Chemo Effects Tag Page
Chemo Brain
Now they call it Chemo Brain. There are pages upon pages of data on this dysfunction.
When I did chemotherapy in 1992 the term was not used, at least not that I heard.
It fits, and I believe it to be a real side effect factor to be considered and dealt with. Almost as soon as I started my chemotherapy this was one of the first side effects I noticed. It was like living in a fog.
I have always wondered if my short term memory is worse than it would have naturally been if I had not taken chemotherapy?
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Clear the Chemo Taste
I am sure each patient and each Chemotherapy is different, but I had a terrible time with how it affected my taste buds. Everything had a metallic taste to it. Things that I loved I could not tolerate with this added flavor.Finding something to drink became an increasingly difficult task. I loved sodas but could not drink them during chemo. I tried Gatorade (which was ok) but I was looking for something that actually tasted good and was refreshing.My poor wife was trying desperately to find the magic drink, she would bring home all kinds of things to try. And [...]
Chemotherapy and Humor
I am going to use 2 words that certainly will not appear to go together.Chemotherapy and Humor.Why? Because I found out very quickly that you had to have one to survive the other. If you can manage to keep a little sense of humor a big part of the Chemotherapy experience will be a lot easier to take.
Hair, yes, hair! Everyday of my life I woke up, looked in the mirror and gave no thought to what I would look like without my hair. I was a 70’s child. You know the kid, blue jeans with holes in the knees, [...]
Study: Lung cancer pill can be as good as chemo
(CNN) — A cancer treatment that comes in a pill is as effective as the standard chemotherapy for lung patients who had previously been treated for their cancer, according to a study released Thursday. The intravenous chemotherapy treatment had more severe side effects than the pill in this study. Results of a large clinical trial were published in the British medical journal The Lancet. The trial was designed to compare Iressa, a daily pill, to Taxotere, an IV-chemotherapy drug that’
Therapeutic Remedies That You Should Know About Alternative Cancer Treatment
Jonathan Bell asked: Alternative cancer treatment is a group of therapeutic remedies used in place of conventional medicine for the purpose of treatment of cancer. Alternative cancer treatments can be very effective. Alternative cancer treatment is a group of therapeutic cancer treatments seek to strengthen the body’s immune system, to enhance the quality of life during recovery, and to nourish and fortify the body
Study: Lung cancer pill as effective as chemo
(CNN) -- A cancer treatment that comes in a pill is as effective as the standard chemotherapy for lung patients who had previously been treated for their cancer, according to a study released Thursday. The intravenous chemotherapy treatment had more severe side effects than the pill in this study. Results of a large clinical trial were published in the British medical journal The Lancet. The trial was designed to compare Iressa, a daily pill, to Taxotere, an IV-chemotherapy drug that’s admin
Effects And Benefits Of Alternative Cancer Treatments For Breast Cancer
Mark Branyon asked: There is no doubt that breast cancer is a frightening diagnosis for any woman or man. From the moment those two words are uttered, feelings of uncertainty and fear begin to mount. Uncertainty about the future and whether there’s a way to better the chances of survival collide with feelings of life w
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My Journey Update
My Journey Update It’s been a while since I’ve posted about my pink journey here so I figured I’d do an update. I am one month out now from the completion of radiation treatments. My skin is healing nicely and I don’t have any real issues with my skin now other than being dark on my shoulder in the radiation field. I also have been dealing with my muscles tightening up in my arm and hand on the radiation side. I continue to do stretching exercises to try and relieve that situation. I started
Shimmerz Cupcake Birthday MFTWUW04 & SC199
Finally!!! I finally got to stamp, I finally got to post and I finally got to play with some of the goodies I've gotten lately from a few different friends! (Wait until you see the cupcake card tomorrow using my cupcake from Shannon & Lisa). Talk about multi-tasking...this is a Birthday card for my Chemo patient (I am a Chemo card angel), this is my paper piecing entry for MFT Stamps What's Up Wednesday Challenge and the SplitCoast Sketch Challenge 199...whew, that was a mouthfull :) Let's
Radiation Was Not What I Had Expected
I think I had a whole lot of ideas in my mind about what radiation treatment would be and I think for the most part I was pretty far off. You can have all kinds of side effects. Some people have worse effects from that than the chemo. Luckily I was not one of those. I really don't remember feeling much if any side effects. I was already tired so I don't know if radiation made it worse. I didn't really get a sore throat like they completely expected me to. I didn't get a burn like a sunburn in
Treatments and repairs
A few weeks ago I was contemplating skipping my next clinical trial of cancer treatments, but after talking to my doctors it seems that the drug under examination, cediranib, has a better potential for being effective, and is less likely to cause nasty side effects, than I thought. So today I took my first dose, in the form of a tiny pill no bigger than a small vitamin tablet. I only down one a day, quite a contrast to the several hours of IV dosing from my previous chemo treatments. It almost
PET Results: Possibly, Probably, Maybe & Perhaps
Another Looping Today Lori and I went to see the Oncologist (’onc.’) at 12. He is the main onc at the OLVG and it turns out he was disappointed with the PET scan results. He said there was a lot of residual active mass which was active on the PET scan. This was more then he expected. To further complicate matters, there was a small mass or possible mark on my lung. The lung mark was there previously, and had shrunk with the BEP Chemo, but together with the amount of active residual mass it m
You Have Cancer, What Do You Do Now? Don't Panic, Contact a Specialist, and Acquire Subject Knowledge
By Dane Masters Very often we tend to ignore the information about the many treatments of cancer unless there comes a time when we have to pay attention to it. Unless we are fascinated with reading medical journals we hardly bother to know more about the problems or the solutions or the symptoms of cancer. This is what happened to one of my closest pals as well. She is a clinical nurse with specialization in Geriatric Nursing. She is well equipped about all aspects of medical knowledge as wel
You Have Cancer, What Do You Do Now? Don't Panic, Contact a Specialist, and Acquire Subject Knowledge
By Dane Masters Very often we tend to ignore the information about the many treatments of cancer unless there comes a time when we have to pay attention to it. Unless we are fascinated with reading medical journals we hardly bother to know more about the problems or the solutions or the symptoms of cancer. This is what happened to one of my closest pals as well. She is a clinical nurse with specialization in Geriatric Nursing. She is well equipped about all aspects of medical knowledge as wel
You Have Cancer, What Do You Do Now? Don’t Panic, Contact a Specialist, and Acquire Subject Knowledge
by Dane Masters One doesn’t pay close attention to the nuances of the treatment for cancer until one needs to. It makes sense that unless we have an unusual penchant for or fascination with reading up on amazing medical treatments, we don’t take the time to learn of the problems, the solutions, the symptoms, or the side effects. Such is the case with my best friend of twenty-nine years. She is a clinical nurse with specialization in Geriatric Nursing. She is well equipped about all aspects of
You Have Cancer, What Do You Do Now? Don’t Panic, Contact a Specialist, and Acquire Subject Knowledge
by Dane Masters One doesn’t pay close attention to the nuances of the treatment for cancer until one needs to. It makes sense that unless we have an unusual penchant for or fascination with reading up on amazing medical treatments, we don’t take the time to learn of the problems, the solutions, the symptoms, or the side effects. Such is the case with my best friend of twenty-nine years. A clinical nurse specialist specializing in geriatric nursing, my friend has a wealth of medical and other
The treatment of cancer my friend underwent
By Dane Masters One doesn't pay close attention to the nuances of the treatment for cancer until one needs to. It makes sense that unless we have an unusual penchant for or fascination with reading up on amazing medical treatments, we don't take the time to learn of the problems, the solutions, the symptoms, or the side effects. Such is the case with my best friend of twenty-nine years. My friend is a clinical nurse who has specialization in geriatric nursing. She has an incredible knowledge
How Many Cancer Cures Are There - And Why Don't We Know About Them?
How Many Cancer Cures Are There - And Why Don't We Know About Them? was written by Michele Michaels It is clear and has been known for quite sometime that the medical industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, FTC and AMA do not want you to know about these cures. Why? Because unless they make money - you stay sick. And it’s not necessary. We can be healthy it is our right. I can’t list every cure that’s out there but there are certainly more available then the traditional chemo and radia
Studies Reveal That Acupuncture May Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects
Studies Reveal That Acupuncture May Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects was written by Shelly Phegley from acupuncture-treatment-specialists.com Acupuncture, which dates as far back as the first millennium B.C., has been championed by practitioners, doctors, and patients as an effective vehicle for achieving balanced health. Acupuncture uses thin needles that are inserted just under the skin and left in place for about a half-hour. According to Chinese medicine theory, acupuncture helps restore b
You Have Cancer, What Do You Do Now? Don’t Panic, Contact a Specialist, and Acquire Subject Knowledge
by Dane Masters It is often seen that we remain blissfully ignorant of the latest information of cancer unless we are in a situation when we have to pay attention to what is the latest buzz in cancer treatments. We generally do not read up medical articles unless we have a fascination for those and needless to say we do not bother to know more about the diseases, their solutions, symptoms or the side effects. This is what happened to my closest pal of twenty nine years. My friend is a clinical
Good to be home...
I think last week was the longest week of my entire life. I have never had so many emotions go through me in such a short period of time. I still remember a week ago at this very time, physically shaking from the reality that my darling little girl had cancer. It is so shocking how life can change in an instant and how truly precious our children are. First, I want to say how deeply touched we were by all the comments left and for all the prayers and thoughts of those we know and those we don'
A treatment of cancer explained
A treatment of cancer explained Posted By James Cavalier on @ 8:55 am by Dane Masters It is often seen that we remain blissfully ignorant of the latest information of cancer unless we are in a situation when we have to pay attention to what is the latest buzz in cancer treatments. We generally do not read up medical articles unless we have a fascination for those and needless to say we do not bother to know more about the diseases, their solutions, symptoms or the side effects. This is wha
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