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What have your short term and long term side effects of radiation been?
I am feeling some of both. And some of the side effects I'm feeling I don't know if they will be long term or not. I appreciate your input.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Bone strengthening drugs
life. Medicine has sever side effects. For me I decided not to continue as it made me very sick and I felt bad enough from treatment surgeries. I have osteoporosis and bone density loss due to chemotherapy and cancer. I take vitamin d and c in large doses now and it's the best option in place if the others.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy and radiation combined
That was the first round of treatment after diagnoses. In that time my cancer grew back in my head and spread even more. I eventually went on immunotherapy that saved my lfe.
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Other Care | Palliative care
My team is wonderful and made sure that ik comfortable at every stage of my disease.
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Radiation | Internal radiation
The tables were uncomfortable to lay on and i was going a few times a weeks for 8 weeks
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Procedure or Surgery | Surgery to remove lung cancer that has spread
Week in the hospital for recovery. Fist tumors were removed in nov 2017 then returned in march 2018 second brain tumor removal. Overall surgery and recovery went well. It's the radiation and chemotherapy afterwards along with multiple hospital visits for multiple doctors. February 2020 and no more brain tumors thank god
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
I put neutral as each round has been different and I've had set backs with low blood cell counts and a second surgery for a twisted and blocked small intestine
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Procedure or Surgery | Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
So, I’m on my 7th day post RRP. Hitting all milestones, minimal side effects. Thankful and blessed. Next step is cath removal and pathology review.
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VA Indianapolis is a extremely effective team...
VA Indianapolis is a extremely effective team
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | arimidex
Took Arimidex for two years; stopped due to great hair loss.
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Ovarian Cancer Telephone Support Group
Hi. Looking for a telephone support group for a friend. Not looking for a help line, but a support group. Does anyone know of any? thanks
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | arimidex
Stopped taking Arimidex after two years due to great hair loss.
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Have you found that during chemo that you just cannot eat?
Even when I'm having a good week and not feeling the side effects of chemo I'm still not having any appetite and when I do eat it seems like I will vomit.
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For the survivors that are out of treatments for a while
During treatment, I didn't worry about the outcome. I didn't think at all about a horrible ending to this. I just focused on one day at a time. Now that I'm out of treatment for a while I am finding that I worry about a recurrence and the possible negative outcome. I think about death and the funeral, I think about how my…
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A friend just insists that I join her in this keto diet.
Can someone explain to me what the noise is about this diet? And what would be the benefits or negatives be for someone on treatments or past treatments?
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hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Has anyone done this, if so, any results and does your insurance cover it? thanks
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I posted another blog post describing my day of surgery and recovery after this latest diagnosis
Today is two weeks and one day out from that day. It's amazing how fast the human body will recover. I never dreamed I would have come this far so fast. Compared to my previous most serious operation 11 years ago, this one was supposed to be much more serious, much harder to recover from with some serious possible…
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Do you keep your cancer to yourself or do you wear it on your sleeve?
I am happy to talk to anyone that wants to talk to me about it, but I don't spread it freely. I just feel funny talking about it still. Does it bother you to talk about it?
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When you start thinking about what could happen with your cancer diagnosis.......
What gives you Hope that everything will turn out alright?
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Have any of you lost your doctor that you had for years?
Mine moved to another hospital and now I feel lost.
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Procedure or Surgery | Chemoimmunotherapy
The side effects of the chemo treatment begin after 2 days. 6 days after the chemo, the side effects of the treatment are less noticeable/more tolerable.
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Procedure or Surgery | Fluid removed from lung
Having fluid drained was an easy (non-intrusive, 1 hour) outpatient procedure. After 1 day of "internal readjustment," I noticed immediate improvement in breathing, comfort, and stamina.
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Have you heard about a new type of radiation therapy called Halcyon?
It is said to be more precise and spare healthy tissue. Here is an article about it: https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2020/01/jackson-hospital-one-of-first-in-us-to-get-new-cancer-radiation-tool.html
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Procedure or Surgery | Implant chemotherapy port
Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
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Procedure or Surgery | Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Taking out 2 nodes was so much more painful than the lumpectomy. Side effect a nerve trigger point was impacted. Still at 3 weeks later I have severe nerve pain in my arm and shoulder. Devastating unresolvable pain.
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Procedure or Surgery | Lumpectomy
Not as bad as I had built up in my head.
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Oh No | Health insurance issue
Medicare doesn't want to cover me getting treatment at my place of choice. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
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Decision Point | Where to seek treatment.
I'm very lucky to live in Seattle and be close to great sources for care.
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Oh No | Just Diagnosed
Aug 2019 Felt a hard pea size lump in breast. Thought period related. October 2019 lump is marble size. Nov 2019 lump is walnut sized diagnosed with invasive TNBC.
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I'm not sure quite how to take a statement from an acquaintance.
A friend, distant, but still a friend saw me in a local store the other day and was asking me about my diagnosis. After my giving her a rundown about what has happened and what treatments I have had, surgery, etc. and my current status, she then says, "well, you know you brought this on yourself don't you"? I almost fell…
