What are Tarceva (Erlotinib) Chemotherapies? List from Cancer Survivors
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Tarceva (Erlotinib) Chemotherapy Chemotherapies
What Tarceva (Erlotinib) Chemotherapy Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
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December 2004 - Present off and on. On Avastin and Tarceva currently, but stopping to start a new chemo.
Avastin-2008 and 2011, Cisplastin-2009 and 2011, and Tarceva-2011.
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
One a day pill forever (took 150 mg for 2 years). Down to 100 mg due to vertigo, fatigue. Other side effects, slow/non hair growth, rash, dry skin, dry mouth
Fatigue, acne, diarrhea, numbness and pain in fingers and feet, no appetite, foggy-brained, rheumatism, sensitive to sunlight, no taste, fungus in mouth and lung, partial loss of hair
3-8-2013 To 11-5-13 chemo. I be off balance, I throw up, lost hair, bones ache, hot flashes all side effects.
daily intake of a chemo tablet