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Xeloda
Hi, Today I started on Xeloda and am worried about side effects. Earlier this year I found I had more metastes in my hip and collar bone. The Oncologist put me on Everolimus and I was unable to tolerate it. I ended up in hospital for 10 days. I would love to hear from other people who are on Xeloda.
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PROUD
So... today, 16 weeks after my last Chemo I participated in Run Melbourne. 38 mins 36 secs.... 5km, up hill, down hill, ran the entire way, had my parkrun cheer squad waiting with high fives at the finish line, came 67th in age category... so VERY PROUD of myself....
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Getting fitter and healthier in 6 minutes a week
I watched a Catalyst program on ABC Iview which was very interesting. In particular is also a menopause study. Currently we are looking at a recomnended 150 minutes of exercise a week to have good fitness post diagnosis (and all of us really ). This program examines doing very high intensity exercise for 30 seconds flat…
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EXCITED
I am super excited to be participating in Run Melbourne on Sunday. So proud of myself, I maintained a good level of fitness thru chemo, which finished on 22/03/16 &..... after managing a PB of 34 mins & 53 secs at parkrun last Sat I decided to register for Run Melbourne.
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finished chemo
Had my last chemo round today. What a relief that I will no longer have those chemicals put into my body. I've got a 'get out of cancer treatment' for a month card. Next round of surgery on the 12/08, can't wait, NOT!, but it won't be an invasive as the first surgery I had in April, no lymph nodes being removed this time,…
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Exercise and Cancer
The beautiful woman that gives my my oncology massage recommended this Catalyst program to me yesterday. I'm sharing it here because I think it's one of the most significant pieces of research I've seen. Short version: * Exercising during chemotherapy can enhance treatment and prevent muscle loss * Exercise has proven…
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Friday Update
Hello and welcome to the Friday update! Community Highlights We have 15 new members join the Online Network this week. Please give a warm welcome to bean23, Frizz, KathnMad and all our new members. We had 39 posts and 357 comments with Chemo being one of the common topics discussed. Thank you to everyone who has shared…
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Exercise and Chemo- ABC Catalyst
Thought I would share this link I was sent to the Catalyst program (ABC i-view). It showcases a medical trial in WA testing the effect exercise has on chemotherapy. It is showing remarkably positive results. http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/catalyst/SC1502H014S00.