Tag Archives: fatigue
Still NED, thank God
Every three months, I am powerfully reminded that I have a Sword of Damocles hanging over my head. Most of the time I can avoid thinking about cancer altogether, and that is what I prefer to do. Learning last year … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, Carcinosarcoma, Chemotherapy, monitoring
Tagged CA 125, cancer, denial, fatigue, monitoring
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Random Thoughts on Chemotherapy
Nothing prepares us to go through chemotherapy. We’ve probably known people who have, but we can’t fully imagine what it felt like for them. We have a general impression it must be unpleasant, we know people often lose their hair … Continue reading
Posted in Chemotherapy
Tagged Acupuncture, cancer, cancer treatment, chemo side effects, fatigue, hair loss, neuropathy, Treatment
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Fifth Chemo Treatment
A day will come when people will look back at the use of chemotherapy in the battle against cancer and shake their heads at the barbarity of it. In order to kill cancer cells, chemotherapy has to also kill healthy … Continue reading
Posted in Chemotherapy, Uncategorized
Tagged Acupuncture, cancer, cancer treatment, chemo side effects, fatigue, nausea
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Acupuncture
I am convinced that anyone getting chemotherapy should also have acupuncture, if possible. If you’ve been following my story, you will know that I received acupuncture at the Kaiser Permanente center during my first two chemo treatments. Then, since I … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture, Chemotherapy, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, chemo side effects, fatigue, nausea, neuropathy
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Fourth Chemo Treatment
Wow, that was tough! The after-effects of chemotherapy have been following a pattern so far: the day of treatment is fine, the day after treatment is fine, and then I am down for a number of days related to which … Continue reading
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