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Breast Cancer
I started chemotherapy (6 treatments of Taxotere and Cytoxin- 1 every three ... I've been one of the blessed ones and have had only minor side effects. ...
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- I had breast cancer at age 50, 13 years ago! About 1cm in right breats, had a mastectomy, chemo NO RADIATION ! CAT was the chemo and six months, then I was fine. No na...
- I will be praying for you and your family. I am walking for my 4th year in the breast cancer 3-day walk in Nov. and will leave next week to go to Boston to crew the ...
- 7 years ago on the 18th of July, I received the call from my radiologist telling me that I joined this crazy pink ribbon club, and for the next 10 months, I ran on the...
Breastfeeding and Drinking
... (with exception to few such as illegal narcotics and chemotherapy drugs) while breastfeeding. ... My doc told me one drink won't effect the baby. ...
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- My doc told me one drink won't effect the baby. She said if I have more than one then wait 1 hr for each drink before breastfeeding. So if you have 2 drinks and wait a...
- DO NOT pump and dump! Bad advice and completely unnecessary! If you have a drink or two you will be fine and so will your baby. It does not go "straight through" to...
- Pump and Dump, Baby! Pump out the old... in with the new. (I'd stick to beer and wine only.) Have fun and don't STRESS about it.
Ever Heard of Benedryl for Car/motion Sickness?
Our vet uses it for nausea for our dog for her chemotherapy sessions. .... and it may have side effects; I'd definitely ask the doctor first about that one. ...
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- Hi, Lynn - We tried Benedryl for seasickness; it didn't work, so we then went to Dramamine. You can check with your pediatrician on this, dosing, etc. Good luck! N.
- My daughter suffers from the same thing, although it is worse if she eats just before we leave or in the car. You could try the motion sickness wrist bands you can bu...
- I know you don't want to sedate your kid, but you might have to choose between "evils". I'd rather be asleep, not miserable and throwing up. Someone else said keeping ...
Hpv Positive
I have asked OB of the yeast infection effects the test result, ... Fortunately, you are not facing having to decide whether to take chemotherapy, ...
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- T., have the procedures. They are very simple, and do not take a lot of time, nor are there any side effects. You will experience some mild discomfort, similar to ba...
- I had this situation about 15 years ago but I didn't have children then. Cone biopsy was an outpatient surgery, was home the same day, had to take it easy for a few ...
- Hi T.... I don't know anything about how the cells work, but I do know I had the same stage 3 from my biopsy (and this was years ago). I had the procedure and everyth...
Hair Thinning
I would check the side effects of any meds you might be taking. Here is a list I found that might ... Radiation/chemotherapy. Dental treatment. Blood loss ...
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- First let me say, I'm so sorry to hear about your miscarriage. My prayers are with you. I started having the same issue at about your age (I'm now 36). I had every...
- I'm sure there could be a million reasons so you'll probably get many different responses, but I do know a couple of possibilities: My friend found out she had a th...
- I was 21 when I went through a very stressful time with two infants, new marriage, overbarring in-laws, and trying to buy a house. I lost a lot of hair. The dermatolog...
Vitamin/nutritional Supplement for Chemo Patient?
Chemotherapy was started and Anita and I put Barbara on an aggressive vitamin .... and there is no concern with side effects as it isn't a random amount of ...
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- Hi M..C, I recently got involved with Melaleuca. I have not tried any vitamins personally but there is a lot of feed back from people who have. I am very impressed...
- M.. C, I will be praying for your sister-n-law's mother. I whole-heartedly recommend the product JuicePlus+ that has been mentioned already in another response. My...
- Hi M. C - My dad has cancer - a type of lymphoma (which is incurable). He has to be careful b/c one of his symptoms is low blood platelets. I read some of your res...
Understanding symptoms...again
He put me on Zofran (which is used for chemotherapy patients as well as pregnancy ... very early on in pregnancy with no side effects on the baby at all . ...
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- Hi J., The thing that worked for my nausea, as strange as it sounds, was eating. Like a couple other people have said, I just forced myself to eat something small ...
- I was extremely sick this time around. With Emme I wasn't sick, even for a day. The thing that really helped me was taking 1/2 a vitamin B6. I swear...it saved my life...
- I am in a very simular spot as you. I walk on the treadmill every day even if it is just 10 minutes and I try to eat very small amounts of food all day. my nausia is...
Lactose Intolerance Symptoms
Oct 13, 2009 ... and check into the bad effects that the estrogen in soy has on children before .... celiac disease, Crohn's disease, or chemotherapy. ...
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- supposedly lactose intolerance can't be diagnosed until the child is yrs older. could have an issue with something you're eating, dairy being one of them since that is...
- Dear N., Please contact Pediatrics.com. I'd be worried too!!! Good Luck and God's Blessings. D. P.
- What causes lactose intolerance? The cause of lactose intolerance is best explained by describing how a person develops lactase deficiency. Primary lactase deficie...
More Bad News :(
In September of 2000 I began a year of systemic chemotherapy. .... while others prefer to enjoy their final days without the effects of chemo/radiation. ...
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- I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad. We just lost a friend to colalrectal cancer. She was diagnosed 9/2008 with the cancer in the colon, spots on the liver and tum...
- C., Every case is so different. My dad's small cell lung caner was discovered in October 05. He had chemo and then radiation (there is no surgery for this type) In...
- Hi. So Sorry to hear about your dad's condition. I am a mommy of 4 angels-ages 11,7,3,5 mths. but I am also a minister. I will pray for not only your dad but for your ...
What to Do for a Friend with Breast Cancer?
She has the surgery to go through, chemotherapy, being sick all the time, ..... Extremely dry skin is one of the most common side effects of chemo. ...
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- Norma's Challange is a wonderful source with a group of ladies who have been thru this themselves. Their number is listed in the phone book. They can be very helpful ...
- I was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy in November 2005. I had further surgeries in 2006 to reconstruct a new breast. Here's what helped me. 1. T...
- Give the daughters alot of talk, and support, and just be there if you can cook dinner, answer the phone calls, so that she doesn't have to talk about it all the time....
