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Side effects with Herceptin long term treatment
Hi I will be done with Taxol next week but will still receive Herceptin infusions for a year. Will the side effects be as adverse? Thanks!
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no treatment throat cancer
My mom (80 yrs old) has been diagnosed with throat cancer and she is insisting on not having any treatment. She says she feels fine now and doesnt want radiation or chemo with all the bad side effects. Anyone know what she would or could go through if she left this type of cancer untreated?
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NED 7 years
Had ultrasound and xray Today. All good just have a stable simple cyst for past 2 years tho. I still sweat these out till I get results.
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Uncle NED is that you?
Well yes it! On Dec 14 2022 I had my yearly CT scan and it was normal!!!!
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Trying not to panic
I've reached the phase after radiation (week three) where I'm more active, and trying to recover my health, strength, and endurance from last year, before cancer took over my life. Because I'm more active now, I'm experiencing confusing sensations in my pelvic area...fleeting pain, twinges, etc. It could be from not having…
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Best hospitals for treatment
As I mentioned a few days ago my dad will be going to wake forest Baptist medical center in north Carolina. Seems from reading several posts that maybe several of you went to Mayo Clinic. Just wanting to get an idea of where some of you received your treatment. I certainly want to go to the BEST facility and doctors. Wake…
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Blackheads after breast cancer radiation
I recently started to see pores on my chest that looked like blackheads.. After having radiation. Around the same time(not sure which I realized first)I noticed my breasts were super smooth feeling. I realized right away that they became hairless!! That’s why they felt so smooth.. But the blackheads are bothering me. Just…
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3+4 Time for my 6 month...anxiety
Hey everyone. New here. But I am getting my 6 month PSA checked Tuesday and my anxiety is a little high. I had a robotic prostatectomy 1.5 years ago at 46. Final pathology was 3+4 fully contained and 15% pattern 4. All tests have been <.04 undetectable. I realize with those stats I'm in a very good position. But no matter…
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Natural remedy to help
Hi there everyone, I had a 10cm Stage 3 Colon Cancer removed back in September 2021 with 6 months Chemo finishing in March 2022. I’m u der observation up to 5 years. I drink Alkaline water, been on this concoction 3 months now and recently I had blood and scans tests. All clear.. bless you all and try it out: Cancer killer…
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At 25 should I feel stuck?
I had a my kidney partially removed after finding a mass 2.4cm in December and ever since I’m lucky but I don’t feel it. Am I ungrateful? Should I feel like this is a gift that’s suppose to be life changing? Sorry just wanted to share. Hope all goes well with you all in this coming year. God Bless Noah
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Caregiver stress
I am a sister , aunt and nurse to my brother with recurrence of glioblastoma and his 28 year old daughter with neuro sarcoma with Mets. I tend to be pessimistic when they are so optimistic. I try so hard to remain positive for the future, but the nurse in me jumps to conclusions. Any help groups or suggestions are…
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Do you feel forgotten as a caregiver?
I feel so alone and forgotten in all of this. This is my 4th time as a cancer caregiver. I lost my fiancee 6 years ago this New Years Eve, and 10months later my mom had breast cancer and survived. Two months ago my present partner of 4 years was diagnosed with throat cancer. I suffer from PTSD from the horrid journey with…
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Getting hair highlights on folfox
I just started my Folfox treatment yesterday. After talking to the nurse, I'm considering going to my stylist in the next week to possibly dye my hair to remove my golden highlights, and add some ashen/ gray highlights to help with the massive gray regrowth I'm expecting if I don't dye my roots every 3 weeks. Then maybe I…
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Six Year Tests
I haven’t been around for a while…..traveling…..woo hoo. But back home and had tests/scans needed for my annual survivorship program appointment. The results are already in. Creatinine was 0.94, better than before my merry-go-round started. eGFR was 89, also a high for me. Chest x-rays were clear. And the ultrasound showed…
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Splenic marginal zone lymphoma
integrative Medicine for SMZL
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Delayed Bone Healing after Red Devil
Hi ~ I had Adriamycin and Taxotere 12 years ago. I have had broken bones in my foot that did not heal even after being casted and wearing a boot. Finally after 9 months it healed. I now have fracture in my wrist and after 4 months it still has not healed. Add numerous fingers and toes to the list of broken bones that took…
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PMP - debulking, omentum,peritoneum,chemo
I was recently diagnosed with PMP (pseudomyxoma peritonei). Only one or two people in a million get this. It basically is a tumor on the appendix that creates a jelly in the abdomen. The tumor can spread to other organs and tissues. I had the debulking and the HIPEC treatment. *Regular chemo does NOT work on this…
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pelvic mass on ovary CT?
Has anyone had a CT scan that showed pelvic mass on ovary 9.3 cm and complex lesions, then it turned out to be a recurrence with grade 1 stage 1 a after a hysterectomy (kept ovaries)? I had a CT scan after an accident, this was found and has me confused and concerned. My oncologist is sending me for an US but didn't say if…
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Ileostomy, anyone?
This is my first time finding this forum, it would have been very helpful when I was scared out of my mind when I was first diagnosed! I just completed treatment 1/24/23 and am so ready for my burns to finish healing and start feeling more like myself. Going through the posts, it seems like a lot of people got through anal…
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Caregiver Reprieve
Hello everyone, My father (74) had a brain tumor removed September 2022 and pathology determined he had Glioblastoma Multiforme Grade 4, started chemo and radiation treatment November thru December 2022. When he started the chemo/radiation, he was also fitted with an Optune device that he wears 90% of the time. He is now…
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Abiraterone acetate from Cost Plus Pharmacy
Is anyone using Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus pharmacy to get Abiraterone (Zytiga generic)? I s it reliable? I’ve been thinking about it. Abiraterone is listed on their site but next to 250mg, the standard dosage, it says “(Back order)”…
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DIEP Flap plus implants
Hi! Stage 4 Her2 + Breast Cancer. Has anyone had DIEP Flap surgery and put implants in as well at the revision surgery? Just wondering if there was much scar tissue? Thanks in advance!
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Skin cancer
Hello I am new to this page . I have a squamous cancer on scalp . My primary diagnosised as fungal. A head neck doctor wants to do a wide excision...remove it to bone. Scrape bone ..pack with collegen. Sew a gause on it . Leave on for a week then let it granulate in and heal. Ivwill be under general anthesia. I am freaking…
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Robotic assisted Sigmoid Colon Resection about 6 inches
I am new here. I was diagnosed at nov, 2022 in my first colonscopy. No symptoms, Dr. found a polyp has cancer cells in it. But the polyp's deep margin is not clear, so I need a surgery to stage me. I was told it is "Robotic assisted Sigmoid Colon Resection about 6 inches" , I am curious to know how soon can I recover from…
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Tooth Extraction For H&N Patients Is Always A Major Risk Event
Anyone who has had head and Neck cancer and had radiation treatment in the head and neck area could be at risk for osteoradionecrosis (ORN), or bone death depending on where the radiation fields were and how strong the radiation was. Please be extremely aware of oral and dental care moving forward after treatment. It is…
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Stage 1Breast Cancer
Hi Everyone, This is my first post. I had a lumpectomy in July 22 and was diagnosed with Stage 1 ILC in Aug. I opted for a double mastectomy with expanders (currently still in). 5 nodes were taken out and all considered clear. My oncotype score was 15, so no radiation or chemo. Anyone else in the same boat?
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What a crock!
I amso tired of seeing this stuff about how women can lower thier chances of breast cancer. Take my morther for example. She has never smoked, never had a drink of alcohol in her life, breast fed two babies, weight normal, exercises, eats healthy as in doesn't eat processed foods and she got breast cancer. I agree with my…
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Bed and Pillow
Hi everyone, We got the following bed and mattress for my mom. https://www.cocoonbysealy.com/mattress/extra-chill-hybrid-mattress/v/154/?utm_source=click&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=%27%27 But she seems to be so uncomfortable with this bed always. Any idea why? She keeps saying that it is slipping and sliding even if the…
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Tingling/ twitching in breast area after mastectomy
I had a total mastectomy in Dec. 2022 . It has been 7 weeks and I am experiencing a twitching/ tingling now after my mastectomy every time I move my wrist. It is only on the side I had the surgery. If I move my wrist up, down, left or right every time it feels like a rope inside by chest is moving with my wrist movements.…
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Stomach Cancer with H. Pylori with Submarine Sailors
Good even, I'm looking for Veterans or their families who had multiple cases of H. Pylori that turned into Stomach Cancer, My husband was a sailor on the trident submarines Michigan 727, Alabama 731, worked on Missiles at SWFPAC.