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Long-Term Effects of Treatment
Archives for September 2010
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Long-term Hodgkins disease mantle radiation survivors
Hi, my name is Michele and I was treated in 1996 for HD with mantle radiation. The main long term effects so far are fatigue, general aches and pains and anxiety. I also have a TSH of 4.2 which is borderline hypothyroid. I worry a lot as I have young children and I am hearing so much about the increased chances of breast…
Dealing with Radiation Plexopathy with Myokymia
This year I was diagnosed with lumbar sacral radiation plexopathy with myokymia - 23 years after having had colon cancer (I was only 31 when diagnosed with cancer). Thank God I had my children prior to this happening and that treatment (radiation) was available as it more than likely saved my life. Looking back, I can say…
experience at ctca,zion
my wife was recently found to have breast cancer,and after talking with their lead guy on the phone,we were assured they would honor our insurance as an in network client,and we have an email confirming this.Now they sent me a financial hardship form, and are telling us they would most likely eat all the charges the…
Chemo-Brain
Wow, it's like a breath of fresh air!! To feel like you're the only one out there that's going through all this and then discover that there is someone else.. not only one, but a community, of people to share this with!! I too am a 4yr. cancer survivor and struggle with this daily. I have read some articles on it and also…
Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy
Anybody out there living with this, and have you had any luck with any of the available treatments. Sick of taking pills, does acupuncture work?
Stomach pains non stop. What do you think?
Hi Guys: I recently had a endoscopy and colonoscopy and all clear except for bacteria on the stomach which I had a ten day supply of antibiotics. Every day I had a little discomfort but now it is all day. I was not going to call the Doc, but it seems to be more unbearable now. I need your views on this. Unfortunately, I…
could this be from the whole brain radiation?
My 58 year old mother was diagnosed in October with limited stage SCLC. She went through chemo and radiation. She then had prophylactic radiation to her brain. She had no tumors there though. Her last session was in February, and within the last 4 weeks she has completely become a different person. She's hallucinating,…
One Year Later..
First of all I want to say I wish I had found this site while going through my treatment. To the day it will have been one year since I had a battle with NHL Large difused B Cell Lymphoma, I have been in remission now for roughly three months. Durring my struggle I had three outbreaks of MRSA,two blood transfusions,and now…