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@pat80 I appreciate your anxiety but as an individual that went thru 35 radiation treatments and I believe 5 chemo treatments, I would encourage you to limit your focus on all the “possible” side effects. My treatments were over17 years ago now and I can tell you that everyone reacts differently. I’m happily still cancer free and outside of limited taste buds, and my children advising that my singing career is probably on hold (not sure it ever really started except for signing nursery jingles to them), life is pretty good now. Not every negative side effect will happen to you and you’ll work your way thru the ones that do. I still go back to my Cancer Center and talk with individuals that are going thru similar treatments that I had. Take advantage of any support groups you can find…. It really helps the mental side of all this. I wish you well!

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@craigbauer thank you for your comments and reminding me that it’s not a given that u will have a side effects! I tend to think the worst so I can be prepared but that’s probably making me more anxious. I need to focus more on the day to day and the positives that I have a great care team at M D Anderson - Mays cancer Center.