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alfredo

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23. The older you are, the longer healing takes
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 06:03 PM
Sep 2019

Be patient I was 71 when beginning treatment.

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So glad you are off chemo. lark Oct 2018 #1
taking it one step at a time then when it comes to exercise.. I'll try. JHan Oct 2018 #4
I have no such experience, elleng Oct 2018 #2
thanks elleng :) JHan Oct 2018 #5
I'm about to start my RCHOP chemo and am very interested in any suggestions or tips. walkingman Oct 2018 #3
pro-biotic yoghurt helped me a lot during chemo. JHan Oct 2018 #6
Thank you, will do. walkingman Oct 2018 #14
I really can't offer any advice, aka-chmeee Oct 2018 #7
Great news on the removal of your port! I'm happy the pain is increasingly a distant memory for you. JHan Oct 2018 #10
I did what I could re: exercise, errands, etc.. A little more as time went by. Solly Mack Oct 2018 #8
Almost Five years since..! Congrats on that. JHan Oct 2018 #11
Thanks. Yeah, the doctor said my (relative) youth would help me too. Solly Mack Oct 2018 #13
In my dad's case, he had a lot of digestive problems after all that so we procon Oct 2018 #9
yep the fermented foods really work. JHan Oct 2018 #12
i took it slow PennyK Oct 2018 #15
keeping you in my thoughts Penny JHan Oct 2018 #16
My thyroid was damaged, causing fatigue. Synthroid fixed that. alfredo Oct 2018 #17
Ketogenic diet helped my husband in a big way. He didnt lose any hair as far as I can tell cpamomfromtexas Jan 2019 #18
I think physical therapy should be prescribed for all patients post treatment. Glimmer of Hope Jan 2019 #19
Second that. alfredo Sep 2019 #22
CBD and THC oil Betty88 Mar 2019 #20
The older you are, the longer healing takes alfredo Sep 2019 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author alfredo Aug 2019 #21
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