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    Apparently, shaking is a side effect of a few of my medications. Just great. My handwriting has gone to XXX! I'm sick of all these side effects, they're the worst part of the whole thing, I think.That and being terribly depressed. But I went to church today, that was nice.

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      GregP_WN

      Are you on steroids? I had that problem when on a high dose of prednisone. I was shaking, legs wouldn't stay still, in fact I couldn't stay still, had to be walking all the time. Hope it eases for you.

      16 days ago
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      jmills

      Yeah, I am. Thanks!

      6 days ago
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    Been getting weird, fast, stabbing headaches and shakes today. Also, I'm on Ambien and Benadryl right now, so things make little sense. My jaw has been hurting, too. It cracks and locks up. My stomach hurts like always. It's taking forever to type this. The End.

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      GregP_WN

      sorry your having troubles, I suggest you tell your doctors about any side efffects your having. They can usually manage them.

      18 days ago
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    My tire blew today right before my doctor's appointments...all my tires were pretty much bald unbeknownst to me. Ugh. My oil needed changing a few thousand miles ago. My car is fixed (easy)...I have AAA, but my body is not. I wish I had AAA roadside assistance for that. Hey, I blew a kidney...Ok be there in 45 minutes, they show up in an hour, here's your new kidney! And they don't ask you for money cuz you're a member. But...life has to go and be hard, so that doesn't exist. Plus now, I'm on a higher dose of depression meds and an additional depression medication, and I'm still depressed. Go frickin figure. My oral chemo dose went up cuz the ish is just spreading like wildfire, and it really feels like there's nothing I can do about it. So what did I do? I cried in the mall while I got all my tires changed and my oil changed. Good plan, go me. Now people think I'm crazy. Heck, I feel crazy. Once again, I'm not supposed to be alone tonight. I missed school today. That lecture looked like a beast, too. Ramble complete for now.

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      GregP_WN

      I love the AAA, it's handy especially if your not able to do things yourself.

      18 days ago
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    It's hard to breathe in general recently...even with the littlest bit of exertion. I feel super weak all the time, even writing can be tiring sometimes. I'm scared. I went to a school function last night, so today I'm extra wiped. I just felt nervous all day for some strange reason. Like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

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      GregP_WN

      Sorry your continuing to have trouble. My mom used to have trouble breathing and took Lasics pills to take fluid off. It would help her a lot. I don't know if your having a similar problem, but you might tell your doctor about your troubles if you haven't.

      23 days ago
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    I had to go back to the hospital because I was unable to breathe, but my breathing is better now. In addition to the pneumonia that I'm recovering from, the nodules in my lungs have grown, so it made for a very difficult time breathing.

    In addition to that, because of the mass in my brain, I had some difficulty with coordination recently, and I fell and hit my head, which required a few stitches in my head. I've also been shaking a lot, and I'm not quite sure why, but my EEG was not completely normal. I'm not sure if this is a side effect of medications or because of the mass. It's not constant, but when it happens it's highly obnoxious.

    Other than that and a headache, I'm doing better. Just very, very tired.

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      So sorry you fell and hit your head! That's a helpless feeling I know, when falling it just seems you have no control over anything. Hope your going to do well as you move forward.

      27 days ago
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    I had to go back to the hospital because I was unable to breathe, but my breathing is better now. In addition to the pneumonia that I'm recovering from, the nodules in my lungs have grown, so it made for a very difficult time breathing.

    In addition to that, because of the mass in my brain, I had some difficulty with coordination recently, and I fell and hit my head, which required a few stitches in my head. I've also been shaking a lot, and I'm not quite sure why, but my EEG was not completely normal. I'm not sure if this is a side effect of medications or because of the mass. It's not constant, but when it happens it's highly obnoxious.

    Other than that and a headache, I'm doing better. Just very, very tired.

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      So sorry you fell and hit your head! That's a helpless feeling I know, when falling it just seems you have no control over anything. Hope your going to do well as you move forward.

      27 days ago