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Reviewer: GD, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Had my right kidney removed 4/2011 and started sutent 2months later for almost a year and experienced negative side effects with no positive results. Changed to Afinitor and experienced no improvements but consistant swelling in the legs. Feb 2013 started Votrient at 800mg. Changed to 400mg after experiencing swelling of the tongue and throat and have had possible results so far. Looking for this
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Reviewer: photographer, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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After having my left kidney removed in Oct 2010, spots in the lung were addressed. Started drug Jan 2012, reduced spots in lung by March but stopped reducing by end of May. White hair, lose of hair, lose of taste, diarrhea, high blood pressure, were all side effects that were tolerable. The black spots in the vision were not. Since no further reduction to spots in the lungs, a switch to "Eve
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Reviewer: gdm, 45-54 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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i think it has kept me alive
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Reviewer: bb, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I've been on Votrient over a year. It has worked quite well on the soft tissue tumors, keeping them stable or shrinking, but not as well on the bone mets. Diarrhea did not become a problem until after the first six months. Other than hair color change, no other side effects.
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Reviewer: tractor, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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