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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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How many types of Cancer are there?
I was doing a little research into Cancer, again. I guess once you have been through Chemotherapy it stays with you. The concerns of cancer coming back are always with me. It’s not really a worry as much as a realization that it is highly probable.
I have written some about my Chemotherapy at my blog Chemotherapy Experiences and I was just curious as to how many types of Cancers there are. Well, according to The National Cancer Institute there are 206 they have listed.
My Chemotherapy Wardrobe
Now here was a plus. While doing chemo I found my wardrobe the one thing that I liked. It was real simple.Sweat Pants, T-shirts and a bandana. Easy to mix and match.The only problem I ran into was in a few public places. Once while walking through a mall I was harassed by the security guards and told I had to remove the bandana because it represented the colors of some gang. It was frustrating and funny at the same time.
Here I was, seriously bloated, very, very white, 30 years old without a hair on my body. And they [...]
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, [...]
New Chemotherapy Blog
I have always wanted to write about my cancer and chemotherapy experiences and now I will. Yes, it seems like a real depressing subject, but, I think it something I need to do.
However, I really do not want to clutter up this blog and take it down that road, so I have started a completely new blog.
Feel free to stop and let me know what ya think.
Link : My Chemotherapy Experiences
Cancer Resources
I started chemotherapy the first week of the new year in 1992. On some scales it seems like yesterday, and on others it seems like an eternity ago.The first thing that is probably drastically different for anyone today is the available resources. In 1992 there was no Internet. I was given all the literature from my oncologist on the subject and was left to my own despair to search out any information. The only resource that had anything was the local library, and that in itself was massively outdated.I will warn anyone facing chemo or anything major to be careful [...]
The start of my Chemotherapy Blog
Whenever I tell someone I am a Cancer survivor the conversation almost always turns to Chemo Therapy and how it affected me.I wish Blogs had been around when I was in the middle of my Chemo so I could have kept a log of the daily events.
I talk to crackers
No, I am not making a racist statement, I really talk to crackers. You know, crackers, the kind you eat.
My taste buds must be warped. I like to blame it on the chemotherapy I did 14 years ago. After Chemo my taste for some things was changed. Beer taste terrible, unless it is a dark beer, I hardly use mustard preferring mayonnaise on most sandwiches, and I clearly remember not liking mayonnaise most of my life.
Now comes the crackers… Cheez It brand started making different flavors of their crackers. I quickly became addicted to the BBQ flavor crackers. Perfect for [...]
Lalime in for Islanders
No surprise here: Patrick Lalime will be in goal for the Sabres tonight when the Islanders visit HSBC Arena. The backup was expected to get a game per week during this three-week run of three games in four nights. It's tonight against the team he beat, 7-1, for his first Buffalo victory in the second game of the season. It also appears the Sabres will go with the same lineup that dressed for Friday's 3-0 loss to Philadelphia. Henrik Tallinder and Maxim Afinogenov are likely to be scratched for
A Grateful Giveaway
I am so touched by the many responses to the post I wrote last week expressing my pledge to buy handmade. Thank you so much for your comments and emails. I am constantly amazed at the warmth and kindness of the blog community. At my job on Monday I received some pretty sobering news about possible budget cuts that has myself and my coworkers nervous and keeping our fingers crossed. It's been a stressful week, but as I settled down into bed last night and looked around, my heart was utterly overw
Billion-dollar Drug Company Covers Up An All-Natural Treatment That Stops Cancer!
Billion-dollar Drug Company Covers Up An All-Natural Treatment That Stops Cancer! It is unfortunate the the major pharmaceutical manufacturer’s will not share the information that they find and cannot use because it turns out to be natural, as a result of their research. Graviola is a fantastic healing herb that was hidden for more than seven years. It is a natural herb that could have been used in the natural supplement fight against cancer. ¶ Posted 22 November 2008 † Joni Bell § Alternati
Some cancer patients can take pills instead of chemo, study says
According to a study released Thursday, a cancer treatment that comes in a pill is as effective as the standard chemotherapy for lung patients. British medical journal The Lancet published findings of a large clinical trial regarding this. This international study included more than 1,400 patients for whom standard chemotherapy had been ineffective. In the study, patients taking Iressa had an average survival of 7.6 months, and 32 percent survived one year, compared with patients getting t
Poor Sid :(
We just found out that my grandpa’s dog has prostrate cancer. They have to put him down soon. Probably next week. Sid is an American Eskimo and he looks a lot like Sammy. Oh I don’t know what we’d do if we lost Sammy. He’s incredibly spoiled but we love him all the more for it. My grandma’s dog Belle (Sid’s wife ;)) had surgery a few months ago because she had a tumor — she’s recovering nicely. I wish they could do more for Sid but the vet says it’s too late for chemo. I know Daddy is
No, This is Not a Cat Blog
However, I had to put my cat to sleep and so that’s what we’ve got to work with today. What can I say about Mr. Nathan? He was a cat. He was gray. He was none too bright. He was also my very first pet (if you don’t count all those fish I killed). As college seniors, my BFF and I went down to the Union Square animal shelter looking for some cute decoys to stall our biological clocks for as long as humanly possible. One little kitten crawled into my lap and fell asleep. I swooned. At the
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
SHINY HEADS AT THE ELLSWORTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
SHINY HEADS AT THE ELLSWORTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY Filed under: prairie musings — Peg Britton @ 4:55 pm It starts like this: Todd Britton is getting sheared by Greg Piper. And what is this all about? Here’s the finished product. I’ve never seen Todd….ever….without a full head of hair. He was born with a lot of hair. He seems pretty pleased with the way he looks. Baldies…from left to right: Major Robert Murrell, Warden Johnnie Goddard, Robert Hudson, Deputy Warden Bill Finke, Marty
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
Failure and farming
Lately, I don’t feel like a farmer. Can’t help it, I don’t deal with the cows on a daily basis right now. I feel fraudulent. Most farmers have a period of rest from their work because of the season. Crop farmers have breaks. So, it does a milkmaid good to enjoy a seasonal break.I examined this counterfeit feeling as I looked out the window this morning. Frost adhered to the windshields of cars parked around the neighborhood. Hmmm….I would have been up for three hours if I had milked the cows to
Making plans
When Kennedy was born, all my expectations, my dreams, for my child were crushed. I was heartbroken thinking about all the plans I had for her that may never come to be. Slowly however, I began to dream new dreams, make new plans, establish new goals. For example, from the moment I enrolled Kennedy into Early Intervention, I had it in my mind that when she turned 3 she would go to the Special Needs Preschool in our school district. It's where Kameron went when he turned 3. I knew the teachers an
Brenden Foster’s Last Wish
Brenden Foster is an eleven year old boy who is dying from Leukemia. There is no more chemo for Brenden, it is over. I believe in my heart that Brenden was sent here for this short time to remind us that helping others is more important than anything else we can do while on earth. I ask you to take the time now to watch this moving interview, and hear Brenden’s amazing story. Then honor his last wish, and give to someone in need. I have provided links below if you don’t know where to get s
Update
I'm officially not seeing Twilight today. All I did was sleep yesterday and I still slept almost 10 hours last night. And I'm sneezing a lot. So, all things considered, I think it's a wise course of action that I stay home today. (Except for my upcoming run to the store to get orange juice.) I want to see Twilight, but more than that, I want to be healthy for Thanksgiving. I cannot get sick, because if I do, I can't have dinner with the family. (My aunt has her last chemo treatment on Mo
What is Natural Interferon?
This testimony was shared via email from a fellow sales leader named Kris - thank you! I have an older friend that has Chronic Lymphcytic Leukemia. His name is Alvin. There are two types of Lymphcytic - B cell, which is slow growing and T cell which grows faster. There is treatment for the slower, that puts it in remission. But there is no treatment that works well for T cell. Alvin has the T cell. I have been taking him to the cancer specialist since spring. Every two months at his appoint
Why I Left Mainstream Medicine - From A Nurse
Quotes from this video …the ones profiting the most in my opinion have to be the pharmaceutical companies. Based on the amount of money they pay to those whom they seek to influence, it’s clear that it’s very important to them to keep the system the way it is. A few examples are the millions of dollars donated to medical schools annually, vacations and financial incentives enjoyed by doctors, and the excessive amount of drug advertising we see in medical journals and on US television. T
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
…Must Come Down
I left San Francisco with a heavy heart. I felt bad leaving Jackie! as she’d contracted a nasty cold when I was there and I wanted to take care of her. I knew the cold would prevent her from starting her next round of chemo on time and that was a bummer. But Jackie! is awesome, as we all know, and she pushed me out the door promising she’d be fine. The other thing that was weighing on me was some horrible news we’d heard on Saturday - that in the firestorm that overwhelmed Southern California
Surviving
We’re finally home and we’re a couple of whupped puppies. It was a good trip though even if I didn’t recognize Branson. I guess that’s what happens when you haven’t been to a place in over 22 years. Hubby got lost a couple of times, I kept asking him if things looked familar and he kept saying that he didn’t know, he didn’t usually drive through there in the dark…and it definitely looks different after dark. Monday night we ate at a place called Starvin’ Marvin’s. It was an all you can
But the prettiest sight to see
Today, I received a call that I was expecting. Really Cute Nurse Practitioner was calling to schedule the surgery to remove Little Warrior's portacath. What I was not expecting -- "The surgeon can do it Tuesday." Tuesday??? Wow! Yikes! Awesome! Eek! This Tuesday??? Yes. If you get chemotherapy, odds are good that you'll get a port implanted under your skin because the chemo has to go directly in a vein. If it gets in the muscle, it can cause some major damage, like eating right through it. H
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