Friendly forums for passionate Dems!
More than 91 million posts since 2001
Home Latest Greatest Videos Forums Hide ads Join up!
Home Latest Greatest
Videos Forums Help
Hide ads Join up!
Latest Discussions»Support Forums»Cancer Support
Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Cancer Support

Related: About this forum
Start a new discussionStart discussion Subscribe to this forum (see My DU » Subscriptions)Subscribe Mark this forum as read (yellow icons will turn white)Mark as read Search this forum using Advanced SearchSearch forum You will no longer see this forum (see My DU > Trash Can)Trash forum Get forum information and statisticsAbout forum
This is a group, not a forum. Groups often serve as safe havens for members who share similar interests and viewpoints. Individuals who post messages contrary to a particular group's stated purpose can be excluded from posting in that group. For detailed information about this group and its purpose, click here.
Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Showing active threads sorted by start time. Click here to return to default view.
Question about thyroid symptoms after head and neck radiation 10 OKNancy Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2801
Finished my radiation today 11 PennyK Dec 2016 Dec 2016 6 2670
Happy Thanksgiving all! 1 PennyK Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2137
Oh well my Thyroid received some damage from the radiation. 8 alfredo Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1848
Radiation is taking its toll on me 10 PennyK Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 2878
The VA sent me three bottles of Mouth Kote 20 alfredo Nov 2016 Nov 2016 5 2497
Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine vs Trivalent 0 slipslidingaway Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1623
John done with chemo Oct 19th 20 Marthe48 Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2443
Dry mouth 13 alfredo Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2333
As Announced Yesterday By Vice President Joe Biden, LLS to Lead First-Ever Blood Cancer Master Trial 6 slipslidingaway Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 3107
Cancer Merry-go-round, Round II. The waiting begins 20 Ms. Toad Oct 2016 Jun 2017 1 4248
Just venting 9 Marthe48 Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2226
Not ready for this merry-go-round again. 18 Ms. Toad Oct 2016 Oct 2016 6 2986
Just read there are promising results from dandelion root to kill cancer cells. 6 dixiegrrrrl Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 2093
An update. 28 alfredo Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 2936
You know how expensive drugs are, esp. cancer drugs?...... I found a way around that. 7 dixiegrrrrl Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 2114
Got my gene test back that tells me if chemo will help or not. 14 dixiegrrrrl Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 2537
Breast cancer patients could be spared chemotherapy with new test 16 dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2424
This mastectomy thing is a breeze! 36 PennyK Aug 2016 Nov 2016 4 4743
John and I did some normal things this week 2 Marthe48 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1399
Done! 6 Ms. Toad Aug 2016 Aug 2016 7 1477
I need advice about staying in the hospital 10 PennyK Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2636
Got my PET scan results. 36 alfredo Aug 2016 Aug 2016 33 5737
Today I had surgery to have a port put into my chest. 29 dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 Sep 2016 3 5187
You might find this funny 6 dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 Oct 2016 7 2114
Medicare is providing a 5 year cancer treatment program as of this July. UPDATE:Map of centers 1 dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 Aug 2016 5 1711
I unofficially qualified for this group early last month... 21 dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 2256
Found this in ATA about hedgehog. 3 uppityperson Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1684
Anyone using Pilocarpine for dry mouth? 6 alfredo Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1552
Evoman has passed away. 2 sinkingfeeling Aug 2016 Aug 2016 18 1888

Cancer Support Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Off to surgery this morning. 23 alfredo Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2699
Hello. I'm new to the Group. My dear husband has cancer 22 OKNancy Aug 2016 Jan 2019 7 4325
Today was audiology and head and neck. Fun and frivolity. 4 alfredo Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1322
Radiation starts today. 18 Ms. Toad Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1888
Prednisone blues. 12 alfredo Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1970
A podcast you just might relate to. 0 alfredo Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1175
Big day. [View all] 50 alfredo Jul 2016 Jul 2016 4 6984
Oh. I'm probably going to need radiation, too. 4 PennyK Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1878
Sorry I haven't posted here recently 9 Tab Jul 2016 Aug 2016 0 2130
Good news! 6 alfredo Jul 2016 Jul 2016 5 1479
Hello, new here, about nausea 6 Marthe48 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1809
Don't you hate it when... 0 alfredo Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1367
It is coming up to two months since my last treatment. 8 alfredo Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1650
I thought the exhaustion from chemo 5 hedgehog Jun 2016 Jun 2016 6 4674
I am having withdrawals from Fentanyl. 9 alfredo Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1625
Best of luck to everyone, past or future of this forum, this is a special club that nobody wants to 17 slipslidingaway Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1943
help me out here 9 mopinko Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1780
Post surgical update - near final for this stage of treatment 4 Ms. Toad Jun 2016 Jun 2016 3 1428
Went to Hematology today 42 alfredo May 2016 Jun 2016 26 3288
Lots of things don't taste right anymore - a lifelong tea drinker, 20 hedgehog May 2016 Jul 2016 1 6536
Surgery tomorrow - ETA post-surgical update. 7 Ms. Toad May 2016 May 2016 6 1526
Today I tasted my mouthwash. That is good news. 10 alfredo May 2016 May 2016 5 1814
FDA fast-tracks treatment that uses polio virus to fight brain cancer 0 shrike May 2016 May 2016 0 1004
My "Give a Moose a Muffin" life . . . 10 Ms. Toad May 2016 May 2016 2 1878
I got my CAT scan results. [View all] 75 alfredo May 2016 May 2016 160 9872
Tonight the weakness had a real effect. 26 alfredo May 2016 May 2016 0 2104
Almost got one off the bucket list 4 Tab May 2016 May 2016 7 1302
No more Chemo! 24 alfredo Apr 2016 May 2016 2 2234
How to handle a grumpy old man deva? 3 BuelahWitch Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1514
Got my biopsy results. Came back earlier than expected. 21 Solly Mack Apr 2016 Apr 2016 29 2487

Cancer Support Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Finally making plans 5 Ms. Toad Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1326
No chemo today. White cells at 700. Losing weigh, but still fabulous 11 alfredo Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1573
The eye doctor told me to see a dermatologist about this 2 inch thing on my face. 24 rug Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1961
Checking in to let you know I'm hanging in there. 14 alfredo Apr 2016 May 2016 4 2475
Well, (insert bad word of choice here) 13 Solly Mack Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1589
No longer waiting . . . (edited) 20 Ms. Toad Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2006
How unusual is this? (Prostate cancer) 4 left-of-center2012 Apr 2016 Jun 2016 0 1585
The weekend after Chemo is the worst. I finished the pills and now I only have the liquid. 20 alfredo Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2247
Losing the sense of taste video 3 alfredo Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1620
Last night I drank some mint tea. An hour later I was yodelling in the porcelain throne. 23 alfredo Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2461
My black fuzzy sweater did its job. 16 alfredo Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2725
The End of Life Issues forum is now officially up 9 Tab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1455
Damn! I have a sore throat of biblical proportions. Any suggestions? 17 alfredo Mar 2016 Jul 2016 0 2448
I'm starting to feel the radiation big time: sore tongue, sore throat, and burning skin. 18 alfredo Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2880
A week or so ago, one surgeon loosened my peg a bit. 10 alfredo Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2146
Does Chemo make you sleep 16 hours at a time? 8 hedgehog Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 3726
Crap. Bone mets in my right knee area 8 BuelahWitch Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1876
Just finishing my first Chemo. It's all downhill from here. 16 alfredo Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 2140
New member of the club here [View all] 146 PennyK Mar 2016 Sep 2018 5 18980
Platinol is the Chemo they are using. (Poll) 4 alfredo Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1827
Latest Discussions»Support Forums»Cancer Support
Home | Latest Discussions | Greatest Discussions | Latest Videos | All Forums

About | Copyright | Privacy | Terms of service | Contact

In Memoriam

© 2001 - 2024 Democratic Underground, LLC. Thank you for visiting.