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Chemo Update--almost 5 months

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F ive months . Well, a couple weeks shy of five months. This research study has been tiresome. This Chemo (drug) has been rough.   I had all the paperwork. I read all the common side effects. I read all the “less common” side effects. I read the “other not yet known” side effects. ·         Nausea & pain(different from my usual nausea & pain) ·         Extreme tiredness; insomnia ·         No energy ·         Brain Fog ( “now where did I put my JMU Alumni hat; I had it a second ago?”  “Mom: um, you’re WEARING it!!) yes, it’s laughable . ·         Then I got experienced the “Not so usual side effects” NOT LISTED : facial skin sores and worse scalp sores leading to chunks of hair falling out and pain on the scalp that even the warmth or any temperature of water hitting the scalp...