking hormone therapy?

  12 Posts 165 Views

  Created by: aprildawn714 on Aug 10, 2019 06:34PM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2020 06:29PM by aprildawn714

• Cardiotoxicity due to chemo

  1 Posts 32 Views

  Created by: herblady1 on Sep 13, 2020 12:26PM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2020 12:26PM by herblady1

• Using medical marijuana while in recovery from addiction?

  6 Posts 40 Views

  Created by: siennamitori on Sep 11, 2020 11:42AM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2020 02:57PM by siennamitori

• Xeloda (capcitabine) side effects

  5 Posts 84 Views

  Created by: NinaCA on Jul 18, 2020 11:03PM

  Latest post: Sep 9, 2020 09:23PM by NinaCA

• List of all of the Side Effects I deal with that wreak my QOL

  272 Posts 6,874 Views

  Created by: macb04 on Nov 6, 2018 08:37PM

  Latest post: Sep 1, 2020 01:49PM by macb04

• Anemia

  2 Posts 53 Views

  Created by: phet7178 on Aug 25, 2020 01:23AM

  Latest post: Aug 25, 2020 06:00PM by MinusTwo

• Trigger thumb surgery and lymphedema risk

  7 Posts 33 Views

  Created by: KBeee on Aug 18, 2020 07:26AM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2020 09:36AM by KBeee

• Does Ibrance Cause Neuropathy or Not?

  10 Posts 83 Views

  Created by: buttonsmachine on Jul 12, 2020 02:02PM

  Latest post: Aug 17, 2020 04:35PM by buttonsmachine

• Insomnia - I need sleep!!! Please help.

  62 Posts 898 Views

  Created by: Faith46 on Jan 15, 2020 12:04AM

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2020 10:37AM by moth

• 10 hour cold cap treatments??!

  3 Posts 46 Views

  Created by: DropfootCheeks on Aug 11, 2020 05:36PM

  Latest post: Aug 11, 2020 07:12PM by WC3

• Shampoo/Conditioner

  6 Posts 72 Views

  Created by: mtspacekace on Jul 28, 2020 11:35AM

  Latest post: Jul 28, 2020 10:52PM by Jettie

• Long term side effects - fatigue & speech problems

  8 Posts 186 Views

  Created by: bnhsah2017 on Apr 25, 2020 03:06PM

  Latest post: Jul 24, 2020 07:32AM by KARW41

• Going off HRT Cold Turkey

  3 Posts 43 Views

  Created by: MsLivvy on Jul 20, 2020 08:46AM

  Latest post: Jul 20, 2020 10:57AM by Beesie

• Hand stiffness and pain- post treatment ?

  8 Posts 81 Views

  Created by: tlgio17 on Jun 30, 2020 12:24PM

  Latest post: Jul 1, 2020 11:10AM by BlueGirlRedState

• Optic Neuropathy

  6 Posts 78 Views

  Created by: bcfightermom on Jun 24, 2020 12:40PM

  Latest post: Jun 30, 2020 08:18PM by MinusTwo

• Weight

  9 Posts 242 Views

  Created by: jenni0102 on May 22, 2020 05:11AM

  Latest post: Jun 21, 2020 11:52AM by Jinx27

• Low Potassium

  9 Posts 123 Views

  Created by: teaka123 on Jan 20, 2020 03:27PM

  Latest post: Jun 7, 2020 12:41PM by sunnyjay

• Microvascular Heart disease - dilemma

  6 Posts 68 Views

  Created by: Peregrinelady on May 24, 2020 09:26AM

  Latest post: Jun 6, 2020 07:53AM by Peregrinelady

• Femara v letrazole

  5 Posts 73 Views

  Created by: Bonnie7 on May 24, 2020 05:53AM

  Latest post: May 30, 2020 06:10AM by Bonnie7

• Ending tamoxifen

  8 Posts 164 Views

  Created by: Prue1963 on Feb 19, 2020 02:35PM

  Latest post: May 29, 2020 06:24PM by bluesky01

• Tamoxifen and Endometrial Cancer

  1 Posts 18 Views

  Created by: bluesky01 on May 29, 2020 05:31PM

  Latest post: May 29, 2020 05:31PM by bluesky01

• Clothes and weight gain

  2 Posts 48 Views

  Created by: toria1212 on May 28, 2020 09:56AM

  Latest post: May 28, 2020 10:11AM by bcincolorado

• Hysterectomy

  2 Posts 36 Views

  Created by: khoagland on May 20, 2020 09:55AM

  Latest post: May 20, 2020 02:20PM by MinusTwo