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Procedure or Surgery | CT scan
Dr.s saw something on my CT scan & admitted me to the hospital. What it is is since I cannot swallow, all the mucus is gathering at my vocal cords & it showed up on the CT scan. Overnight stay for nothing & no formula either. Released, went home & promptly passed out in the floor. Just needed to eat. I am also now full…
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Side Effects | Dumping syndrome
I didn't know. When they fed the formula in the hospital, I almost immediately had to go to the bathroom. They eventually sent me to a nutrionist who gave me a recipe to make my own "formula" at home. It did not work to well. I went from 115 lbs to 68 lbs in 6 months. Then I fell & broke my hip. Ortho doc said it was…
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Side Effects | Too many to count
1st go round was lack of taste. took about 6 months for that to come back. Some hair loss at nape. 2nd X OH BOY! I had a temporary stoma. Didn't like that at all. It was removed before I left the hospital. Scars everywhere. I have 1 scar from my hip to my knee where they took a strip of meat to put in my throat. A have a…
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Radiation | External radiation
Was able to work for the 1st week, then I started foaming at the mouth like a rabid animal. Also nightly gag fest. Thick saliva.
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Procedure or Surgery | Surgery
Surgery went fine, but they did not tell I would never eat again. That was glossed over. I wish they had given me worse case scenario so I would have been better prepared. Also they placed a stoma on top of a blood clot. Kept coughing up blood clots.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Targeted therapy
I've been on Kadzyla infusions every 3 weeks and side effects are minimal for the first 5 infusions. I'm eternally tired but don't know what treatment is to blame - probably all.
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Radiation | Proton Radiation
Had to stop treatment for 8 days because burns were so bad. The good news is that skin recovers quickly!
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy and HerceptinProjeta target treatments
Few side effects until the last 2 infusions. The 6th infusion was awful - wiped me out and it took nearly 8 weeks to recover
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Celebration | Finished treatment
February 2019
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
Weight loss 17lbs. Hair loss. Loss of appetite, diarrhea for a week after each treatment. Food had a metallic or super sweet taste.
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Radiation | External radiation (Proton beam)
43 radiation treatments likened to a bad sunburn
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Hormone therapy
Loss of muscle tone and strength. More emotional
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Side Effects | Mouth sores
His mouth is still so sore and his tongue feels huge. He is having a hard time getting enough in him to maintain his weight.
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Side Effects | Pain
My husband has been in pain since the surgery in August. He is at a constant three at all times. He doesn't sleep much all; a couple hours at a time day and night.
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Side Effects | Nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy)
My 14 year old daughter has been cancer free for 8 years now. About every 3 months she has massive nerve pain where her portacath was located in her chest. It hurts and bothers her so much that she doesn't sleep much at all for the entire week. We are wondering if there is anyone else who has dealt with this. Not sure if…
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Celebration | Remission
tumors pretty much gone. PSA # very very low. Not going back to dr for this one.
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Radiation | External radiation
six treatments at specific locations in spine, hips and ribs. Easy no problem.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
Did taxol and cisplatin. No hair, lost weight, neuropathy in feet and hands. Stopped treatment on doctors recommendation due to side effects. Hair returned but weird, weight back, neuropathy stayed.
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Radiation | Internal radiation
Even though I seemed to have mild affects, I still had burning sensations in my butt and girlie parts and a nice one on the right side of my pelvic.
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Whilst the procedure is painless the aftermat...
Whilst the procedure is painless the aftermath is red raw both phsically and mentally
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Had to accept the "new normal" which is now t...
Had to accept the "new normal" which is now the norm
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Oh No | Just Diagnosed
Having no one going to an ER and within 15 minutes being told I have cancer
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Side Effects | Fatigue (tiredness)
Did not feel like doing much. Although I know I should exercise, I have little energy to do it.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
Gemzar and cisplatin...split 2 Thursdays then a week off...I so looked forward to the week off. No vomiting but did use the nausea drugs. Did not wait to feel nauseous to take nausea meds.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
After severe reactions to the first chemo drugs I was put on Gemcitabine and carboplatin, except for the itchies at infusion time, they were very easy to tolerate and very few sides....minimal fatigue and nausea
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Celebration | Hair is back
When I could no longer take taxol and bevacizumab, the drugs they gave me didn't make me lose my hair and it has been back now since September, except for armpit and leg hair, YAY
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Other Care | Home care
I had 6 weeks of home health after being in hospital for 31 days and for a wound that would not heal
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Procedure or Surgery | Surgery
Robotic laparascopic radical right nephrectomy.
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Other Care | Home care
I had about 6 weeks of home health after being in hospital 31 days
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Loss | Lost loved one
The day I got my port I had my head shaved. When we got home late that day our 14 year old cat was very ill and had to be put down the next day. I spent 31 days in the hospital and my favorite aunt died while I was in there and a very good friend died, also.
