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• Oh No | triple negative breast cancer stage 4

  Ok so this was a wake up call

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  Started by mugalisha

  May 28, 2020

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• Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy

  neuropathy very intense by third session

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  Started by Keith777

  Most recent by Kbaarch

  May 28, 2020

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• Life Planning

  I know it's a subject that people don't like to think about. I know some people feel that planning for end of life might hasten the process, or invite trouble. I was always hesitant to plan for eventu…

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  Started by legaljen1969

  Most recent by beachbum5817

  May 28, 2020

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• Has anyone had excess gas, bloating, belly pains after/during treatments?

  I know it wasn't just something I ate. I had treatment last week and almost immediately, I started having an embarrassing case of gas. Belching, farting, the whole gas issue thing. I don't think I've …

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  Started by Coloman

  Most recent by Keith777

  May 28, 2020

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• Oh No | Screwed Up My Experiences Timeline on Here

  Ugh, I accidently wrote over my original one with things going on today (it's been a long day and apparently I not only have stage IV cancer, but also pneumonia, and COVID? I'll blame that on why I sc…

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  Started by EmpathAgain

  May 28, 2020

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• Celebration | Breakthrough

  I finally got back to cardio training at the gym. My last session at the gym was January 20th before my lumpectomy and then my mastectomy. Then just as I was released to do strength training, COVID-19…

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  Started by legaljen1969

  Most recent by MarcieB

  May 26, 2020

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• Synovial Cell Sarcoma and lung cancer

  I am looking for help for a friend who's father has been recently diagnosed with this disease. He is 70 years old, and the doctors removed his leg. The tumor was found in the knee. Now, the doctors sa…

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  Started by Pawleys

  Most recent by Carool

  May 26, 2020

  Lung Cancer
• I see these adds on TV for new drugs for cancer

  It makes me feel like my chances are not good for survival unless I am on one of them. Do you ever have that feeling?

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  Started by JustGrateful

  Most recent by petieagnor

  May 26, 2020

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• May trigger. How to know when enough it's enough?

  I'm giving keytruda and lenvatinib (sp?) a try. I really can't do chemo anymore because my platelets just aren't recovering at all. There are a lot of other considerations, but how do you know when it…

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  Started by rebelkate

  Most recent by legaljen1969

  May 26, 2020

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• Do you have the same kinds of side effects with all your rounds of chemo?

  I seem to have something different on each one. Sometimes they are opposite from the last time. One time its constipation, the next time its diarrhea. Dizziness one time and air-headed the next.

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  Started by MyLungCancer

  Most recent by MarcieB

  May 26, 2020

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• Oh No | Cancer has spread/Metastasized

  Oh no what can I say. Now the doctors are saying I have a new cancer. This is completely a new cancer. I now have small cell lung cancer that has spread to my liver with stage 4. I was admitted to 10 …

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  Started by Gizz

  May 26, 2020

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• Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy

  Dad will begin chemo treatments next week

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  Started by acrispell

  May 25, 2020

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• Procedure or Surgery | Surgery

  Leg amputation due to synovial cell sarcoma behind the knee cap

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  Started by acrispell

  May 25, 2020

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• Have you gotten a 2nd opinion? Have you ever heard of a "virtual" 2nd opinion?

  One thing that the Coronavirus outbreak has expedited is the whole world of "telehealth". Doctor's visits by computer. Some are even just doing a phone call. We have talked about these new types of do…

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  Started by GregP_WN

  May 25, 2020

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• Who has used Keytruda? I know Live With Cancer has been on Opdivo, I know I remember some of you pos

  Is it an injection, a pill, a drip like chemo that takes hours? Side effects? Harsh, not much, not at all? I will be getting this in Nashville, it's a 3 hour trip back, Sweetie might have to drive hom…

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  Started by GregP_WN

  Most recent by GregP_WN

  May 25, 2020

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• Cravings

  Who has had comfort food cravings during the pandemic? I remember cravings for chocolate chip mint ice cream when I was pregnant and I had an absolute obsession for potato salad throughout my chemo tr…

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  Started by Lynne-I-Am

  Most recent by MarcieB

  May 25, 2020

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• Celebration | Received Mastectomy Bra

  This was a bittersweet celebration. I am glad to have a bra that makes my chest area look a little more balanced. I am glad I don't have to try to figure out ways to put a zillion things in my bra tha…

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  Started by legaljen1969

  Most recent by legaljen1969

  May 24, 2020

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• I am being treated for bone cancer with Doxorubicin (Adriamycin®) Cisplatin. Etoposide

  It seems to stir up the pain in my bones. I can tell that it's the chemo making it worse because the pain gets worse for a few days after treatment then it slowly goes away. Do any of you have this bo…

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  Started by Bonecrusher

  Most recent by GregP_WN

  May 24, 2020

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• Did you get our Newletter this morning in your email inbox?

  We have just published our May Newsletter, you should get it in your email inbox that you used when you signed up on the WhatNext site. If you haven't been getting notifications and emails from the si…

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  Started by GregP_WN

  Most recent by myb

  May 24, 2020

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• Anyone having difficulty isolating from family?

  I'm struggling trying to be the caretaker for my 89 yo mother and 96 yo step-dad. I've been arranging for grocery deliveries and even managed to get some plants delivered since I know how much my mom …

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  Started by Jayne

  Most recent by Bug

  May 23, 2020

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• Does anyone here have any experience with agent orange that may be responsible for your cancer?

  I was exposed during my days in Vietnam, but I haven't looked into it.

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  Started by BobsProstate

  Most recent by meyati

  May 23, 2020

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• Getting ready for chemo for the first time? Our blog post today has things you need to know.

  New patients will often say that the thought of going through chemo is the scariest part of their diagnosis. Most of the time a lot of the stories about chemo are blown out of proportion. It's tough, …

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  Started by GregP_WN

  Most recent by Dppm1124

  May 23, 2020

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• 

  Email Digest

  Not getting the digest email for a few weeks now.

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  Started by PaulineJ

  Most recent by GregP_WN

  May 22, 2020

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  Celebration | Remission

  It is the third time I hear the words, "Treatment has attained remission." When I first heard it for the first time, I celebrated and thanked God to have made it through. But it returned 9 months late…

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  Started by MiriamMarino

  May 22, 2020

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  Procedure or Surgery | Mastectomy

  Had positive anterior margins.

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  Started by Atulita

  May 21, 2020

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  Oh No | Cancer is back/Recurred

  I've had 2 recurrences since 2015.

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  Started by Atulita

  May 21, 2020

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  Summer time is coming! Just a PSA about protecting yourself from the harmful rays of the sun!

  I am one of those who spent their youth sunbathing, going to tanning booths in the winter to have that perfect tan before summer, and never giving skin cancer a second thought. Now I live with the con…

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  Started by dollymama

  Most recent by Bug

  May 20, 2020

  Skin Cancer - Melanoma
• Drug or Chemo Therapy | Immunotherapy-Keytruda

  Trying 3 rounds of Keytruda via IV, another drug recommended by Dana Farber. This was FDA approved in the fall of 2019 after clinical trials showed promising results in patients with advanced endometr…

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  Started by Countrygal

  May 20, 2020

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• Procedure or Surgery | CT scan

  CT scan repeated following 3 rounds of Avastin. Results showed drug did not help and tumors are continuing to grow. Feeling defeated.

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  Started by Countrygal

  May 20, 2020

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• Drug or Chemo Therapy | Immunotherapy-Avastin

  Trying another immunotherapy drug called Avastin via IV. Plan is to do 3 rounds, every 3 weeks followed by CT scan again.

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  Started by Countrygal

  May 20, 2020

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