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Here are some first session side effects:About 4 hours after the treatment I got a scratchy throat and my voice was slightly hoarse. Sucking on a cough drop helped.The day after, I felt the...

I had my first chemo treatment today and it was less scary than I thought it would be. They were able to hook up to my port (installed fresh on Monday) without a problem. While I was getting the...

I had my porta-cath installed today. This required surgery which went very well – it look one hour. I have the ‘bottle cap’ under my skin, on my left shoulder about an inch below the clavicle....

About Me:Hi I’m Mike. I’m a 46 year old male living in Tucson, AZ. I work for a large software company from my home. I do technical support for developers.Symptoms:For about a year, I had...

Last week I had my abdominal MRI and my Onc called two days later to tell me my liver was normal! I was dreading going on a business trip with the "not knowing" hanging over me. Nice of him to call...

On Monday 9/21 I got a call from my oncologist. Yes he called me himself, which is never a good sign. He was following up on the results of my CT scan done last month. He said he noticed some...

Yes. I'm 75% done (8 out of 12 treatments) with my chemo! The 5-FU has really made me sick for the 46 hours + that I get the infusion via the pump. I don't feel better until the following...

This week I had bleeding in my nose. Not like a 'nose bleed' but I had a lot of blood clots in my nose. Last week in the meeting w/ my oncologist, he said that my platelets were low, but it was not a...

I noticed the chemo drugs really dry out my skin. My wife got some good lotion for me at Trader Joes. Still somewhat constipated. Taking metamucil daily which helps a little.