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Please help! My dad is starting chemo treatment tomorrow after some large confusion and I feel completely not ready. The doctor seemed to rush us out and we only received the an information package today. Last week I called the primary ...
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Hello everyone, I am usually on here answering questions rather than asking them. I have been having some blood level issues lately, with very low hemoglobin and very low platelets. I've had bloodwork a zillion times in the past few ...
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Hello! I’ve been reading some of the forums and discussions and I’m trying to determine if my dads chemotherapy is covered by OHIP. The oncologist at credit valley did not mention any costs but she did recommend Abraxane and Gemzar for ...
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Hello everyone, I am 32 years old and not married and recently diagnosed with IDC with ER, PR + and Her2 negative..as per the biopsy report. I had my lumpectomy with senitol node biopsy and 1 or two lymph nodes were removed. I asked the ...
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Hi, wondering if anyone has explored or has practiced fasting during their chemo regimen? I have been reading up on intermittent fasting and there is a body of knowledge around the benefits of fasting on metabolic processes within the ...
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As some of you know from following my posts over the years, my wife after 4 years is running out of options and we are both going thru that terrible moment of shock, fear, and desperation. I know many of you are going thru this, or have ...
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Hello, I was wondering if anyone has experience of Capecitabine and 5FU that they could share. My wife has been on Capecitabine for many months but suffers from lots of GI related side-effects. I understand 5FU may cause less of these ...
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Hey Gang, Found this very useful nonprofit site for comparing Prostate Cancer Treatments (for low, medium, and high-risk patients) for success and timelines. Very educational when making informed decisions about treatment ...
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Hi everyone, Essjay i am specifically tagging you bc I am sure you had cording and gave me the tip to look out for it. I’m pretty sure I have it - after two weeks of making progress with my stretches I’m now stuck and feeling pain when I try ...
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I have found on this site and the other site I am on that people can be years on one Targeted Drug, or Immunotherapy, or even on chemo Alimta maintenance for years. I have run through so may treatments in three years that is is getting scary. ...
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