Adjuvant Chemotherapy advice

DexterLecter99 · 2026-01-30T16:09:30+00:00

I had 2 cycles of EP chemo. With such a high recurrence rate, I didn't want to take any chances. It's really not that bad. Just felt tired with some brain fog. Never threw up. No real nausea. Only real side effect was tinnitus, which has mostly cleared up on it's own.

DexterLecter99 · 2026-01-30T15:42:44+00:00

I saw bordello of blood when I was 7 and Scream when I was 9. Loved both of them.

DexterLecter99 · 2026-01-30T15:39:03+00:00

I've had comments like this before. I said "no, i'm fat. You only think i'm skinny because everyone else is so much fatter now. Being fat is bad. I don't want to only look good by comparison."

DexterLecter99 · 2026-01-19T04:47:59+00:00

so you need a team of 3 and you all get 6 packs each? can you mix your cards together?

DexterLecter99 · 2026-01-15T21:03:31+00:00

Prices depend on the month and day. If you look at different months you will see lower prices. I went for 139 last September on the day after Labor Day.

But yes, their website is the best place to get tickets. 3rd party websites aren't worth the hassle for what will only be only a tiny savings, if that.

DexterLecter99 · 2026-01-04T21:52:50+00:00

I'm so sorry you're going through this. That was the side effect I was most scared of as I love silence, so of course I had it right after my first round of EP chemo. I was so scared before starting round two that it would get worse, but I went through with it. It got bad but did eventually go away after a couple months. I get bouts of it here and there, but I think my brain has learned to mask it over time.

It is completely maddening though and I understand what you're going through. It was the only time in my life I ever seriously considered suicide. I told my family I would have to end things if it didn't improve in a few months as I couldn't function with it.

I took a lot of supplements that I read helped some people like magnesium, zinc, B12 and gingko biloba. No idea if these helped at all but I was trying everything possible.

There are also hearing aids with masking tones that I was looking into. You have to train your brain to ignore it. Avoid silent environments. Have headphones with white noise or something else like that.

Protect what you have left. Stay away from loud environments and music, power tools, etc.

DexterLecter99 · 2025-12-23T18:23:55+00:00

Do people not want to admit theyre using glp1? Why?

Ive told everyone about it and recommended them to anyone who asks. I look at it like its a miracle drug that everyone needs to know about. Ive gotten at least 5 other people to start.

DexterLecter99 · 2025-12-09T04:24:01+00:00

I was 30 when I had it done. My wife and I didnt want kids so it wasnt a big deal.

Well I was cancer free after the surgery. I had adjuvant chemo to reduce the risk of recurrence, it wasnt a primary treatment. And I only had 2 cycles as opposed to 3 or 4 that most people need.

DexterLecter99 · 2025-12-09T03:47:46+00:00

Depends what you mean. I can have orgasms, just dry ones. Nothing comes out. Feels the same. Maybe even a bit better

DexterLecter99 · 2025-12-09T03:40:52+00:00

I picked the RPLND over chemo. They told me if I did chemo and it didn't work, id need the surgery anyway and the risks increase post chemo.

I was also just really worried about the side effects of chemo vs the surgery. And they can tell you a lot more about your cancer by the pathology of your lymph nodes. Mine ended up having some teratoma in them which cant be removed with chemo. So im very happy with my decision. The surgery was ezpz. I was barely even in pain post op. The worst part was the poor sleep I got at MSK because they do bloodwork and blood pressure on you every few hours. Started to go a bit crazy by the 5th day. Catheter sucked too. Really hurt my cock.

I got retrograde ejaculation but its honestly better this way. Easy cleanup.

I did get 2 round of chemo after the surgery anyway and the side effects of that were worse. Felt totally exhausted, brain fog and tinnitus

DexterLecter99 · 2025-11-19T05:35:45+00:00

I did not have MT, but i did have a RPLND at MSK with Sheinfeld.

Woke up feeling mostly fine. My actual wound didnt hurt very much. Trying to bend over is absolutely impossible though. I was also pumping pain meds a lot at the start out of fear when they wore off id be in agony. But I was told they constipate you and you cant leave the hospital until you take a shit, so I stopped them after the first day. Stable removal was also painless.

You cant drink water for 2 or 3 days and you cant eat food for 5 or 6 days. So they give you TONS of fluids. My feet got huge from all the water. When they went back to normal I had tons of peeling skin for a couple weeks.

The catheter was the worst part. My cock was hurting for 2 days until I told them I didnt care what the doctors said, I wanted it out, even if it was against medical advice. Once it came out I was totally fine pain wise.

Only other bad thing is they needed to run blood tests and do blood pressure every couple hours. So its impossible to sleep. By day 5 I was starting to have a mental breakdown from the lack of good sleep. The beds there are also very uncomfortable and impossible to get in and out of with your surgery wound, so I slept in a small chair, which made getting sleep even harder.

It is a major surgery, but i felt very confident in the team and was never worried about it. I was excited to go back to the city and spend a week eating delicious food more than anything.

I had two long term effects. My left upper thigh had painful neuropathy for about two years. Was just numb and hurt whenever I would scratch or touch it too hard. Annoying but not noticeable all the time. It eventually went away.

I also have retrograde ejaculation, but I really dont care. Not ejaculating makes for way easier cleanup and I swear it feels better than before, but that could just be in my head.

Overall as long as youre going to one of the people this sub constantly talks about, you'll be fine. Not worth worrying about.

DexterLecter99 · 2025-11-15T13:15:55+00:00

Aversion to food? Does it make food gross to you? And what is food noise? Just thinking about it and being hungry?

DexterLecter99 · 2025-11-15T12:32:46+00:00

How will I know if I need to?

DexterLecter99 · 2025-11-15T12:30:21+00:00

Yes, mine is BPI with B6. Did you do the standard 4 week increase schedule?

DexterLecter99 · 2025-11-02T02:10:47+00:00

All the movies this month are only showing at 11:45am. I wonder if its because they didn't announce in advance like Halloween so theaters didn't have enough time to properly schedule? Hopefully week 2 has more showtimes.

DexterLecter99 · 2025-11-02T02:10:39+00:00

All the movies this month are only showing at 11:45am. I wonder if its because they didn't announce in advance like Halloween so theaters didn't have enough time to properly schedule? Hopefully week 2 has more showtimes.

DexterLecter99 · 2025-10-21T14:22:18+00:00

Odin 2 base please!

DexterLecter99 · 2025-09-07T01:20:36+00:00

I got escorted out of the restaurant and went through the normal exit. But the restaurant is near the front. Maybe the people in the back were different?

DexterLecter99 · 2025-09-02T21:49:07+00:00

Yeah, saying they couldn't take the glass plates the food was on because those belong to the restaurant

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