Join

Treatments and side effects

Chemo query

Hi Chemo folks I started chemo yesterday. Tingling fingers are wierd. I just noticed my fingernails. Looking quite pinkish red under the nails. Is that expected? My fingers are a bit cold and tingly now. Not sure if it goes away if I warm them up. Cheers Phil

By 5 replies 2,818 views Latest post By

I just started chemo

I just finished my first week of chemo. I had no idea I would be so TIRED. I got tired after being at the park for 15 minutes. Then after only 5 minutes of playing hallway soccer. And today I was outside gardening and I got super dizzy. I was just diagnosed recentl...Read More

By 10 replies 5,036 views Latest post By

Herceptin

Can someone tell me does hair grow back on Herceptin

By 1 reply 1,305 views Latest post By

Port-o-cath

if you have a port inserted after several treatments, is the risk of getting a clot less likely than if you have it inserted after only a couple of treatments.

By 4 replies 2,470 views Latest post By

Not As Bad...as I feared

Update, Week 9 after Zap&Rad... Happy to report that most of my taste buds are on line! The Radio Neck burns area around my collar is fully healed but still tender. My back has been extremely sensitive, as if sunburned all week...but I think its a function of ...Read More

By 1 reply 1,273 views Latest post By

Opdivo / Nivolumab side effects

Hello,My brother considers taking Opdivo (Nivolumab) off label after resection of his gastric adenocarcinoma. There are clinical trials ongoing to prove the efficacy of using Opdivo before disease recurrence.The question is what are the side effects? There are so c...Read More

By 1 reply 1,705 views Latest post By

Surgery

I’ve got a blood clot in my arm, I’m soon to have surgery, would the surgery still go ahead with the blood clot

By 1 reply 1,212 views Latest post By

Thinning hair and hair loss 1 month after treatment

For oral cancer, my husband finished radiation June 11. He had two high dose cisplatin May 1&2 and again May 20&21. He hasn’t lost all his hair but is getting rather thin and he is losing a fair amount. Has anyone used biotin or anything else to help it grow back?...Read More

By 2 replies 1,960 views Latest post By

Iron Deficiency and Fatigue

It'd have been nice to know that Chemo was going to screw up my body's ability to absorb Iron...and the direct relationship between Iron and Fatigue.Take it from someone who didn't do his research and spent the 2 months of Chemo and Rad mostly in the couch while a ...Read More

By 2 replies 1,972 views Latest post By

Pic line or Port line ?

I have just started Chemo today which will run for about 6 months. I currently have a pic line in my arm. They have also discussed a port line when a specialist is available. I was wondering what other people's experience has been... Which is better? Thanks

By 2 replies 1,615 views Latest post By

Talk to a health professional

Cancer Council support and information Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm

Cancer Information and Support

Online resources and support

Access information about support services, online resources and a range of other materials.

Caring for someone with cancer?

Find out what resources and support services are available to assist you.

Cancer Council NSW would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. We would also like to pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all other Aboriginal people.

© Cancer Council NSW 2024 Head Office Address: 153 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011. Cancer Council NSW is registered with the Australian Taxation Office as an Income Tax Exempt Charity: Charitable Fundraising Authority No. 18521.