Afinitor for Neuroendocrine Tumors User Reviews
- Anonymous
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- January 20, 2018
"I started this in April 2016. The side effects did not start until June. It started with diarrhea, then hemorrhoids, then itching, weight loss, and loss of appetite. I kept telling my doctor something was wrong, but he told me to eat anything I wanted. But the final situation was I got an infection in my right eye. I was in the hospital for 10 days. He only came once to tell me to stop taking the Afinitor. Upon release, I had to go to a doctor who specializes in infectious diseases for 2 months, and this was every day. Weight-wise, I went from 162 to 124. I am now just skin and bones. Also, the tumor just kept growing. I went to another cancer doctor, and he performed surgery to remove the tumor. This medication is the worst."
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"I started taking Afinitor on May 20, 2016, and I've given the drug a 9 because I'm still very much alive, able to work (computer work), take a 25-minute walk every day, and receive visitors. I have had side effects, including diarrhea, neuropathy (feet and ankles), loss of energy, and mouth sores (very infrequent now). I take paracetamol (6 x 500 mg daily) for pain. My tumors (lung and liver) shrank a tiny bit and then remained the same. I have CT scans, X-rays, blood, and urine tests. My appetite is good. I do not live in the USA."