hscancer

Hi, hscancer! I just wanted to tell you that that's a very cute pup in your photo. : )

Hi hscancer, thank you for checking in on me. It was 28 days ago, sorry I took so long. Had emergency abdominal surgery in Jan and am still recovering. Finall y feel well enough to sit at computer for a little while.
Ah, the Arctic Vortex, I know it well. It is 22 here today (feels like 9) with snow flurries. I say we fire that groundhog. lol
Hope you are doing better and not itching anymore.
Catch you sooner next time......:)

I'm well thanks for asking and how are you doing? Are you having a terrible winter? I feel like I will never be warm. Only 50 more days until Spring!!! How are the side effects -have they disappeared?

HI, just wondering how you are doing with the chemo. Hope all is going smoothly for you. catch you later......:)

Hi..I had my first round yesterday. I am a quarter of the way finished!! My appt was about 4-1/2 hours. They gave me a bag of steriods first, then a nausea medicine and then began my Taxotere and Cytoxan. The two chemos were given very slowly at first to make sure there were no reactions...which thankfully there was not. The steriod did cause me to get really flushed and hot...they also gave me steroids to take the day before, the day of and the day after. So far so good on the side effects. I have had a touch of acid reflux..but nothing terrible, constipation, very little nausea and my left eye is bothering me some (not sure if that is from the chemo). Right now, the worst part for me is the steriods..they make me wired. I have only slept about 4 hours in the last two days because you have to take them in the morning and at night. If it weren't for those, I think I'd actually feel pretty good right now. Just remember, let your faith be bigger than your fears.

I am currently receiving Taxotere and Cytoxan. I have completed two rounds, am scheduled for a total of six. So far, so good. (knock on wood). Some days are worse than others but all in all OK. No nausea/vomiting. No mouth sores yet. They have lots of good meds to deal with the side effects. Best of luck to you.

Hi hscancer, let me know if yo have anymore questions - this can be a long journey and I found it helps to talk about things we go through. Best of luck!

Welcome to the site and remember we are all here cheering you on. When you finish all of your treatments you will truly know how strong you truly are. Nothing small will ever bother you again because you will know that is not important. One piece of advice that was given me when I was going through treatment was to not compare myself to anyone else because we are all different. The one thing that I found most positive about my treatments was I made some really good friends. God bless you and we are always here for you.

You have come to the right place. Welcome! The process you are beginning is a long one with many emotional and physical ups and downs. I hope you are able to get through this with a minimum of side effects. Please try to be on the lookout for positives, like meeting some wonderful people, learning about yourself, finding inner strength you didn't know you had. It's difficult, what you are going through, and if you need an answer or opinion on something you are experiencing, please let your fellow WhatNexters try to help. Have a good day today.

Welcome to the site. I think that you will find this a friendly place to come when you need to sound off or vent from anger. We are all here to listen and help, if we can, because at some point and time in each of our lives we have been in your situation. Please don't be afraid to ask questions either. No question on this site is silly or dumb. We all have questions we would like other opinions on or answers to. There are so many nice people here that it has helped me get through my fears I had when I was DX'd with DCIS. Good luck in the future.

Hello and welcome, we are glad you found us. Please feel free to join in the conversations. Here is a link to our cancer dx page for your type of cancer. Take a look at it to get you started on some information. You will notice at the bottom of that page 4 of our active users who have had that journey already, you may wish to contact them for their experience and wisdom. Also, I encourage you to go to the questions page now by clicking on the questions tab at the top of the page and post what is the most pressing issue you have right now. This will introduce you to the community and get you started on the help you need right now.

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There are also subtypes listed on this page to narrow down the type of cancer to match your dx.

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Team WhatNext Community Mgr.

Welcome to the WhatNext family! The WhatNext family is made up of people like you who are looking for help or looking to help others. To help you along your journey the WhatNext family has put together a Beginner's Guide to Cancer that I highly recommend you check-out here: http://bit.ly/10BQKCi. Also, please do not hesitate to reach out to others or ask for help.

Wishing you the best.

David
Founder, WhatNexter