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Hi,

I have just started Gemzar. Anyone with any experience taking this drug? What have been your experiences? Effectiveness, side effects, etc? Thanks in advance for your input.

God Bless,

Sharon

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My mom was on gemzar/carbo. Gemzar was given to her b/c it typically has milder side effects. She had a little nausea, weakness at the end, typical chemo I guess. Overall she said it was not as bad as she expected. She did have to have a few hydration IVs. And she lost only half her hair.

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Hi Sharon. I'm sorry you're not going to get your break this time. My mom was on Carbo Gemzar and did very well. She had no hair loss and the only problem seemed to be a drop in her counts (easily fixed) Good luck with the treatment and I hope you get a break after this! Shelley

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Oh Darn, your not going to get your break! :x BUMMER!!!! All I know about Gemzar is it's a mild type of chemo.

I think a couple of my lc members were on it, but I don't remember what they said the side effects were.

None the less, let's hope this drug is the magic bullet for YOU!!!!!

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DEb had the Navy bean Gemzar mix with minimal side effects and great results as her first chemo 4 1/2 years ago.. Hope this helps some!

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Sharon,

Don't know about Gemzar,

just sending the best for

you as you are not getting

the break you were hoping for.

Gemzar do your work!!!!!!!!

Jackie

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Crap Sharon. I was hoping you would get a break. Sorry to hear that you have play overtime. Will keep you in our prayers that it does the trick with minimal side effects.

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Hi Sharon,

I'm doing Gemzar/Navelbine right now, and the only problems I have are with my blood counts. No nausea, no overwhelming fatigue, minimal hairloss. Good luck with it.

Trish

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Hi Sharon. Im sorry you didnt get that break.I was on gemzar and carboplatin. It really wasnt to bad except for some loss of appetite and sleepyness.But I also was on alot of pain med from my surgerys so some of my side effects might of been from those. I hope and pray you get good results and then a break.

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Hi Sharon,

I tolerated Gemzar well with minimal side effects. My hair thinned a bit and my blood counts suffered a bit. That's about it really, I lived life normally. It worked well on me, it halved my primary tumour, so it was deemed a success.

Hope it works well for you too,

Sharon

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