Chemotherapy

Sister's Hair Just About Gone.

Class Since i took my sister to have her hair cut when it started coming out was the begining of something i thought i was ready for, lord was i wrong. She began wearing scarf's and bandana's and i alway's give her time to herself when she is working(so to speak)on her head. She ask me last night if i wan...

Oncologist Can't See Her For Six Weeks! What If That's Too Late?

Class I found out last week that my MIL has stage IV cancer. She has a 10 cm spot in her head that is believed to be the main source. She also has 2 smaller spots on her spine, one near her breast and a mass on top of her shoulder. So it has spread to more than 1 area. They have decided it is in too m...

Mom And Ovarian Cancer Treatment - Is it Working and How Can We Pay For It?

Class My mother was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer Stage 4 back in 2009. She survived the surgery and is on her 2nd round of chemo. One of the problems is that she feels that she is dying and the chemo is not working for now. It is still spreading. We are a low income family. She has Medicaid but it took h...

Perpetual Chemo~~How Many Doses Can One Really Take?

Class HI. My father has end stage prostate cancer with mets to the bone. He is on his 12th round of Taxitare chemotherapy. It is keeping the cancer at bay, however, each round of chemo takes more of the man I knew away with each dose. The cure will kill him before the cancer. I have offered Hospice an...

My wife is still so sick after radiation - is it really always this bad?

Class My wife is still so sick after radiation - is it really always this bad?

Is Oral Sex Safe While On Chemo?

Class Is it ok to have 2-way oral sex if spouse is on chemo?

I Just Turned 23, And I Don't Know How To Cope With My Father's Diagnosis.

Class I told my parents I was having trouble, but no one seems to care.