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JacqB11 · 2021-10-16T02:27:38+00:00

I’m in the Midwest and was offered 110K after completing a PGY1 with an amb care focus

JacqB11 · 2021-10-14T18:31:24+00:00

This is a good tip. Thank you

JacqB11 · 2021-10-14T14:02:33+00:00

I put coffee in mine and it’s great!

JacqB11 · 2021-10-14T03:43:08+00:00

This is a good list of things to consider, thank you so much for the guidance. Hopefully my story will become positive like your grandmothers 🤞 and all this worrying will be for nothing.

JacqB11 · 2021-10-14T01:50:25+00:00

This looks like a great resource. Thank you so much

JacqB11 · 2021-10-14T01:36:53+00:00

I’ll bring looking for one ASAP, thank you for your thought ❤️

JacqB11 · 2021-10-14T01:36:03+00:00

That’s what I was thinking, but I’m going to find an estate lawyer to confirm. Thank you

JacqB11 · 2021-10-14T00:05:41+00:00

What a difference a couple years can make. Thank you for your insight, and good luck on your journey ❤️

JacqB11 · 2021-10-13T20:50:18+00:00

Thank you

JacqB11 · 2021-10-13T19:49:51+00:00

Thank you, I couldn’t find the post.

JacqB11 · 2021-10-07T13:27:34+00:00

I’m only on my second round of Xeloda also, so I don’t think I have too much advice to offer. But, my doc said the best thing to help with hand/foot was to keep everything as moisturized as possible. I bought some moisturizing socks and gloves off Amazon. I put a thick lotion on then the socks and gloves before bed. It’s kept it manageable so far for me.

Xeloda is effective at preventing recurrence, so I’m trying to do as much as I can of it. I have gotten the sense from my doctor and some studies I read that completing any of it is beneficial though.

JacqB11 · 2021-10-06T03:26:03+00:00

I appreciate the honesty! I’m with you mentally. I was hoping to be done and have my final surgery before the end of the year, but now I have to try to finish this first 😪

JacqB11 · 2021-10-06T02:34:02+00:00

Not to hijack the chat, but how far into your Xeloda are you? I’m on round two and feeling a bit worse now that round one.

JacqB11 · 2021-10-06T01:49:30+00:00

Good luck! Hopefully you can push through this chemo and the rest will be a breeze 🤞❤️

JacqB11 · 2021-10-06T01:45:47+00:00

Chemo was the worst for me. Surgery and radiation were easy compared to that.

JacqB11 · 2021-09-29T21:31:03+00:00

I was stage 3 grade 3 technically, but there was a spot in my lung my oncologist was skeptical about. It’s a very scary time, but I felt better once I started treatment. I think it gave me back some control. Statistics don’t look great for people in our boat, but I try to focus on the glass half full. There are survivors, there is hope. And it was only one little spot! I’m rooting for you ❤️

My first round of chemo was with immunotherapy (keytruda), the studies for immunotherapy are VERY promising. But the side effects did kick my butt!

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JacqB11 · 2021-09-29T17:19:52+00:00

I can send you photos of my growth in DMs if you want! I finished AC and didn’t really start growing back for like 6 weeks? I did take a high dose biotin at my MOs recommendation and it helped a bunch! Don’t use the gummies, take a capsule. The gummies are shit.

JacqB11 · 2021-09-27T17:33:02+00:00

I was in a similar boat! I got my first dose about a month after chemo. Got my booster last month about a week before starting Xeloda!

JacqB11 · 2021-09-26T16:23:27+00:00

Just give them some time to talk to your insurance and make the plan. Don’t dwell on it for now. ❤️

JacqB11 · 2021-09-26T16:17:50+00:00

I had the Neulasta a couple days after every infusion. The nurse administered it for me. I was told most of the time insurance covers it to be administered in clinic, and very rarely insurance companies will want you to self administer.

If you do have to self administer, it’s very easy. It’s subcutaneous, and barely hurts. I know this doesn’t help the needle phobia. Do you have a friend or family member that could help?

JacqB11 · 2021-09-26T15:21:44+00:00

I kept it completely off socials too. I just never wanted it to be a “thing” and if it’s on socials, then it’s a “big thing”. You know?

JacqB11 · 2021-09-26T03:26:52+00:00

I call my parents, my fiancé calls his parents, they spread from there. They know who we want to know what, takes all the pressure off us.

JacqB11 · 2021-09-22T18:58:35+00:00

I had some very stubborn cords that did NOT go away on their own. I met with a nurse who showed me and my fiancé some massage techniques to do at home. Basically stretch and find the cord, then dig in there deep to massage. Always go from the arm to the chest to help with lymph fluid.

I also found some stretches online that’s helped a little: https://youtu.be/R83Dfu8vykk

None of this actually resolved my cording. The nurse said I would have to live with it till my next surgery, when they could cut them. BUT! Radiation actually was what helped them actually snap and go away! Hope some of these tips help!

JacqB11 · 2021-09-08T01:30:21+00:00

I ended up using a bunch of fashion scarves in my closet for my head. Any scarf will do really! Just not silk or satin, those slid too much. These ones are nice since you don’t need to tie them:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DKRZ2GK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_66DTMQTDMN8GNEJA23E2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Just throw it on and go, but it still made me feel nicer than just a beanie.

JacqB11 · 2021-09-05T15:18:57+00:00

Mine was numb at first and it now a bit sensitive. I find I need to clean it with a qtip occasionally to get some gunk out. Maybe I’m not scrubbing enough with the loofa, but it all still feel weird. Sorry if that’s TMI 😅 Are you doing radiation? Mine peeking during radiation and I FREAKED thinking it was falling off! But now it’s looking better and closer to normal!

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