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- mahina
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carcinoma...
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Round 2 Chemo 8 hours Cisplatin, Taxol and Avastin. Taste affected immediately. Fatigue came on within 24 hours. Four days down ...
Easy to Do: Agree Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree -
- mahina
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carcinoma...
Rectal Probe
Procedure or Surgery
Probe to check if primary could have started in rectal area, which would be consistent with squamous cell. Results negative. Prima...
Went as Expected: Strongly Agree Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Agree -
- laredosam1
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carci...
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
Had chemo port placed today. Not as bad as i thought it would be. Not sure of the side effects yet, just a little sore but that is t...
Went as Expected: Strongly Agree Minimal Recovery: Neutral/NA Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree -
- laredosam1
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carci...
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
veins getting hard to locate and only round 3. insommina here again, but hopefully only tonight and not through thursday
Easy to Do: Disagree Minimal Side Effects: Disagree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree -
- weezyschannel
- Experience with Cervical Cancer
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- weezyschannel
- Experience with Cervical Cancer
External radiation
Radiation
I had minor burning to the genital area around 4th week of radiation.
Painless Experience: Agree Minimal Side Effects: Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Agree -
- laredosam1
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carci...
Have to decide if i want to take the advice and take a sleeping pill
Decision Point
i am just not sure if i want to take a sleeping pill, as just not sure what the side effects of that will be, with chemo and the oth...
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- mahina
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carcinoma...
Hair loss (alopecia)
Side Effects
Day 11 after first round of chemo and my hair has started falling. Within 3 days I can see my scalp behind my ears and the lower par...
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- mahina
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carcinoma...
Nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy)
Side Effects
Temporary nerve pain in lower limbs. Similar to the 'ping' of cell phone towers. Pain is constantly bouncing from one area of my l...
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- mahina
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carcinoma...
Chemo brain
Side Effects
Hard time focusing. Seemed to be having an out of body experience, going through the motions but sometimes not all there.
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- mahina
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carcinoma...
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Round 1 Chemo 8 hours My cocktail is a mix of 8 drugs which include Cisplatin, Taxol, benadryl, steroids, and 2-3 anti nausea med...
Easy to Do: Strongly Agree Minimal Side Effects: Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree -
- mahina
- Experience with Squamous Cell Carcinoma...
MRI below chest
Procedure or Surgery
Looking closer at other areas that lit up in Pet Scan now that throat biopsy was negative. Trying to drink that thick solution after...
Went as Expected: Strongly Agree Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Agree