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Sirrah
7 years agoMember
Chemo and/or Dexmethesone side effects
hi everyone, sorry I haven't been active on here for a while but I developed side effects after 1st chemo (A+C and Dexmethesone for anti nausea) with slight tremor of neck, head, hands,legs GP and I ...
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Zoffiel
7 years agoMember
The dex is a fairly recent addition to chemo schedules. Years ago we weren't given it, so it is worth enquiring if cutting it out is an option. Assuming that the steroids are behind the whole business. I'm glad you have seen a neurologist, so ignore my response on your other post. You do need to be guided by your medical team, but pushing them to consider other approaches is perfectly OK. They won't agree to anything that is to your detriment, but if the chemo is your best bet of getting free of the cancer you may need to ask a lot of questions and negotiate a bit to get yourself through the next two cycles. Good luck.
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