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Radiation treatments

Betti
Betti
Hi, I'm Betti
Betti
Perhaps you had picked up a "bug" of some sort? I'm glad you haven't had any further issues.
4
  • Mon Feb 22, 2021 ·

Myelodysplastic syndrome (disorder)

RICHARD Q M.
RICHARD Q M.
Hi, I'm RICHARD Q M.
RICHARD Q M.
I was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic syndrome (CMML-1) Because of my age (78 male), I am not a candidate for a transplant. The average life expectancy given is 8 months. Many other factors enter th...
4
  • Mon Feb 22, 2021 ·

Stem Cell Transplant

In group: Patient Empowerment
Michelle
Michelle
Hi, I'm Michelle
Michelle
I’m 34 and I found it to be not as bad as I had been warned about. I was mostly bored at the hospital. Waiting for my counts to go up felt eternal. Doctors want you to walk at least a mile per ...
23
  • Sun Feb 21, 2021 · Like3

Lung cancer

In group: Patient Empowerment
Carolyn F C.
Carolyn F C.
Hi, I'm Carolyn F C.
Carolyn F C.
Positive thoughts are truly phenominal. I will be starting chemo and radiation very soon and am embracing the treatment...looking forward to being cancer free. Prayers to God are extremely powerf...
47
  • Sat Feb 20, 2021 · Like11

Ways to Communicate with Extended Family and Friends

In group: Using Navigating Care
Marsha
Marsha
Hi, I'm Marsha
Marsha
Hi Dennis. I, too, was just diagnosed two weeks ago with non-small cell lung cancer. The most difficult thing for me, so far, is acknowledging to myself that I have cancer. (BTW, my name is Mars...
5
  • Fri Feb 19, 2021 · Like3

To Chemo or not to chemo

In group: Breast Cancer Group
LKO47
LKO47
Hi, I'm LKO47
LKO47
The predict tool was what my oncologist used in discussing options. I opted not to go for oncotype, just radiation and hormone therapy. I'm curious what poster #1 decided to do. I was already havin...
6
  • Fri Feb 19, 2021 · Like1

Bone Marrow Aspirate/Biopsy

Yolanda D.
Yolanda D.
Hi, I'm Yolanda D.
Yolanda D.
Can anyone share there experience with a bone marrow aspirate/biopsy procedure, especially if you are elderly. Thank you.
1
  • Mon Feb 15, 2021 ·

Pernicious Anemia

In group: Patient Empowerment
Brandy20
Brandy20
Hi I'm Brandy
Brandy20
I've had lower HGB for most of my life but in 2016 had two, very painful fast bleeds which sent me to the ER. Multiple colonoscopies and endoscopies found nothing but after my iron stores dropped t...
6
  • Mon Feb 8, 2021 · Like1

memory loss - Chemo / COVID / Grief

In group: Are you concerned about memory or thinking problems after cancer treatment?
mma
mma
Hi, I'm mma
mma
I've been on chemo for years and I do understand that the chances of chemo brain are very real. I also had COVID in March 2020 and lost my husband to COVID in April 2020. They say COVID can cause...
1
  • Mon Feb 8, 2021 ·

DX after age 70

In group: Breast Cancer Group
Betti
Betti
Hi, I'm Betti
Betti
I was diagnosed at age 62 and am single. I was fortunate my imaging center had a nurse navigator who was young enough to be my daughter. She was with me for my biopsies, appointments with doctors...
2
  • Fri Feb 5, 2021 ·

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