Re: Re: help with hair - Stomach

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Oh Donna, I know what yoou mean about the oxy. It gave me the creeps. I so get

it when people call it " drano " . Don't think you are a baby. This chemo is big

guns chemo and today when I read that someone else had the same reaction as I

did on my last treatment which put me in the hospital for overnight...well. Yet

I must tell you the upside and it is that I feel wonderful now, have my house up

for sale and am moving to Albuquerque. I have taken a trip to Washington and

drove 14 hours round trip because of construction etc and flew out to New Mexico

a couple of weeks ago. So these yucky times will pass.

Hang in there; we are rooting for you.

Karima

Re: Re: help with hair - Stomach

I didn't mean to scare you but so many said they had no hair loss and many

more said they have thinning. Mine appears to be more than thinning especially

if I finish these last 6 treatments. I was hoping for the " no loss " scenario!

And speaking of stomach pain...I had the most horrible night with a stomach

ache, not ab pains. It actually was causing chest pains so I didn't know if

it was from the chemo or if I was having a heart attack.. A couple of Nitro

pills helped for a couple of hours. This AM I called the onc office and they

said to come in. The PA I had to see had no clue, thought it could be the chemo

but sent me to my cardiologist for an ekg. The ekg was normal but they told me

that between my plavix and aspirin and chemo, it was eating up my stomach.

They put me on nevastin and said it would take a couple of days to kick in.

OMG, I haven't experienced this pain before. The onc nurse said it would

happen more now that I am half way thru.

I told them I don't want the oxy anymore. Just give me the 5fu. I am sure

we will fight about it on Monday when I go. Here I am being a baby again, just

can't tolerate it.

Has anyone experienced nose bleeds with this? And, I am using Biotene for

the mouth sores. What are you guys doing for dry mouth? The biotene doesn't

appear to help increase saliva.

brencolinmom@... wrote:

OMG. Don't tell me my hair is going to fall out. I am only on chemo number

3 tomorrow. Yikes. I am going to go looking for a wig next week after the

effects of the chemo wear off. I hate Oxaliplatin also. I feel horrible on

it. I know it is the cause of the stomach pain and that raw feeling I was

having (with fever) last week. I also have a form of neuropathy in my jaws -

I have lots of pain when I try to bite down on something no matter how soft

or small it is. It starts before I leave the oncologist's office. Let's all

pray that the Oxy is truly killling those stage 4 chemo cells. I hope it is

worth it.

In a message dated 9/6/2005 7:58:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,

wilkinsondjm@... writes:

thanks girls and ....hate to sound like a baby, I know some of you

have it much worse than I do, guess I am just getting depressed because I am

sick and tired of being sick and tired, am a female GM in a man's

corporation

making me more insecure and ya'll have already told me that round 6 thru 12

will be tougher and I just don't want to do it . I'll quit whining. You

are

right Ingrid, I was thinking the xeloda would replace the oxy. I remember

now.

I've read some of you have had pain in the abdomen. What about pain more

in the stomach area. Not a bathroom issue - no problem with anything I eat

going thru me!

Mine has been aching for a couple of days. Maybe I'll call the dr tomorrow.

I hope everyone is doing good today! hugs and prayers....

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I didn't mean to scare you but so many said they had no hair loss and many more

said they have thinning. Mine appears to be more than thinning especially if I

finish these last 6 treatments. I was hoping for the " no loss " scenario!

And speaking of stomach pain...I had the most horrible night with a stomach

ache, not ab pains. It actually was causing chest pains so I didn't know if

it was from the chemo or if I was having a heart attack.. A couple of Nitro

pills helped for a couple of hours. This AM I called the onc office and they

said to come in. The PA I had to see had no clue, thought it could be the chemo

but sent me to my cardiologist for an ekg. The ekg was normal but they told me

that between my plavix and aspirin and chemo, it was eating up my stomach.

They put me on nevastin and said it would take a couple of days to kick in.

OMG, I haven't experienced this pain before. The onc nurse said it would

happen more now that I am half way thru.

I told them I don't want the oxy anymore. Just give me the 5fu. I am sure we

will fight about it on Monday when I go. Here I am being a baby again, just

can't tolerate it.

Has anyone experienced nose bleeds with this? And, I am using Biotene for the

mouth sores. What are you guys doing for dry mouth? The biotene doesn't appear

to help increase saliva.

brencolinmom@... wrote:

OMG. Don't tell me my hair is going to fall out. I am only on chemo number

3 tomorrow. Yikes. I am going to go looking for a wig next week after the

effects of the chemo wear off. I hate Oxaliplatin also. I feel horrible on

it. I know it is the cause of the stomach pain and that raw feeling I was

having (with fever) last week. I also have a form of neuropathy in my jaws -

I have lots of pain when I try to bite down on something no matter how soft

or small it is. It starts before I leave the oncologist's office. Let's all

pray that the Oxy is truly killling those stage 4 chemo cells. I hope it is

worth it.

In a message dated 9/6/2005 7:58:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,

wilkinsondjm@... writes:

thanks girls and ....hate to sound like a baby, I know some of you

have it much worse than I do, guess I am just getting depressed because I am

sick and tired of being sick and tired, am a female GM in a man's corporation

making me more insecure and ya'll have already told me that round 6 thru 12

will be tougher and I just don't want to do it . I'll quit whining. You are

right Ingrid, I was thinking the xeloda would replace the oxy. I remember

now.

I've read some of you have had pain in the abdomen. What about pain more

in the stomach area. Not a bathroom issue - no problem with anything I eat

going thru me!

Mine has been aching for a couple of days. Maybe I'll call the dr tomorrow.

I hope everyone is doing good today! hugs and prayers....

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I didn't mean to scare you but so many said they had no hair loss and many more

said they have thinning. Mine appears to be more than thinning especially if I

finish these last 6 treatments. I was hoping for the " no loss " scenario!

And speaking of stomach pain...I had the most horrible night with a stomach

ache, not ab pains. It actually was causing chest pains so I didn't know if

it was from the chemo or if I was having a heart attack.. A couple of Nitro

pills helped for a couple of hours. This AM I called the onc office and they

said to come in. The PA I had to see had no clue, thought it could be the chemo

but sent me to my cardiologist for an ekg. The ekg was normal but they told me

that between my plavix and aspirin and chemo, it was eating up my stomach.

They put me on nevastin and said it would take a couple of days to kick in.

OMG, I haven't experienced this pain before. The onc nurse said it would

happen more now that I am half way thru.

I told them I don't want the oxy anymore. Just give me the 5fu. I am sure we

will fight about it on Monday when I go. Here I am being a baby again, just

can't tolerate it.

Has anyone experienced nose bleeds with this? And, I am using Biotene for the

mouth sores. What are you guys doing for dry mouth? The biotene doesn't appear

to help increase saliva.

brencolinmom@... wrote:

OMG. Don't tell me my hair is going to fall out. I am only on chemo number

3 tomorrow. Yikes. I am going to go looking for a wig next week after the

effects of the chemo wear off. I hate Oxaliplatin also. I feel horrible on

it. I know it is the cause of the stomach pain and that raw feeling I was

having (with fever) last week. I also have a form of neuropathy in my jaws -

I have lots of pain when I try to bite down on something no matter how soft

or small it is. It starts before I leave the oncologist's office. Let's all

pray that the Oxy is truly killling those stage 4 chemo cells. I hope it is

worth it.

In a message dated 9/6/2005 7:58:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,

wilkinsondjm@... writes:

thanks girls and ....hate to sound like a baby, I know some of you

have it much worse than I do, guess I am just getting depressed because I am

sick and tired of being sick and tired, am a female GM in a man's corporation

making me more insecure and ya'll have already told me that round 6 thru 12

will be tougher and I just don't want to do it . I'll quit whining. You are

right Ingrid, I was thinking the xeloda would replace the oxy. I remember

now.

I've read some of you have had pain in the abdomen. What about pain more

in the stomach area. Not a bathroom issue - no problem with anything I eat

going thru me!

Mine has been aching for a couple of days. Maybe I'll call the dr tomorrow.

I hope everyone is doing good today! hugs and prayers....

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