chemotherapy
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 Jul 23
Granite is a young man we've known for 18 years. His Grandpa and Grandma were best friends with us, for a long time.
I said were, because Marilyn passed away last year, in April. And now it's hard to find Paul at home, he seems...
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
8 Mar 18
You all may be aware that my mom is not well as she is diagnosed with breast cancer and is going through the chemos. This is one problem which we can't overlook as she need care.
Secondly we bought a land and have given contract...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
25 Sep 17
Today I had an appointment for 12 noon at Christie hospital. The schedule was for blood to be taken at 12 noon and chemotherapy to begin at 3 PM. It is not unusual to encounter delays , but today was totally unexpected.
I arrived...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Sep 17
I was originally scheduled for 9 sessions of chemotherapy, broken into 3 sets of 3 days. Last Wednesday I had what I expected to be my last chemotherapy session and yesterday visited the hospital for an X-ray and to discover what...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
7 Sep 17
Ever since my chemotherapy treatment began I have had obstacles of one kind or another, even resulting in 3 days hospitalisation on two separate occasions.
My current treatment was set for 9 chemotherapy sessions in total, of...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Sep 17
Today I visited Christie hospital to undergo the day one of my final 3 day chemotherapy session. Day one is always a longer day than the other two because it involves blood tests and two separate chemotherapy solutions, but today...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
31 Aug 17
Despite my age, I have always maintained a fairly good head of hair. When I began chemotherapy I expected this to change because loss of hair is well known for people undergoing chemotherapy.
To my surprise, 6 weeks after the...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Aug 17
Since undergoing my first 3 day chemotherapy session a few weeks ago, everything has been positive and promising.
A few days ago I noticed that my hair was combing out now, but that did not concern me. However, shortly afterwards...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
21 Jul 17
The chemotherapy was scheduled to start on Tuesday, but the day did not go to plan. After providing a blood sample I was waiting in reception when I suddenly collapsed. I was diagnosed with an irregular heart condition which was...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
17 Jul 17
Today I visited Christie hospital for an MRI scan. Now I will be returning tomorrow to start my chemotherapy. I have been patiently waiting for this day to arrive, but now find myself with mixed emotions.
On the one hand I am...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Jul 17
Today has been a hectic day, starting with a visit from a support nurse this morning and then an appointment to Christie hospital.
Apart from the expected blood tests and X-ray etcetera, there was an in depth consultation with the...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Jul 17
Since my CT scan and resultant biopsy, the samples taken have been analysed to decide precisely what the tumours consist of. Today was my appointment to see a consultant and be informed of the results and potential prognosis.
The...
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Linda Mansfield (Snowdrop)
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
26 Feb 17
Almost a year ago my sister was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. It shook the whole family up and made us all realise how important it is to spend as much time with our loved ones as we can because when things...
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39034)
• Petaluma, California
3 Jan 17
We went to the orientation class, and they gave Mom a booklet and went through it with her and the other six people that were there about the effects they might have with the chemo and what to do or who to call if that...
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39034)
• Petaluma, California
3 Jan 17
Gah! I put 1-3-16 up there before I corrected it.... Oh, well. It's only the third of January, I guess I'm allowed to screw it up a bit still...
It has been raining quite a bit the last few days. Angel and I...
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PRASHANT RAJPUT
@RADICAL11 (189)
• Delhi, India
15 Oct 16
I have observed that many patients of cancer die despite going through the cruel "Chemotherapy". The process of therapy is so hard that It can eliminate the spirit of patient altogether however most of the patients rely on it to...
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Macarrosel
@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
30 Aug 16
We were traveling yesterday to another town to attend my sister-in-law's wake and burial. She suffered for breast cancer and underwent lots of surgeries and medications, chemotherapy, radiation, bone treatment, etc., but to no...
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