User Reviews for Avastin intravenous

i have had two shots do not see a lot of differance still hoping

Has helped my condition although has had side effects.

If you are considering using this drug for treatment for an eye condition, PLEASE do your research before consenting to use this drug. It was used on my 3yr old daughter's eye and has done more harm than good. She is now blind in the eye it was used on. So if Avastin has been brought up to you as a treatment option, please ask questions and do your research! I'd hate to see anyone else go through what I have and suffer a loss.

It has slowed the growth of my tumor. I think its miraculous

I have had seven IV treatments of Avastin in the past three months. I have stage 4 breast cancer and had a tumor in my liver. After four treatments the tumor had died and there were no new ones. My tumor marker had gone up to 50 however. After two more treatments the marker was down to 41. I have had some stomach pain but nothing serious. I have a bloody nose which is just irritating. Four of my fingernails have separated from my fingers about halfway back, and it looks like the same is going to happen with some toenails. My blood pressure went up and I'm on medication for that. I'm getting taxol too, so it's difficult to tell which drug is causing some of the side effects I've had such as low white cells and low sodium,etc.Read More Read Less

I have been on Avastin fur over three years ind recently (within the last three months), I have had a series of mini strokes. I will be speaking with my oncologist about discontinuing this drug. I am on my 5th diagnosis ofbreast cancer and quite frankly, I'd rather die of cancer (which I refuse to do) than of stroke.

I experienced prolonged periods of diarreah not controlled by Lomotil.

used to surpress not shrink, existing tumor growth., Dr says it is doing that job. Minimal side affects to date,

I had been told I had signs of Macular degeneration. My mother had this desease,but did not appear until her late 70's. I have Wet Macular Degeneration. I went to the dr. expecting a contaract instead an emergency appt to a retina specialists. I was told I had to have an injection or I could loose my eyesight. I received the injection and had difficulty with swelling and tenderness. This continued the next day, I had a allergic reaction to one of the drugs in the process. I will have to continue the injections but there might be another drug the dr can use. I on terrified at age 62 not able to drive or continue my lifestyle. I will do anything so I can see!!!!!Read More Read Less

My sister started this new drug on yesterday. it is being administered for kidney cancer with mast. to the spine. She expereinced severe abdominal pain during the infusion but no pain afterward. She has some swelling all over her body this morning but no resting shortness of breath. She is up and about better today than any other day before starting the medicine. She say she feels so much better. No soreness and stiffness as before. She's doing much better since adding the avastin to the toricel chemo therapy.Read More Read Less

Continued neuropathy in hands and feet after full regiment treatment. I am on Avastin only for the last 5 months joint pain and shoulder is severe. Taking arthritis medication due to Avastin caused high blood pressure. Stopped meds for athritis seek rheumatologist to find one med that doesn't cause high blood pressure. Helps tolerate shoulder and joint pain from severe to moderate which is more tolerable. The normal arthritic meds took joint pain completely away but not worth the risk of high blood pressure issues aka stroke. Trying to keep meds to a minumum is important while taking Avastin because the colon cancer spread to my liver and lungs and I know I have to watch med intake because of liver damage due to prior chemo treatments.Read More Read Less

My mother was on this drug as her first line treatment (along with a different oral drug). She took this drug from Sept.-December and another PET scan showed no reduction in cancer cells. Her cancer had actually progressed. She never experienced any side effects when she was on it.

I have a retina disorder similar to ARWMD. I've had more than 20 injections of Avastin over the last 3 years. The thought of the injection is much more frightening than the injection itsself. For my condition, there are really no other good options. Thanks to the Avastin, I have retained some of my central vision for at least 2 years longer than expected, so it is absolutely worth it. I'm really grateful that this drug became available. I always have some tenderness and irritation in the eye for a few days, but have experienced no major problems.Read More Read Less

I am currently on Avastin for recurrent Ovarian Cancer. I took it once before and it worked well and Ca-125 went down and tumors shrunk. The doctor took me off and my tumors returned after 3 months. My doctor, (a new one) put me back on Taxol/Carbo and it did nothing, a waste of my time. I am now back on Avastin and my Ca count went down 58 points after on treatment. This is an excellent drug if you are fortunate enough to not experience the clots. My side effects include easy bruising and neck and shoulder stiffness. Also if you have had a previous joint issue, that joint will stiffen. Read More Read Less