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Long-Term Effects of Treatment

Damage to Heart arteries
I am quite fit and eat quite healthy ,just been told I need a heart bypass which will require 3 grafts. I had a Bonemarrow transplant 25 years ago,with full body radiation required to destroy my old marrow.Have been well and looked after myself since. Could the radiation be the cause of my damaged arteries ?
Question for the Group
Prostate cancer surgery in Feb of 2011, since that time I have had a number of issues. Cancer Brain for lack of a better term, depression, loss of energy, tiredness. I am a Viet Nam vet. So there are ptsd issues creeping back into my life. I have been going thru some of the postings and am seeing that there seems to be a…
Severe stomach and joint pain after RT
Hi I am seeking answers to this problem i was diagnosed with stage IB2 cervical cancer in July 2011 I had RT in Sept.2011 and completed it in November 2011 I have complained to my primary doctor not my oncologist about my pain but she makes me feel like my pain is all in my head. I have been experiencing severe stomach…
Long term effects after brain tumor removal
I posted this in the Brain tumor section but it might belong here: I am just curious as to other suvivors stories, I had my tumor( grade 3 astrocytoma right frontal lobe) removed in 1993( 18 years old) and went thru 6 weeks of Radiation and a years worth of Chemo. I am 34 now and I have always felt run down. I have some…
chemo theropy keeping you awake.
Have any of you had issues with chemo therapy keeping you awake. I have had a chemo port for the past 10 years The old chemo is still in it from 10 years ago. I know it still has chemo in it cause when I push on the site I start to loose hair. I have a lump too that has stopped growing at least for now any way. Plus I cant…
RIB & MUSCLE PAIN AFTER CHEMO & RT
Should I be alarmed or are these common effects...and long term? THANK YOU :)
Looking to talk with those of you who have put Radiation Therapy in the rear view mirror !
Hello, I'm new to the network, I am half way through my radiation treatments for Squamous Cell CA primary left tonsil bed with metastasis to a few lymph nodes same side neck (T1,N2,M0 IVa). Operated on and removed on 10-31-11, got all I'm told. I would very much like to chat with those like me who are out 3,4 or 5 years…
wow did not expect....
wow...I've been out here since 1994, being the only known person in the Universe, not to have recovered completely from cancer/treatment. Everyone is like "That was 18 yrs ago!" and I have lived in both the hell of the non-stop-pain and constant sickness, along with the hell of feeling like I am somehow doing this all to…
Life after treatment
Hope the following article about life after treatment will be helpful. Feel free to share with your survivor friends. http://voices.yahoo.com/life-after-cancer-10949944.html
Thumb joint pain
Does the medical community offer any agreement that chemo causes thumb joint pain? All I find on the internet are people's opinions on discussion boards. My pain seems to be the common complaint. It started months after the end of chemo and is identical in both hands. I'm concerned if the condition gets worse my oncologist…
Time Frame for Swelling to Reduce after a Partial Glossectomy and Rebuilding of Tongue (TONGUE CANCE
My father (70) was diagnosed with tongue cancer in July of 2010, under went a radiation (5 days per week for ~7 week)/chemotherapy type protocol with success, but the cancer returned again in January 2011 which required 2 surgeries to remove the cancer. He had a trach briefly and then require tube feeding almost solely for…
heart problems
Does anyone have heart problems resulting from radiation or chemo?
Cobalt Radiation Therapy
My Dad received Cobalt Radiation Therapy when he was 12 years old. This was to treat a brain tumour which developed after a bicycle accident. My Dad will be 61 years old in March 2012. He lived a normal life, he was a very hard working man. He ran his own transport business, he enjoyed playing sport and he was full of…
drugs - nexavar and votrient
Looking for information about controlling side effects of votrient and nexavar. Thanks
Does having cancer cause other health issues?
What have you experienced after being told your cancer was gone?
shrinkage of small intenstine after radiation need guidance
Walking..
Has anybody else had walking/dizziness issues while on avastin/carboplatin ?
Vision Problems After Chemotherapy
Is my current blurred vision (looking through a dark gray fog) related to my chemotherapy treatments? On Aug. 31, 2011, I finished six cycles of Herceptin, Taxotere and Carboplatin (cisplatin) for Breast Cancer. I was also diagnosed with Lung Cancer and had a Lobectomy in April 2011. I am now receiving a maintenance dose…
"If you smile at me, I will understand"
(Crosby, Stills and Nash reference) Today was teeth day at the local torture shop, I mean dentist. My dentist is a truly wonderful man with an even better example of humanity in his primary hygenist, Pam. But it does not make the trip any more enjoyable, for all of their wonderful attributes as humans, as professional…
I had a port put in on Friday, and I am exhausted, and nauseated. Is this normal?
I had a port put in on Friday, and I am exhausted, and nauseated. Is this normal?
Surgical Wound not healing! It's been 230+ days since surgery! Any help?
I was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma October 2010. Since then, I've been through four rounds of chemo and had surgery on Feb 2011. After the drain was removed a couple weeks after surgery, the wound opened back up caused by tunneling of fluid. That was March 2011. It is now 7 months and the wound has still not healed! My…
A rude awakening (neuropathy, chemobrain and who knows what else, sigh.
Before I go into this experience I want to remind readers who don't know my history that I am a 25 year survivor of non hodgkins lymphoma so my treatment was that long ago. I had an autologus bone marrow transplant and total body rads on recurrance. I am telling you this because what follows are my symptoms and cancer…
Probable Physical Confirmation of Chemo Brain
I am a 25 year survivor oh NHL and have had many side effects, long term and short, from treatments if some of you don't know me. One of them has been worsening chemo brain or chemo fog as some call it. For years I have known this was from both chemo and total body radiation but no doctors would validate that for years and…
Bone pain after Neulasta
So many people seem to have moderate to severe bone pain after neulasta - I just want to say that my chemo nurses told me to start Claritin several days before and after the injection, along with naproxen twice a day - I was having allergy -type symptoms, I think from the Taxotere - so I've just stayed on the claritin…
BRCA2 but No Family History
Help - I was just told I have BRCA2. In shock bc I have no family history. Just had a baby. Might want a second. Will be 39 this year. Would rather not have ovaries removed or mastectomy. Really scared - not sure what to do. Please help.
Fibromyalgia and Narcolepsy a result form Chemo?
Has anyone been diagnosed with fibromyalgia or narcolepsy? Im a 15 year Hodgkins Lymphoma surivior and have had several issues like everyone else on here. Ive been diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Restless Leg, IBS, PLMD, Raynaud's, Severe vitiamin D difencey and a Protein S defencey ( a blood…
Radiation induced necrosis
The first time I heard the word 'necrosis' was in the ER when I went in for an extremely painful spot on my left thigh and the ER doc said it could be 'fat necrosis'. Of course I knew what the word probably meant so looked it up when I got home, hmmm. Wondered if you can have necrosis all through your body anywhere that…
Thrush
Any body know what to do about thrush that seems to accompany Chemo?
chronic constipation
My husband has severe constipation from 2 episodes of cancer with multiple surgeries, chemos and radiation. Oncologist doesn't take this seriously. Anyone else with this issue.
my co-ordination is off
my last chemo was in march 2011. i have neuropathy in my feet and hands. cant keep up in excise class. my feet and legs wont move.

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