What are Chemotherapies? List from Cancer Survivors
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Breast Cancer Chemotherapies
What Breast Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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.
3 (months not sure of all the drug names. A/C and taxol i think. Round two,Cisplatin.
None. So thankful.
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.
Starting A/C on December 6, 2011. Will have chemo every 2 weeks for 4 months.
Will have 4 rounds of chemo for preventative reasons. Taxotere & Cytoxan. Had my first dose 2 weeks ago. No nausea, just fatigue, some diarrhea. Thought I'd keep my hair until the next dose, but it just started falling out today.
Hair loss, nails, hand and feet discoloration, constipation that resulted in an anal fissure that won't heal, bone pain, depression and anxiety
6 Taxol + Cytoxan
Nausea, ache, neuropathy, squiggles in eyes
6 Treatments - 3 week cycle
3 - FEC
3 - Taxoteer
Sept. 7, 2006 through Dec. 21, 2006
Had first treatment Sept 3rd. headaches really bad stomach, rash on my chest and face they just keep coming and changing really
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.
Feb 2011 - April 2011 every 3 weeks
Side effects - tried slept about 5 days straight
Neulasta Side Effects - Painful legs and joints
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.
NOW ON ABRAXANE AND AVASTIN CHEMO
SIDE EFFECTS WEAKNESS, FATIGUE, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY , NAILS PEELING OFF FINGERS, NOSE BLEEDS - ALL SOUND BAD BUT ARE TOLERABLE
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.
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
First chemo starts July 7 2011
10/05-08/06 adriamyacin, very weak
AC 8 weeks staring 8/10/2017 followed by 12 weeks of Taxol. Nausea on AC. Terrible muscle and bone pain in Taxol.
I was on a novel agent in a clinical trial. With Taxol for 12 weeks. Its was horrible diarreha, but it shrunk the tumors. Hooraay
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.
They are not doing anything as of yet it has been a month and I am told it will take another month for this to heal . Who really knows. I am so afraid of that surgeon I don't want to see him . I think I should be on hormonal therapy or something besides sitting around with my skin falling off.
Very few side effects, a little nauseau and sleeping more than normal, lost my hair
Started 06-20-Nausea, constipation, severe headahces, body aches, fatigue, dizziness, hot flashes, grumpiness. 07-05-some Nausea, headaches, fatigue, dizziness, port became infected.
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.
Prostate Cancer Chemotherapies
What Prostate Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
none yet
taxater, didnt do anything,6 treatments, mitotaxatrine, still on it, barely any side effects due to the vit c drips
Docetaxel, 8 sessions in 2014; extreme fatigue, neuropathy, loss of hair
N/A Chemo poisons; cannabis brings about programmed cell death.
NONE!!
Declined
Taxotere, Jevtana
Lung Cancer Chemotherapies
What Lung Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Carboplatin to begin end of Nov 2020
one treatment . switching to Afatinib
She has had 5 rounds of platinum based triad, one round of Alimpta (sp?), now on Opdivo, has had 3 rounds, for the fourth the week of 4/10/16.
Started chemo on July 7, 2016 - May 5, 2017
Side effects - nausea, vomiting, mouth sores
6 weeks, 3 weeks apart
Navelbine and cesplatin (4 months) July 20017- Octber
Chemotherapy started on March 1st
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.
9/19/2016
Constipation, nausea, loss of appetite
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!
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.
Tarceva (EGFR+)12/12-6/14 fatigue, mouth sores, toenail issues, rash
Afatanib 6/14-12/14 fatigue, diarrhea, toenail problems Didn't work.
Carbo/Taxol 12/14-4/15 lost hair, neuropathy, nausea, fatigue, dizziness, neutropenia.
Alimta 4/15-7/15 No SE Didn't work, though.
Gemzar/cisplatin 11/15-12/15 Neutropenia, counts bottomed out
Iressa 12/15 only worked for a couple of weeks before progression resumed hard and fast
Tagrisso (T790M+) 1/16- current
8 total cycles...6 while undergoing radiation (reduced rate) followed by 2 of triple dose after radiation.
3 days chemo every 21 days. Hydration as needed. Tiredness and nausea/vomiting at times.
3/2012 Adriamycin and dacarbazine 6 cycles
12/2012- 10/2013 votrient 600mg every day.
10/2013 - present gem/tax
October 18 th and every 3 weeks for 4 treatments. Nausea and joint cramping, some neuropathy.
2007 April til present so far 5 rounds
Taxotere Carboplatin Avastin
Emend for nausea Aranesp for red blood
Neulasta for white blood etc.....
starting the 2nd week of August 2013
carbo/taxol only effect has been being tired!! Verty low white cell counts, had to receive one transfusion, other wise has handled it well.
Start Chemo May 18th 2007
Cisplaton and Etoposide
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
daily intake of a chemo tablet
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
Cisplatin and Alimta and all of the side effects that ride with them. Four rounds in ten weeks.
Chemo also started on 10/10/07 and its once a month for 3 days in a row.
Bladder Cancer Chemotherapies
What Bladder Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Had Chemo biweekly starting Oct. 13, 2016 ending 1/20/17. Main side effects were fatigue, amnesia, hair loss, constipation. I do not know the drugs they used. It was a cocktail.
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer Chemotherapies
What Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
6 rounds RCHOP-June-September 2019-Fatigue & hair loss.
First R-CHOP on 12/28/2015 which was from 7:00am to 6:00pm. Had a reaction to the Rituxan of red hives on face, so they had to stop treatment for a half hour and treat reaction before continuing with the Chemo. Feel tired and cold. After the first chemo treatment, the next 3 had almost no side effects.
1991 April to June MAKOP B, 12 months treatment plan administered weekly over 12 weeks, ulcers, nausea, tiredness, loss of nerve sensations in extremities, severe constipation, hair loss (lol)
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.
11/2012-V-RCHOP....V-Velcade (Clinical trial drug)
Side Effects: Headaches, hair loss, nausea, dehydration, neuropathy, & Fatigue
ill for a couple of days after treatments 1/15 - don't know if what is going on with me now is latent effects or new cancer
R-CHOP 25/11/11
Stopping R-Chop Chemo on December 5th 2012. Cancer growing.
Started a new Chemo Regimen on Dec 10th 2012.B-R( Rituximab and Bendamustine)Stopped Rituximab and Bendamustine regimen on February 18th,2013 due to developing PML in the brain.
Started back on ( Rituximab and Bendamustine) PML cleared.
Started in Nov 2013 on Tremsirolimus
Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, Prednisone on 3 week cycles.
Started 1st September 2010.
Side effects - constipation, mild nausea, night sweats, tiredness, mood swings.
R-CHOP. 6 rounds every 3 weeks
G-Chop 1/8/14 starting for 6 cycles, headache, jaw pain, hair loss
R-CHOP Four cycles, three weeks apart. March 26 thru July 7 2015. Minimal thru first stage thus far.
R-Chop - started on 11/19/12, day one was just tired, days 2-4 was aches, awful taste in my mouth, fatigue, constipation. day 5 was pain everywhere, especially in jaws and stomach. Slowly getting better on days 6-14.
Rituxan-CVP
RCHOP CHEMO
R CHOP
Got temporary remission during some 16 months of various drugs, but no lasting remission
Bendamustien and Rituxen
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, r ice , beam, imbruvica
R-CHOP: 4 Rounds: 2/3/15, 2/24/15, 3/17/15, 4/20/15 - Fatigue, Nausea, Vomitting, Dry Skin, Blisters, Mouth Sores, Headaches, Alopecia
R-CHOP
R-CHOP starts 8/26/10 Major Side Effects Day 1-3 Headache and Diarrhea Mouth Sores Days 3-6
TCH starts 4/23/18
DHAP chemotherapy; 4 cycles spaced 21 days apart beginning May 15, 2018; warned of nausea, fatigue and hair loss with nausea being mild as well as fatigue - no hair loss yet.
Chop therapy for 7 months
Bendamustine & Rituxan
Melanomas of the Skin Cancer Chemotherapies
What Melanomas of the Skin Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Fluorouracil treatment started Sept 2010
Fluorouracil treatment started Aug. 2011
Taxol, a pain in arm and in the Ass.
Kidney Cancer Chemotherapies
What Kidney Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
no treatment yet?
Afinitor (everolimus) tablets daily, started on March 17, 2011
Votrient
4 months, Oct. 2010-Feb. 2011 Avastin and Interferon
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.
On my third treatment and then will have a week off
50mg sunitinib/sutent on a 28/14 cycle. I've had minimal side effects, but I just finished my first four weeks "on".
Methotrexate, Doxyrubicin, Vincristine, Vinblastine, Cytarabine, Etopomide
As of 8/3/11 on second cycle of Sutent, 28 on 14 off
Pancreatic Cancer Chemotherapies
What Pancreatic Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
given up on dates the first time on chemo was 7 months and this time has been 9 months
Abraxane and Genzar
Folfirinox Jan 2013 - Feb 2013, switched to Abraxane and Gemcitabine March 2013-current
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) My sister gets chemo every other week. Her main side effect is diarrhea. She has had 3 chemo fusions so far. She has diabetes and the chemo she receives has glucose in it so when she receives the chemo her blood sugar level goes sky high and she gets severe headaches. She then takes additional insulin following the chemo to help bring down the sugar levels. I am amazed at the medications that help her symptoms. When told she was going to have "bone pain" after a shot to boost her platelet count, she was told to take "Claritin".
1st session, September 20th. Once a week for 3 weeks then 1 week off.
October 25th, white blood cell count was down for the 1st time, so they skipped chemo for that week.
November 1, 2012, white blood cell count back up so they did chemo.
December 2012 started 5 FU, Oxaliplatin and Leucovorin every 3 weeks to target the abdominal lining tumors that are continuing to grow.
April 19, 2013, CT shows the chemo isn't working on the abdominal lining tumors, and they have given him the best chemo treatments they have, nothing more they can do. But will reduce the chemo he has been on to reduce painful sores in his mouth and side effects that were getting worse with each treatment, I think to keep the liver and pancreas tumors at bay and hopefully still give him pain relief.
Diarrhea, fatigue, numbness in finger tips and toes
Gemcitabine (Gemzar)
More harm than good; no chemo
March 22(3 types of chemo) i feel it lessened his quality of life, but for my dad he needed to fight back!!!
Extreme fatigue, delerium
Lanreotide injections 3 months/ diarrhea, excessive flatulence/ abdominal pain
June 2012-October 2012; Reported Lethargy, nausea, changes in taste, neuropathy in fingers, weight loss.
Gemcitibine plus Xeloda started March 2010 continuing through August 2010. The disease was in remission until August 2012, when metastases to the lungs was diagnosed, and the cancer progressed to Stage 4. Gemcitibine plus Xeloda followed until a chemo break in May 2013 was prescribed due to indolent nature of lung mets and hand/foot syndrome. With increasing size of lung mets, January 2014 began with chemo consisting of Abraxane plus Gemcitibine again. Metastases to peritoneum diagnosed in September 2015. Progression of metastases in May 2016 led to a determination that gemcitibine-based chemotherapy had ceased to be effective, and a new regimen of Onivyde plus 5-FU with leucovorin commenced. BRCA-1 mutation discovered and so the PARP inhibitor Olaparib was started in early 2017.
Folfox mix of chemotherapy -nausea, vomiting, diahhrea , nil taste I food, shaking, mouth ulcers, dry skin
xeloda pills for two weeks then a week off.
3 sessions on Folferinox in September and October 2019. Scan on 17 October showed spread to liver (spots) and tumour growth. Folferinox side effects were fatigue, pain and breathlessness.
Carboplatin and Taxol started June 10, 2016
December 2015-April 2016 Cisplatin and Gemzar we only switched because he had 6 rounds of this. It did keep the cancer from growing.
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!
Nine rounds of Folfirinox treatment before surgery and more after.
Start date November 14 th chemo drug called Folfirinox 8 weeks every other week to try and shrink tumor away from artery
mid july to November 2015 Gemzar eight treatments, xeloda for 28 days on radiation days. Started Folfox regimen 09/20/2017 for recurrence.
Tiredness and oain
Chemo #1 on 4/02/10: I was more tired then usual and had a "blah" moment after going outside for a few minutes.
FOLFIRINOX and Gemcitabine/Abraxane
aggressive weekly treatments of chemo for 2 months
Oral Cancer Chemotherapies
What Oral Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
2 cisplatin 3/22/2011: nausea! and fatigue!
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).
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
Waiting for petscan results to see if lymph nodes involved
Erbitux, once a week for 7 weeks, starting in August. Initially, severe tongue sensitivity (at one point even water was like battery acid). For most of the treatment time, daily nausea and and severe acid reflux with occasional vomiting. As of today: chemotherapy induced neuropathy of the right leg causing the inability to lift my toes or my ankle (currently wearing a brace), but expect this to improve; whatever contribution Erbitux has towards complete dry mouth and lact of taste.
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.
We can cure this without Chemo. . . I'm going to do it!
Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapies
What Ovarian Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Nausea, fatigue/sleepiness, "Chemo brain" (inability to concentrate), dry skin, no nail growth, hair loss.
January - May as of now
i had 6 months of cemo, I did good I was determined to not let it get me down. I worked full time and went to the gym three days a week,
taxol/carbo dec 2008-april2009 topotecan sept 2009/present
18 consecutive weeks of chemo with Taxol and carboplaten then 2 treatments of Doxil
10 rounds of chemo in 2004, hair loss weakness, nausea, you know the drill. 6 rounds of chemo in 2008, same effects
Carboplatin started 2007, however I became allergic in 2008, so had to have it changed to Gemzar and Advastin then. Been on and off of chemo since for chronic cancer outbreaks.
I started chemo on Dec 3, 2012. I need to complete 6 treatments of Carbo and Taxol. My treatements or given over a period of 3 weeks. The first week I receive the full carbo dose and 1/3 of the taxol. The next two weeks I recieve the remaining taxol. I am having trouble keeping my WBC up with the weekly treatments. I had to have Neupogen shots to help give them a boost.
I have a three prong chemo, which takes place every three weeks. I suffer from extreme nausea, vomiting, fatigue, hair loss, chemo acne and pain at the IV site.
BEP chemo
3- one month cycles of cisplatin, bleomycin, and etoposide. Side effects: Nausea, hair loss (roughly 1 month after chemo began), fever
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?
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.
3/19-5/19: carboplatin, taxol for 3 rounds, with avastin for 2 of those (fatigue, assorted irritable stomach issues; with avastin: raspy voice/throat, sniffy)
6/19-8/18: carboplatin, taxol for 3 rounds, with avastin for 2 (see above but a little more so, since it was after THE BIG SURGERY
7/20-? carboplatin, doxil for 6 rounds (SO FAR: intense headache for a few days, some lightheadedness and nausea)
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.
march-june 08: 6 taxotere/carboplatin
november-april 09: 6 taxol/carboplatin
oktober-? 09: started caelyx/carboplatin
every side affect you can imagine
Beginning in April I had three treatments with Taxol and carbo platinum as well as Avastin. Joint pain was rough but gone after a week or so. I've mostly been easily tired out. My CA125 went up so I had another PETCT that showed an increase in the cancer I am now getting Doxil every four weeks and Avastin every two weeks. Side effects have been relatively mild - just tired a lot.
six infusions of carbo/taxol every 3 weeks from 3/13 to 6/13
six more infusions carbo/taxol every 3 weeks from 1/15 to 4/15
three infusions doxy every 3 weeks from 8/15 - severe rash - discontinued
several infusions every week gemzar from 10/15 to 2/16 tanked white count and increased acities - discontinued
avastin/taxol every 3 weeks from 3/16 to present
4 months of chemo. Made me achy like having the flu but much worse especially in my legs, naseous, food tasted bad, water tasted bad, low energy.
1st. Chemo July - August 2009
2nd. Chemo February 2010 ip.chemo
3rd. Chemo January 2011 ip.chemo
Begin Chemo on Aug. 8th of 2017
3 cycles of: Cisplatin, Bleomycin, and Etopiside which caused nausea, fatigue, by second cycle I could no longer naturally fall asleep, escalated pulse, anxiety, depression, dry mouth and skin which now I have scratch marks on my back, vomiting, got a finger infection so wear rubber gloves when counts are low and a mask, slight ringing in ears, raw esophogus, heartburn and diarrhea.
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
I have had chemo in 2004, 2009, and 2012. each chemo has been different than the one before. With my most recent round I was very nauseous and sick. Lost my hair with all of them and had muscle and bone pain. I also developed an orbital pseudotumer as a reaction to the carboplatin and had to be put on prednisone steroids. This will now be required anytime I am on carbo. It started as a twitching and watery eye almost like with allergies. The eye then swelled shut and was very painful.
Taxol/Carbo every 3 weeks. At 2nd round, Avastin was added to the mix & will receive for round 3 & 4 as well.
Taxol/Carbo x 8
Thyroid Cancer Chemotherapies
What Thyroid Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
HAD 7 TREATMENTS ONE A WEEK FOR 7 WEEKS SIDE EFFECTS WAS MINIMUM DID NOT LOOSE HAIR JUST WEAKNESS OR LARTHARGIC MOOD ...
Radioactive Iodine treatment, 8/09 - nausea
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.
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. This was for the Lymphoma. No chemo (so far) for thyroid cancer.
Sutent currently
Stomach Cancer Chemotherapies
What Stomach Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Original Chemo was Epirubicin, Cisplatin and 5-FU April-September
2nd Irinotecan and Taxane
Current Fol Fox 4 + Avastin
4 months...not helping
Folfox, nausea/vomiting
Chemo every 2 weeks, nausea, vomitting.
Exhaustion nausea
Going on my 86th treatment
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.
cisplatine caused hearing damage, taxotere caused skin and nail damage and herceptin made my hands tingle. Xeloda wiped me out, and all of the above caused hair loss.
3/15/14 Began 10 session clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Chemo iv (cisplatin and epirubicin + trial drug/placebo) every 3 weeks. 2000mg Xeloda pills daily. IV chemo is followed by two days of dextametazone (steroid pills) which give me a boost. Hair loss, dry hands - currently trying to prevent them from cracking, some fatigue. Trying to avoid pain meds because that seems to be the cause of constipation/discomfort.
Cisplatin, Epirubicin, Capecitabine (Xeloda)
#1 June 12, 2017, #2 July 4, 2017
Nausea, Dry mouth, Tingly fingers, blood clot in spleen, hair loss
No help says' the doctor.
Brain Cancer Chemotherapies
What Brain Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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.
No chemo
I tooke Temodar pills from 08/2013 to 12/2013. The main side effects that I had were fatigue and nausea. I found that by taking my Zofran a half hour before bed and then taking the Temodar right before I went to sleep, I was able to sleep through most of the side effects.
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.
Hair loss, fatigue, loss of appetite, bruising from all of the blood work, achy muscles and joints, off balance, loss of concentration.
Temodal - started Aug 15, 2011
Tremador - First set - daily dose for 3 weeks Not able to continue to the next set. Nausea, weakness, loss of appetite, Sleeping constantly
Started Temodar on 11-23-09 380mg to much dosage, went to Hospital for low platelets 12-18-09 My platelets were at 6K !!!
Temodar 160 mg nightly began July 21, and continued during radiation treatments. Chris had to take Zofran with the Temodar, so he didn't get nauseous. He will finish the chemo up the chemo September 2, 2013.
He will get 4 weeks off, and begin taking a double dose of the Temodar for the first five days of every month for the next six months.
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.
temodar 42 straight days
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
low dose temodar- little to no side effects b/c of my use of supplements
temador nightly before bed.
also on a target therapy trial of avastin which was researched at duke hosptiol
Scheduled for first time chemo (Temodar) in July 2011
Undergoing chemotherapy in Chennai, India.
Started on July 12, 2009. Total 12 doses.
Hair loss, vomiting, fatigue, loss of appetite, etc
Radiation & Temodar daily for 42 days then cycles of 5 days on 23 days off
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.
started 9/13/2010-7 days a week, temedar. nausea and vomiting forst two nights. was ok last night so we'll see.
Temodar, 150 mg during radiation increased to 350 5 days/month for 3 months, then increased to 450/month at present
Side effects: fatigue
CLV- Cisplatin, Lomustine, and Vincristine Started in June of 2012 and stopped early at the end of December 2012, was supposed to have it till March 2013. Side effects were very bad and the tumour was not responding. Also used Steroids, anti-nausea meds and a daily antibiotic
Taking a Temodar pill for 2 months.more fatigue, and sickness.
Timodar Started in March 2006 and still ongoing. Side Effects: NAUSEA!
1/12/12 - begin taking daily chemo pill Temador (not sure how to spell that) for up to 12 months.
Temodar 28 Days on 5 Off. 14 Rounds. Nausea, vomiting, weakness, mouth sores, fatigue.
Multiple Myeloma Cancer Chemotherapies
What Multiple Myeloma Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
began 12/1/14 - 4/30/15 (Velcade, dexamethasone and cytoxin), Cytoxin priming 6/5/15, Stem cell transplant6/16/15 and Malthalon 6/25/15 , also neuropathy (mild) in parts of hand and feet.
8/13/15 Cyclo,dexamethasone, velcaide, huge stomach, very nauseous,no life. After5 1/2 months fired oncologist and went to natural treating dr.
January 2006 and May 2006 stem cell transplants with hi dose malthalon chemo resulting in malthalon misery - tired and more tired.
Velcade, Decadron, Revlemid. Mostly fatigue and a slight loss of appetite.
1st cycle December 2010. Loss of hair.
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
Revlamid - daily - ongoing
4 monthly rounds of VAD prior to allogenous bone marrow transplant.
Velcade, dexamethazone, since transplant just added revlamid
18 series VRDD and VRD so far
Thalomid: Fatigue. Red spots that eventually covered my entire body. Neuropathy in feet and hands. Revlimid: rash, upper body.
Colon and Rectal Cancer Chemotherapies
What Colon and Rectal Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Pill form. Xeloda, 1800mil daily.
f5u-dec/07 to june/08 side effects the works!! mouth sores,nausea,fatigue,on and on!
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.
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
Chemo Wed, leave with bag, come back on Fri. Side effects neuropathy, fatigue, nausea, occasional constipation and/or diarhea
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
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.
severe dehydration, potassium def. diarrhea
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'! ;)
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.
Bi-weekly chemo. Energy levels vary. Diarrhea, one day only usually. Keep hydrated.
5 FU via port 2 x 5 days. Started Jan. 24 2012. No major side effects. Constipation.
Just began 5FU 5 days ago. First round.
2/14/13 12 rounds of 5FU. Dropped the Oxaliplatin after 5 rounds because of moderate neuropathy. After metastasis to liver, 12 rounds of Zeloda. From 9/14-1/15
june 19 through end of nov 19 had chemo every two weeks, mouth sores, metal taste in mouth, hands feet peeled, nausea, severe intolerance to anything cold or hot eating or touching....everything had to be room temp.
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.
May 2010-July 2010: 24 hour, continuous 5FU infusion, Mondays-Fridays
November 2010-January 2011 :Folfox
December 2011-April 2012
Fatigue, feeling very cold, emotional side effects
I've had two rounds of chemo (carbo-taxol and FOLFOX, Avastin), neither of which were effective.
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.
Pre-Surgery April 19-May 26 Five FU for 6 weeks continuous with take home pump
Post Surgery started Sept 22 Full Fox
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.
Started Chemo April 10th for six weeks. She has a pump and she will wear it 24-7 the entire six weeks.
With in 24 hours she had nausea and said she felt like Blah.
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.
I had chemotherapy starting April 29, 2019 and my last treatment was October 16, 2019. I had immediate neuropathy of my hands and feet with effects on my mouth and throat. I could not tolerate cold drinks. I also had low platelet counts which delayed treatments occasionally.
Liver Cancer Chemotherapies
What Liver Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
11-19 chemo pellets not sure of the name, nausea,
On going chemo regiment and had one chemoembolization.
TACEdeb procedure begining of June....side effects... all haha vomitting, nausea, fever, pain, pancreatitis.
Nexavar 8/22/12 - forever, side effects all listed
Nexavar - Current (8 months)
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
Nexavar for 6 months.
Infusion therapy started 2 weeks ago and ongoing bi-weekly.
every kind, all the time for the last 5 years
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
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.
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
i will tell you
Cervical Cancer Chemotherapies
What Cervical Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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.
Had cisplatin for 6 weeks during radiation, now am on my 5th of 6 treatments every three weeks (taxol and cisplatin)
2 rounds of Taxol/carbo 11/2011 & 12/2011...Is being changed for 1/2012...not sure of new drugs yet
Loss of hair and nausea
6 carbo/taxol and 4 cisplatnin in 2013/4. 4 carbo/taxol in 2016/17.
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.
Extreme nausea, vomiting, some tingling in my toes.
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!
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.........
nauseousness....
Pain, itchiness , Burning , insomnia
Chemotherapy is bi weekly on fridays!
Side effects include Nausea, fatigue, and weakness, hair thinning
Had external and internal (brachytherapy) radiation over a six week schedule. 28 external rounds and 5 internal rounds. Radiation was concurrent with chemotherapy (cisplatin) for 6 weeks once a week. Seriously fatigued for at least six months post treatment.
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.
Cisplatin once a week In conjunction with the radiation. Then Five series with Etoposide.
Done and it sucked
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.
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
Weekly chemo for six weeks
Had a really bad reaction on Oct 14 2014
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.
10/11/2016, 10/18/2016, 10/25/2016, 11/01/2016. I was supposed to have 6 rounds could not continue because the WBC were to low. Had to get neupogen shots to increase the cell counts, before the 2 rounds of brachytherapy. Again, no adverse effects from the chemo either.
5 chemotherapy sessions with cisplatin over 5 weeks
Cisplatin low dose for 5 cycles once a week. Tolerated it well just very tired. Considering I had concurrent radiation and chemo it was hard to tell what was causing all my nausea and vomiting but we think it was the radiation. Also I had preventive chemo cisplatin and taxol ( lost hair with this ) , three rounds , to help potentially stop a recurrence.
5 weeks of chemo started December 4 ended on January 2. Ended up in ER twice, once for vomiting blood and once for persistent vomiting.
Larynx Cancer Chemotherapies
What Larynx Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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.
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.
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.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Chemotherapies
What Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Induction, September 2014, two rounds. I didn't go into remission after the round (7+3 and) had IDA-FLAG (idarubicin, fludarabine, cytarabine and G-CSF. I lost my hair and appetite. Mouth sores are horrible as was the fatigue. I had four rounds of consolidation (November, December 2014, January, February 2015) after this, high dose cytarabine and the side effects are marginal for me, I was really tired and that was a result of low Hgb.
i had three induction therapies spaced about 6 months apart. and just completed two consolidation therapies. i am preparing for a bone marrow transplant.
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.
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.
Jan 2 through Jan 5 2015 Staff infection , Bacteria in blood, Fever and Nausea
I had Etoposide, Daunorubicin and Cytarabine. I had it over 4 rounds, each round about 3 weeks apart. My hair fell out, I felt so sick and so so tired. With the first round, my legs got insanelt itchy because of the Etoposide. My tastes changed-I lost my sweet tooth! Nad things didn't have much taste. There is still a few foods that I just can't eat yet.
Chemo brain! My memory is shocking and I'm easily distracted with basically no concentration ability at all.
Multiple protocols for ALL & AML.
April 9 - 15th 2017 & April 27th - May 1st 2017.Finished 2nd round of Chemo May 1st. Experiencing hair loss, fatigue & weakness, SOB, Colitis, Diverticulitis, diarrhea, loss of appetite, confusion, hallucination, Acute Renal failure, low BP, and neutripinic sepsis.
Seven days straight starting on Monday August 15th.
1/28/16 induction
1st round-12/09/2011Atromycin for 3 days nd Cytosar. for 7 days.
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!!!
Had two induction rounds and two consolidation rounds.
I've had 2 rounds of induction therapy and just finished my 4th round of consolidation therapy. Side effects have been different with each round. My hair only fell out my first round. Have experienced nausea, dizziness, weight loss, appetite loss, headaches, brain bleeds, metal-like taste in my mouth and food, lethargy, loss of endurance and stamina, chemo brain, grogginess and foggy brain, memory loss.
Achieved remission October 2017 with 2 IV drugs — few side effects aside of minor peripheral neuropathy in feet. Out of remission in January 2018.
On cytsribinevsubce Feb 2018; Also on oral chemo since March 2018: Venetoclax.
Peripheral neuropathy (feet); anal fissures w/bleeds; mucocitis of throat (hard to eat or drink ANYthing); dyspepsia (nausea); fatigue; 15% wt loss (BMI=18.4)
Oct 14th- 7 days Vidaza
Nov 23rd- 7 plus 3
Dec 25th- fludarabine and busulfan
the only side affect she has had is toxemia, and neuropothy.
I have been taking low dose chemotherapy via and infusion pump. I may need a bone marrow transplant at some point.
7 + 3 , tired, weight loss, neuropathy
Started daunorubicin and cytarabine 7+3 therapy on January 10, 2015. I stayed in the hospital approximately thirty days. A bone marrow biopsy at the end of this stay confirmed remission. My nausea was not too bad, except for a time that they served some green beans from the cafeteria. I dry heaved several times, and then ate only food from home. I suffered diarrhea, hair loss, a neutropenia fever, an acute kidney injury, fatigue, and weight loss.
I started my first round of consolidation chemotherapy in February, second round in March, and third round in April.
I have been very fortunate to this point to avoid a bone marrow transplant.
Induction round 12/22/14-1/19-15: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue Consolidation February '15, Consolidation March '15, Consolidation April '15
photosensitivity, some nauesea
hydrea - 02/2009 little/to no side effects
11/2009. 1/2010. Neuro side effects. Vision compromised. Weakness. Nausea.
All through out until transplant
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cancer Chemotherapies
What Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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
Testicular Cancer Chemotherapies
What Testicular Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
VIPx4. Etoposide, ifosfomide, cisplatin- four cycles, five days in a row each, every three weeks.
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.
Bleomycin, Etoposide, Cisplatn (March 07 - May 07)
Cisplatin, Taxol, Ifosfamide (September 07 - November 07)
Loss of hair, loss of weight, loss of wife. LOL
had no treatment
Initial diagnosis required 1 round chemo -Carboplatin - minimal side effects
Return of cancer - 4 rounds of chemo ( EP) 21 day cycles includes five continuous days of infusion then rest. No nausea but gastric reflux with vomiting, scalp pain, metallic taste in mouth, tiredness, neutropenia
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.
Chemo Began 12/02/2013... Bleomycin-Cisplatin and Etoposide
Bleomycin, Etoposide, Cisplatin (BEP)
4 cycles
Side Effects: Blood clots, low blood pressure, fever, neuropathy, vomiting, nausea, hair loss, weight loss
GIST (Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumors) Cancer Chemotherapies
What GIST (Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumors) Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Gleevec 400 mg. daily, nausea, taking anti nausea medication
taking Gleevec for life
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Chemotherapies
What Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
An unpleasant mix of fatigue, diarrhea, headaches, water retention, muscle and bone pain.
Daily 400mg Gleevec. Daily fatigue. Slow morning wake up. Memory problems they call Gleevec brain. Polyneuropathy: pain and weakness in body. I use a cane when walking outside. Diarrhea. I did just find out that I am now in remission but must stay on the Gleevec for 2 years. I am totally grateful that Gleevec exists for me and for all CML patients. Good luck to all of us!
Gleevec
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.
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Cancer Chemotherapies
What Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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.
I recieved Chemo in 2004-2006 with my first diagnosis of ALL. I relasped in June 2011 and started chemo on June 24-July 18. I will continue chemo until my Bone Marrow Transplant.
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.
I didn't really focus on what chemo I've gotten/getting, but my main side effects were nausea and fatigue.
Vomiting, hair loss, fatigue, mouth sores, reduced immune function.
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?
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
I don't remember all of them, but cytotoxin was one of them
Anal Cancer Chemotherapies
What Anal Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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.
Two cycles Week one Mitomycin C & 5FU(Flouracil) Week Five 5FU
Started Jan 4th, Mitomycin and 5FU again at 5th week
Mitomicyn push on day 1 and day 29. Xeloda 5 days a week for 7 weeks. 3 pills in AM and 3 pills in the PM.
1st round 23-27 March 2015 - minimal physical side effects, more pyscologial with PICC line fear and awareness of carrying chemo bottle around for a week.
2nd round 20th -24th April - felt more at ease with the bottle and had no real side effects until the end of the week, then developed terrible mouth sores around back teeth - which I didn't first time round.
Cisplatin and 5FU, nausea and dizziness
Aug 8 thru Sept 15, naseua, exhaustion, mouth sores, anxiety/depression from past medical trauma
Starts 9/3/13
Nigro protocol. Other than being tired and losing about 1/4 of my hair, the only serious side effect was mouth sores. I did have optic neuropathy for about 6 hours one week after each 5 FU.
Due to start on 4/18/2023 with Mitomycin, Xeloda and radiation
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.
Infusion on days 1 and 25. Every other day for 7 weeks oral chemo pills morning and night
5-FU Two rounds done in the hospital W-M 24 hour IV drip into my lovely port I named Randy.
Blistering Lips - Acupuncture helped that tremendously - I had almost no blistering the second round of chemo. I did it once a week during my entire of treatment and for about a month and half after. I still go now for tuneups.
Blackmouth/teeth/tongue - baking soda on my toothbrush got rid of that
Diarrhea - a towel to scream into when it was bad; childs pose when I was finished;
I will finish this I have lots of things I did.......
5-FU and mitomycin on week one and week five. Side effects were diarrhea, loss of skin in mouth twice, taste changes, loss of 90% of hair, colon spasms, fecal incontinence. Had a PICC line and had it changed three times in five weeks due to placement problems and then it became blocked before my last chemo treatment. Have two blood clots from it that I am still treating.
Overall unwell feeling. I had chest tightness and pain, might have been from anxiety. I was lucky with minimal hair loss and had only light nausea. I took my nausea and pain medication as prescribed, not when I needed it. Once nausea sets in, it's very hard to get rid of it. While I did not like taking opioid pain medication, pain is like the nausea, once it sets in, it's hard to overcome. About two weeks after radiation concluded, the Dr. and I ''weaned'' me off the pain medication with over the counter pain meds. The last week of Chemo was the worst, in hospital for a week as I spiked a fever, got some heavy duty antibiotics.
None Was tod too weak to get it
dehydration, some mouth sores, not bad, lost some hair. intestinal pain, tiredness, low white blood cell count and platelets, hospitalized for 11 days because I didn't want to eat and felt like I would get too weak to take care of myself. They diagnosed me with dehydration and said the treatments had caused it. Started Aug. 26 with one injection of mitomycin, and carried drip bag for four days of Flourouracil(5-FU), repeated Sept. 24th, 2013.
Scheduled to begin 10/18/10, Fluorouracil and Mitomycin, 1st and 5th week
1 round of IV Mitomycin and 28 days of oral chemo Capecitabine 18th March 2019 for 5.5 weeks run concurrently with Chemo.
2 rounds of chemo, lost a lot of hair but not all, delayed healing of burns, caused yeast infection.
Xeloda Monday thru Friday. Weekends off. Also had mytomycin Iv in the beginning and end of treatment.
june 15-August 6, 2015
Therapy in June and July 2021. Caused extreme fatigue, nausea, lack of appetite
portable no side effects
Nausea, loss of appetite, chemo brain.
Vulva Cancer Chemotherapies
What Vulva Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
1/4/17-2/15/18
I didn’t lose my hair.
Gallbladder Cancer Chemotherapies
What Gallbladder Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
4 rounds (8 sessions) as of 7/13/19; serious weight loss and fatigue
Pleura, Malignant Mesothelioma Cancer Chemotherapies
What Pleura, Malignant Mesothelioma Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
On Chemo from April to Sept 2010. Main side effects were fatigue, weight gain, mouth sores occasionally.
Bone Cancer Chemotherapies
What Bone Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Resistant
Carboplatin, Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide, Tamoxifen, Toceranib, Piroxicam. No significant side effects to start with but after so many months of home chemo/meds I get diarrhoea and occasional nausea (am on meds to combat). My fur is very slow growing now - months later, surgery sites are still sparsely covered in fur, and I now have bald patches (my paws, muzzle, bottom).
i cannot sleep..i cannot eat..i do vomiting
Hypopharynx Cancer Chemotherapies
What Hypopharynx Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
First session attended. No side effects
Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear Cancer Chemotherapies
What Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
See the Chemo Dr tomorrow, too. Don't know if I'm going to do it.
Nasopharyngeal Cancer Chemotherapies
What Nasopharyngeal Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Protocol #1: First of 3-21 day cycles of 5-FU, Cisplatin and Docetaxel started 10/7/13 - around the 2 or 3 week started losing hair and experiencing nausea, fatigue, weight loss, etc; Protocol #2: Eribtux and concurrent radiation for 6 weeks started ~12/10/13 - neuropathy in feetbegan a few months after treatment stopped and is still ongoing.
chemotherapy given from January to September
Side effects: dehydration, vomiting, blood transfusions
Tinnitus weakness nausea
3 x cycles of Cisplatin 80mg/m^2 over 9 weeks prior to Radiotherapy
3 x cycles of Xeloda (14 tablets) over 9 weeks prior to Radiotherapy
Once weekly 40mg2 Cisplatin during Radiotherapy
Every 3 weeks during radiation then once a month x 3 for cisplatin. 5FU home infusion will start in Sept for five days then again in October and November. Nausea, vomiting, fatigue for cisplatin have not had 5FU yet
3- 8 hr chemos mostly nausea.
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
Started weekly induction chemo on 9/5/13 with carboplatin and paclitaxel- soreness in mouth, slight nausea, dry skin (severe itching), acid reflux.
Started chemo-radiation on 11/4/13 using cisplatin. Received 5 weekly cisplatin treatments until wbc count was too low.
Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery Cancer Chemotherapies
What Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Cancer Chemotherapies
What Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
chemo side effects hair loss some weight loss vomitting sweats shakes hot cold pain emotional skin tone looked unhealthy
Esophagus Cancer Chemotherapies
What Esophagus Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Chemo is rough.
every 3 weeks, side effects: tinnitus and stomatitis after the last one
Only needed for Esophageal Cancer. POST operative only. 6 weeks of once a week chemotherapy (Mondays only) - Cisplatin and 5FU.
Side effects were minimal. Did NOT lose hair or get nauseated. Metallic taste in the mouth.
Dates: March and April of 2013
Oxaliplatin infusion; Leucovorin infusion; Fluorouracil continuous infusion pump.
2 low dose chemo sessions. Became immuno suppressed
5FU and cisplatin 12/2016 for 4 days. Hospitalized due to toxic overdose of 5FU. Oncologist did no give me the DFD test because he didnt believe in th test, hi negligence nearly killed me.
preadjuvant, and adjuvant, 12 week cycles with cisplatin, epirubicin and 5FU. For recurrence it was oxciliplatin, leukovorin and 5FU.
Too many chemo regimens and drugs to count. At present, I am on Xeloda, Herceptin and Avastin. One drug was damaging my liver, but okay now. Herceptin was damaging my heart, but it is okay now.
Carboplatin/Taxol, continuous 5FU drip March/April 2008
Taxotere July/August/September 2008
Cisplatin January/February 2009
Ended in Nov 2013.
Chemo: Memory loss
Radiation Side effects: Loss of bone density resulting in back pain.
Carboplatin and Taxol for 5 rounds. No side effects at all except tired on day 2 & 3 post treatment day. Tolerate chemo well.
june 13 2011. no side effects yet
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.
chemo from 2/98 through 9/98
Carbo-taxol once a week for 5 weeks
Tonsil Cancer Chemotherapies
What Tonsil Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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.
Chemo coming up
2/3/14 - 3/10/14 : 6 weekly Cisplatin doses @ 30mg/m^2
Side Effects - Ringing in ears (went from minor to moderate). Constipation. General "bad" feeling...like having a cold without the symptoms.
Overall I think I did ok with the chemo though.
Erbitux (cetuximab), loading dose 25 Jan, caused mild temp and nausea, then no similar effects during the 8-week course of treatment. Significant skin effects (acne, painful splitting of skin on fingertips, toes, and heels). No real nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea caused by the Erbitux.
Cisplatin - I was sick every day. Had to take anti-nausea medicine every 2 hours.
3 five hour Cisplatin sessions, every three weeks, starting Monday, November 7th 2011
3 treatments. Cisplatin at first but had terrible digestive side effects so used erbitux for last 2 treatments
Hyporexia, nausea, tinntitus
Taxol and carboplatin. 6 weekly infusions.
Carboplatin and taxotere,first treatment went well without much side effects. Look forward to the others.
2 six hour Cisplatin courses. Some hearing loss. Some nausea. Actually felt better after Chemo treatments
No side effects thankfully!
hearing loss and ringing in ear from chemo (cisplatin)
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
after 1 chemo treatment I don't feel any reaction as of yet. Next treatment July 14.
January 6 2015, February 18, 2015 nauseous fatigue
drained tired sick feeling, loss of facial hair and back of head.
3 heavy does of cisplatin thankfully no hair loss or sickness just some constipation which was a pain oh and some weight loss
Cisplatin ....nausea and fatigue
Carboplatin - 6 Weekly infusions completed February 27
Begin Erbitux treatments February 13 2012 and finished on May 2nd.
Cisplatin, 3 treatments , hair thinned, loss of hearing, nausia, Tinitus
Six chemotherapy treatments concurrent with radiation.
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
Started Treatment on May 24,2011... last Chemo July 5, 2011... hair thinning, but no sickness
Mesothelioma Cancer Chemotherapies
What Mesothelioma Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
carboplatin, alimta 8-27-09
Once every 3 weeks from Feb - April 2020. Extreme
Endometrial-Uterine Cancer Chemotherapies
What Endometrial-Uterine Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
CarboPlatin & taxol w/ neuplasta at 3 wk intervals from Aug to Oct
Severe constant leg pains, neuropathy in feet and hands, high heart rate. Unable to stand for more than 10 minutes, stumbling, dropping things regularly
Treatment changing to CarboPlatin & doxil w/ neuplasta.
November 2011-December 2011--6 administrations of Taxol and Carboplatin; strong allergic reaction to Taxol (could not breathe and it felt like my back had been struck by a car) handled with heavy doses of Benadryl and slow infusion; lost hair all over my body slowly during treatment and over several months after treatment; painful tingling in feet and hands; fatigue; bloody nose daily; ridges across nails on hands; skin toughened on backs of hands and tops of feet; hair on my head hurts sometimes months after treatment.
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.
felt sick all the time, metal icky taste, neuropathy, ruined joints >:( bone pain
4/17/15 Allergic reaction to Emend and Taxol
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.
6 rounds of chemo; every three weeks March - June 2014; few side effects; some joint and bone pain for a couple of days after each treatment; some neuropathy in my feet
5/2010-tired, nausea
10/2014-tired, nausea,low blood countsand turned into mds
12/9/2015 start cgeno with doxil after mds in remission
currently doing carbo/taxol every three weeks. Extreme fatigue, muscle aches, taste changes
Haven't started yet. Need advice.
My symptoms became SO much worse after chemo: Pain, nausea, vomiting, mouth sores, chemical taste in mouth, fatigue, weight loss
in process
some fatigue, chemo mouth, diarrhea, headache, vertigo, not too bad.
Chem mouth (mucositis) was the worst effect so far but Magic mouthwash helped clear it in a few days.
None required
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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.
I have had two rounds of chemo, and the next will take place on Jan 31, 2012. After that, three more rounds!
TBD but they definitely want to do it.
Nausea, Constipation
little queasy tired bald last one nov 5th 2010 yesssssss!!
Start in mid October.
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
Chemotherapy November 2014-April 2015. Hair loss, neuropathy in feet, achy joints.
Cyclophosphamid Carpoplatin Taxol
intravenous chemo from Septemeber 2018 to January 2019
Carbo/Taxol every 3 weeks, 6 cycles
Sarcoma Cancer Chemotherapies
What Sarcoma Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Temodar and potentially IV Chemotherapy
Doxorubicin
Cisplation
Methotrexate
Ifosfomide
Etoposide
AIM Chemotherapy, 3 cycles, inpatient in hospital for 5 days each cycle, started on 16th May finished on 1st July. Side effects, hair loss, chronic diarrhea, piles, sore mouth, tiredness.
IE and VAC treatment every 3 weeks. Lost weight and all my hair/ body hair
Currenly going through Ewings Sarcoma protocol for Chemotherapy. 14 total cycles.
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.
Chemo not a proven treatment for my type of cancer
Chemotherapy lasted from July 2010 - August 2011 His chemotherapy consisted of Vincristine, Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide, and Etoposide. Some vomiting and lots of nausea.
Adriamycin Dec 14/15 on going
Multiple regimens
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.
Gleevec, vomiting, diarra, swollen eyes and ankles, cramping in hands feet arms legs, fatique, from 10/19/07 till 5/2013. Didn't work for me after awhile.
Cisplatin usual side effect after two months still have mouth spares, hard to swallow, tennitis, loss of hearing.
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.
Had only 4 appointments for chemo. Hair falling out. Nausa.
I have Chemo once a month. The Chemo caused the whites of my eyes to turn Fire Engine Red. It was a reaction that none of the nurses had ever seen. I was given IV Benedryl. The dose of the medicine knocked my butt out. That was my first treatment on May 21, 2012. I was set for 3 treatments. My Oncologist was not sure if the Chemo would work to begin with. Within the first treatment I could tell a difference. I was amazed. I could actually feel the mass and it was smaller. So, Dr. M ordered another 3 treatments for a total of six. I lost all my hair, eyebrows and eyelashes. Hey, they will grow back one day. I don't mind. I love all the scarves and hats I have bought and been given.
Chemotherapy to start in 2016
Chemotherapy started in September 2011 and continued every three weeks either daily for a week, or a single day dose of VAC - crappy crappy side effects, where do I start......numb finger tips, constipation, hair loss, loss of taste buds, thrush in mouth, lack of concentration, sooooo exhausted after each dose and weeks later. It is very true that the chemo is so much harder than the cancer to deal with.
On year of chemo. Chemo brain. Short term memory issues
Parotid Cancer Chemotherapies
What Parotid Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Adriamycin and cytoxin. 11/03 so sick with vomiting till meds were figured out. Lost 50 lbs.
Taxol 1/04. Sick
Rituxan 5/13 no effects used for platelet issues
Taxol 5/16 with experimental drug
Skin Cancer Chemotherapies
What Skin Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Photo Dynamic Therapy for any AKs... skin checks every three months
Throat Cancer Chemotherapies
What Throat Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Dry Mouth. Lost body hair, Sick at stomach, weight loss.
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.
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.
Ringing in ears
It seems that my side effects (nausea, tiredness) start a couple days after treatment. Emend and Zofran seem to be helping.
Chemotherapy due to start 6 weeks after surgery, September 2016
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.
3 during 6 week radiation treatment (beginning middle & end.
Feb 14, 2011, Cisplatin, slightly tired immediately following treatment. March 7, 2011, same as treatement number 1.
March 28th, 2011 - TBD
Erbitux. Loss of hair, lesions on my hands, scab around my neck, vomiting, etc.
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.
Erbitux (Cetuximab) taken, due to success with HPV-16 related cancers. 7 infusion sessions, starting one week before radiation commencement. First session gave me the worst headache of my life, terrible chills, fever, nausea (but only brief vomiting) and profound weakness. Started about 7 hours after treatment. Subsequent sessions have had less impact; primary complaint being weakness and fatigue. Blistering rash encompassing head, neck, shoulders, chest and back. Very itchy and painful. Appeared by second week of treatment. Now in 4th week, the pustules have subsided somewhat, but lotions are essential to keep the skin peeling controlled.
February - June 2009
Taxotere
Cisplaten
5FU
Three rounds of Cisplatin - nausea, metallic taste and tired
Tongue Cancer Chemotherapies
What Tongue Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Three Cisplatin chemo doses, Jan 4, Jan 26, Feb 16. Never got the Feb 16 dose as I was too sick from throwing up.
cisplatin......nausea.
second form of chemo 3 more weeks, no side effects
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
For me Chemo was much easier than Radiation. Cisplatin and 5-FU 24/7 for which I was hospitalized. I refused my last chemo treatment because I was too sick, and honestly I thought it would take a lot more than chemo to save me from this beast called cancer. Yet I survived and have for the last 20 years.
Set for July 6 and July 21
No chemotherapy.
Cisplatin - will start in Oct. 2021.
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.
Chemotherapy to be given concurrently, once a week. Began on 8/23/12.
Only 5 of 6 Cisplain treatments given because of so much nausea. Hospitalized for nausea and given extra intravenous fluids bags 2-3 weeks separate days from the chemo infusions.
3 bags of cisplatin
Do not know yet if I will have to go through Chemotherapy.
Cisplatin 2007. I was one that had the carotid do it's number, so have permanent heartbeat in my ear. Sometimes loud and intrusive, very loud and intrusive when I am lying down trying to sleep. This too conversation, Chemo and Radiation were simultaneous. It was a dark night of the soul. Burnt skin, inside the mouth and outside. I lost over 60 lbs in less than 9 weeks. Dehydrated, diarrhea, high irregular heartbeats, constipation, impacted, and the list there too goes on.
Hodgkins Lymphoma Cancer Chemotherapies
What Hodgkins Lymphoma Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Nausea, lightheaded, tired. First treatment was 8-13-15.
I had chemotherapy for the first part of 2014 and now I am back on ice and chemotherapy with a test drug for 2015
Chemo ABVD for 6 months. Treatment every other week.
4-11-16 first chemo. Tired, constipation, weak knees-falling on steps
4-28-16 second chemo. Tired, extreme fatigue, hair loss started, bad headaches, back of neck pain, blurred vision in one eye, hot feeling inside.
Stanford V regimen - Weight gain, constipation, fatigue, hair loss.
12 rounds of ABVD. Side effects: hair loss, weight gain, nausea and fatigue
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.
AVBD March - October 13 the usual; ESHAP December 14 - January 15 the usual; BEAM 200 March 15 the usual
started ABVD March 2011
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.
1/7/2014 and every 14 days thereafter - Nausea, jaw pain, loss of taste, hair loss, fatigue
6/10/2014 - chemo complete (6 cycles ABVD)
ABVD 11/30/2010-present
Fatigue, weakness, dizziness, nausea, neuropathy, constipation, headaches, hair loss and chemo brain.
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.
Abvd every other week.
August 10th 2010 -Present
6 Cycles -12 Treatments
Started ABVD chemo on September 22, 2015
Ended on April 7, 2016
8 cycles/months (every two weeks)
Side effects:
- skin discolorations that either looks like scratch marks or skin pigmentation and nail discoloration throughout the treatment
- fatigue, nausea and vomitting on the first cycle
- constipation
- very dry skin
- itchiness
- tender gums and pain in a specific tooth tjat started to feel loose
- hair loss
- either unable to sleep at night or sleep very late on the night of chemo session
- tingling or feeling of probably shrinkage on the tumor site
- "chemo fog"
started chemo in 2010 6 months on an off, finally had stem cell transplant at Mass General Boston n March of 2012 remission lasted one year :(
4 cycles of chemotherapy ending in late August, radiation to follow depending on how the cancer responds.
26th December, 2014. ABVD. 6 cycles, 12 treatments completed every fortnight.
22nd July, 2015. Salvage Chemotherapy. ICE. 3 cycles, completed every 21 days.
ABVD 12 rounds, 6 months
Initial treatmeent: ABVD/MOPP (8/92-12/92). I received 6 cycles with complete response. The chemo was relatively well-tolerated.
Salvage treatment: DECAL (Dexamethasone, Etoposide, Cisplatin, Ara-C, L-Asparaginase) 9/92-12/92. One brutal regimen! Cisplatin was the worst. Three cycles with complete response followed by stem cell transplant.
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.
6cycles of Chemotherapy was planned that is a six montha duration.ABVD doses was induced in every fifteen days through veinflow during the first 3 cycles and later through picc line which was less painful. Side effects of chemo were many starting with gastritis, acidity, nausea, body pain,hair loss,fatigue...but this would be fine within a week after wbc count increases to normal level.
first round 09/08/11-ABVD-headache, swollen tongue, blisters on tongue, vomitting, nausea, bone aches.
Yes, My chemotherapy treatment was ABVD.
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.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cancer Chemotherapies
What Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Although I am 23, I am receiving the pediatric regimen for ALL. This involves 2 and a half years of chemotherapy. The first 8 months are pretty intensive and then I enter the maintenance phase. Side effects of the chemo have widely ranged throughout different cycles. Extreme fatigue, nausea, headache, joint pain, intestinal issues, mouth sores, and the infamous hair loss.
I'm getting three chemo a dont know what they're called but they all make me feel like crap. But whatever makes me better I guess. Fatigue, sick, swollen ankles, sensitive skin, pins and needles in finger tips. Bowel movements slow down. But speed up after a while
Started induction chemo within the first week of November. Integrating it with holistic therapies
started Feb. 26, 2010 I was admitted to hospital every 3 weeks for a total of 6 rounds of treatment - Cycles A and B.
Hyper CVAD Protocol 6/1/2015-2/7/2016 including spinal chemo X 4
currently undergoing HYPER C-VAD
Started chemo once my pneumonia was under control which took 3 days after I was at the hospital(4/4/10 was start date). While in the hospital for a month getting very strong drugs I didn't have any sick-feeling side effects and ate like a horse. I did however lose a lot of muscle mass and after a bit I was barely able to walk and there were occasions where I passed out for various reasons and wasn't able to get myself back up. But I was on 150mg of prednisone at 7am and 7pm each and every day and the side effects from it were awful and probably the worst part about my hospital experience as it made me feel very strung out, nervous, antsy, you name it. Towards the end I started to feel as if I was starting to lose my mind which was more than likely just a chemo brain effect. However after my primary induction was over at the hospital, side effects became more prevalent doing chemo 5 days a week from May-July of 2010 where I passed out, god very sick, could barely eat, had no energy, was extremely depressed but that put me out of my second phase and into the long part, maintenance. I got to come home for maintenance which wasn't possible for the other treatments due to not having any blood cancer specialists where I live, but my doctor personally knew many of my doctors out of state and was who sent me to the group of doctors that he did. I was almost constantly vomiting, Intense chronic pain in my lower back, legs, shoulders, hands, feet, and various other parts of my body. Now I'm chemo free for two years from 2/26/13 but I still have very bad physical issues as well as PTSD, Depression, General Anxiety and other mental health related issues.
finished with induction therapy, now gonna begin with consolidation.
October 2010 - current; Unfortunately, I've had nearly every side effect from chemotherapy.
Bile Duct Cancer Chemotherapies
What Bile Duct Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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
begin chemo 11/30/16
iam a nice girl loking for man
On my second round of 2 sessions each which are a week apart
Weak, loss of appetite
Leukemia Cancer Chemotherapies
What Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
January 6 2014 and February 15 2014
Myelodysplastic Syndrome Cancer Chemotherapies
What Myelodysplastic Syndrome Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
too many to remember
Vidaza 5 day cycle once a month, side effects weight loss, erythema nodula,hair loss(slow), nail discoloration
rituxan, vidaza, and revlimid
Appendiceal Cancer Chemotherapies
What Appendiceal Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
Fluorouracil (5-fu), Oxaliplatin, Avastin, leucovorin. 1/15-3/2?
Side effects - Extreme fatigue, nausea, cold sensitivity, neuropathy
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