Chemotherapy Description and Side Effects

What Cancer Survivors said about their chemotherapy treatment. Select the type of cancer to see the results.

Uncategorized Chemotherapy:

ACT - A was terrible, T was terrible C is easy - Clmoore
Been in and out of chemo over the years so had a lot of different kinds of drugs. Did lose ALL of my hair so I didn't have to shave until I was in remission. I hat to shave and always wished I didn't have to. So be very careful what you wish for. You just might get and and more. - Kreedy
Can not describe. First what hurt me the most was to be among so many people with cancer, no hair, having the quemo and problaly think about life and death, all with a face of fear... - Marcia
carbo/taxol, 6 tx, starting 10/17/06 - Jane
Carboplatin and Taxol, 8/11/2011. Sun-sensitive day after infusion (doesn't that sound like something you'd pay extra for at a spa?), then joint pain, peripheral neuropathy, fatigue on days three and four following chemo. Get better pain meds for next round! - Lynn Knox
Chemo to start Dec. 29, 2008 Radiation begins at week 4 - Stacey
Chemotherapy was standard - Mytomicin and 5 FU the first week of treatment and week 5. Had all the side effects that are mentioned for this in varying degrees of severity, except that I did not lose my hair. It thinned quite a bit, but has come back with a vengeance. - Viki
Cisplatin, 1x weekly for 5 weeks. Experienced fatigue and severe nauseaness. Alot of aches and pains Starting more chemo On 12/9/09. This time it will be Topotecan for 6 rounds. Told I will go bald and I am not upset at all by this news. Bring it on. - Julie445
Cisplatin, 1x weekly for 5 weeks. Experienced fatigue and severe nauseaness. Alot of aches and pains Starting more chemo On 12/9/09. This time it will be Topotecan for 6 rounds. Told I will go bald and I am not upset at all by this news. Bring it on. - Julie445
Every week at home. Interferon, intermuscular. Pre-chemo meds half hour b/f chemo are injectable gravol, morphine, Gravol tablet, tylenol #3 - Barb Stingl
first session 1/5/09 - infusion of 2 hrs for "Xelox" (Oxaliplatin) once every 3 weeks for 8 sessions. "Zeloda" (5-fluorouracil) pills twice a day for two weeks then a week of rest for 8 sessions. SIDE EFFECTS: arm pain (like bad sunburn), cold sensitivity, razor blade throat, first bite pain, diarrehea - Tina B.
Have had three so far, with a fourth on May 20th, will of had 6 all together by July 1st. The two days following chemo are always the same, full of a false energy bravado, on the third and fourth day I'm ill to the point of missing work, no energy, and full of neuropathy pains. - Debb
His only chemo is taking Mitotane. It's a 50-50 shot it will help slow down the process. - Michele
i was on chemotherapy for 2 years and 4 months i had weekly treatments for 6 months, then it went to every other week for 6 months, then every month for 1 year 4 months. now im going for check-ups still.. treatments were awfull 12 years old and you cant move without getting sick you cant go and play with your friends because you will get hurt or sick i lost 2 and a half years of my life but it has made me grow up and become a way stronger person than anybody i know.. surviors are the strongest people in this world - Jacquelynn
Mitotane. Twelve pills a day for two years. As well as steroids - Stacey
Never had px with nausea or vomiting, just radiation burns, fatigue, pain management, depression. Side effects of chemo - permanent neuropathy which has gotten progressively worse over past 4 yrs since surgery & tx. - Janbd
none - Patti
not yet - Sharon
Only 1 round of chemo, none. Loved the Benydryl they gave me before the infusion. - Jennifer
Oxaliplatin, 5FU - Areyes
R C h o p. 21, Six cycles stated feb 11 last one ( hopefully )June 1st 2011. Severe tummy gloating, gas, and pain. Heavy fatigue and nausea, constipation, sweats, hair loss, neuropathy, weight gain in trunk area. Sweats. Fevers. Period gone after first week. Dunno if gone 4 good. - Heidi
Taxol and Carboplatin May 2003-November 2004 - Lonnie
Taxol, 5FU, Carboplatin, Avastin, Tarceva (withdrawn). - Tim
Taxol/Carbo IV 2 rounds 21 days apart Taxol/Cispatin IP 8 rounds done day 1 day 8 - Dee
VP-16 and Carboplatin with first cycle began in April 2011 and finished in Sept. 2011 after 8 cycles - usual side effects Hair-Loss Fatigue Metal Taste Mouth Sores Ongoing White Blood Count Issues Ongoing Red Blood Count Issue Multiple Blood Transfusions - Tom Martin

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Chemotherapy:

currently undergoing HYPER C-VAD - Angel
finished with induction therapy, now gonna begin with consolidation. - Saahil646
started Feb. 26, 2010 I was admitted to hospital every 3 weeks for a total of 6 rounds of treatment - Cycles A and B. - Jessica

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Chemotherapy:

2-CdA, 2-hour infusions, 5 days. October, 2002. Progressive fatigue during treatment week. Could barely have energy to walk on day 5. Week later, UTI, high fever and fear of no immune system put me in hospital (reverse isolation) for a week. 2 blood transfusions brought counts up enough to go home. Fatigue endured for two months. Was back on job (teaching) in January. - Scott
An assortment of chemo drugs administered through an IV, spine and orally from Oct. 2009 - June 2010: Vincristine PEG-aspariginase Doxorubicin Methotrexate Cytoxan Cytarabine 6-MP 6-TG Side-effects: Nausea, Vomiting, loss of appetite, EXTREME fatigue, loss of muscle mass, mouth-sores, headaches, inability to concentrate (a.k.a. Chemo-brain), hair-loss, altered mood, bone pain. - Luis M.
Hyper CVAD protocol. Started 3/22/10. None for the first 3 rounds of protocol. Last 4 rounds have had N/V, extreme faitigue, bone and joint pain. - Elizabethsad
I didn't really focus on what chemo I've gotten/getting, but my main side effects were nausea and fatigue. - Eddie
I don't remember all of them, but cytotoxin was one of them - Stephen
I have 6 months of chemo: 1. Daunorubicin, Vincristine, Asparaginase, Prednisone 2. Cytarabine, Etoposide 3. Methotrexate months 4, 5, and 6 are a repeat of months 1, 2, and 3. I also had 6 doses of intrathecal methotrexate (chemo injected into my spine). I am getting cytarabine, methotrexate, and a steroid intrathecally. I think I'll also get one round of high-dose cytarabine intravenously prior to transplant. - Josiane Dixon
I have 6 months of chemo: 1. Daunorubicin, Vincristine, Asparaginase, Prednisone 2. Cytarabine, Etoposide 3. Methotrexate months 4, 5, and 6 are a repeat of months 1, 2, and 3. I also had 6 doses of intrathecal methotrexate (chemo injected into my spine). I am getting cytarabine, methotrexate, and a steroid intrathecally. I think I'll also get one round of high-dose cytarabine intravenously prior to transplant. - Josigirl13
I'm not going to tell you anything you would be shocked by here. I'm bald - and have been for two years. 98% of anything I eat upsets my stomach in some way. I wish I could sleep all the time, but I have a 5 year old little girl, a full time job and a husband so that is possible. Other than that, Cancer sucks, Chemo sucks worse, but we will all get through it, right? - Rachel
Jacob began chemo in February of this year. Things went really well and the only side effects that mom and I could see were abrasive hair (prior to it falling out), weight fluctuations, some nausea, and an aversion to sweets. - Anthony E. Fierro
lots of dates, spinal chemo right now are every three months and that causes head ach pretty bad for her and also some nausea vincrisine she gets once a month and that hurts her jaw arms and knees. mostly the joints. mercaptiprine, is every day, that just gives her a weird rash. methotrexate makes her sleepy - Cheyenne Axe
Methotrexate, Doxyrubicin, Vincristine, Vinblastine, Cytarabine, Etopomide - Alison
Vomiting, hair loss, fatigue, mouth sores, reduced immune function. - Brooke

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Chemotherapy:

11/2009. 1/2010. Neuro side effects. Weakness. Nausea. - Keith
3/07- induction and followed by 3 consolidations. High dose ara-c and danirubicin. SEs include alopecia, fatigue, headaches, n/v, chills/fevers,low blood counts.Remission for about 2yrs, then it came back. Currently rec'd more chemo, with an unsuccessful remission at this point. More chemo planned, then bone marrow transplant. - Angela
Always sleepy or nausous - Kandace
chronic vommiting ,hair loss tiredness - Sally
first round for 5 days 2 times a day 2nd round a month later every other day 2 times a day for 5 days 3rd round was right before transplant 7 days of 3 differant chemo non stop the worst chemo was this one ..... - Bonnie
hydrea - 02/2009 little/to no side effects - Stacey
hydrea - 02/2009 little/to no side effects - 1saddaughter
i had three induction therapies spaced about 6 months apart. and just completed two consolidation therapies. i am preparing for a bone marrow transplant. - Rebekah
I have been taking low dose chemotherapy via and infusion pump. I may need a bone marrow transplant at some point. - "Kay Kay"
I have been through my first month of Chemotherapy. I am now going to the Mayo Clinic daily as an outpatient taking doses of arsenic. No Fun!!! - Sherri
idarubicin and atra began in april 2008 vomiting,diarhea,blood and platelet transfusions many transfusions - Chris Bahnick
Ive been on too many chemos to describe. Generally though I handle them well. You will feel the nausea and the fatigue for sure. Mouthsores and hairloss come later. I usually go feverish at some point too. - Nicolas
Multiple protocols for ALL & AML. - Sarah
Nausea, vomiting and fatigue. Zofran helped a lot! - Sandra
Oct 14th- 7 days Vidaza Nov 23rd- 7 plus 3 Dec 25th- fludarabine and busulfan - Stacy
Oct 14th- 7 days Vidaza Nov 23rd- 7 plus 3 Dec 25th- fludarabine and busulfan - Bdcoogan
oct induction chemo, Nov another bout of induction chemo as first did not work. Jan: consolidation chemo Apr: additional chemo to prepare for bone marrow transplant. - Harry
Round one: 7 days of continuous chemo. Round two: 5 days of 2 times a day chemo Round three: 2 days of 2 times a day chemo Followed by 3 days of 2 times a day total body radiation. - GMC
Round one: 7 days of continuous chemo. Round two: 5 days of 2 times a day chemo Round three: 2 days of 2 times a day chemo Followed by 3 days of 2 times a day total body radiation. - Gmc
the only side affect she has had is toxemia, and neuropothy. - Carl Madison

Anal Cancer Chemotherapy:

It'll seems to be the standard Mitomycin-C and 5FU in the first and fifth week of treatment. Mitomycin C dose lowered by 25% due to low WBC & platelets first time around. - Porter
* Jul 27/09: met with Oncologist * Aug 4/09: chemo (portable pump: 5-FU) for weeks 1 and 5 until Sep 15/09; Mitomycin day 1 only of weeks 1 and 5 - Lee A.
01-04-10 began chemotheraphy treatment. Mytomycin infused through port at onocologist's office. Went home with an infusion pump of 5-FU (Fluorouracil) that lasted 4 1/2 days. - Linda
11-16-09 - Leanna
12/7-10. Not too sick alot of mouth sores and counts were drastically low hospitalized 12/15 with new oncologist - Renee
1800 mg of capecitabine (xeloda) twice a day, 2 hour 500 ml Oxaliplatin (Eloxatine) once a week. - Mike H...
1st and 5th week for 4 days - Carol
2 rounds (5 day hopsitalization each) mouth sores, some hair loss, changes in taste and smell, weight loss - Maya
2 rounds, 96 hours each week 1 and week 5 during radiation of 5-FU. Mytomycin-C first round only. Hairloss, nausea, vomiting, 30 pounds of weight loss. - Michele
2 treatments of Mitomyicin and 2 4-day (24 hour pump) of 5-FU Started 8/31/2010 - Peter
2/8/10 - 2/12/10: 5-FU and Mytomycin. 3/8/10 - 3/12/10: 5-FU. Nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss, lethargy, weakness, late effect hair thinning. - Carmen
5 FU - through port for 5 days June 6th and again July 5th - survived first dose with severe sore throat, mouth sores and rash. Dreading July 5th - Jana
5 FU- Mitomycin...via port - 96 hour drip lots of side effects....transfusion at end still low white count from radiation and chemo - Nova
5-FU & Mito-3 for 4 days March 2010 and April 2010 - Lisa
5-FU infusion mitomycin.. lss of appitite for a week, mouth sores.. feeling better when we took pump off. - Connie
5FU and Mitomycin during 1st and 5th weeks of treatment - Casey
5FU infusion for 96 hours the first and last week of radiation. Mitomycin the first day of radiation and the first day of the last week of radiation through a PICC line - Erin Sullivan Wagner
5FU: 5/18/09 to 5/21/09 and 6/15/09 to 6/18/09 Mitomycin once on 5/18 and once again on 6/15/09 - Frank
5FY and cisplatin - Pam007
8-4-09 thru 8-7-09 - Pam
9/97-12/97, 5-FU & Mitomycin. Side effects: Loss of appetite, some mouth sores, dry mouth, swollen tongue (once), loss of taste buds. - Emory
Began 5FU and cisplatin chemo on 1/4/10 and 2/1/10 for 1 wk cycles. Side effects: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, mouth sores, and fatigue. Hospitalized after last day of 5fu infusions for 3wks for chemo toxicity, diarrhea, severe abdominal cramping, dehydration uncontrollable fever, etc. At least I had completed menopause at age 42 and did not have to deal with the emotional side of this. Stopped HRT during treatments only. - Kelly
Chemo - 1st dose given January 6, 2011. Continuous for 4 days then removed. Sore throat and mouth make it difficult to eat. Blood levels dropped following week causing me to be tired. 2nd dose of chemo to start wk 5 on Feb. 3-7, 2011 - Lori
Chemo pump was used only 5 days then stopped. It made my chest and upper body feel like I was going to burst. - Dave
Cisplatin and 5FU 6/4/10- 11/31/10 Mytomysin and 5FU 1/31/11- 2/4/11 and 2/28/11- 3/4/11 - Donna
Cisplatin and 5FU, nausea and dizziness - Nellym
Cisplatin infusion weekly for 7 weeks, 5FU 5 days a week through a picc line. - MaryLou
completed the first of chemo, mouth sores are terrible, otherwise feel ok - Melanie1
consult 8-25 - Mark
Currently on taxol/carboplatin Prior treatment of Folfox 6 showed no sign of lung met shrinkage. - Kathy Bienapfl
Currently on taxol/carboplatin Prior treatment of Folfox 6 showed no sign of lung met shrinkage. - Kbienapfl
First round 1/23/2012-1/27/2012: Some mouth tenderness, fatigue, slight nausea. Second round 2/21/2012: side effects mainly similar to the first time but not as bad. The second round had serious heartburn though. - Jessicafk11
First round August 3-7, second round August 31-Sept 4. Chemo effects snuck up on me. At first I felt like a brat because I felt fine and no one else at Kamp Kemo felt fine at all, and then it took me down. Nausea, constipation as a result of an anti-nausea med, diarrhea, exhaustion, loss of taste--food had texture and no flavor at all, and the texture was mostly slimy. I used salad dressing in an attempt to taste something, and ended up with slime, chicken salad--slime. And such a sore mouth, I felt like I had to fight to get a prescription for Dr. Casey's Mouth Solution, a lidocaine swish & spit, and it helped tremendously. Also low blood counts, needed a couple blood & platelet transfusions. - Valerie
First week and final week of radiation treatments. Chemo pump. Itchy head and chest rash within 4 days after treatment started. Minor mouth sore 1 week after. Diarrehea two weeks after. Hairloss and drop in blood counts 3 weeks after. - Angela
Gi toxicity, fatigue, bone marrow suppression lasting many months hair loss, went in the hospital for a fever of 104 with low white count - Betty
has not started yet - Cindy1
Having Chemo 1st a couple hours in Dr. Office + "buddy bag for 46 hours Started 1st treatment Dec 18-Friday Felt pretty good-till Sunday-Nausaus now alot of gas with new medicine - Brenda
I know chemo will be mitomycin and 5Fu when it starts - Jane
I wish I'd been told not to work during chemo. The side effects of the nausea medicine made me tired and made my skin itch. I wasn't in good spirits, which made others I work with uncomfortable. They felt bad that I had to be at work, and it was reflected in their behaviors towards me. - Allison
I wish I'd been told not to work during chemo. The side effects of the nausea medicine made me tired and made my skin itch. I wasn't in good spirits, which made others I work with uncomfortable. They felt bad that I had to be at work, and it was reflected in their behaviors towards me. - Alliday
June 23 to August 4. Two rounds of Mitomycin C and 5FU( I know why they call it that!!)......Fatigue, mouth sores, loss of all hair. - Lori
June 28 - July 4. A single 1 hour mitomycin pump followed by 4 24/7 fluorouracil pump. I like to think that I got extremely lucky with side effects. I was seriously constipated the first 4 days and put on 8 pounds in the first 48 hours. The only other side effect to this point is incredibly red blotchy skin on the face, neck and chest. I can only hope that round 2 goes as smoothly. July 27 - August 1. Intended to be the same as week 1. The mitomycin was put on hold until my platelet levels got back to normal, but we got it done. 4 bags of fluorouracil. Again, I was extremely lucky with side effects. None to speak of really and this time I didn't get the red blotchy skin on the face, neck and chest. - Texas Jeff
lot my ability to program...dont think like i used to.. - Linda
mitomyacin and 5fu two times over two different weekends 2009 mouth sores, weight loss, nausea,hair thinning, lightheadedness, memory loss, - Sandyk
Mitomycin + 5FU - twice. 1st and 5th week of radiation - Leanne
Mitomycin and 5 FU beginning 1/18/10 - PAgirl
Mitomycin and 5-FU on continuous drip using a PICC line. 4 day drip week 1, and second 4 day drip week 5. Scheduled to begin 11/9/09. First chemo round gave me terrible mouth sores and I was extremely dehydrated, to the point of needing hospitalization. 2nd chemo round went better due to daily scheduled "hydration" sessions at oncology. No dehydration or mouth sores, but I am extremely fatigued and all my blood counts are VERY low. - Ruth
Mitomycin and 5-FU. 75% of standard Mito dose on 1/4 due to elevated creatinine levels. Standard 5-FU dose over 5 days through chest portacath. - Shelley
Mitomycin and f5u-begin 4/12/11. - Carol
Mitomycin and f5u-begin 4/12/11. - Carolj
Mitomycin C and 5FU infused for 96 hours (4 days) during week one and week 5 of radiation - Elizabeth
Mitromycin and 5FU via pump, 1st week and 4th week of treatment. Nausea - 4 week had to be hospitalized - Mel
mytomicin at beginning and end of 6 weeks 96 hours of 5FU at beginning and end doses halved for second cycle because of bad reaction to 5FU - Jennifer
Mytomycin and 5-FU first weeks then 5th week - DJ
mytomycin, 5FU April and May 2010. Loss of hair, nausea, mouth sores - Elizabeth
Nausea and fatigue. Hair thinning and loss due to mytomycin. - Linda
Nausea, diarrhea, low white blood cells, low red blood cells, low potassium - Cherie
Nausea, low enery started 1 week ago with 5-FU targeted - Pattyputty
No terrible side effects, the first round was heavy and I had mouth sores, but quickly learned to treat them. Little nausea, thank goodness. I was very grateful to have had the portacath rather than a picc line or the direct vain method. I watched others go through it while I was having my treatments and I felt it was easier for me to have the porta cath. - Deborah
None that I can remember..oh yeah I can't remember. I find concentration & retention hard. Uh what was the question again??? (They say going through menopause can cause symptoms similar too), Uh Huh. Chemo brain fog. - Lindas
Nop! - Doris
November 4, 2009. Terrible neutropenia, and extreme fatigue. - Steve W
Picc line inserted Nov 17, 2010... 5fu/mitomycin started Monday Dec 6, 2010. Took a week off from radiation after second round of chemo due to unmanageable pain. Finished chemo Jan 7th, 2011 and finished radiation Feb 4, 2011. - Travis
PICC line put in 10/25/2010 intital large dose of Mitomycin, weekly infusion of FU5, disconnected every Friday, then started back on Monday 5 1/2 weeks. By 3rd week, severe stomach pains(lasted 1 week) diarrhea, no appetite, weakness , because of blood count did not take scheduled last dose of Mitomycin - Deborah
scheduled for Jan 4, 2010 - Marcia
Scheduled to begin 10/18/10, Fluorouracil and Mitomycin, 1st and 5th week - Wendy
She has had 2 full weeks of chemo. FU5 and mitocytin. The second one they reduced the dosage as she had a violent reaction. She will finish the 2nd week of chemo on 1/21. - Debbie
side effects; weakness, fatigue, occasional nausea. - Kathryn
Start date 11-30-2009- Mitomycin and chemo pump of 5 Fluorouracil for 4 days- week 1 & 5 - Mary
Started chemo Mitomycin and 5-FU on December 28, 2009 after having a Power Port placed in my chest. - Theresa
Started Jan 4th, Mitomycin and 5FU again at 5th week - Ron
Starting a 5 day pump next week. - Ellen
Starting a 5 day pump next week. - Pita
Starting Chemo 19 April 2011. Will be doing a 5 day Infusion 5fu for 3-4 weeks. - JoDean
Taking pills(xeloda) 2 x day only on radiation days. Mitomycin IV 1st day and 28th day of radiation treatment Some nausea/Anti nausea pills help - Jeanne
Taking Xeloda- doing awesome on it! - Kim Pickens
To start on 4th April 2011 - Mayday
Two cycles Week one Mitomycin C & 5FU(Flouracil) Week Five 5FU - Annabelle
Two rounds of chemotherapy in December '09 and January '10. Received Mytomycin at the onc office and received 5-FU using a pump on a picc line for 96 hours each round. Side effects: nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite/weight loss, some hair loss, and some vomitting during and following the second round of chemo. - Angela
Unknown - not yet there - Levi

Bile Duct Cancer Chemotherapy:

Gemcitabine: will be administered through IV for over an hour. Cisplatin: will be administered through IV for over an hour. He will have to rehydrate 4 ours beefore injection. - Kristin
HAIC 24/7 for two consecutive weeks of constant flow chemo delivered directly to the liver. Every two week chem, alt two weeks pump is filled with Saline. NO Side Effects - Dianne

Bones and Joints Cancer Chemotherapy:

A year of hell Ill never get back - Robin
First time I did chemo was on May 2006 and I lost my hair, throwing up, rashes, weakness. Just pure hell. - Kiera
i cannot sleep..i cannot eat..i do vomiting - Julius

Brain Cancer Chemotherapy:

3 Cycles of Chemo - Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, Cisplatin - Dec to Feb. (3 weeks apart) - Foot Drops and trips and falls 3 Cycles of Intensive Chemo with Autologous Stem Cell Transplant - Carboplatin & Thiotepa - Feb to May (4 weeks apart) - Hearing Damage - Rosiesweetrosie
7/08-1/09: I took pills for 5 days each month. The first month was fine. I thought, "this is going to be e-z." Boy, I wrong! After that month, it was horrible! - Tabby6680
At first it was the same as radiation, but when they got aggressive in August, I was stuck to the couch for 2 weeks. Weakness, major nausea, muscle and bone pain, throat swelling, mouth sores, major shivers and shakiness, tremors, spinal and head pain, throbbing from head to lower spine...theres more but can't remember them all. - Kristi
Began 150mg Temodar on 1/3/2011 2nd Dose of Chemo to begin 3/17/2011 - Renee
Chemo(Temador) 42 days - fatigue, memory loss,weak,nausea, no vomiting due to neausa pill taken 2 x day - Misty
Dibromudocital, CCNU, 6-thioguanine, Vincristine - Duper
Hair loss, fatigue, loss of appetite, bruising from all of the blood work, achy muscles and joints, off balance, loss of concentration. - Gretchen
I had oral chemotherapy. I started taking it when I started my radiation therapy. I finished my chemo in October 2011. I took it every night 21 out of 28 days. I had to wait 2-3 hrs after eating to take it and another hour after taking it to eat or take my other medications. (I took Zofran, a nausea medicine, half an hour before my chemo.) One positive is it broke my late night snacking. My chemo has random side effects and the possible side effects ranged from one thing to the opposite. For example, it could cause constipation or diarrhea. I didn't read all the possiblities until I was almost finished taking it. That explained why I cried so easily. It was a side effect not just stress from dealing with cancer. - Jeanna
i was supposed to get 8 chemo's. but i only received 7 because my blood count wasn't up in time. i had "Vincristine" (iv)every week. Cyclophosphamide(iv)every 6-8 weeks. Cisplatin (iv), every other chemo, and Lomustine (pill) every chemo. - Sammie
low dose temodar- little to no side effects b/c of my use of supplements - Jen
Mom had Temodar - just fatigue. Dad tried chemo (IV) - and wound up nearly dying from it. Placed in hospital twice and determined his body just could not handle it. - Mistyjo74
N/A - Tara
No chemo - Matthew Zachary
None - Janet
none so far hopefully she will start soon - Karen
Nothing early on with the low dose, extreme fatigue with the high dose/ On his 4th round, sleeps 15 hours or more a day. Little appetite. Has been nauseated on and off. - Cat
Scheduled for first time chemo (Temodar) in July 2011 - Lelekbolek
started 9/13/2010-7 days a week, temedar. nausea and vomiting forst two nights. was ok last night so we'll see. - Kelly
Started Temodar on 11-23-09 380mg to much dosage, went to Hospital for low platelets 12-18-09 My platelets were at 6K !!! - Suzy G.
Started temodar on November 9, 2011 140mg a day for 6 weeks - there has not been much happen in terms of side affects yet, some nausea - Poobare
Taking a Temodar pill for 2 months.more fatigue, and sickness. - Reginald Dontae Johnson Sr
temador nightly before bed. also on a target therapy trial of avastin which was researched at duke hosptiol - Colin Messick
Temodar - hair loss - tired. - Diane
Temodar 28 Days on 5 Off. 14 Rounds. Nausea, vomiting, weakness, mouth sores, fatigue. - Dean
temodar 42 straight days - Tatiki
Temodar throughout radiation and now higher dosages (5 days on 23 days off). Fever, low platelets, fatigue - Paul Daigrepont
Temodar throughout radiation and now higher dosages (5 days on 23 days off). Fever, low platelets, fatigue - Pauldaigrepont
Temodar, 150 mg during radiation increased to 350 5 days/month for 3 months, then increased to 450/month at present Side effects: fatigue - Linda
Temodor- 5 days on, 21 off- October 2009- June 2010 Avastin- Every 15 days- July 2010- Present Carboplatin- Every 30 days- July 2010- Present - Claudia For David
Timodar Started in March 2006 and still ongoing. Side Effects: NAUSEA! - Graymatters
Tremador - First set - daily dose for 3 weeks Not able to continue to the next set. Nausea, weakness, loss of appetite, Sleeping constantly - Joni's Journey By Her Daughter

Breast Cancer Chemotherapy:

6 months.... 3 at first.... then 3 more after radiation..most side effects there are!!!couldn't eat,sick,cried,tired, you name it....lost my hair, then lost it the 2nd time too,3 months later - Sandy
10/05-08/06 adriamyacin, very weak - Melissa Ball
treatments spanning over 4 months. Felt poisoned and beat up the entire time. - Jo
treatments spanning over 4 months. Felt poisoned and beat up the entire time. - Joannab
**Sept 14, 2010 - Chemo #1 of 4 - no side effects today; meds: Cyclophosphamide and Docetaxel Day 1 - feel good, energetic Day 2 - feel ok, gardening for 1/2 hr., ran a couple of errands; had sharp stabbing pains in middle of chest, right inner thigh near knee and left side of waist while walking/standing. Day 3 - woke up very nauseous—ginger snaps and lemon drops took care of that Day 4 - felt good; attend church conference with Thelma and Diana; enjoyed lunch; arrived home around 4:00; started getting sharp stabbing pains again as soon as I laid down to rest; called advice nurse; slight temperature…she suggested going to the hospital to have it checked out. Dr. says this is one of the side effects and gave me a painkiller. Day 5 – feel good, just tired; developing mouth sores Day 6 - sharp stabbing pains very infrequent, wig appt., itchy scalp; legs shaky, tired p.m.; metallic taste Day 7 - felt good a.m. and p.m.; picked up Miracle Mouthwash--works! Michelle cut my hair short. Day 8 - good day, blood test Day 9 - metallic taste,slight nausea Day 10 - good a.m., metallic taste, headache p.m.; started taking vitamins for hair and nails Day 13 - scalp sensitive; hair falling like snow; attend "Feel Better" class Day 14 - woke up nauseous/took pill; Charlie shaved my head, starting from the back--smart Day 15 - yoga class; movies with a friend Day 16 - good Day 17 - good Day 18 - very good/with girlfriends all day/laughing, etc. Day 19 - forearm sore/swollen, appt. with Dr. P, flu shot; prescribes Neupogen (to make more white cells) for Fri and Sat after chemo; I leave on counter for 2 days by mistake--needs refrig., called manufacturer--may be ok to use Oct. 5 - day before chemo #2 - drank lots of fluids, took ginger root capsules; take pill for chemo prep early evening--wires me up **Oct 6, 2010 - Chemo #2 of 4 - meds: taxetere (l hr.) & cytoxan (30 mins), flush (6 mins) - 9:00-12:30 - felt good, slept good; Days 3-7 fatigue/nauseous, stomach quesy Day 1 - very energetic, cleaned and worked all day at home; 9pm sharp stabbing pains--took Norco, pains subsided Day 2 - good, out to lunch; took long nap Day 3 - fatigue, slight sharp pains, took Norco Day 4 - little nauseous, weak, sleepy Day 5 - fatigue, metallic taste, jittery, legs weak, moved slow, stomach hurts Day 6 - out of it, fatigue, weak legs, slept in; napped during day Day 7 - good - almost back to normal; took 1/2 hr. walk; stomach little quesy; red bumps on scalp/itch Days 8&9 - good all day; sister came to visit Days 10 - 20 good **Oct 27, 2010 - Chemo #3 of 4 - Michelle went with me and we had fun crocheting, talking, laughing, eating snacks and ice chips. Steven and family came to visit. Late that night diarrhea started. Day 1 - Stomach upset; didn't feel well at all; extreme fatigue. Day 2 - felt like the flu, weak; stomach ache, vomiting and diarrhea Day 3 - same as day 2 Day 4 - felt good in a.m.; diarrhea and heartburn started at noon; very weak Day 5 - stomach upset, legs jittery, no taste/somewhat metallic; diarrhea, heartburn, fatigue Day 6 - not too good, same as Day 5 but diarrhea stopped Day 7 - not feeling well; Dr. P said to go in for hydration (1 hr. IV) because I may be dehydrated. Day 8 - legs still weak Day 9 - feel good except right arm and hand is swollen--later find out it is probably lymphedema **Nov 17, 2010 - Chemo #4 of 4 - taxetere (1 hr), cytoxan (30 mins), flush (6 mins) Day 1 - feel great, no side effects Day 2 - feel good Day 3 - weak and jittery, some nausea Day 4 - weak, fatigue, no taste Day 5 - fatigue, weak legs, no taste, cold/cough Day 6 - fatigue, weak legs,no taste, congested, coughing Day 7 - fatigue, shooting nerve pain; weak, slight diarrhea Day 8 - fatigue, 101 fever, right arm swollen, coughing Day 9 - weak, fatigue, cough; no fever Day 10 - back to feeling somewhat normal; cough is getting better - Norma
12 rounds of chemo - Chelle Jones
1991 and 1992 for breast cancer - I would get real tired but no real bad side effects. 2002 for my lungs - I lost all of my hair and nails and was hospitalized several times because of dehydration and other problems. - Karen Visnansky
2000 - Chemotherapy - Daria
2000 - Chemotherapy - Daria
3 (months not sure of all the drug names. A/C and taxol i think. Round two,Cisplatin. - Kathysman
3 chemos, neo-adjuvant, before surgery, effectively reduced tumor size. 1 chemo after surgery. Side effects: nausea and dizziness. - Ragis
3/03 ~both Adri/Cytoxin together (red devil alright) lost hair~flu-like follicles actually hurt. Taxol = body aches but, milder but harder to explain symptoms. Determined to drink lots of water and not to throw up...didn't. Walked alot after. High stress prepping for infusions. Got a port catheter 3/17...had to put in main vein in my neck other too small... strange to me....still have... - Tammy Morgan
4 cycles dose dense Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide, then 4 cycles dose dense Paclitaxel to start 12/09/08 - Annie
4 cycles dose dense Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide, then 4 cycles dose dense Paclitaxel to start 12/09/08 - Manateetmr
4 dose dense a/c for 8 weeks then paclitaxol for 12 weeks. which ended on 11 sept 08. Jan.09 12 weeks of radiation. - Cami
4 rounds of AC and 4 rounds of Taxol every 2 weeks from 3/4/2010 - 6/17/2010...just miserable! Landed in the hospital with neutropenia for 4 days.Mouth sores were the worst! Lost 10 lbs because of that. SO glad to be finished but still feeling the effects. Blah! - Mrsfitz
4 rounds of Adriamycin and Cyclophosphamide together every 2 weeks. I am done with those 4 rounds. 4 rounds of Taxol every 2 weeks I have 3 rounds left. - Gina
4 rounds of taxotere & cytoxan every 3 weeks. Started 3/3/11. Second round completed 3/24/11; had allergic reactions to both drugs. Third round done without reactions (super slow drip) on 4/14/11. Fourth & FINAL round completed 5/5/11, and grateful for being finished!! - MIchelle
4 treatments 1 every 2 weeks started late March-May 2008 - Karen
4/06/11 met with medical oncologist who advised my Oncotype DX test results on my tumor were ER/PR positive, HER2 negative, High grade cancer, and determined to have an 11% chance of reoccurrence. Chemotherapy (cisplatin) was recommended for 4 cycles. Side effects and risks (known to cause malignant tumors 5-10 years out) were explained. After doing homework on internet and weighing the risks, quality of life vs. quantity, I declined chemotherapy. This was also based upon my extreme sensitivity and allergies to various medications (penicillin, morphine, demerol, codeine, iodine, sulpha to name a few). My surgeon, husband and family members have agreed/supported my decision. I will proceed with radiation therapy and will attempt hormone therapy. - Constance
4/2009 Abraxane and Carboplatin 9/2009 Taxol and Avastin had an allergic reaction at the end of the run of Carboplatin Avastin caused my blood pressure to increase sharply, so it was discontinued - Donna Peach
5/28 first treatment of clinical trial Gemzar with Avastin- was on this treatment for 6 months, it immediately reducedthe tumor on my liver and eventually totally got it. unfortuantely I had to stop Avastin due to high blood pressure and I experienced toxicity in my lungs with the high dose of Gemzar and had to stop. After 6months another liver tumor appeared. Now Phase One trial Irinotecan with PARP inhibitor. So far has shrunk the liver in my tumor in half. - Theresa
6 cycles chemotherapy begining 11/12/07 complete hair loss, mouth sores, black nail beds, weight gain, inflamation, fatique, everything tastes like lead. Joint pain from Neulestra shot. - Evelyn
6 cycles, every 3 weeks, carboplatin, taxotere, and herceptin. I still recieve the herceptin, which had no side effects at all, for me. The carboplatin/taxotere had MANY; nausea (1 night I vomited VIOLENTLY from discontinuing my zofran too early), stomatitis(for which ice really does work, ice cream, itallian ice, etc. for YOUR ENTIRE INFUSION, learned this cycle 4), rash from the decadron that was SEVERE, and the very, very worst was the neuropathy that lasted about 2 months post-chemo which was just torture...but it's nearly gone now, the arm, and breast hurt worse, and I am so grateful. Taxotere is what caused that, so I hear, but it goes away slowly, but almost surely, that's the good news. - Katie
6 Taxol + Cytoxan Nausea, ache, neuropathy, squiggles in eyes - Swhiting
6 Treatments - 3 week cycle 3 - FEC 3 - Taxoteer Sept. 7, 2006 through Dec. 21, 2006 - Tari
6 treatments 4/07 to 10/07 Fatigue, hair loss - Karin
6 treatments from March 3, 1994 to June 29, 1994. Started with Taxol Study. Received high-dose Cytoxan 3980 mg and Adriamycin 74.6 mg for 2 cycles. Except for the 1st and the last, blood transfusions were required after every treatment due to low hemoglobin. I developed a blood clot in my right arm shortly after the first blood transfusion in April and had to be hospitalized and put on coumadin for 3 months. Had to be taken off Taxol Study because I could not take high-dose Cytoxan/Adriamycin and Coumadin. I was given Cytoxan 995 mg, 5-FU 995 mg and Adriamycin 99.5 mg for the next 4 treatments. The Adriamycin damaged my heart muscle. Other side effects were nausea, some vomiting, sores in mouth, diarrhea, heartburn, fatigue and complete loss of all hair. 6 treatments from January 20, 2006, to June 2, 2006. I was given a CMF combination of 1200 mg of Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide), 80 mg of Methotrexate and 1200 mg of Fluorouracil (5-FU). This bout with chemo was much easier than the first. I also had a blood clot in my lung in February, 2006, and was hospitalized for 7 days and put on coumadin for 18 months. Other side effects were minor nausea, fatigue, sore mouth, minor diarrhea and only thinning of my hair. I don't know which one but one of the chemo drugs damaged my right eye and I am still having problems with it. The worst thing to happen was the death of my husband and my boston terrier dog in May during this bout of chemo. - Joyce In NC
6 treatments from March 3, 1994 to June 29, 1994. Started with Taxol Study. Received high-dose Cytoxan 3980 mg and Adriamycin 74.6 mg for 2 cycles. Except for the 1st and the last, blood transfusions were required after every treatment due to low hemoglobin. I developed a blood clot in my right arm shortly after the first blood transfusion in April and had to be hospitalized and put on coumadin for 3 months. Had to be taken off Taxol Study because I could not take high-dose Cytoxan/Adriamycin and Coumadin. I was given Cytoxan 995 mg, 5-FU 995 mg and Adriamycin 99.5 mg for the next 4 treatments. The Adriamycin damaged my heart muscle. Other side effects were nausea, some vomiting, sores in mouth, diarrhea, heartburn, fatigue and complete loss of all hair. 6 treatments from January 20, 2006, to June 2, 2006. I was given a CMF combination of 1200 mg of Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide), 80 mg of Methotrexate and 1200 mg of Fluorouracil (5-FU). This bout with chemo was much easier than the first. I also had a blood clot in my lung in February, 2006, and was hospitalized for 7 days and put on coumadin for 18 months. Other side effects were minor nausea, fatigue, sore mouth, minor diarrhea and only thinning of my hair. I don't know which one but one of the chemo drugs damaged my right eye and I am still having problems with it. The worst thing to happen was the death of my husband and my boston terrier dog in May during this bout of chemo. - Joyce
8 rounds - 4 A/C - 4 Taxol Hair loss on 13th day, bone pain from Taxol, rhematoid arthritis outcome - Denise Hall
8 sessions, sweats, nausea, constipation, de hydration, low white cell counts. joint, bone, muscle, numbness, tingling, pain from Taxol during and post-chemo. Peripheral neuropathy has been diagnosed. - Grace345
9/10-1/11 hair loss,fatigue,mouth sores,neuropathy of feet and toes, brittle finger nails - Shannon
9/9/10 - Adriamyicen & Cytoxan. Headache, dizzyness, restless leg syndrome, nausia-light in mornings. 9/10 -9/14/10 - EXTREME Headaches, major fatigue, constipation, dizzyness and car sickness. - April
Abraxane & Avastin Both drugs on week 1 just Abraxane on week 2 Both drugs on week 3 week 4 I get a break. The chemo went that was for 4 months now I get a ct scan of the chest then he decides if I need more chemo or we start the hormone therapy. My oncologist decided since I was having a hard time with my insurance. (they cut me off for a month) & I couldn't get the ct scan to see if I start the Tamoxifen that I should do another month of chemo. - Colleen Ryan
Abraxane & Avastin Both drugs on week 1 just Abraxane on week 2 Both drugs on week 3 week 4 I get a break. The chemo went that was for 4 months now I get a ct scan of the chest then he decides if I need more chemo or we start the hormone therapy. My oncologist decided since I was having a hard time with my insurance. (they cut me off for a month) & I couldn't get the ct scan to see if I start the Tamoxifen that I should do another month of chemo. - Colleenryan
AC and Taxol - Donnalh
AC dose dense,then taxotere all for 5.5 months.Lots of lousy side effects you name it I had it! - Marina Smith
AC followed by Taxol total 24 weeks beginning Oct 2009 Became very neutropenic (low white blood cells) A couple of mouth sores - Rachel Pappas
AC, 3-2-11 lots of nausea, hurt to breathe through nose, blinding headaches (3-4 through 3-6), all-over weakness through the first week, leg and tailbone area pain. - Jen
ACT from December 2010 - June 2011. - Leeza
ACT therapy- alot of bone pain; nausea; extreme fatigue. Currently experiencing neuropathy from Taxol. - Tenna
Adriamicin, Cytoxan, Taxol - Judee
Adriamycin-tore up my mouth and taste buds, cracked the corners of my mouth, leg pain/aches, fatigue, loss of hair, eyebrows and eyelashes. - Helen
Adriamycin/Cytoxan each 2 weeks for two months, then abaxane weekly for 12 weeks. Radiation follows with 35 treatments. - Joyce888
Adriamycin/Cytoxan/Taxotere P.O. 1st Treatment 10/16/06 - Judy Christian
August 2nd first chemo. Extreme heartburn, tired, body aches, fevers. Taxtore, Adriamucin,& Cytoxan every three weeks for a total of 8 treatments. Doctor wants to do more. August 8th running a fever of 104 in the hospital for a week. Hallucations, extreme stomach pain and boby pain. Can't eat. August 23rd chemo. 24th start of neulasta shots. Extreme body pain, joint aches, headaches, nausea and fevers. Hair getting thin. Sept 13 hair is gone. High fevers been on antibotics since hospital. Same side effects as the first & second. Exhausted all the time. Oct thru Dec extreme headaches, sick to the stomach, body aches, fevers, chills, pain in my bones and feet. Dizzy and blurry eye sight. Antibotics throughtout chemo with neulasta shots. Had a fever of at least 100 degrees throught treatments of chemo. Highest was 104.4. - LC
Because I was Her2+ my oncologist wanted me to have Chemo but my gut said NO! I believe in the power of my body then the Chemo drugs. - Kathleen
Because I was Her2+ my oncologist wanted me to have Chemo but my gut said NO! I believe in the power of my body then the Chemo drugs. - Cupcakegirl
Began Adreamycin/Cytoxin on Aug 30, 2007.Completed my last dose of Taxol on Jan. 30, 2008. My main side effects were the exhaustion and mouth ulceration and neuropathy in my toes and fingers with the Taxol. - Shrinklady
Began chemotherapy in 3'06. Side effects were mouth sores, nausea and vomiting. Bone pain, neuropathy in fingers and feet. Nail beds turned black. - Jerryann Norton
Blood work and chest xray September 11, 2007 Bone scan September 17, 2007 Port installed in right chest area September 18, 2007. MUGA scan September 19, 2007 First Chemo treatment September 20, 2007 Neulasta shot September 21, 2007 Headaches and blurred vision Hospitalized September 25, 2007 Found blood clot in the jugular vein Started on lovenox and warfarin Hair fell out in huge clumps 2nd week after first chemo Second Chemo treatment October 11, 2007 Tiredness, constipation, nausea Changed nausea prescriptions twice Third Chemo treatment November 1, 2007 Potassium too low-put on prescription supplement Nose bleeds and bruising from warfarin, not chemo 2nd MUGA scan scheduled for November 26,2007 4th Chemo scheduled for November 29th - Nancy Grace D
Breast cancer 1 2004: FEC - started throwing up after session 2 and it just got progressively worse. Breast cancer 2 2011: TAC - minor heartburn, some nausea, some reaction to lenograstim injections, but apart from a little nausea, no sickness (hooray!). Complete hair loss with both types of chemo. - Marneyd
Chemo burnt a hole in my colon, so needed more surgery - Danielle
Chemo caused hair loss, bloody noses, fever, muscle pain, tingling and numbing, and nausea. And the shot gave me bone pain. - Kris
Chemo first out i overdosed and went right in hospital...oct 08 quite taking chemo jan 13, 09 - Pmarklow
chemo from march to july 2nd, 6 rounds every 3 weeks, cytoxin and taxotere. Tired, sick, runs, constipated, welts, nothing tasted right for weeks, tired, legs tired quickly, couldn't sleep, palpitations, achy, out of sync, chemo brain, neuropathy in toes, mouth sores, dry skin, lost all, ALL of my hair, itchy, irritable, weepy, mad at everyone, depressed, outlasted all of it. - Joey
Chemo once every other Friday, eight prescribed. First four: Doxorubicin (a.k.a. Adriomicine) AND Cytoxin; last four Taxol. Nuelasta with every infusion prescribed. See post "I'm just sayin'" for side effects from first 4 infusions. - Sonja
Chemo started 1/2. Four treatments with the last one being 3/10. Severe allergic reaction to the Taxol landed me in the hospital in February after the second treatment. Had to stop Taxol and go on adriamycin instead with fewer side effects. - Laurie
Chemo sucked! It's a crazy way to slowly poison yourself and destroy every muscle that you have spent the last ten years working on. Chemo is barbaric and I will cheer the day when this is gone. Obviously, I don't work or support any drug companies. - Cindy
Chemo was manageable --- did not have the nausea that some experience. The steroid you have to take ahead of the chemo was as bad or worse than the chemo itself. In the end, the worst part of chemo was what it did to my brain. Couldn't remember anything, which affected my ability to do my job. - Awoliii
Chemotherapy 4 X AC - side effects - extreme nausea, hair loss, fatigue. Neulasta - bone pain. Chemotherapy 4 X Taxol - Peripheral neuropathy, nausea, bone pain, loss of balance, extreme fatigue, hair loss, low blood platelet count. - Jeedee
Completed 6 rounds of TCH chemotherapy on Jan. 12, 2009. Joint pain and fatigue. - Elsa
Cytoxan and taxotere - Angelwthwingz
Cytoxan and taxotere - Angelwthwingz
Dec - 2010 Jan - 2011... so far Feb - Peggi
Dec 10- Feb ? 4 sessions 3 wks apart; lost hair after 1st treatment; threw up once, nauseous but controlled by anti nausea meds. Weak, tired, got horrible staff infection. I now have alot of bone and muscle pain - Susan Ubertini
Dec. 19 2003 - Feb. 27 2004. First-line, dose-dense chemo. Taxotere, Cytoxan and Adriamycin. Horrible horrible horrible. Felt godawful (aching fatigue unrelieved by sleep, and absolutely no energy) for years afterwards. I don't think I'd do it again. - Dawn
December 1, 2010 will be my fourth round and then I will change to weekly Taxol. I have been fortunate in that I only feel badly for 4-5 days then I am back to doing what I need to, bald head and all. (Anyone with Taxol therapy could help me with details on this.) - Camille
December 2000 every 3 weeks for 6 months nauseus, hair loss, headaches etc. December 2007 every week, then every 3 weeks for 16 months nauseus, hair loss, nuropathy, headaches, etc - Maureen
E-CMF from Nov 08 Half way through Side effects very mild - Kath
Fatigue and extremly low white blood cell count - otherwise known as neutropenia. - Rachel Pappas
Feb 2009 chemo began. As off 06/25/09 I am on round 6 of chemo - Esther T.
FEC and taxotere. Three treatments of each starting 2/11 - Deb
Finished February 21, 2010 - Sus
First Chemo 9-8-2008. Side Effects - Pain, joint and bone pain, can't taste anything, headaches, bodyaches and my skin hurts and weight gain from the steroids. - Sonia
First Chemo 9-8-2008. Side Effects - Pain, joint and bone pain, can't taste anything, headaches, bodyaches and my skin hurts and weight gain from the steroids. - Bleunote
First chemo session on 8/26/09 almost killed me...second session on 9/16/09 virtually no side effects other than no taste. - Betty Guillen
First chemo starts July 7 2011 - Lauri
First Taxol 1.5.11, once a week for 12 weeks, FAC once every 3 weeks from 3.30 - 6.1.11. Taxol made me feel like I was wearing a lead raincoat and concrete shoes. FAC was far more discouraging. Lots of digestive issues, couldn't eat, everything taste nasty. It was horrible. - Scrappy Darlene
First time: Taxol, Taxotere - Jan - June 2001 - had adverse reaction to taxotere & stopped breathing. Otherwise, the regular side effects like nausea, fatigue, mouth sorers, hair lost, & nerve damage to hands & feet. Second time: Abraxane, Avastin Oct '07 to May '09. Still on Zometa - indefinitely. Regular side effects: nausea, fatigue, hair lost. Worse one: medical port became infected & had open wound for 6 mons because it could not heal. - Dana
Four cycles, last one January 28. Mostly fine, except I learned too late that even though I feel fine physically, it doesn't mean I can do all the things I used to do like shoveling. I really slammed myself a couple of times by trying to do too much. Constipation was the worst side effect, but Smooth Move tea works great. The nausea was tolerable, until I overdid it physically, then I felt like I was on an oceanliner in a hurricane. - Sue
from Aug to Dec nausa and tired and the hot flashes are unbearable - Prtw
Had first treatment Sept 3rd. headaches really bad stomach, rash on my chest and face they just keep coming and changing really - Rachel
Had four chemo treatments which were started in June. Did have some queasiness after first treatment, but meds they gave warded it off well. Morning of the 2nd treatment, my beautician shaved my head as the hair started falling out in clumps! Before completely shaving, we did a Mohawk first and took pictures!! How many women can saw they ever had a Mohawk, and at age 60! My beautician then proceeded to help place temporary tattoos on my head (beautiflies) which I wore during the balding process!!!!! WHAT FUN! - Bobbie
Hair loss Fatigue mouth thrush low blood counts infection/ fever - Susan
high dose 1995 - Ellen
I do my treatments through an IV.I only have to take 4 of them. I just finished my s 2nd one on Monday 11-2-09. This one was alot harder for me to bounce back than the 1st on was.The next one is 9-23-09 - Annette
I had 5fu, Methotrexate and Cytoxan. I had the 5fu and Methotrexate in an IV push the first and second Tuesday of each month. The third week I took Cytoxan pills and rested the fouth week. This was for a total of six months. - Marianne Svihlik
I had Cytozen(I remember it burning badly)I had three months of chemo before surgery, and three months after surgery, total of six months,side effects nausea, fatigue, mouth sores hair loss - Phyllis
I had every side effect in the book! You name it I had it! Gained 20 pounds on the steroids. - Irene
I had my 4 cycles of chemotherapy a month after my surgery and had the neupogen injection. - Leah
I have completed 3 of my 6 cycles of chemo. I am on Taxotere, Cytoxin and Herceptin. I will finish up in September, with the completion of the Herceptin in May of 2012. I am also receiving a shot of Neulasta which makes my bones ache. The chemo this time has not been so bad except for the flu like symptoms and achiness in my bones. I am tired but this is due to the anemia. - Laurie Harner
I have had 5FU, Adriamiacin, Taxol, Taxotere, Navalbine, Xeloda, Gemzar, Carboplatin, Abraxane - Donna
I just finished 4 rounds of A/C chemo treatments. Fatigue and infection was my worst enemy. First chemo treatment, I was in the hospital with pneumonia and neutrepedic. Very sick. I can only say I am glad its over. Now I am getting a port and will start Taxol next week. - Kimz57bc2
I started Chemo on June 19, 2008 and as of today 7/7/08 I have only had 1 treatment. My second treatment is this week on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. I will have 6 chemo treatments, 3 weeks apart. The worst side effect I had was from the Nulasta shot I had the day after chemo. The bone and body aches really kicked my butt. I was fortunate and did not experience any nausea. On day 14 I started loosing my hair. It was coming out by the handfuls!! By day 16 I couldn't stand it anymore so I buzzed it all off. - Wendy
I started Chemo on June 19, 2008 and as of today 7/7/08 I have only had 1 treatment. My second treatment is this week on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. I will have 6 chemo treatments, 3 weeks apart. The worst side effect I had was from the Nulasta shot I had the day after chemo. The bone and body aches really kicked my butt. I was fortunate and did not experience any nausea. On day 14 I started loosing my hair. It was coming out by the handfuls!! By day 16 I couldn't stand it anymore so I buzzed it all off. - Wildspirit
I will be recieving my port this week, and my chemo treatments should beginning by December 10. - Lottie Bethea
I've been in chemo since june 2011. I was taking 3 different kinds every three weeks but now have gone to just one kind. the initial treatments caused heartburn, hair loss, vision loss, hearing loss, skin discoloration, skin burns, nausea and vomiting, dizzyness, hot flashes, chemo induced asthma, chemo induced menopause, bone pain, I was not able to taste foods that were not sweet, there are many more but I feel like I"m whining...lol - Kiwifestor
I've taken chemo for 3 years now, many kinds of chemo, my "favorite" is Xeloda. - Erika
Infusion #1 - 09-22-09. Severe joint pain in lower back, knees, and ankles. Intense nausea. Infusion #2 - Intense nausea. Severe joint pain. Darkening of my fingernails. Severe headaches. Infusion #3 and #4 - Intense nausea lasting my entire two week cycle. Headaches. Continued darkening of my nails. Taxol infusions #1-12 - Slow physical changes to my finger and toe nails, intense nail bed pain which has been cumulative. Big drop in counts at infusion #10, nausea, fatigue. - Jill
It was called cef (which is cefuroxime, epirubicin, and cyclophosphomide). It is used only in a couple of Canadian provinces as it is very expensive. - Sylvia
Jan 22/08 *Just Started CAF (Cytoxan,Adriamycin,Fluorouracil-5-FU) dose dense - 2 week x 4 cycles. *Taxol + Herceptin for 6 to 8 months - Kelly
Jan. 21st 2010 last 2 coming up. 1st 4 treatments made me very nausaus and tired. The 1st 2 of this cycle just sick for 2 days then just tired. - Linda
January-April 2009 - Beverly
July 22nd: extreme nausea, vomiting, lost 13 pounds. had to go in to hospital for IV fluids from dehydration. a few mouth sores. August 11: low grade nausea, headache, feeling twitchy. September 1: September 22: - Elizabeth
Last Chemo was May 23 2007. Cyclo/Adri/Taxol. Lost 22 pounds. Very Weak, and my bones ached bad. Taste and smell was horrible. All is well now. Gained the weight back! darn. - Kelly
May 23rd 2007 started 6 sessions 3 x F.E.C 3 X Taxotere Ulcers in my mouth, sickness, diarrhoea, thrush, joint pain, loss of finger and toe nails, peeling skin on hands and feet, - Donna Jayne Watters
may 4 2008,nausea,and alot of hand pain - Valerie
Mom has changed chemotherapy a few times but has stopped treatment. - Kate
My 1st chemo will be 2/14/11. - Gloria
N/A - Judy
Nausea, vomiting, bad headache, fatigue, mouth soreness, hair loss. - Linda
No - Mickeyg
No chemo. - Gigi
none - Karen Maranuk
None - Lorie
none - Machele Towle
none - Becky
none - Haroldine
None - Suzieq
None. - Sicktodeath
Not sure now. - Chelle Jones
Not sure now. - Ltajones37
NOW ON ABRAXANE AND AVASTIN CHEMO SIDE EFFECTS WEAKNESS, FATIGUE, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY , NAILS PEELING OFF FINGERS, NOSE BLEEDS - ALL SOUND BAD BUT ARE TOLERABLE - Sharon Riley
Numerous chemo's ...dual dense double dosed first time around. knocked me for a loop. didn't understand commercials or anything that was going around me. I was a vegetable. - Tia
on 2nd round of AC, bald and trying to hold onto willpower. I get pretty sickly the 3rd day after cheno, 1/6/12 3rd treatment - Lori
Oral Chemo (Xeloda) - 7/07 to current weight gain, tenderness in hands and feet, fatigue, irritability, feeling full; dehydration - Grace
Pain, rash, sensitivity to steroids - Brigidhand
Pamidronate or otherwise known as Aredia. Assists in replenishing bone loss. Given via IV monthly. Tired, headache after treatment, diarrehia, bones ache all over. MAR/08 New treatment - Clasteon - 4 pills/day but NO IV. HOORAY. No side effects except bone pain. I went on the internet to find an alternative cause it took 6 jabs every time with the IV and I just hated the thought of doing that for the rest of my life. - Louise
Pamidronate or otherwise known as Aredia. Assists in replenishing bone loss. Given via IV monthly. Tired, headache after treatment, diarrehia, bones ache all over. MAR/08 New treatment - Clasteon - 4 pills/day but NO IV. HOORAY. No side effects except bone pain. I went on the internet to find an alternative cause it took 6 jabs every time with the IV and I just hated the thought of doing that for the rest of my life. - Weezie
Pending. I have only been told of what the drugs of choice will be and I can plan on being bald. - Shelly Bryant
phase 1 - A/C, phase 2 - Pacletaxol with Herceptin, phase 3 radiation, phase 4 - continuation of Herceptin for full 52 weeks. Daily injections of Luekine then Neupogen. side effects - neuropathy (still), hair loss, lost sense of taste, constipation, diarhea, bone pain, nausea, vomiting. chest pain (hate muga scans!)blood transfusions due to low counts - QuiltMom
Port-a-cath installed in May. What a joy that was! First of 4 treatments of cytoxin & adriamycin started the last of May. Loved that "dangerously red cocktail" called adriamycin. Sinuses were & still are all messed up from cytoxin. Neuropathy in hands, feet & legs to this date (2-09). Thankful for neurontin and cold sheets feel so good. Will it ever leave me in peace? Scalp got sore & out came the hair on Father's Day Happy Father's Day, Troy! We went out to our deck after church & 14 year old daughter cut & hubby shaved. POOF! No nausea thank God for Zofran!! I felt better during & right after chemo (Aug '05)than I do now. What's up w/that?! So, I deal as best I can. - Sharon M.
Port-a-cath installed in May. What a joy that was! First of 4 treatments of cytoxin & adriamycin started the last of May. Loved that "dangerously red cocktail" called adriamycin. Sinuses were & still are all messed up from cytoxin. Neuropathy in hands, feet & legs to this date (2-09). Thankful for neurontin and cold sheets feel so good. Will it ever leave me in peace? Scalp got sore & out came the hair on Father's Day Happy Father's Day, Troy! We went out to our deck after church & 14 year old daughter cut & hubby shaved. POOF! No nausea thank God for Zofran!! I felt better during & right after chemo (Aug '05)than I do now. What's up w/that?! So, I deal as best I can. - Sharon2353
Protocol: FEC-T (4 months/every 3 weeks) FEC-T :Epirubicin/Fluorouracil/Cyclophosphamide cycles 1-3, then add Docetaxel for cycles 4-6 Finished chemo November 24/2010 - Rachel
Red Devil, cytoxan, taxol....May 2002....Bone pain, tired all the time!...Gained weight - Judy
refused not spreading - Barb
See Surgery Description> apparently I cannot follow directions - Debbie
Sep-feb--The oncologist said it would be " hard going"--that would be one word for it. - Jilly
September 2007-February 2008 - fatigue was the worst part; no nausea; started losing hair on 13th day after first treatment. Hair began to return about 3 months after chemo and was long enough to be a "really short hairstyle" after 3 more months. - Staypositive
September 2007-February 2008 - fatigue was the worst part; no nausea; started losing hair on 13th day after first treatment. Hair began to return about 3 months after chemo and was long enough to be a "really short hairstyle" after 3 more months. - Staypositive
six rounds of CMF three weeks apart. commenced in December 2005 and completed in March, 2006 - Cindy
Six rounds. Finished in April 2010. - Hessica
Started 06-20-Nausea, constipation, severe headahces, body aches, fatigue, dizziness, hot flashes, grumpiness. 07-05-some Nausea, headaches, fatigue, dizziness, port became infected. - Cathy
Started AC on 12/12/07. That was fine. Had a reaction to Leukine (sp) now I'm Neupagen daily. No problems there. - Doris
Started Adriamycin/ Cytoxan infusions every 3 weeks, June 28, 2011 - Gloria
Started Adriamycin/Cytoxan on 6-4-09 dose dense. (1 dose every 2 weeks for total of 4 doses.) Felt fatigue, stomach upset,hair loss. Started Taxol 7-30-09 dose dense (1 dose every 2 weeks for total of 4 doses.) Felt achey, tired and depressed, hair loss. - Lisa
started chemo end of may and finished it july 15th,had 4 altogether,side effects were severe bone and muscle pain ans sickness - Sarah
Started chemo in May 2009, got a port so my viens are still good. Adriamycin: fatigue, hair losse, nausea, constipation. Taxol: PAIN, fatigue, chemo brain, PAIN. - Anne
Started chemo June 8 2006 and finished up Sept. 28. 2006. Side effects weren't to bad. Just did what I was suppose to so I wouldn't have many.. Biggest side effect.. Baldness but I got through that too. - Lori
Started chemo just before Christmas of 2009. Was given cytoxin and taxotere. Extreme fatigue, nauseousness, no tomato foods first few days after chemo, and no burning food allowed in the house! Had my last chemo February 20. Took 2 months FMLA during chemo. Early chemo-induced menopause. - Elsabe
Started Chemotherapy on September 5, 2008; Taxotere, Carboplatin, and Herceptin - originally planned for 6 rounds (every three weeks). I completed 2 rounds and then my doctor stopped(my mass grew back). Side Effects - Nausea, diahrea, extreme fatigue, bone/joint pain, flu-like symptoms, hot flashes, numbing, weird taste in mouth, loss of appetite, hair loss I then did weekly Taxol and Herceptin started 10/17/08 for 6 weeks. Side effects included nausea, occasional diahrea, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, neuropathy, hot flashes. I started 5FU, Cytoxan, & Epirubicin on 12/02/08 (4 rounds every three week) while continuing with weekly Herceptin for 12 more weeks. Side effects - Nausea, vomiting, diarhea, hot flashes, mouth sore, fatigue, loss of appetite. I started Tykerb in Feb 2009. I will continue with Herceptin for at least 7 more months after surgery. - Yuyu
Started Chemotherapy on September 5, 2008; Taxotere, Carboplatin, and Herceptin - originally planned for 6 rounds (every three weeks). I completed 2 rounds and then my doctor stopped(my mass grew back). Side Effects - Nausea, diahrea, extreme fatigue, bone/joint pain, flu-like symptoms, hot flashes, numbing, weird taste in mouth, loss of appetite, hair loss I then did weekly Taxol and Herceptin started 10/17/08 for 6 weeks. Side effects included nausea, occasional diahrea, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, neuropathy, hot flashes. I started 5FU, Cytoxan, & Epirubicin on 12/02/08 (4 rounds every three week) while continuing with weekly Herceptin for 12 more weeks. Side effects - Nausea, vomiting, diarhea, hot flashes, mouth sore, fatigue, loss of appetite. I started Tykerb in Feb 2009. I will continue with Herceptin for at least 7 more months after surgery. - Yuyu
Started first round of AC on June 12th....will continue 3 more rounds and then on to Taxol. - Karin
Starting A/C on December 6, 2011. Will have chemo every 2 weeks for 4 months. - Andrea
Starting on 18th April, 2011 - Jolene
Starting September 2nd - pretty clueless outside of that. - Ange
Still in treatment with no end in sight. My port is my best friend even if it sticks out of my sub-clavicle like an alien. - Wendy
suffer to heal. stay mindful of what it means to be aware. - Jenny Warrior- Amazon Woman Style
TAC protocol. 6 rounds every 3 weeks. I refuse most of the pre medications (unless I need them) and ended up not needing any side effect meds my last 2 rounds. I'm having a great reaction to the chemo and my doctor is impressed with how I am weathering each round of chemo. He is shocked that my White and Red Blood cells are doing so well and I ended up being able to navigate the nausea without medications - which means no constipation!!! The side effects range from liberating (no hair, chemo brain, slowing down, other people cooking for me) to pain-in-the-ass (constipation from the zofran, hungry from the steroids, no nose hairs, sensative gums, run over with a truck feeling from the neulasta) to the hysterical (I'm really good at the 'Old Man from Flordia Suffle' while I wait for my WBC and RBC to come back on line!) - Elizabeth
Taxotere & Carboplatin 6/30/11- 10/13/11 All classic symptoms - Cindy
Taxotere & Cytoxan. Had violent allergic reaction to taxotere during treatment #2 on Dec. 10. This one wiped me out. - Mary Ellen Martinelli
Taxotere & herceptin weekly for the rest of my life. - A-Love <3
Taxotere Aug 2008 - Dec 2008 (3-weekly) Herceptin Aug 2008 - Aug 2009 and Dec 2009 - March 2011 (3-weekly) Vinorelbine Dec 2009- May 2010 (for regional recurrence to Internal Mammary nodes - not involved the first time round) Capecitabine (Xeloda)April 2011 - October 2011(for Liver metastasis) Adriamycin - December 2011 - February 2012 Taxol March 2012 - Jenny
Taxotere, Carboplatin, Herceptin Dec 08 through Dec. 09 Nausea Migraines Loose fingernails/toenails, MRSA infections x 8, auto immune allergic reactions Hair loss allergies developed Loss of menses (early menopause) - KorynH
The 4 "red devil" treatments were the worst & those neulasta shots! I had an allergic reaction to Taxol. Really bad! So they switched me to Tacrete. Easier to handle physically but took longer in between chemos. - Tricia
They removed all my teeth because they said the chemo and radiation would kill their roots. I went through 5 cycles of the red devil and 10 taxol. I am still on femara - Sharron
They removed all my teeth because they said the chemo and radiation would kill their roots. I went through 5 cycles of the red devil and 10 taxol. I am still on femara - Simplysharron
Things I wish someone had told me- You feel the worst on days 3-5. Even though you're nauseous you can still eat with enough drugs (I never threw up!) Get your hair buzzed as soon as it starts to come out, and your scalp hurts, you will feel much better. Don't shave it until your scalp stops hurting. Your nose runs because you have no nose hair to catch it A little infection will knock you on your ass. Claritin can fight some of the neulasta side effects Glutamine and vitamin B can help with the Taxol tingle Ugg makes flip flops- AHHH big help with the Taxol tingle Some people lose their fingernails with Taxol (but mine are intact- I have chemo rings, though) - Jan
This was the worst for me, seems like I stayed so sick & in the bed from being week & not being able to eat. It seemed that every time I tried to eat, I tried to throw up. I only had 6 wks. of chemo & only had to drive 55 miles for it. Again, the ride seemed to be the worst being sick on your stomach. When I was sick & could't eat, I drank Ensure, it's the only thing that I could hold down & Seemed to feel good on my stomach. Also gator aide helped with the strength. My white count got low several times & I had to give myself shots in my stomach to help bring it back up, but it wasen't to bad, cause I use to work for Dr.'s myself. - Denise Carter
To begin June 12th - Jadec
to come - Deena A Warner
To date, I have not had chemotherapy. - LisaLovesLexi
To start in Two Weeks - Evelyn
took Docetaxol (Taxotere) after FEC - finished chemo July 22 - ~~~~K~~~~~
Very sick. 12 years ago the drugs for side effects were not as effective as they are now and hopefully will continue to get better - Regina
Very soon. - Tracie
Well, chemo sucks. What can I say? I had 8 heavy duty treatments, spaced 3 weeks apart. The first 3 were AC, the next 4 were Taxol. It kicked me in the butt, but I never threw up! - Hayley Townley
Will start Chemotherapy Sept. 28, 2007. Six courses then radiation six weeks. Will be on Adriamycin, Taxotere, Cytoxan - Emmagordon

Cancer of the Esophagus Chemotherapy:

Carboplatin/Taxol, continuous 5FU drip March/April 2008 Taxotere July/August/September 2008 Cisplatin January/February 2009 - Travis
Chemo is rough. - Maryanne
preadjuvant, and adjuvant, 12 week cycles with cisplatin, epirubicin and 5FU. For recurrence it was oxciliplatin, leukovorin and 5FU. - Jpfrank
Sysplatin that almost killed my it caused my kidneys to shut down. I cause me to become completely dependent on others. I didn't spell the Chemo right but it sounded like that. I don't know what the fed me after I was released from the hospital. - Ric Tomlinson
Sysplatin that almost killed my it caused my kidneys to shut down. I cause me to become completely dependent on others. I didn't spell the Chemo right but it sounded like that. I don't know what the fed me after I was released from the hospital. - Rict

Cancer of the Larynx Chemotherapy:

Oct 8th- January 13th, 2010 Lost Hair after 21 days. Fatigue, dry mouth, muscle cramps that were very painful after 1st treatment. terrible rash on my head and neck the whole time I was taking chemo. - Mary

Cervical Cancer Chemotherapy:

1 night a week, 12am-8am - December 2008/February 2009 Bedwetting, weight loss, nausea, fatigue, immuno-issues. (I caught the damn BIRD FLU!!) - Ali
1st chemo on 2/16 Cistplatin. had Headache for 2 days ??decadron given for nausea. mostly fatigue---but can't blame it all on the chemo. to have 6total treatments - JoAnn
2 rounds of Taxol/carbo 11/2011 & 12/2011...Is being changed for 1/2012...not sure of new drugs yet - Lilsis
4 cycles (1 wk on 3 wks off) Cisplatin for 6 hours on day one, sent home with 5FU med pump for 96 hours. Side effects- nausea, diahrrea, agitation, black nail beds, hair thinning/loss, dehydration, irratation, moodiness, list goes on and on......... - Sharisse
5 treatments of Cisplatin - Strong4mom
Chemo not too bad with side effects. Im puffy. - Margaret Rogers
Chemo was my biggest fear. Hearing so bad horror stories I was besid myself with fear. I actually have 1 more left to go and no problems except for a mild nausea about day 3 and thats it. Never really got too tired and never lost my hair. It really was like being pregnant as far physical problems with tired and nausea. It was a low dose cisplatin for 5 weeks. - Deborah
Chemo-has "chemo brain" - Mishell
Chemotherapy is bi weekly on fridays! Side effects include Nausea, fatigue, and weakness, hair thinning - Natalie
Cisplatin (40 units) every Monday for five weeks, beginning April 26, 2010. Hair thinned; veins hardened; steroid acne; acid reflux; turned yellow after treatments (that was odd). - Safia
Cisplatin 2009 six weekly treatments - BeeClassic
Cisplatin for 6 weeks Cisplatin & Topotecan for 4 21 day interval treatments. 3 day duration of treatment. CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS are the treatments that made Aimee sicker: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss of 35#. She also had 10 blood transfusions during the 2 treatment plans because the cancer and chemo were killing her simultaneously. During her final treatment in January 2009 she had an allergic reaction and coded in the clinic. Treatment was discontinued and Palliative care began. - Aimee Florence Walters
Cisplatin started 7/8/08 - Lisa
Cisplatin started 7/8/08 - Littleprincess
Cisplatin via port - Claudia
cisplatin, felt and tasted every drug they put in my body. It was very yucky. I am incredibly sensitive to the medications and was eventually given Ativan to help me sleep through it all. Lasix was fun though at the end of treatment peeing every 5 minutes!! - Reneecarroll
combination of xeloda and cisplatin- some loss of appetite, some naseau ( not too terrible), and some fatigue--started treatment in February 2006 cisplatin was administered once a week for four weeks and xeloda was taken orally Mon.-Fri. for 3 weeks, treatment was stopped early due to low blood counts - Angela
Constipation. Fatigue. Nauseau. Metalic taste. Weight loss. - Alicia
Done and it sucked - Stacy
Had cisplatin for 6 weeks during radiation, now am on my 5th of 6 treatments every three weeks (taxol and cisplatin) - PattiD
Have had 5 chemo treatments. Took 5 hour "naps" afterwards. Some foods tasted nasty! Normally a huge water drinker but water nauseated me. Required at home IV infusions of Potassium and Magnesium for 8 hours/day for total of 15 days, also received a few infusions at the clinic for dehydration and low electrolytes. Anti-nausea meds didn't work on me. - Terry
I couldnt eat as much as I thought I would be hungry. Most food tasted terrible. I was able to watch much tv. I never watched tv since I was a kid. I am an active outdoor person, I felt it made me become lazy. lol I got the flu, lowered my immune system, however my red blood cell count always stayed very good! - Rhonda Michelle
I had 6 chemotherapies. I would go once a week and sit for 7 hours. I had sisplatin(?). I would feel fine the day of but the next day I was very sick and in bed for the following 3 days weak, and throwing up. I would lose 3-5lbs each week. - Laura
i was put to sleep with benegril - Lorena
Loss of hair and nausea - Tara Mansir
N&V, Fatigue, Dulled mentation 12-15-09 to 1-30-10 SECOND ROUND OF CHEMO, CISPLATIN 01-01-11 to 02-17-11 LOTS OF VOMITING - Michele
nauseousness.... - Brenda
Oct 07 to Dec 07 - Cisplatin chemo 1x a week with radiation;. Constant terrible nausea, very sensitive to tastes and smells. Ate only carbs, couldn't even stand the smell of my dog! Everything nauseated me. Aug 08 to Dec 08 - Carboplatin and Paclitaxel every 3 weeks x 6 doses. Hair gone by 2nd treatment, fluid overload on chemo days due to drugs being hard on kidneys - had to flush. About 2-3 days post chemo, horrible bone pain, numbness and tingling in hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy) and constipation that almost hospitalized me. Would last for a week or so and then settle down. Horrible fatigue, felt like lead. My hair started coming back really quickly after treatment stopped,but the neuropathy lasted almost a year, fatigue continues to be a problem. UPDATE Feb/10: Going back for another 6 rounds of the not so pretty poison. Carbo/Taxol once again. Gonna miss my hair...oh yeah, and the ability to feel human! - Chickracer
once weekly low dose cisplatin during radiation. 40 mg/m2. ends up being 74 mg. i have a half liter of hydration that includes potassium and magnesium, then premeds of zofran 32 mg and dexamethasone 20 mg. then the chemo. then another half liter of hydration with the electolytes. i also get amofostine 500 mg injection subcutaneos (owie) and lasix 20 mg which i save till i get home cuz i would never make it and would pee my pants in the car! lol side effects are nausea, so far no barfing. i have compazine 10 mg for prn use and for when i am desparate phenergan 25 mg suppositories, but dont think i will be using them with the diarrhea....wanna leave any bum stimulation alone! i have stopped taking my omega 3 fish oil pill cuz now and then they make me burp up fishy taste, no way do i need that now! lol - Dawn
Paclitaxel, Cisplatin, Bevacizumab, Avastin - Cheryl
Rather not discuss - Laughatcancer
Sept 6-Nov 6 2008: every three weeks for 6 hours. Side effects: hair loss, tired, and sore from the Nuesta shot, but overall not as bad as it could have been. - Adi
That also starts withen the next 3 weeks. - Beth
Tirapazimine and cisplatin for 6 weeks...Metal taste in my mouth towards the end and thrush in my mouth for a couple of weeks which subsided with medication. - Billie Jean

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Chemotherapy:

Fludarabine - 8/7/06 - 8/11/06 -- tired and nausea Rituxan - 8/11/06 - "shake and bake"...you name it I felt it...dizzy, chills, threw up, nurses very good in giving me appropriate meds to counteract side effects - Kay
Rituxan with High Dose Steriods - 2009 Campath - 2009 - Anne

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Chemotherapy:

Gleevec - Katie
I've been on Gleevec for 3 weeks. the first week was no different than the previous ones, lots of fatigue, but that is from the leukemia. In the second week, I started having more pain and some diahrrea. The diahrrea cleared up in a few days but the pains got worse. By week three, I have a lot of bone pain. I can get around and i can work, but it hurts quite a bit to move and my legs (thighs) are the worst. I often wake up with pain and my fatigue is not improving. - Robert Smith
Interferon from onset- continued hospital admissions,recurrent infections, suppressed immune system Gleevec May 2001 to April 2010, minimal side effects, mostly nausea, malaise. April 2010- Present 800 mg. Tasigna daily requires weekly EKG due to this drug has been linked to A-Fib - Patty
Interferon from onset- continued hospital admissions,recurrent infections, suppressed immune system Gleevec May 2001 to April 2010, minimal side effects, mostly nausea, malaise. April 2010- Present 800 mg. Tasigna daily requires weekly EKG due to this drug has been linked to A-Fib - Ibpatti32

Colon and Rectal Cancer Chemotherapy:

two 6 month bouts...one 2004 to 2005. next March 2007 to Sept. 2007 - Larissa
10/12/09 - 11/13/09. Portable pump 5 days a week/24 hours a day. 5FU Push & pump. Every other week I had a bag of Oxaliplatin (total of 3 bags). I became gradually more tired as the treatment progressed & had a constanst feeling of nausea but Promethazine worked like a charm so I was able to eat pretty well thru out treatment. I had no hair loss. The weeks I received the Oxaliplatin my hands/feet became sensitive the cold but those symptons would subside as the week went by. - Teresa
10/15/09 - 1/6/10 (roughly). No huge effects. Some light fatigue and nausea. 11/1/10 - 2/28/11. Extreme fatigue, some nausea and vomiting. Kidney failure resulting in dialysis (November 11) - Lou
11/06-oxaliplain,xeloda....tingling and cold sensitivity in hands and feet, fatigue 11/07-irinotecan, avastin, 5FU, diahrrea, fatigue, burning and cramping in abdomen started erbitux january 2010, adding irinotecan this week, sept 20, 2010...post-note that irinotecan caused so much diahrrhea I became too hydrated and wound up in hospital. i had a blockage too, but just sayin'! ;) - Annette
12 sessions - Brad
12 so far, 5Fu, Avastin, Oxiplatin, Leucovorin - Shelly
2/1/2010-3/11/2010 F5U pump 24/7 5 day/week, combined with the radiation, tiring. 7/23/2010 start, 12 treatments every 2 weeks. 5-FU, Eloxatin,leucovorin calcium; side effects - inconsistent energy, more emotional 2/2012 FOLFIRI; side effects diarrhea alternated with constipation, hemorrhoids, nausea, Tired - Stacy
24-7 pump all week (except weekends) for 5 weeks (3rd week) - Daddysgirls
24/7 pump 5fu. - Jeanee
3 treatments every two weeks with neupogen shots after every treatment. White blood cross ave been a problem but my platelets are what concern me. They have continued to decline and are not rebounding back between treatments. other concerns which are minor but irritating is the coldness everywhere especially the throat, hands and feet. Fatigue is manageable now after 3 months. Metal tasting mouth and bad breath right after treatment ....yuk! Lack of appetite seems to occur during the treatment week but subsides the following week. - Susan M
4 treatments done... 8 more to go. Mom had her port put in and about a week later went for her first treatment. She spends about 6 hours at the cancer treatment center and has her "chemical purse" with her for 48 hours. Side effects: pain in feet occasionally and colder than usual. - Katie
4/4/2011 - FOLFOX6 with Avastin. Some fatigue, peripheral neuropathy, cold sensitivity. Discontinued after 3 rounds 7/1/2011 - Switched to Xeloda. Stopped first round after 9 days due to much bowel discomfort. - Mark Sechrest
5 FU via port 2 x 5 days. Started Jan. 24 2012. No major side effects. Constipation. - Tita
5-FU oxaliplatin and Avastin, due to start Nov 7, 2011 - Jodi
5-FU started 6/27/11 hooked up to the pump 7 days a week for 6 weeks....ugh!!! Grueling. Side effects consist of nausea and vomiting, finished the first round 8/2/11. Now I have to continue 9/21/11 for 4 months... 5-FU, Oxaliplatin, Avastin & Leuc - Ty-TheWarrior
5-FU, and Eloxatin - Darlene
5-FU, Lucavorin, in 2002. Folfox in 2005. All side effects possible including developing blood clots and major weight loss. - Dana
5f-u and Oxaliplatin start 10-19-2010~On June 13, 2011 I had an allergic reaction to Oxaliplatin and my Doctor made the decision to take me off of that for good. Nothing will take it's place as of now. I will remain on 5f-u and Leucovorin. - Patrice
5FU 8/23/10 through 9/27/10 24/7 once a week flush and bloodworkups. some nausea - Laura
5FU and Oxaliplatin. Started July 15 2009, every other week. Lots of fatigue neuropathy from the Oxaliplatin getting worse with each treatment, tingling, numbness, burning, shooting pains. - Robert
5FU Begining 1-18-11, 5 days on, weekends off... - Jeannie
5FU during radiation 1st round finished 12/28/10 final chemo start 02/23/11 - Kellie
5FU no side effects Avastin no side effects Oxi could not touch or drink anything cold. - Rick
5FU Portable Pump - Wade
5FU, FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, Avastin, Erbitux, Vectibix - Wendy
5FU, Leucovorin and Oxiplatin. Typcial symtoms could not tolorate cold after treatment, slept alot. I worked full time through chemo. Felt exhausted and don't remember too much in this time period. Work and slept. - Darlad
5fu/leucovorin.Close to renal failure,changed to weekly infusions 5fu with fortnightly enhancement with levamisole. 48 weekly sessions. - Ron50
6 Months starting Dec 2, 2011. 5 hours every other week. 5-FU, Oxaliplatin and leucovorin. Will bring home 5-Fu in a bag for the weekend will run through port and bag removed on Mondays - Gina
6-03--36 weeks of IV chemo therapy. Had problems with severe diarrah, nausa and fatigue 3 days out of 7. Slightly ill the rest of the days with same symtoms, but milder. 2007--doing much better on chemo therapy by adding alternitves. (read below) 12-07- oral Xeloda (chemo therapy). Take for 2 weeks straight 2 times a day, then one week off. Side effects are slight now that I take fermented wheat germ, green wheatgrass and mangoseed juice. The juice improved my energy level a lot! I think we are seeing some results from the fermented wheatgerm as we are now starting to see on my cat scans that things have kind of stopped. In the England Cancer Journal they have proved that fermented wheat germ can slow and sometime cure cancers. The mangoseed juice is made in Asia, this is the only place it grows. It is extremely high levels of antioxidants! Knock on wood I haven't been sick since I started it! I also only eat organic (as much as I can) I eat lot's of greens and fruits. I get protein from the grains and I also eat a lot of nuts. I have felt so much better since doing this it is unbelievable.. I have hand and foot syndrome that this chemo can cause..this can/is be very painful. Febuary 08-New treatments of folfox6, Avastin and 5FU--extreme fatigue-nausa-diarreha-controled by medications for the most part. Need to rest a lot. - Sue
6-03--36 weeks of IV chemo therapy. Had problems with severe diarrah, nausa and fatigue 3 days out of 7. Slightly ill the rest of the days with same symtoms, but milder. 2007--doing much better on chemo therapy by adding alternitves. (read below) 12-07- oral Xeloda (chemo therapy). Take for 2 weeks straight 2 times a day, then one week off. Side effects are slight now that I take fermented wheat germ, green wheatgrass and mangoseed juice. The juice improved my energy level a lot! I think we are seeing some results from the fermented wheatgerm as we are now starting to see on my cat scans that things have kind of stopped. In the England Cancer Journal they have proved that fermented wheat germ can slow and sometime cure cancers. The mangoseed juice is made in Asia, this is the only place it grows. It is extremely high levels of antioxidants! Knock on wood I haven't been sick since I started it! I also only eat organic (as much as I can) I eat lot's of greens and fruits. I get protein from the grains and I also eat a lot of nuts. I have felt so much better since doing this it is unbelievable.. I have hand and foot syndrome that this chemo can cause..this can/is be very painful. Febuary 08-New treatments of folfox6, Avastin and 5FU--extreme fatigue-nausa-diarreha-controled by medications for the most part. Need to rest a lot. - Sue123
6-500 mg per day that I have radiation. Xeloda. Some nausea, light headedness, jitters, diarrhea, - Teresa
8/3 FOLFOX6 VERY SLIGHT NEUROPATHY - Ielmar
9/07 for 5 months every 2-3 weeks.Fulfox, Five FU, evastin, oxalyplatin -Side affects were mild and temporary such has hair loss (complete on first round) mild neuropathy, Hand and food syndrome. Slight diarrhea but NO nasuea. Loss of appetite, loss of taste. 06/08 Second round of chemo (Irinotecan) more nausea but virtually no diarrhea. neuropathy has returned slightly. I can still taste things after 2 rounds of chemo this time. - Gretchen
As soon as we get the radiotion date my mom is going to start with her chemo. - Saddaughter
Bart has and still is undergoing Chemo. Bart has stage 4 Cancer. Bart's treatment of the tumor on his liver caused sloughing of the skin of his feet and hands. He is now on Erbotax. All tumors continue to shrink, and he feels great. Works most everyday he wants, as usual. - The 3 B's, Bart, Brian, Bruce Hultine
Bi-weekly Chemo 6 months Oaxliplatin/ fluorouracil 5-fu - Charity
Bi-weekly chemo. Energy levels vary. Diarrhea, one day only usually. Keep hydrated. - Randy
CAPOX 2006, FOLFIRI + AVASTIN 2007, TEGAFUR + AVASTIN 2008, FOLFIRI + AVASTIN 2010, XELODA + AVASTIN 2010 - ONGOING...........FOREVER....WHILST ITS WORKING - Tony
Chemo - 8.4.11. Had FU-5 first round. Shortage, switched to xeloda for the rest of the treatment. Oxy, nothing else. - No
Chemo during radiation and after surgery. October 2007 - February 2008. Normal side effects. Worst was the weight loss due to the temporary bag I had. - Tracy
Chemo was not that bad, just a little tired with some nausea - Terri
Chemo Wed, leave with bag, come back on Fri. Side effects neuropathy, fatigue, nausea, occasional constipation and/or diarhea - Linda
Chemotherapy was administered through a PICC for 5 weeks during radiation. No major side effects other then extreme exhaustion. I took the chemo nurse advise and began taking anti-nausea pills before I felt any nausea so I was able to continue to work part time. I still believe I am still suffering from some lingering effects of the chemo as I have not been able to build up my stamina. - Ben
Completed FOLFOX 6 and 5-FU on March 8, 2010!!! Nausea Vomiting Diarrhea Constipation Late February through end of March 2009. Chemo and radiation May/June 2009. Chemo only started final set of treatment in September 2009 and currently in chemo treatments until March 2010. Nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, crashing of white and red blood counts during each set of chemos. yeast infections, and healing problems with surgical site from September 22, 2008. - Melinda
dec 06/jan 07; sores in mouth; diarrhea; pneumonia; hospitalized for 5 weeks - Becky
During my 6 month treatment fatigue and nausea were the most consistent chemo side effects. Exercise helped with the fatigue and taking compazine helped with the nausea. - TJ
Each round of chemo consists of 3 weeks. Week 1 I get an Oxaliplatin infusion, weeks 2 & 3 I take oral chemo, Xeloda. Side effects are nerve pain (thanks I already had that), hand pain, fatigue, weakness, memory loss, confusion at times. Bla Bla Bla - Melissa
Erbitux Xeloda Oxalyplatin Avastin - Tammy
f5u-dec/07 to june/08 side effects the works!! mouth sores,nausea,fatigue,on and on! - Diane
f5u-dec/07 to june/08 side effects the works!! mouth sores,nausea,fatigue,on and on! - Stillarose
Fatigue, feeling very cold, emotional side effects - Jtu
Feb 15th - march 19. Severe nausea. - Beth
Finished Chemo, October 2006. First go around lost most of my hair, and had the worst mouth sores the nurses had ever seen. Second time sat next to a woman, told her of my mouth problems. She told me to drink a beer with lots of ice after treatment..it worked. - Diane
First circle two times for one week during radiation, second circle stopped after the first week because of acute leucopenia. - Moeki
First round started on Dec 29th 2010: Xeloda pills, Oxaliplatin, and Avastin, with a shot of Neulasta the day after.Had two weeks off after each round, and I was thinking "this isn't so bad, I can do this" after the first treatment. No severe nausea, no vomiting, minimal hair thinning. - Kat B
Flu like symptoms and fatigue. - Randy
FOLFIRI w/ Avastin 4/2009 - 11/2009, FOLFOX 12/2009-2/2010 Nausea and fatique - DI
folfox + 5fu (dec 07-jan 08) folfiri + 5fu, avastin, cetuximab (jan 08-current) - Angel & Ben
folfox 4 for 6 months...Oxaliplatin caused permanent, extreme peripheral neuropathy. Imagine your feet telling your brain that they are in severe pain 24x7 and that they are cold no matter how hot they are. The brain cannot handle that constant messaging and the results are not pretty...mentally and physically - John
FOLFOX 8 treatments split into two rounds - one round before radiation and the other round post radiation Feb 3 - July 18, 2011 Neuropathy, hair thinning, blisters on fingers and feet, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, - Jennifer
Folfox and Avastin. Very debilitating, very fatigued and nauseated. Thinning hair. - Kim-our Mom's Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
FOLFOX beginning on May 19th, for six months, twice per month. I hope to report no side effects....and then I woke up.... - Eileen
FOLFOX first cycle June 11 (infusion) and then the pump 46 hrs; some odd effects on swallowing, a little constipation, a little diarrhea, no food problems :) - Susana
FOLFOX plus Erbitux & - Maliez
Folfox rounds for atleast 6 monthes. - Stacy
Folfox to start after radiation is finished sometime in Feburary 2012 - Mike
folfox with avastin, folfuri, cetuximax with cetuximab - Sunshine
Folfox with avastin. for 6 months. with lots of side effects (the worst was vomiting and neuropathy). After liver resection Folfuri(nausea, lethargy,confusion ect.) after the second recurrence and percutaneous ablation I had Cetuximab with Irenotecan with a horrible acne type rash - Sparklie
Have had ten of twelve treatments. Nausea, loss of appetite, food not tasting good, neuropathy in fingertips and very susceptible to hot and cold beverages/food. - Loritodd63
have the Powere Port for 5Fu chemo Pump removed 02/18/09 The port is a bit uncomfortable if I try to sleep on right side. The port itself still looks very unattractive, but hey if t helps, i won't complain. - Carol
I had a great wife with me every one so they could never be all that bad. I had 2350mg of 5FU and Oxaliplatin over 48 hours every other week for first 3 months for last 3 months have had 1105mg of 5FU Leucovorin every week. - Dan
I had a port put in (after 4 tries which left me with considerable chest bruising, pain, and extra scars) and it it was accessed 4 days after insertion to begin my first chemo treatment. Pure 5FU. I did not lose my hair or get any mouth sores. I did feel like shit every day, I did lose my appetite completely, I did have stomachaches all the time, hot flashes, headaches, & extreme diarrhea or extreme constipation. Sept 8 - Oct 10 2008 Chemo #2 - Folfox (5FU/Oxalipatin) Feb 2 - March 3 Chemo #3 - unknown...beginning march 16 - Audrey Friedman
I had a port put in (after 4 tries which left me with considerable chest bruising, pain, and extra scars) and it it was accessed 4 days after insertion to begin my first chemo treatment. Pure 5FU. I did not lose my hair or get any mouth sores. I did feel like shit every day, I did lose my appetite completely, I did have stomachaches all the time, hot flashes, headaches, & extreme diarrhea or extreme constipation. Sept 8 - Oct 10 2008 Chemo #2 - Folfox (5FU/Oxalipatin) Feb 2 - March 3 Chemo #3 - unknown...beginning march 16 - Audreyk
I had my 1st chemo treatment on 12/10/07. If cancer cells remain, they are microscopic and floating around in my body and being ZAPPED by chemo! I qualified for a trial and receive Erbitux (usually for metastatic cancer) every week (which causes acne). The nausea is gone for now, mouth sores are fading, and acne is blossoming. The Oxilaplatin will be decreased next time due to the mouth sores. It also causes Neuropathy. - Melanie
I just had first treatment on 5/20/09, The symptoms of the first treatment for me were severe cold sensitivity for about 3 days, tiredness, sore hands and feet, achy legs, and stomach pains. - Amy
I started Chemo on December 19,2008. I had a port put in to administer the treatment. For my lifestyle the port makes most sence. Have the pump hooked up was a bit invastive, but I have great nurses who have a trementious amount to compassion and skill - Wil
I started chemo Sept 19,2006 minimal side effects I have had 20 treatments, and most people don`t realize I`m on chemo - Katherine
I started Folfox Chemotherapy in January 2009, every other week. - Lisa
I started folfox with Avastin in April 2010, did 12 treatments & had my last one on Sept 7th, continued with Avastin til beginning of January 2011. I was already sensitive to the cold before I started oxali, it was horrible, my fingertips & feet still have that slight weird tingle to them, it's Feb. My oncologist & I agreed to start irinotecan after my surgery to knock things out for good. - Jen
I've had two rounds of chemo (carbo-taxol and FOLFOX, Avastin), neither of which were effective. - Ann
im on xeloda and after the surgery ill have to do liquid iv chemo where i will have port inserted and i will have 16 weeks of 8 treatments where i walk around with the chemo for 48 hours. - Lionel Austin
Inj Dacotine 150mg * Biovorine 600mg & 5FU 4600mg in 1000ml NS continuous infusion in two days. Inj Perinorm 10mg IV thrice a day Inj. - Manoj Vashisth
it was a bitch but everyone in the hospital oncology was very nice that helped alot. - Kev
July 2, 2010 - Heated Intra-peritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC). Side Effects: Complete Loss of appetite, everything tasted awful. No nausea or vomiting. Lots of swelling due to amount of fluid they pump you with prior to procedure. - Toni
June - August 2005: Side effects - Nausea; tunnel vision; fatigue; dry hands and feet; upset stomach; hair thinned; skin burned easily in the sun. - Jeannine Madigan
Just began 5FU 5 days ago. First round. - Keith
Lecovorin, Oxiaplatin causes extreme neuoropathy in the hands and feet, He does not have finger prints now. 5-FU causes nausea, makes the hands and fet worse and soooo tired, like having the flu everyday with intense stomach cramping. Can not concentrate, chemobrain I guess they call it. Three days of intense chemo, then sick pass out for hrs. can't do anything but lay down or sit, there is nothing to help ease this... - Linda Kaye Blair
leucovorin, floxuridine. Was on Oxaliplatin and 5-FU. Worked well, but killed my platelets. Then on captosar? Crap. could feel the lesions growing. Still have peripheral neuropathy in hands and feet from Oxaliplatin. Side effects: Gas! Holy cow! Now on Xeloda. who knows what's next - D-
Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin, 5-Flourouracil. Started September 19, 2009 for 12 bi-weekly infusions. Can't taste anything, eating or drinking anything cold makes me want to puke, cold air makes my throat close and I can't breath, pins and needles in hand, feet and any part of my body that gets cool, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, cramping, headaches, major fatigue, depression. - Christine
Lots - Moe
March - August 2005 Luecovorin, 5fu, and Oxaliplatin. Had issues with joint and muscle pain, skin peeling, Neuroathy (with cold things/and taste) Minimum hair thinning and minimum nausea, fatigue was an issue. This was 3 days a week every other week both at office and home. 2008-Fulfury- was very very sick, constant nausea and vomiting, fatigue, only did two treatments and quit, because I was so sick it felt like the chemo was killing me. This was also a take home bag 3 days a week every other week. 2010- Urbetux (Erbitux) not sure of spelling with a benedryl cocktail pre-treatment to stave off allergic reactions,This is once a week for a few hours every week, has mainly caused skin issues, Acne like rash that has turned into cellulitis (skin infection) in some spots, I am now on antibiotics strong enough to fight MRSA just in case and pain meds as it is very painful, but it's getting better and in 2 weeks I will go back and we will see where it stands as far as do we have to cut my dosage back? - Gwen Wilkins
May 2009 - Sept 2009 FolFox, peripheral nerve damage to hands and feet (used to unload dishwasher with ski gloves on cause touching plates etc felt like pickiing up glass!) All good now with help of Vit E and Alpha-lipoic acid suppliments. Xeloda - long term chemo. March 2010 til now and according to onologist, forever!! damages skin on my fingers and feet. - Lyndel
My hair is normally very curly. Now it is straight. Hands and feet a little sensitive. Other than that, none, yet. - Coupejete
My mum went through a number of drugs to treat the cancer which kept on returning almost every single year from 2008-2011: Avasatin, Xeloda, Folfox, Folfiri, Erbitux. The side-effects are almost always similar: nausea, tiredness, vomiting, loss of appetite, mouth and throat sores. The first day after chemo she never manages to sleep well. - Formosa
Nausea,lethagy,hairloss were some of the side effects and to describe Chemotherapy, all I can say is Horrible - Pete G
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of two cycles. Xeloda (14 days) 5 tablets per day - Sankar
No chemo ever. - Ron Siemientkowski
No chemotherapy - Reagan Meredith
none - Joep
None, but for me I am receiving my medicine through a port in my chest, I have a small pump with a bag that they change once a week. my medicine is 5fu. The only side effect that I have is that I am alway hungry, I can not seem to get enough to eat. No nausea or cramping, no mouth sores or peeling skin. Just extremely hungry all the time. - Cbolin69
not yet scheduled - Rhonda
Nothing really - just a little bit more tired than normal. - Vicki
November 1, 2006, Started with 5-FU, missing DPD enzyme causing life threatening toxicity issues and discontinuing the 5-FU. No additional chemo available to me for any treatment of this condition. Now in wait and see mode. - Cecile
November 1, 2006, Started with 5-FU, missing DPD enzyme causing life threatening toxicity issues and discontinuing the 5-FU. No additional chemo available to me for any treatment of this condition. Now in wait and see mode. - Caitaly
One day a week every other week. Oxaliplatin with two hours of Leucovorin and 5 Fluorouracil. I will also have the 5FU in a pump for 46 hours. Total 16 weeks of treatment. Then Radiation - Corine
One month off after the radiation concluded. I go in every third week to receive and IV of Oxilyplatin. I take 1650 mg of Xeloda twice daily starting with the date of iv, and lasting for 14 days. Thus far I've received 2 of six iv treatments. Side effects have been marginal and temporary. Sensitivity to cold lasts around 3 days. Some tingling in the hands and arm where the iv went in. Goes away after a few days. - John
Oxalipilatin/5FU/Leucovorin/Avastin Feb 2011- Aug 2011 with use of pump at home. Now on 5FU/Leucovorin/Avastin weekly. Side effects peripheral neuropathy, vomiting, behavioral changes - Anne
Oxaliplatin and 5-FU. Horrible tingling in hands and feet when I touch something cold. Horrible jaw pain when I first start eating something. Lingering metallic taste in mouth. Dizziness and headaches. Blurred vision. Fatigure. - Jeff
Oxilioplatin for 5 weekly sessions along with Xeloda twice a day during radiation days. Felt alright for the first two days after the IV of oxilioplatin (probably because of the steroid and anti-nausea meds) but then hit a wall the rest of the week and was pretty run down. Felt almost back to normal by Monday, but then had to do the whole thing over again. - Travis
Pill form. Xeloda, 1800mil daily. - Chris White
Pre-Surgery April 19-May 26 Five FU for 6 weeks continuous with take home pump Post Surgery started Sept 22 Full Fox - Christy
pump for 5 days aweek for 6 weeks then 2 days every 2week for 6 sessions - Rena
Sept. 2010 to Nov. 2010 - Oxcaliplatin, 5FU, Avastin. Oxc. not working changed to Irinotecan/Avastin. till April 2011. Tumor growth in liver and lymphnodes. Itinotean/Erbitux from June 2011 till present. - Jennifer
Sept. and Oct. 2005 - seven days a week 24 hours a day for 5 weeks, plus every Mon. for 4 hours - Wendy
severe dehydration, potassium def. diarrhea - Diane Bell
start chemo tomorrow jan 12, 2009 folfox - Marsha Solomon
Started 9 Nov on Poxy Oxy and capecitabine. Finding it tough, especially the first week. Been neutropenic on first 2 sessions so far which is causing delays. - Rachel
started chemo on 12/11/07 clinical trial with avastin,erbitux,oxaliplatin,lecovorin,5FU..now irenotican - Lisa
started FOLFOX on 4th Dec 2011. Active treatment for 48 hours every 2 weeks. Lots of nausea, some mouth soreness, altered taste and smell - Laurabarrett
Started FOLFOX Sept '11 - Panda55
Started in July 2009 was suppose to have every 2 weeks, but blood count went down so had to push out either 3 or 4 weeks. I hurt from my head to my toes the week of chemo, and then after that started gradually getting better. Neuropothy in hands and feet. Should go away eventually. Finished chemo Feb. 11, 2010. - Cowgrlsrul
Started June 23, 2008. Oxaluplapin, Leucovorin and Flourouracil. Side effects are extreme weakness, lack of appetite, many foods don't taste good, can't touch, eat or drink anything cold--needles & pins in fingertips & toes, and throat closes up. Needles & pins, needles & pins, if I drink or eat anything cold, MY breathing troubles begin!! smile - Ethel Craven-Sweet
Started June 23, 2008. Oxaluplapin, Leucovorin and Flourouracil. Side effects are extreme weakness, lack of appetite, many foods don't taste good, can't touch, eat or drink anything cold--needles & pins in fingertips & toes, and throat closes up. Needles & pins, needles & pins, if I drink or eat anything cold, MY breathing troubles begin!! smile - Sweete2
Started October 28, 2009 5FU 24/7 - Diane
started with leucovorin, oxaliplatin, avastin, folfox pump, then camptosar, erbitux, folfuri pump, currently undergoing clinical trial with Xeloda and maybe or maybe not perifosine few side effects, I guess I've been lucky - Anna
Too many to mention-16 months in total(6,6,4) Every drug they have for colon cancer. - Donna Richno
Tried oxaliplatin plus Xeloda. Didn't tolerate Xeloda, now with port placed to restart chemo Nov 7. - Tellittrue
Very little after affects from the chemo other than slight nausea and some fatique. They had to cut the chemo treatments short in order to focus on the radiation treatments. Had a port-a-cath installed for future chemo treatments. - Ken Hunt
WEEK 1 - AUG 16 mitomycin IV & portable FU5 hooked up. Monday, no sleep. Tuesday, no sleep. Sooo tired but unable to sleep, my body is exhausted but my poor heart is beating soooo fast. Wednesday took Gravol, slept about 5 hrs. Thursday, felt good. Friday woke up with bright red itchy rash on face, head and various parts of my body. Notice tinny taste in mouth and lots of saliva,sore in mouth, throat, feeling nauseous. Bottom of feet sore when walking. - Brenda
Xeloda (oral chemo) for two and a half weeks. - Danean
Xeloda during radiation and again mid-June to July along with Oxaliplatin- only able to receive two treatments after surgery due to severe dehydration, malnutrition, immuno-suppression. Since July have had severe pain in joints- especially shoulders- now diagnosed with frozen shoulders. Beginning PT this week. - Laura B
Xeloda oral 2000, started March 22nd - OK up to date Folfox - starting August 29th, port inserted on July 29th. Side effects from folfox - berable - cold sensitivity in hands and eyelids. Tingling in hands, shin cramps, tiredness, eye dryness. - Maja
Xeloda, taken during my radiation treatment (adjunct therapy) Started Folfox the last week of June 2010 - Michelle

Endometrial-Uterine Cancer Chemotherapy:

6 chemotherpay treatments. Cisplatin for 2 and Taxol/Carbo for 4. Stomach nausea,bone pain after Neulasta shot, constant dehydration, tired all the time & neuropathy in feet. - Maria
Chemo 6/21/10, 7/12/10, 8/2/10, 8/24/10, 9/14/10 - nausea, fatigue, bone & joint pain, diarrhea, neuropathy; scheduled for 1 more round - Debbie
Chemo came after radiation the first time, chemo only the second time, radiation only the 3rd time. Allergic reactions to almost all the drugs tried, but that was the second time. The ones that I didn't react to made me very sick, so I'd go in to be hydrated the day after chemo since I was unable to do that at home. It's hard to eat and drink when you're asleep. Another side effect of the drugs and certainly the pain killers for me. - Judy
Chemo start date 7/15/09 - Doxil infusion with Ativan and Compazine every 21 days...that was "potponed". Chemo, once started, was be Doxorubicin and Ifosfamide - 4 days of 24-hour infusions. Mom was having delirious thoughts from the chemicals, they took her off of food - the doc said she "had enough fat on her" to get by without food. She was in and out of sleep from the sedatives in between chemo. - Alyssa
Chemotherapy Carboplatin, Taxol - Luise
currently doing carbo/taxol every three weeks. Extreme fatigue, muscle aches, taste changes - Brenda
Cyclophosphamid Carpoplatin Taxol - Manuela
Every week on Day 1 & 2 and Day 8. - Ashley
felt sick all the time, metal icky taste, neuropathy, ruined joints >:( bone pain - Tara
felt sick all the time, metal icky taste, neuropathy, ruined joints >:( bone pain - Vwscully
Finished Aug 23, 2011. 6 treatments completed. Zofran for anti-nausea worked but caused headaches. - Lynne
First round of chemo on 7 May 09 Second round of chemo on 1 Jun 09 Third round of chemo scheduled for 21 Aug 09 My doctor is using a new "sandwich" approach to treatment. 2 rounds of chemo > then 25 days of radiation > then 2 more rounds of chemo. This is new and apparently works better than all chemo then radiation. I am in control and working to erradicate the cancer via chemo and radiation. - Jane
Had a port put in August 2011, then started chemo. 2 drugs. Plan is 6 cycles, every 21 days. Have completed 3. Blood work ok, but almost unable to walk. No strength, can hardly stand, can't climb stairs well. Feet are numb, butt now numb. Had spinal MRI 11/11, #4 delayed a week. - Mfrye
Haven't started yet. Need advice. - Jeannine
I have had two rounds of chemo, and the next will take place on Jan 31, 2012. After that, three more rounds! - Crystalwoman
INITIALLY TOLD NONE NEEDED 7/6/09 MY DOCTORS REISDENT CALLED AND SAID NONE NEEDED BUT AT THIS POINT I DO NOT TRUST MY DOCTORS AND WILL SEEK NEW HELP SURGERY 8/6/09 REMOVAL 27 NODES NO CANCER...SO NO CHEMO WILL BE NEEDED - MARY ELLEN BOWMAN
little queasy tired bald last one nov 5th 2010 yesssssss!! - Robin
Lost hair not much else - Ava
May 2010 Chemo Carboplatin/ Taxol, nausea, fatigue, hair loss - Monika
None - Cheri
None required - Faith
Start in mid October. - Kathy
Started my chemo on Sept 11th of 2008. I have to complete seven cycles. I receive cisplatin and adriamycin on the first day of treatment along with other pre-meds such as decadron and emend. Second day of treatment I receive Taxol and the following day I go back in to get a injection of neulasta. - Candy
Taxol/carbo, starting Dec 12, 2007. Some joint pain, hair loss (boo-hoo) and slight stomach upset. - Bonnie
TBD but they definitely want to do it. - Kristina

Esophagus Cancer Chemotherapy:

june 13 2011. no side effects yet - Peggy

Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Chemotherapy:

chemo side effects hair loss some weight loss vomitting sweats shakes hot cold pain emotional skin tone looked unhealthy - Sharon Tirone
First & only dose: 09/05/08-5FU/Leucovorin/Oxaliplatin - side effects? fever, rash (?), edema, fatigue, neuropathy, dizziness, confusion (some); nausea, hand/foot - more, but can't remember them. - Lloyd

Hodgkin Lymphoma Chemotherapy:

4 cycles of chemotherapy ending in late August, radiation to follow depending on how the cancer responds. - Vanessa
4 Cylces (8 treatments) beginnning March 12. Second Session March 26, April 9th, April 23rd, May 7th, May 21st, June 4th and lastly June 18th! - Jen
6 months of Adriamycin, Cytoxan, Bleomycin, Vincristine, Vinblastine, Procarbazine, and high dose Prednisone. - Angela
6 rounds of ABVD; vomiting, fatigue, diarea, insomnia, hair loss. - Art Nun
ABDV-Adriamycin, bleomycin, dacarbazine, and vinblastine. Research Drug- Phase II Trial of Rituximab (Rituxan)-ABVD for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma - Dayna
ABVD - Cortney
ABVD - Trees
ABVD - six 4-week cycles (June-November) Prednisone Procarbizine - Lauren Moore
ABVD 11/30/2010-present Fatigue, weakness, dizziness, nausea, neuropathy, constipation, headaches, hair loss and chemo brain. - Ashley
Abvd every other week. - Trisha
ABVD for 6 cycles (12 treatments). Was quite well tolerated, tired for a few days after, hair loss, mild nausea but no vomiting, changes in bowel motions, mild rash on feet and arms, aching veins. MADEC (methotrexate, cytosine, dex, etoposide, cyclophosphamide) for 2 cycles, one week of chemo in hospital, 2 weeks to recover then repeat. Fatigue, mild nausea, hair loss. BEAM (carmustine, etoposide, cytosine, melphalan) prior to stem cell transplant. Have only just started this today, had carmustine and so far all good but I know this will change. - Lydia
ABVD May 2008-October 2008 ICE January 2009-March 2009 BEAM April 2009 - Phoenix
ABVD regimen. First session was one day after diagnosis. #1:05/20/2010, #2:06/07/2010 (delayed by neutropenia), #3:07/01/2010 (delayed by neutropenia). Side effects: Hair loss, negligible neuropathy. - Dan J
ABVD treatment; my nausea was well-controlled with prescriptions, but I was often tired in the days following chemo. I went every other Friday so I could recuperate over the weekend and be ready to go back to school Tuesday-Thursday. - Laura M
ABVD treatment; my nausea was well-controlled with prescriptions, but I was often tired in the days following chemo. I went every other Friday so I could recuperate over the weekend and be ready to go back to school Tuesday-Thursday. - Michigan2012
ABVD, 6 cycles (or 12 treatments), self-administered neupogen shots, three ever other day following each treatment with EXTREME bone pain where vicoden did not help. PICC line inserted, had negative side effects to numbing agents used when placed. Shaved head three weeks after first treatment, but never was completely bald, eyelashes and eyebrows thinned a lot but thank god for makeup! Mouth pain, extreme fatigue, constant sick feeling, burning and tingling in arms the night after treatment. Toe nails on big toes bruised completely and lifted. Now they are starting to grow back and are painful (feels like ingrown toe nails). Super dry skin, especially heels - cracked heels... brittle fingernails that kept breaking, CHEMO BRAIN!, scars from tiny scratches that would have healed normally otherwise, but chemo made them stay A LOT LONGER!, new stretch marks, etc... so many more, just can't remember all of them. - Nee328
ABVD, hair loss, night sweats, depression, low white blood count, prone to bacterial infections. - Leslie
ABVD, started Feb. 13, 2009. - Allison
ABVD- nausea, fatigue, wooziness, thinning hair ICE- nausea, fatigue, wooziness, total hair loss, bleeding gums and mouth sores GND- some fatigue, mouth sores - Rachel
ABVD- October 22, 2010- - Jaime
ABVD: 8 Cycles (16 total treatments). My side effects were severe bone pain, fatigue, nausea, burning in my stomach, constipation, ileus, thinning hair - Sarah
April 6th 2009 - Initial chemotherapy at the hospital. The immediate effect on the swollen nodes blew my mind. It was almost all gone 48 hours later. Several others that are chronicled in my blog. - Sal
Brutal! I was sick (mostly fatigue, headachey, flu type symptoms) for a week after treatments, would get my energy back the second week and then start the cycle all over again! - Sara
Chemotherapy from August 2006 - September 2007. Some of the chemotherapies were ABVD, ARA-C and carboplat. Side effects experienced were hair fell out, constipation, low white blood and platelet counts, nausea, vomiting, pain in joints. - Jolanda
hair loss... weight gain... nerve tingling... bad taste... feet pain... but no vomiting... so not all bad... - Ghost
I am having ABVD. Side effects: nausea, fatigue, hair loss, constipation, bone pain, fever, infection... - Lauren1979
I had 6 rounds of ABVD. Thinning hair, vomitting, weight loss, major fatigue. - Mary Carlson
Initial treatment: ABVD/MOPP (8/92-12/92). I received 6 cycles with complete response. The chemo was relatively well-tolerate. Salvage treatment: DECAL (Dexamethasone, Etoposide, Cisplatin, Ara-C, L-Asparaginase) 9/92-12/92. One brutal regimen! Cisplatin was the worse. Three cycles with complete response followed by stem cell transplant. - Heather
nausea, neutropenia, anxiety, extreme fatigue, mouth sores and dry mouth - Kendall
Stanford V regimen - Weight gain, constipation, fatigue, hair loss. - Constança
started ABVD March 2011 - Tricia
Started Chemotherapy (ABVD) on 30th March 2010. Found that the side effects of consist of bad heartburn & indigestion for a few days after chemo. My hair started to fall out about two weeks later and has slowly been falling out ever since, but not bald yet! Have had to give up fizzy drinks and spicy food, two thinks I enjoy. Unfortunately they cause uncomfortable consequences, like bloating, passing a lot of gas, nausea, heartburn, the list goes on. - Stephen Cockwell
Yes, My chemotherapy treatment was ABVD. - Mary

Hodgkins Lymphoma Chemotherapy:

6 months of bs and stem cell transplant was life changing made me feel completley helpless - Todd Strange
About to start Chemotherepy. Very nervous. I was suppossed to start April 11th, but my insurance covers Lupron, so i can save my ovaries from the harmful drugs. Should be starting within the next week or so. - Denae
ABVD - Esglover
ABVD - Kelsea
ABVD 12 rounds, 6 months - Katy
ABVD- Side effect? UGH. - Megan
August 10th 2010 -Present 6 Cycles -12 Treatments - Bryan
Delayed until I deliver my baby. - Sam
first round 09/08/11-ABVD-headache, swollen tongue, blisters on tongue, vomitting, nausea, bone aches. - Dawn
First round with chemo was brutal. Mustard Gas ... my grandfather got the purple-heart in World War 1 because of the genocide they used on our soldiers. The genocide they used was Mustard Gas … ironic huh? It was used in war to kill … it was used on me and so many others to try to save our lives. It was terrible stuff - if a drop of it got out of the vain, it could eat a whole on your skin. And so it did – so imagine what it was doing to the rest of my body. It was the throwing up for 24 hours, so violently that was so hard – especially when the poison itself only worked for 3 minutes…I believe. The rest of the time throwing up was just a bonus! It is easy to get lost amongst the chemo and radiation … but that is what family and friends are for. - Shelsong
Getting chemo doesn't hurt. I don't feel the chemo being injected, and I feel fine for 3 days after, minus the fatigue. Nausea, headaches, body aches, upset stomach are my most common side effects when my medications are done. - Pamela
im doing an eight mounth treatment plan. every 21 days im back in the hospital for all the chemo they can give me. - Majjicmike
So far only 1 Session- 01/10/12 - Robert
Started 6 cycle ABVD treatment on 8/16/11 - Stage2Hodgkins
Started chemotherapy on the 28th of September 2011. I first had really bad constipation, muscle and bone pain, fatigue, numbness in the tips of my fingers, hairloss, mouth ulcers, nails coming away from skin. - Megan
The usual - not a single strand of hair. But, the stomach was the killer. I would be on liquid diet for days during chemo period. Even after 1 year, I am still experience problems with stomach. Physically, the body has changed so much. Mentally and emotionally, I have changed too (hopefully for the better :)) - Ontopofcancer

Kidney Cancer Chemotherapy:

4 months, Oct. 2010-Feb. 2011 Avastin and Interferon - Malfoy
Afinitor (everolimus) tablets daily, started on March 17, 2011 - George
As of 8/3/11 on second cycle of Sutent, 28 on 14 off - Toolgirl
Did Xeloda and Gemcitabine with no results - Glen
My husband was on a trial for a new chamo for renal cancer called "Sutent". He made no progess and instead suffered significant side effects that we believe plunged him into a spiral of ever increasing side effects of his cancer. - Megan
no treatment yet? - Claire

Larunx Cancer Chemotherapy:

12 total Erbitux sessions, once weekly, January 13 - March 31, 2011. Increasing fatigue and, ironically, insomnia following each session. From mid February through the end of treatments, somehow the Radiation/Erbitux mix seemed to spawn clusters of migraines. - Nicole (Lady Of The Larynx)
Induction chemo for 2 months prior to radiation treatment - once a week during radiation; mouth sores for four days after first round, hair loss, fatigue, and some taste changes, but all in all, he did really well. Very little nausea. - John's Wife

Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Chemotherapy:

7-2008 to present. Lethargic, no appetite, not able to focus for too long on anything, weight loss, strange thoughts, sleep seems to be all REM, dreams and or nightmares about Nam seem to pop up while I'm awake,anger, especially at the VA for not stepping up and admitting and approving my claims. - Jim
No chemo as no primary cancer found and chemo will only add a few months to life, yet these extra few months will be with the side-effects of chemo - Wee See KIM

Liver Cancer Chemotherapy:

every kind, all the time for the last 5 years - Lindsey
First treatment was June 8th 7 hours between the other meds olus the chemo..Cisplatin and Gemzar.. Felt ok the day after but then started feeling very sick, achy, headache, ringing in ears, coulnt eat, weak, dizzy,tired,shaky all over I only felt well enough to go to the doctor on the 7th to have my blood drawn..saw dr and he said he would up my steroids next time and that should help second treatment was on the 8th, Just the gemzar.. Really tired and achy. Dizzy and weak. Had my shot of Lewnasta on Monday. Still fell tired and bone pain - Joanne
i will tell you - Hope
Nexavar - Current (8 months) - Charliegirl09
None - Nick
On going chemo regiment and had one chemoembolization. - Liz
TACEdeb procedure begining of June....side effects... all haha vomitting, nausea, fever, pain, pancreatitis. - Cancerwarrior
Tried Nexavar for one day, but decided against it; bad side effects--felt cloudy, nauseated like when I was on Interferon/Ribaviron and had rectal bleeding from the Nexavar; not worth it to buy a few more months of life; discontinued - Shasha

Lung and Bronchus Cancer Chemotherapy:

1 chemo treatment a week for the 7 weeks beginning on May 9, 2006 till June 29, 2006. No side effects - Raymond Ouellette
2/26/08to 5/28/08 - 6 cycles Taxol, carboplatin and Avastin for lung ca. Hair loss and peripheral neuropathy - some fatigue. - Carol
2007 April til present so far 5 rounds Taxotere Carboplatin Avastin Emend for nausea Aranesp for red blood Neulasta for white blood etc..... - Sherry
6 weeks, 3 weeks apart - Mark
7/24/07 Taxol and Carboplatin 2 and a half days full of energy, 3rd day she is complaining of pain and flu like symptoms... She HAS NOT taken Claritin which her oncologist recommended for these symptoms. - Tina
Chemo also started on 10/10/07 and its once a month for 3 days in a row. - Marie Seneca
December 29, 2005 -March 3, 2006 Taxotere and cistplantium. Lost my hair. Sores and blisters on parts of my body I don't care to mention. Lost 60 pounds. Skin dried up. Became very depressed and could not sleep. Severe abdominal pain. Heart rate increased which made pulmonary rehab. difficult - Theresa
Feb 08-Cisplatin/Etoposide- hideous vomiting diarreah Switched chemo drugs AND Hospital -April08-carbo/taxol/avastin. Tolerated well. Neulasta. Bone pain - Denita
I begin chemotherapy on the April 8th. 4 rounds of 3 weeks each of Vinorelbine and Carboplatin. (Originally Cistoplatin but the doctor changed it cuz my ears were ringing)Worst side effects are feeling like lead and/or rubber, forgetfulness, weight gain, insomnia and aching bones, muscle and skin. - Amethyst
I begin chemotherapy on the April 8th. 4 rounds of 3 weeks each of Vinorelbine and Carboplatin. (Originally Cistoplatin but the doctor changed it cuz my ears were ringing)Worst side effects are feeling like lead and/or rubber, forgetfulness, weight gain, insomnia and aching bones, muscle and skin. - Amethyst
None - Doug Cronin
Start Chemo May 18th 2007 Cisplaton and Etoposide - Dan Dunigan
Started with nine drops of Taxol and had an allergic reaction that caused me to stop breathing. Then switched to Gemzar and Carboplatin. Had some nausea but started taking Emend....VERY tired. - Courtney
Taxol and Carboplatin every 3 weeks for a total of 4-6 treatments. Have had 2. Nausea, fatigue, aches and pain in whole body. Also DVT. - Elena
Taxol, Carbo, Avastin (pain, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, confusion). Zofran was the BEST anti-nausea drug and I tried them all. Broken pelvic bone, NEUROPATHY (very bad so I am on an anti-seizure drug to control it). Tarceva, Alimptor... - Gaile
Taxol, Carbo, Avastin (pain, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, confusion). Zofran was the BEST anti-nausea drug and I tried them all. Broken pelvic bone, NEUROPATHY (very bad so I am on an anti-seizure drug to control it). Tarceva, Alimptor... - Gaile
will start on march 16 (tentative) - Dave Mellor

Lung Cancer Chemotherapy:

1st series Aug'07 to Dec - 6 infusions - Carboplatin, Taxol and Avastin. Side effects, loss of all hair, fatigue, weight loss. 2nd series, 7 infusions - Sept '08 to Apr '09 - same coctail as above - Charlie
750ml & 500ml cisplatin & taxotere respectively on 12/10/09,12/31/09,1/20/10,2/11/10.i thought they were trying to kill me! - Daddyo422
750ml & 500ml cisplatin & taxotere respectively on 12/10/09,12/31/09,1/20/10,2/11/10.i thought they were trying to kill me! - Daddyo422
Avastin-2008 and 2011, Cisplastin-2009 and 2011, and Tarceva-2011. - Crystal
Carbo/Alimta 07.2008 Carbo/Taxol - Got taken off Avastin after pulmonary embolism. (nausea, vomiting, fatigue) 02.2009 Carbo/Alimta - Developed allergy to Taxol. (anemia, fatigue) Radiation therapy. - Taff
Carbo/Alimta 07.2008 Carbo/Taxol - Got taken off Avastin after pulmonary embolism. (nausea, vomiting, fatigue) 02.2009 Carbo/Alimta - Developed allergy to Taxol. (anemia, fatigue) Radiation therapy. - Taffsayswhat
carbo/taxol only effect has been being tired!! Verty low white cell counts, had to receive one transfusion, other wise has handled it well. - Rhonda
Carboplatin - my first treatment of chemo (started 2th of august 2010), no side effects so far (lucky me), gives good hope for second (heavier) chemo combined with radiation therapy - Robin
Chemo began September, we are on third round of a four-round cycle. We expect five or six treatments will be needed. CT scan will tell us more after fourth round. - Kristi
chemo fog. - Gracie
Chemotherapy 12/09 to 2/10- loss of hair, weight, blood clot, fatigue, low white blood cell count and nausea neuropathy in finger and toes. 6/10 to 1/11 same symptoms as previously noted except for no blood clots. - Chrisandra
December 2004 - Present off and on. On Avastin and Tarceva currently, but stopping to start a new chemo. - Jo
December 6th, 2010 was first Chemo treatment... my mother is doing good..not neauseous, joint and leg pain, Hair started to hurt two weeks after first chemo treatment. Still playing golf...not eating much... get tired easily...gets cold easy - Jackie
Four treatments, most recent on 4 August, #5 scheduled for 25 August. Side Effects - minor nausea, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite and sense of taste and smell. carboplatin and Alimta (pemetrexed)for #'s 1-4. Provider stopped shipments of carboplatin so #5 and any remaining will be only the Alimta. - William
I had my port-A-cath placement on November 9, 2010 for six cycles of Carbo/Alimta. The port-A-cath hurts just on its own, but chemo sucks, sucks, sucks! I cant say anything nice about chemo, other than hopefully it is killing those cancer cells! After each treatment I have extreme fatigue and appetite loss for 4-5 days following. My hair started falling out after the second cycle, which doesn't bother me compared to the fatigue. I hate not helping out around the house, or missing out on family time because all I want to do is sleep. My blood counts are also very low so the doctors and nurses check them every week, and they also check my kidney function. I'm on medicine for my anemia which helps a little with my fatigue. My kidneys should hang in there- I guess it paid off living a healthy life. - Elena Gilbert
None to date - The surgeon and oncologist felt that I should wait before starting chemo or radiation and be on the anti-fungal medication, indicating at least a year, to see if once the infection was gone, the remaining spots in my lungs would be gone. In January of 2010, I lost my job, medical insurance and the financial ability to continue the meds. I've recovered enough to find work and have been there long enough to receive medical insurance...now to find the courage to return to the doctor and take up where we left off, uhhh less the pre-existing conditions...to be continued... - Dawn
yes - Cindy

Melanomas of the Skin Chemotherapy:

Fluorouracil treatment started Sept 2010 Fluorouracil treatment started Aug. 2011 - Betty
Taxol, a pain in arm and in the Ass. - John

Mesothelioma Cancer Chemotherapy:

carboplatin, alimta 8-27-09 - Karen

Multiple Myeloma Chemotherapy:

18 series VRDD and VRD so far - Angela
1st cycle December 2010. Loss of hair. - FJ73
January 2006 and May 2006 stem cell transplants with hi dose malthalon chemo resulting in malthalon misery - tired and more tired. - Cheryl Leatherwood
January 2006 and May 2006 stem cell transplants with hi dose malthalon chemo resulting in malthalon misery - tired and more tired. - Cheryl
March to October 2010.Four treatments every 3 weeks. Velcade, Dex and Zometa. October 2010 went to 1 treatment every two weeks, same medication.Still on this schedule as of this date Mar 8, 2010 - Janna
Started chemo Mar 1st 2009 Continued pain,a very few side effects to date-next treatmentApril 12 - Mike
Thalomid: Fatigue. Red spots that eventually covered my entire body. Neuropathy in feet and hands. Revlimid: rash, upper body. - Sarajane Garten
Velcade and Dexamethason from September 2010 to December 2010. Aredia once a month since October 2010. The biggest problem is weakness and dizziness, I fell twice since I was dizzy and weak. - Chantal
Velcade, Decadron, Revlemid. Mostly fatigue and a slight loss of appetite. - Eddy
Velcade, dexamethazone, since transplant just added revlamid - Maria

Myelodysplastic Syndrome Chemotherapy:

too many to remember - Roger

Nasopharyngeal Cancer Chemotherapy:

chemotherapy given from January to September Side effects: dehydration, vomiting, blood transfusions - Darra
Jan 2009-june 2009: lung nodules shrunk a bit and last CT scan end of june showed no growth: little nausea, tired all that stuff - Rose

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Chemotherapy:

2 R-chops, with at least 4 more to go. Also, no one ever wants to give you the negative, as if I would fall to my knees and scream why. I am a "know the worst, plan for the best" kinda gal...but they don't seem to believe me. So far, the fatigue, headaches and random pain is bringing me down, along with the Prednisone crash I experience after each session. - Blazing Amber
2004.-I received quimo scheme CHOP (ciclosfamida -Vincristina -Adriamicina - Prednisona. 2006.- 2nd. line of quimo. with scheme ESHAP: Etoposido - Platino - Ara-C-Dexametasona - Miriam UcaÃ±ay
4/2007-7/2007: 6 cycyles of EPOCH (Etoposide, doxorubicin, cincristine, prednisone, and cycolophosphamide). Side effects include hair loss, nausea, diahrrea, neutropenia, weight loss, mouth sores, and more - Angela
6 Rounds R-Epoch - Magdav
6 treatments of R-CHOP, 3 weeks apart. - Carl Wilton
8/6/2010 RCHOP - no major side effects with first treatment. - Bill
Began a course of Hyper C-Vad July 4th weekend. Rixutin was the first drug administered and it caused me to stop breathing very frightening. Other side effects extreme tiredness, mouth ulcers, nausea, and hair loss. - Suzan
Chop 2002 Cop with Rituxan 2008. Hair loss, numbness (not bad this time), fatigue, insomnia from Prednosone. - Bob
Chop chemo started on feb. 24th, lots of side effetcs. sick and weak from chemo - Janice
Chop therapy for 7 months - Elisa Rinn
CVP + R - 6 cycles and then two years of the "R" (Rituxan). stomach pain, diarrhea, fatigue for a week. Also, I receive an injection of Neulasta after each chemo which gives me bone pain but I am learning ways to stop that too and now go in for hydration the day after. I medicate myself for a few nights after the injection with Benadryl and Tylenol. - Kim G.
CVP-R So far I have fatigue and prednisone make me anxios and nervious - Doreen
eww - Amanda
February 25th: R-CHOP. Mouth sores, nausea, fatigue, heartburn March 21st: R-CHOP. Mild nausea (it's only been two days, side effects showed up for me 4 days later) - Rachel
General feeling of being unwell for 3 to 5 days...nausea / heartburn...not too bad...better with meds, light meals, tums - Bob
GoSH, so many. Six cycles of RCHOP. side effects... 1) affected my eyesight since the 3rd cycle, never got better. It was the first time i feel how its like to be a blind person. Luckily was blind for only a day, and got better but never totally cured. 2) Shingles! yes i repeat shingles! its seriosly the worst thing to get when ur immunocompromised!!!the itch is so intense! 3) FATIGUE--> never seem to end, but sometimes i think its because im lazy - K33pcool
Hyper CVAD, March through September 2007 - Susan Carrier
I'm on my fourth treatment of chemo so when I get doen with the six, they'll start me on radiation - Perry Alan Wargnier Jr
May - Oct. '10 Very cold/chills/exhaustion. - Maddieb
non yet - CATHY
R Chop - Bluewater
R Chop 6 cycles - Deborah
R+Chop, 1/4/2012-4/23/2012 - Faydra
R-CHOP - Sue
R-CHOP - Kelly
R-CHOP - Patricia
R-CHOP 08/2008-12/2008 R-ICE 01/2009 ESHAP 02/2009-03/2009 BEAM 05/2009 - Ligaya
R-CHOP 14 See blog for side-effects which were many and awful. - Maggie
R-chop 2005 breezed through it Rituxin 2007-2008 easy and effective Bexxar 2009 put me in ICU for 4 days but did well for years remission Bendamustine 2010 very easy and mild did very well but didn't last in remission very long R-ICE 2011 I had a transformation to large B-cell the treatment wasnvery very hard put me in the hospital isolated for 5 days with low blood counts needed transfusion of platelet and red blood I was in remission for 4 months only now it's back :( I'm going for R-GMOX now followed by SCT - Susanah
R-CHOP 21 Mouth Sores Steroid Withdrawl - Jeff
R-CHOP 21 Round 1, July 19, 2010 (extreme drop in blood pressure, shortness of breath, chest pressure, swelling of hands, feet and face) - TinaK
r-chop 21 6 rounds every 21 days from 16th march 2010,feeling sick,tiredness,i bit high on the steriods for 5 days after each chemo,urinating more frequently,dry mouth,food tasting bland,loosing hair,compleatly,eyelids swelling and watering,fingernails going dark,shall I go on. - Karen
R-Chop 21. 28th Sept '10, Feeling sick ++++. Horrible day, nothing to eat,absolutley crap.So physically and mentally exhausted. 19th Oct '10. Hair starting to fallout. So depressing 9th Nov '10. Felt so sick, again so drained, I couldn't get out of bed. 30th Nov'10. tired and sick. 21st Dec '10. Sickness gets me again. 11thJan '11.Felt bloody crap, sick, dizzy and very tired. There is no point in denying its easy, although it does effect people in different ways and you dont necessarily have all the side effects - Lily
R-CHOP 25/11/11 - Bethany
R-CHOP I've gotten about every side effect possible.....start date was 5-27-2011 - Ian
R-CHOP starts 8/26/10 Major Side Effects Day 1-3 Headache and Diarrhea Mouth Sores Days 3-6 - Danell
R-chop, - Scott
R-CHOP, (I know it as "rituxin" "the red stuff," "the clear stuff," and "the god damn prednisone pills" -- lazy, I know) started Oct 15, 2009. So far just a bit of fatigue, crankiness, and I think my body fluids may be like dinosaur acid right now. Also I hate taking my pills but have to do it because of, um, you know, long term survival and all that. - Jackie
R-CHOP, 4 cycles, side effects: nausea, fatigue - Carly1115
R-Chop, eight sessions one every 3 or 4 weeks, side effects, nausea, loss of appetite, some muscle aches - Mike
R-Chop, eight sessions one every 3 weeks. Side effects: nausea, loss of appetite, some muscle aches, hair loss, effected my eye sight - had to wear eyeglasses since the 4th chemo. - Olivia
R-Chop--6 cycles total..completed 5/18,6/8 and 6/24/2011,7/15/11 8/8/11 and 8/25/11. side effects: nausea, bone pain, headaches, ear pain(probably from neulasta/neupogen),some fatigue, severe heartburn/epigastic discomfort, mood changes - Robyn
R-Chop-6 cycles. I had one treatment of Treanda and Rituxan before my second biopsy confirmed the presence of b-cell lymphoma, then it changed to 6 cycles of R-Chop. Started treatment in June and ended Oct. 27, 2011. Now receiving 2 years or Rituxan every other month. Side effects were fatigue, nausea, change in taste , diarrhea, bloating and weight gain from prednisone..anxiety..immune suppression that lead to infections towards the end-staph infection in my face and uti-had to reduce the days I was working due to the immunesuppression. - Eileen
R-CHOP14 to start on September 13 for six cycles. - Beth
R-Dhop 6 weeks. Every 21 days. Followed by Neulasta shot in stomach day after chemo. For those of you who have to have it. It hurts. It's not the needle it's the white blood cells going into your body. Burns badly. So, put ice pack on stomach before getting the shot. You'll thank me a million times. :) Had a picc line in upper right arm, leading a tube to my heart. Strong chemo. But, with all the other meds they put in it. I NEVER got sick. Everyone around me couldn't believe I had cancer. This is the last week before final treatment. Now body has said..."time to be fatigued." :) - Dawna (dj)
R/Chop waiting to see if it is working - Teresa
Rchop ---Lost of hair-tired-cold - Heatmizr957
RCHOP 21. Three rounds total. 11/2/0, 11/23/10, and 12/14/10. Worst effects so far: heartburn to point of esophageal spasms, constipation, headache, mouth tenderness and dryness, fatigue and hair loss. - Patti
Rituxan 2001, Rituxan CHOP 2002, Rituxan 2003, TRM-1 (clinical trial) 2004-2005, Rituxan/Doxil 2006-2007. I have never reached a remission "yet" still hopeful! - Shirl
Rituxan x 4 in December 2007. R-CVP x 6 from March 2008 through the end of June 2008. - Carrie Davis
Rituxan/Bendamustine (Summer 2010) - very little except fatigue. R-CHOP (summer 2011) - nausea, fatigue, hair loss - Chris
Rituximab CHOP - Vivian
Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, Prednisone on 3 week cycles. Started 1st September 2010. Side effects - constipation, mild nausea, night sweats, tiredness, mood swings. - Kat
sickness, weakness, no appetite, lived off cereal, and jello for a week, no taste,increase in smelling sense was intense 12/24/2005 was the first treatment. - Wayne Brummett
Since Aug07 : 6 R-CHOP plus 2 Ritux every 21 days. I feel my stomach going up and down for at least a week after the cure. Then I feel "well" for 2 weeks. - Virginia
Started R-Chop chemo on May 3, tired, bone pain neropathy in fingers, night sweats and horrible mouth and throat sores. - Kristie
went through R-chop every three weeks for six month9-29-09to 02-06-10.Second treatment was rituxan once a week for 4 weeks06-04-11. And now they are talking about bexxar - Tim

Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear Chemotherapy:

Originally I was told 7 weeks of rads/ with once per wk chemo. Today they changed teh chemo plan to 3X throut rads...when and how is still a mystery to me...waiting on oncologists call back. - Elena

Oral Cancer Chemotherapy:

1st and 4th week of Radiotherapy treatment, chemotherapy was also performed. 24 x 5 delivery of 5FU with a Cisplatin infusion on second day of each of these weeks. Side effects included a 'Chemo crash' both weeks I had the treatment - second week worse than the first (required blood transfusions). - David McArthur
2 cisplatin 3/22/2011: nausea! and fatigue! - Cheryl De Luca
3 total - week one - week three and week five easy to do - no issues during treatment lost my beard and hair - so I shaved it short to look like I did it on purpose - wore a crocheted cap - head was always cold. - Robert Welton
Cisplatoin 1x week for 7 weeks Dates: Aug 2011 through Nove 2011 Side Effects include; Nausea Hair loss from both radiation and chemotherapy Eyesight has deteriorated a little weak - Jcbunch
No Chemo - Froggiegirl
None - Joan

Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapy:

I had to take 6 Chemotherapies, 3 pre surgery and 3 post surgery, five days each! - Amu
1. Chemo Sept- Oct.2010 2. Chemo Nov - dec. 2010 currently ip chemo - Brombeere
10 rounds of chemo in 2004, hair loss weakness, nausea, you know the drill. 6 rounds of chemo in 2008, same effects - Janet
1st. Chemo Feb. - March 2009 2nd. Chemo Nov - Dec. 2009 3rd. Chemo ip. Aug.-Sept.2010 - Katharina
1st. Chemo July - August 2009 2nd. Chemo February 2010 ip.chemo 3rd. Chemo January 2011 ip.chemo - Carmen31
2/6/2009- Started Taxol and Carboplatnium cocktail. (6 sessions) 2/26/2009- Started GOG- 218 (Avastin Trial) Nurses/doctors notice side effects indicating she was actually receiving the drug. - Jessica
3- one month cycles of cisplatin, bleomycin, and etoposide. Side effects: Nausea, hair loss (roughly 1 month after chemo began), fever - Christina
4 round of cisplatin, bleomycin and etoposide - Mini
6 month of Carbo Taxol 1 year of don't remember (wasted time) 6 months of Platnal and Gemzar (she was already to weak) - Wendy
6 rounds of Carbo Platinum and Taxol from 3/18/05-7/8/05 major side effect after the chemo was stopped: fatigue, memory loss Started chemo again in October of 2008. Taxol, Carbo Platinum and Avastin. Switched the taxol to taxotere after four rounds because of neuropathy. Major symptoms, nausea, fatigue, nose bleeds, low white blood cells, memory loss, did I mention fatigue? - Sam
6 rounds of Carbo Platinum and Taxol from 3/18/05-7/8/05 major side effect after the chemo was stopped: fatigue, memory loss Started chemo again in October of 2008. Taxol, Carbo Platinum and Avastin. Switched the taxol to taxotere after four rounds because of neuropathy. Major symptoms, nausea, fatigue, nose bleeds, low white blood cells, memory loss, did I mention fatigue? - Slockwooclimbs
6 rounds of chemo, first one 3/9/11, last one 6/21/11. Side effects: constipation; sharp pains in legs and feet; metal taste in mouth; heavy limbs; pain in joints; jittery; loss of all body hair; eventual numbness and tingling on bottoms of feet; and a slew of other things. - Cathi
7-2010 IP/IV chemo x 6 cycles ( cisplatin/taxol/carboplatin) Hair loss, extreme fatigue, abdominal pain... 11-2011 ca125 on the rise. 4/6 cycles complete of topotecan. Ca125 back in its place. BRCA 1 Minimal side effects: reasonable fatigue and well controlled nausea. - Movingforward
February 2009: CA125 level was around 3500. She began treatment with Taxol/Carbo with Avastin. Within two weeks, she lost all of her gorgeous red hair. Energy level dropped significantly. She continued having "maintenance" chemo. June 2009: CA125 dropped to 32, and then to 16 later that month. Oncologist decided to stop chemo- as there was no sign of cancer! March 2010: Having chest pain/shortness of breath. CT scan showed fluid in her lungs. Testing after thoracentesis revealed cancerous cells in the fluid. CA125 was back up to 300. It is now referred to as "RECURRENT CANCER" She began chemo again: Cisplatin and Gemzar. Cisplatin was causing tinnitus. Oncologist decided to discontinue to avoid permanent hearing damage. The Gemzar would usually burn during infusion. Side effects: headaches, intense nausea and often uncontrollable vomiting. Drastic decrease in appetite (and weight: about 70lbs) Last time it was checked, her CA12 was hovering around 86. I'm guessing it's currently off the charts. - Carolyn
Bleomycin, Cisplatin, Etoposide for six months. Nausea and blood loss. - Vanessa
bleomycin/etoposide/cisplatin Started 1/09 Hair loss, nausea, loss of energy - Denise
Carbo and Taxol 6 rounds. Loss all my hair, even my nose hair, eyebrows, everything. Weak, muscle and nerve pains, anemia - Terri Lee
Carbo/taxol Doxil Carbo/Taxol Topotecan Gemzar and experimental drug Taxotere and Avastin - Barbara Ouellette
Carbo/Taxol 4 treatments (didn't work) Then Doxil and a Trial Drug EC145 4 treatments (didn't work) Then Trial with Perisofone and Taxotere 3 treatments (again didn't work) Avstin and Cytoxan. Trial with Avastin/Torisel. I'm exhausted just typing all of this. - Tmay
Carbo/Taxol 4 treatments (didn't work) Then Doxil and a Trial Drug EC145 4 treatments (didn't work) Then Trial with Perisofone and Taxotere 3 treatments (again didn't work) Avstin and Cytoxan. Trial with Avastin/Torisel. I'm exhausted just typing all of this. - Tmay
chemo May 2008 to August 2008, did 5 rounds out of 6 - nausea, peripheral neuropathy, anemia,hair loss,dehydration, fatigue, weight loss - Carol
Cisplatin, Etoposide.. No Bleomycin due to pulmonary lung test not being "average" you could say - Juanita
cistplatin, bleomyocin, etopiside, numbness in hands and feet nausea and weakness major chemo brain - Kara Marti
cistplatin, bleomyocin, etopiside, numbness in hands and feet nausea and weakness major chemo brain - Kara
Combined carboplatin and taxol, both administered systemically by IV started August 10, 2011, with last cycle administered November 23, 2011. Side effects included: nausea that was only gotten under control after the second administration using about 5 drugs; intense fatigue; muscle and joint pains that were reduced with tylenol and later greatly reduced with gabopentin; intense neuropathy in hands and feet, but even lips and chin until the gabopentin took the edge off that, too. Neuropathy still intense in first week of every cycle. Other side effects included intense fatigue, weakness, vision problems on two occasions (blindness in one eye when reading lying on side), severe constipation, and cognitive effects (short term memory dysfunction, inability to solve puzzles, inability to multitask or withstand multiple stimuli at once). There's talk of giving me a PARP-inhibitor for maintenance therapy in 2012. - 1 Very Palpable Hit
Combined carboplatin and taxol, both administered systemically by IV started August 10, 2011, with last cycle administered November 23, 2011. Side effects included: nausea that was only gotten under control after the second administration using about 5 drugs; intense fatigue; muscle and joint pains that were reduced with tylenol and later greatly reduced with gabopentin; intense neuropathy in hands and feet, but even lips and chin until the gabopentin took the edge off that, too. Neuropathy still intense in first week of every cycle. Other side effects included intense fatigue, weakness, vision problems on two occasions (blindness in one eye when reading lying on side), severe constipation, and cognitive effects (short term memory dysfunction, inability to solve puzzles, inability to multitask or withstand multiple stimuli at once). There's talk of giving me a PARP-inhibitor for maintenance therapy in 2012. - 1verypalpablehit
First chemo carbo/taxol on May 7th. so far, a bit of joint and bone pain, nothing else - Colleen
First chemo carbo/taxol on May 7th. so far, a bit of joint and bone pain, nothing else - Clabat
First Chemotherapy was Monday, March 29, 2010 - The only medical side effect was a very red face in reaction to the steroid in one of the preparatory drugs. Main side effect was pronounced "blues". Mom stayed on the couch for three days and ate very little. - Allie's Daughter
Had 2 courses of CarboPlatin and Taxol via vascualr Port; followed by 4 courses of IP chemo with Cisplatin and Taxol, one course every 3 weeks, requiring 3 days in hospital each time. Could only tolerate 4 courses because side effects were too severe: nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea, ototoxicity resulting in some permanent hearing loss in left ear and also tinitus, tingling, numbness and pain in hands and feet (apparently permanent), and "chemo brain" - no short term memory, fogginess, confusion, and exhaustion. Serious loss of weight as well. Last 2 courses of chemo were via vascular port and the same as the first 2, and were tolerated fairly well. - Katherine Moore
I had my first chemo treatment on 04/07/2005 (my little brother's birthday) and I went for 6 hours a day, once every 3 weeks... - Missmarymack
I just started the chemo on Monday January 12th. I am on a 5 day a week regimen which occuers every 3 weeks. On my "off" weeks I need to come in 1 day a week to get an injection. Towards the end of this first week I am feeling very tired and very nauseous. - Rosanna
I was highly allergic to Taxil. When given I immediately stopped breathing. So I have had carbo and gemzar which didn't work and currently I am on Cytozan and Advastin. - Sarah
I'm on my 4th round of chemo treatment in 3 years time. This round is 2 days a week. Side effects are joint pain, nasea, vomiting, diarrhea, night sweats, loss of appetite, hair loss, irritability, exhaustion, and thankfulness for each day - Kristi
intraperitoneal taxol and cisplatin, 6 - 10/06 (heinous, too long to describe); HIPeC something-or-other intraoperatively 10/07 (really ghastly); IV carboplatin and gemcytabine, 2 - 5/08 (some hair loss, fatigue); sunitinib clinical trial 2/09 (painful hands and feet, fatigue); doxil, 3/09 (fatigue); taxol and carboplatin 5 - 9/09 (hair loss, fatigue, neuropathy, tinnitus); Avastin 10/09 to present (runny nose) - Sarah
IP chemo. Taxol and Cisplatin. She has suffered from the following effects: fatigue, nausea, heart burn, pain in her lower abdomen, numbness/tingling in her hands, legs, feet and "chemo brain" - StephLoves
Jan-May/06 6 Taxol/Carbo CA-124 = 7 May/06 neuropathy hit - severe damage to hands and feet. Hands are curled.. I can't move ankles or toes. Severe nerve pain - can walk 5-6 steps w/ walker - Mary Jordan
July - November 2008: 6 rounds IP Cisplatin and IV taxol. Side effects: You name it, it happened... hair loss, nerve damage, mouth sores, drop in red blood cells which required a transfusion, high creatin, low magnesium and potassium, diarrhea, constipation... I still blame the nurse for not making sure my dexamethosone was added to the chemo! Next Monday I start 6 rounds of IV Carboplatin and Doxil. - Catherine
July 2011 started with carboplatin and taxol (7 rounds in all). Reaction to the decadron had some nausea at the beginning sol they tweaked it with emend, sore muscles and joints day 4,5,6,7 after chemo usually spent in bed. and spent the rest of the time getting semi normal before the next round Stopped in Sept until december 2011 during which i had surgery last treatment january 20 2012 - Amazing Race
July 24,2009 first treatment taxol and carboplatin. The only problem I had was my own fault. I got sick that night because I came home and ate stewed tomatoes and chased it down with a Pepsi! Big mistake because I quickly learned that Chemo and acid DON'T mix. Treatments 2,3, bought feet itching, loss of smell and taste. Treatment 4 was not to bad slight big toe bleeds but manageable, slight problem with vision seeing bright white spaces from within my eyes. Treatment 5 I had a mouth bleed, neuropthy more consistant. Treatment 6 manageable but eyes still have the spots. Neuropthy worsens, still itching. - Solliah
June 20, 2006, and every following 3 weeks...through August 29, 2006...then the last 2 of the 6 treatments - November 7, 2006 & November 28, 2006 Carboplatin & Taxol I really didn't know what to expect with the first treatment. Felt great for 24 hours after...but then I felt like a semi-truck had run over me about 10 times...or worse case of the flu X 20! Twelve days later, I had a reverse mohawk going on (hair falling out)and had my husband shave my head. The worst of it was losing my eyelashes and eyebrows!!!! You know your hair is going to go...but no one told me ALL of my body hair would go!!! Talk about being striped of your "womanhood"! I still wince when I think of those times! Numbness in my feet(Pins & Needles)...always worse by the end of the day. - Karen Spriggs
Mar.2007-taxol & carboplantinum (8 treatments) July 2008-taxol & carboplantinum (7 treatments) The first 2 rounds left me weak, loss of hair, nausea and vomiting Oct 2009-Doxil for six months. Side effects not so bad - Hannah
march-june 08: 6 taxotere/carboplatin november-april 09: 6 taxol/carboplatin oktober-? 09: started caelyx/carboplatin every side affect you can imagine - Debralee
my chemo is cisplatin , etopside , and bleomyacin - Aly
Nausea, fatigue/sleepiness, "Chemo brain" (inability to concentrate), dry skin, no nail growth, hair loss. January - May as of now - Gemma
Nausea, fatigue/sleepiness, "Chemo brain" (inability to concentrate), dry skin, no nail growth, hair loss. January - May as of now - Gemmag
no chemo at all - Jimzhang
none the dr did a slice and dice SIDE AFFECTS WERE WEALINING OF HEART MUSCLES HAD A STROKE 2 YEARS LATER AND NEEDED A PACE MAKER PUT IN YES I AM THE BIONIC WOMAN HEAR ME ROAR ALSO HAVE NEROPATHY IN FEET AND LEGS - CELESTE FROM CT.
One treatment so far on 3/23. Side effects for two days included exhaustion beyond sleepiness, nausea and depression. I'm so glad it only lasted 2 days! Constipation and painful bowel movements. - Timegal
Paclitaxel (Taxol)/Carboplatin (Paraplatin)combination. 6 treatments. 21 days apart. - Kendra
Paclitaxel(Taxol)/Carboplatin(Paraplatin) combination, intravenous, 4 treatments total, 3 weeks apart. My first treatment was Oct. 17th. The side effects weren't been too horrible. Days 3-6 I felt really bad, but I never vomited! I just felt VERY weak, and VERY sick. I was so pale I scared myself in the mirror, and sometimes I felt so bad I couldn't even talk. I had HORRIBLE constipation like never before, and I still have heartburn, which I never got before. - Tanya
Paclitaxel(Taxol)/Carboplatin(Paraplatin) combination, intravenous, 4 treatments total, 3 weeks apart. My first treatment was Oct. 17th. The side effects weren't been too horrible. Days 3-6 I felt really bad, but I never vomited! I just felt VERY weak, and VERY sick. I was so pale I scared myself in the mirror, and sometimes I felt so bad I couldn't even talk. I had HORRIBLE constipation like never before, and I still have heartburn, which I never got before. - Tanya
Start Jan 6, 2012 Six rounds of carboplatin and paclitaxel once every 3 weeks. - CarolS
Started chemo July 7,2011--6 sessions of Taxotere and Carboplatin--first 2 treatments were horrible, nausea,got dehydrated, had to go to hospital for fluids and unable to eat or drink--started losing hair after 2nd treatment--hard to take--got nausea straight but still had metal taste in mouth and unable to drink or eat for about 2 weeks after chemo--couldn't really eat till the week before treatment time again--hardest thing I have ever gone thru in my life--and it still is chemo or not--finished chemo 10/18/11 & happy to say cancer free--still have side effects--the numbness and hair is taking it's time growing back--but I am happy to be here and alive. - Believeinliving
Starting 4/24 - 6 rounds every 21 days - Carol
Taxol and Carbo, every 3 weeks for 6 times, next (3rd) will be April 29. First three hours of administering drugs, agnonizing dizziness due to high dose of Benadrly to combat first few hours of chemo drugs. Next two days seem ok, with a false sense of energy, then day four through 8 no desire to drink, get dehydrated, can't stand or something strenuous for long periods of time, physically weak and tired always. Tiredness especially never is gone. - Debb
Taxol and Carboplatin - 6 rounds beginning August 2010. Side effects included body/joint pains/aches, loss of hair, itchy skin, constipation, headaches. - Thu
Taxol and carboplatin so far 8 treatments CA-125 is now down to 130 - Tammy B
taxol and platins - 9 treatments completed 4/1/10 (3 of which included IP cisplatin) - Melanie
Taxol sucks!!!!! makes your hair fall out and makes breathing really difficult until i go into an anxiety attack. I dont like taxol - Sammy
Taxol+Carbo every 3 weeks, Taxol every week. Started March 2010. Hair loss, feeling tired. - Louisa
Taxol-2 doses until severe reaction Carboplatin- working trhough 6 doses, nausea, fatigue, forgetfulness! - Marie
Taxol/Carbo 12/02-5/03 (with 2 Gemzar treatments) Avastin 8/06- 5/07 Etoposide / Avastin 8/08- Present - Shoppingkharma
taxol/carbo dec 2008-april2009 topotecan sept 2009/present - Sandy
Taxol/Carbo every 3 weeks. At 2nd round, Avastin was added to the mix & will receive for round 3 & 4 as well. - Kristin
Taxol/Carbo x 8 - Bonnie
The dates go for a couple of years. After I had suregery I think I started chemo about two weeks afterwards. It started with Taxol and Carboplatin through IV. I had 2 of those 3 weeks apart. Then I started the IV/IP with 24 hours of Taxol and then Cisplatin in the port. It went straight into my abdominal cavity. Then I went back the next week for Taxol in the port. I had one week off after that and then started the process over and did that four times. Then I had two more IV's of Taxol and Carboplatin. They took me off of chemo and supposedly I was good to go, but it came back and my CA 125 went back up two check ups later. Unfortunately, my doctor neglected to let me know. So when I ended up at the ER again I called MD Anderson. There I was approached about dong a study on Avastin and didn't make it because the previous doctor had taken me off of chemo too early. My insurance paid for it though so I went on IV - Taxol, Carboplatin and Avastin. All together I have had 28 rounds of chemo. My last was on 9-9-2009 - hopefully a very lucky date! - Jeannene

Pancreas Cancer Chemotherapy:

Chemo #1 on 4/02/10: I was more tired then usual and had a "blah" moment after going outside for a few minutes. - Gary
Chemo once a week from 4/2/10 to 6/01/10: Was tired the next day with small "blah" moments. - Kelly
Gemazar.... So far, nausea and weakness - Maureen
Gemzar Jan 2008-May 2008 Sept 2009- Oct 2010 - My Mommy
Gemzar, 5-FU - Thisdadsdrivetosurvive
Gemzar, Taxotere and Xeloda - Lumberlady
given up on dates the first time on chemo was 7 months and this time has been 9 months - Melissa
He had 7 types of Chemo I am not good with names, and he had two chemo embolization in which one nearly killed him because he got an abcess in his liver and it developed Sepsis back in 2007 - Kelly Cartwright
I do not remember all of the names. The chemo was a combination of four different chemo drugs. It did not work. My father experienced nausea and could not taste anything so lost his appetite. He also was very sensitive to temperature. We are still waiting to start a trial chemotherapy drug! Pray, pray, pray! - Janelle
More harm than good; no chemo - Puma
N/A - Ellie
Pill form chemo winter 2009...threw up at end of each round - Stephen
Start date November 14 th chemo drug called Folfirinox 8 weeks every other week to try and shrink tumor away from artery - Lovemydad
TBA - Laura
will be starting after Christmas - Jonilou

Peritononeum, Omentum and Mesentery Chemotherapy:

Carboplatin and Taxol once every three weeks, 6 times. Fatigue, faux sence of energy at first, couldn't sleep for two day after, then crashing with neuropathy pain and fatigue - Debb

Pleura, Malignant Mesothelioma Chemotherapy:

On Chemo from April to Sept 2010. Main side effects were fatigue, weight gain, mouth sores occasionally. - Theresa

Prostate Cancer Chemotherapy:

NONE!! - Dave
taxater, didnt do anything,6 treatments, mitotaxatrine, still on it, barely any side effects due to the vit c drips - Cam And Dina

Sarcoma Chemotherapy:

After 3 rounds of chemo and some radiation Nicole's doctor pronounced her freee and clear. This was not true and with Rhabdo, if you don't get it all and leave even a half of a cell the cancer comes back ten times stronger causing it to be incurable. - Sky
August-January 2012. - Sarah Friedman
Chemotherapy started on 20th Dec 2008 and I chose to stop in June 2009 (I was meant to finish in Nov 2009, but when I found out my tumor was no longer shrinking, I physically could not deal with the side effects anymore). I lost my hair, which was by far not the worst side effect! Mouth sores, lost my sense of taste and smell. Horrendous constipation. Nauseous most of the time. Not able to eat. So completely exhausted, not even energy to stand up some days. Felt extreme cold, then major hot flushes, wake up drenched in sweat. Eyes always sore and watery. My chemotherapy was every 3 weeks, which took 5 days in hospital to administer IV - then every month when home I would spike a massive temp & have to be rushed into hospital for blood transfusions and isolated for neutronpenia! Chemo turned me into a shell of my former self, it destroyed my spirit and had me in tears most of the time. It was a hard, hard fight. - Sarah
Currently going through chemo... some of the side effects that I am experiencing are mouth sores, and sore GI tract. Definite tiredness, lunula turning black, of course hair falling out, complete loss of taste buds and smell during chemo but fine after. - Stephanie
Currently still undergoing chemotherapy. Started in October of 2010 and should be finished up just before or around early March of 2011. - Kassie
Doxorubicin and Cisplation-3 Cycles Doxorubicin and high dose Methotrexate -1 cycle - P
Gleevec, vomiting, diarra, swollen eyes and ankles, cramping in hands feet arms legs, fatique, from 10/19/07 till current. - Nancy
Had AIM protocol (Adriamyacin, Ifosfamide and Mensa) for all of 2007, then in 2010 I had Yondelis, a clinical trial, also for a year. The AIM made me lose all my hair, had frequent need for transfusions of blood and platelets and I had many infections. The Yondelis did not make me lose hair, but the other side effects were the same. - Sandy
Still to be determined. - Marlin

Stomach Cancer Chemotherapy:

4 months...not helping - Stacey
Began chemo in July of '09 with camptosar, leucovrin, and 5-fu. this is over a 46 hour period. In January '10, they added avastin and zometa to the regimin and is ongoing. - Stephanie
No help says' the doctor. - Wndmickey11
Original Chemo was Epirubicin, Cisplatin and 5-FU April-September 2nd Irinotecan and Taxane Current Fol Fox 4 + Avastin - Debbie Wife Of Cancer Survivor Steve A.

Testicular Cancer Chemotherapy:

4 cycles of the "typical" chemo cocktail for testes cancer. - Cstarkey
Bleomycin, Etoposide, Cisplatin (BEP) 4 cycles Side Effects: Blood clots, low blood pressure, fever, neuropathy, vomiting, nausea, hair loss, weight loss - Theaverills
Bleomycin, Etoposide, Cisplatn (March 07 - May 07) Cisplatin, Taxol, Ifosfamide (September 07 - November 07) - Brad
Bleomycin, Etoposide, Cisplatn (March 07 - May 07) Cisplatin, Taxol, Ifosfamide (September 07 - November 07) - Brad
Four rounds of VIP. Ifosfamide, Cisplatin and Etopiside, one day Cytoxan to motivate marrow growth. - Tyler
had no treatment - Dan
I was on three types Cisplatin,Bleomycin,& Etoposide.I started treatment in 9/08 and finished 12/08,four cycles.Effects were real BAD..it sucked hair started coming out about two weeks after first treatment,rashes just sick most of the time. - Manuel
Loss of hair, loss of weight, loss of wife. LOL - Bryan
My husband had 4 cycles of chemo. Aug 2005-Dec 2005. Son is having 3 cycles. Started 8th June 2010... next cycle 28th June 2010. Both lost hair. - Barbeeh
NONE - Louis Muise

Throat Cancer Chemotherapy:

1997- Cisplatin/5FU - I wanted to die (permanent hearing loss & temporary vein loss) 2003 - Cisplatin/5FU - Extreme discomfort; bloating, burning, nausea, etc. I refused further treatment. 2005 - Taxol, 5FU, Carboplatin, Leucovorin - side effects so bad I quit 12 course regimen after 4th course 2007 - Taxol, 5FU, Carboplatin, Erbitux, Leucovorin - I wished I were dead! after 9th course I was not recognizable; the erbitux had caused my face and neck to break out with puss filled sores that burst and bled. I quit after 11th course. - David
Dry Mouth. Lost body hair, Sick at stomach, weight loss. - Anthony
Feb 14, 2011, Cisplatin, slightly tired immediately following treatment. March 7, 2011, same as treatement number 1. March 28th, 2011 - TBD - Kathy
February - June 2009 Taxotere Cisplaten 5FU - John
It seems that my side effects (nausea, tiredness) start a couple days after treatment. Emend and Zofran seem to be helping. - Kent
May 7, May 14, May 24. (Now scheduled for June 1, 8 and 15). Side effects are fatigue and nausea. Taking anti-nausea meds. Worst part is we can't keep enough fluids in him to flush out the toxins due to chemo. We're told this is more common in throat cancer where food and fluids are taken through a feeding tube. Starting to lose patches of hair. - Tim
Months of daily treatment with both Cisplatin and Herbitux -- major side effects included a rash that covered me from head to toe, skin that was so dry that my scalped split open and bled when I vomited (which I did several times each day). Further side effects included hallucinations, tremors, chills, hot flashes, disturbed sleep patterns, fever, loss of hair, etc. - Lonnie
Start November 29, 2010. The drug was erbitux. No side effects with the weekly treatments except for after weeks four and five. After treatment I immediately had chronic chills and shakes in which I was given an injection of demorol and had to lie down for an additional hour until the effects subsided. - LAIR

Thyroid Cancer Chemotherapy:

N/A - Meri Taylor
n/a - Moni
N/A - Kari
N/A - Katie
none - Ninfa
Sutent currently - Rascalsmom
Thyrogen injection #1: 4/14/10 - stings #2 - didn't feel a thing RAI-131: 4/16/10 - 203.9 units - so far, so good. - Monique

Tongue Cancer Chemotherapy:

A 2 chemical soup every 3rd Monday and then a 24/5 fanny pack pump the same week as above. I have 1 week on and 2 weeks off treatment - Rick
Do not know yet if I will have to go through Chemotherapy. - Rose Graves
Erbitux for 6 weeks, no side effects. - Biscuitgal
Eurbitux caused a huge itchy red rash EVERYWHERE after week 3. I was almost hospitalized it was so severe, but huge IV bags of Benadryl saved the day. - Docswill
I started the chemo the frist week in July 2010. I had a reaction to the first chemo which was Carboplatin and taxol so they changed it to Cisplatin and taxotere. They loaded me up on steroids and during the next treatment i had yet another reaction this one only worse than the first. So as a last ditch effort they changed again to cetuximab and honestly i cant remember what the second one they gave me with this was. I was ok with this drug but the side effects were aweful! I broke out all over my face with horrible acne and it made the radiation stronger which made the raidation burns worse. - Jen
Set for July 6 and July 21 - Elena
Three Cisplatin doses, Jan 4, Jan 26, Feb 16. Never got the Feb 16 dose as I was too sick from throwing up. - Frank Baldizan

Tonsil Cancer Chemotherapy:

11/9, 11/30, 12/21 - loss of appetite, cold, "chemo head" (loss of concentration and short term memory) - Tim
1st one today 26-April-2010 Slight nausea, headache and heart burn so far so good 2 more to go 3 weeks apart. 2nd was uneventful opted for the 3rd one while throwing up in the sink in the corner of my Rad-Oncs offce. Mucus was triggering my gag reflex something fierce by then, was going to hospital getting hydrated 1 or 2 full bags to lessen mucus knew how important that third dose was and made it to the end was glad I did. Didn't have many side effects from the chemo had tinnitus going in so when they asked I said i didn't care I have it already go for it. Was no cake walk and have talked to many others who have had tons of side effects so I guess I was lucky - Mike Rada
2 Full Week Doses (M-F) - Howard
2 six hour Cisplatin courses. Some hearing loss. Some nausea. Actually felt better after Chemo treatments - Doug
3 Cisplatin mega doses, 100 units per time, 6 hour chemos - Kerry
3 cisplatin treatments, concurrent with radiation treatments - Chris
3 five hour Cisplatin sessions, every three weeks, starting Monday, November 7th 2011 - James
3 heavy does of cisplatin thankfully no hair loss or sickness just some constipation which was a pain oh and some weight loss - Davies Millzo
3 treatments. Cisplatin at first but had terrible digestive side effects so used erbitux for last 2 treatments - Chris B
5 treatments of cisplatin one a week commencing 14th July. Mocositis, fatigue WBC count dropped dramatically after last treatment - Davya
8 weeks of single dose of cisplatin...loss of taste, luckily I was on a PEG tube. I would strongly recommend the PEG to assue that enough protien uptake to support proper healing - Brad
after 1 chemo treatment I don't feel any reaction as of yet. Next treatment July 14. - Ozga
After leaving the hospital following my first round of chemotherapy, I was rushed to the local hospital. I had an extremely high fever, my porta cath was infected and oozing puss and my white blood cell count was .444. - John Fink
April 4,2011, minor nausea April 12,2011, rash on upper lip - Qm2
Begin Erbitux treatments February 13 2012 for 11 weeks. - Brian
Carboplatin 08/06/2010. Mild Fatigue. Carboplatin 08/26/2010. Radiation recall. Carboplatin 09/16/2010. Neck is tightening due to radiation recall. Alimta erbitux Low Platelet 10/07/2010 Carboplatin, Taxotere,5FU 01/2011 n 02/2011. - Kim
Carboplatin and taxotere,first treatment went well without much side effects. Look forward to the others. - Arlene
Cetuximab - Brand name: Erbitux - April 1, 2010 - so far just really really tired. I was told later a rash and other stuff could happen. ( 5/1/10 - rash did appear including itching. Scalp was the worst. Lying down felt like pins sticking my head. I was told if not rash, med is not working. After they know it was working, I got med to help the rash and itch.) - Sandyjo
Chem with Cisplatin, taxotere and 5-FU in pump. - Mary1ds
Chemo (Cisplatin) is anticipated to begin the second week in July. Treatment plan will include 6 chemo sessions (2 sessions every 21 days). Will complete chemo concurrently with radiation. - Kim
Chemo - Cisplatin - Day 1 of week 1 / week 4 / week 7 - Kenny & Sammy
Chemo is Erbitux which I get once a week for 7 weeks. - Gordon
Chemo start date 10/5/09, three sessions, one every three weeks (cisplatin) - LeAnn And John
Chemotherapy Cisplatin. Vomiting started the first day of chemo and stopped two weeks after treatment complete (9 weeks of vomiting & vomiting). - Billan
Cisplatin & Erbitux 1x/week, amifostine injections 5x/week 20min prior to radiation. - Kathleen
Cisplatin - I was sick every day. Had to take anti-nausea medicine every 2 hours. - Kim55
Cisplatin ....nausea and fatigue - Barbara
Cisplatin gave my husband ringing in ears but much better now. Had complications each time after a chemo. Was hospitalized twice for them. - Nita
cisplatin start 10/28/08 - Amy
Cisplatin, 5-FU, Docetaxel - Valerie
Cisplatin. Lots of nausea. Some hair loss. - Scottie
Cisplatin. 2 infusions 3 weeks apart. - Nanice
Cituximab Loading dose March 13th, High fever and severe headache. Second of 8 treatments March 21st. Only side effect was severe heartburn. - John
cysplatin - Kwillis38
Cysplatin; 3 treatments; lost hair on face, massive vomiting and dehydration - Tricia
fatigue, nauseous, loss of hair, very very weak. - Rachel
fatigue, nauseous, loss of hair, very very weak. - Daughterslove
February 25, 2011 - Cysplatin (Cisplatyn) I don't know 4 of 8 weeks only as it ruined my throat way early and did it's job - according to the dr. - Pat C
For details see my posting. - Ertdfgcvb
Had 3 different types of chemo, 24 hours per day for 7 days. Side effects. Loss of hair, none that I can really speak of. - Star
hearing loss and ringing in ear from chemo (cisplatin) - Mike
Hearing loss and ringing in my ears. 3 chemo treatments, first, fourth and 7 th week. Saliva got thicker then syrup,honey after treatments ended. Couldn't swallow and had to sleep sitting up in a recliner for weeks afterwards. - Andrew C
Hyporexia, nausea, tinntitus - Lili
I will also start chemo on Monday, October 19th. That will be done after radiation every Monday for seven weeks. It's a combination of three drugs: Taxol, Carboplatine and Erbitux. Will be asking why once a week when it seems everyone else that I've read about get three treatments throughout those seven weeks. - Patrice
Low-dose chemotherapy (Cisplatin) coincided with radiation, 1 day per week, beginning December 7, 2009 and ending January 25, 2010. Side effects included nausea, fatigue, weakness, depression, low blood counts, increased age in appearance, loss of some hearing in the higher frequency range and tinnitus (ringing in both ears). - Greg
Low-dose chemotherapy (Cisplatin) coincided with radiation, 1 day per week, beginning December 7, 2009 and ending January 25, 2010. Side effects included nausea, fatigue, weakness, depression, low blood counts, increased age in appearance, loss of some hearing in the higher frequency range and tinnitus (ringing in both ears). - Greg
My cocktail included Fluorouracil and Cisplatin. I - Chris Hildebran
No side effects thankfully! - David Carlson
None - Henry
None - Don
None lol...Five Days "Induction Chemo" Nov. 2009 with 26 high dose infusions of Cisplatin, Taxotere, Flourococil FU-5 and other meds...I don't reccomend this and had to be hospitalized and nursing home for 6 months in isolation, and 1 month in ICU. Extreme swelling then lost 100lbs in one month, diarreah, nauseausness, vomitting, septic shock, organs failing, on respirator, severe neuropathy, muscle paralysis from waist down and could not walk for 10 months, toe drop, foot drop, conjunctivitous, vision trouble, then blindness in one eye, abscesses, MRSA infection, Staph infection, C-diff, anemia, hemolysis requiring blood transfusions, shingles, tinnitus, bed sores on back, butttocks and ears, 2nd degree burns on face and hands and inside mouth and throat, all toenails and fingernails came off, hair loss and thats I rememeber. - Paul
same - Glenn
Start on March 29th 2011. - Paul
Started treatment April 29: cisplatin two double doses - didn't do third dose due to ear ringing, had to take a booster shot after second treatment due to WHC crash. Side effects: ringing ears, nausea (but controlled by Zofran so not a problem) Other things: acid reflux developed quickly (not something I have had in over a decade - controlled by prilosec on advice of oncologist) and constipation from zofran (controlled with miralax and glycerin capsules and lots of water) - Robin
Started Treatment on May 24,2011... last Chemo July 5, 2011... hair thinning, but no sickness - Scott Smith
starting chemotherapy about 12/19/11. Ended chemotherapy 2/12/12 - Onecraftymother
Starting march 12 2009 - John Nirmaier
Taxol and carboplatin. 6 weekly infusions. - Dan
The first chemo treatment of Cisplatin was on 8/31 with another scheduled for 9/21 and 10/12. - Jim And Gina
Two induction treatments then weekly chemo. Hospitalized eight times due to vomiting and fatigue - Cullen12
yes, cisplatin treatment was needed as the lymph node in right neck lump broke through the cell wall; attempted 3 chemo treatments {large doses} every 21 days followed by 2 days of 2 hour treatments of iv saline soutions to wash out the chemo and lessen its effects on my kidney, though my body had too intense side effects..the chemo treatments changed to weekly for remaining 7 weeks with smaller doses of cisplantin - Dennis

Ureter Cancer Chemotherapy:

Taxol and Carboplatin. Started November 2008, should be completed March 25, 2008. Side effects some nausea with first treatment, leg pain and neuropathy. - Joan Kirkpatrick

Urinary Bladder Cancer Chemotherapy:

Foggy brain. Forgetfulness. - Klaude

Full List of Chemotherapies by Cancer Type