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Barb – I echo Kris – you are such and inspiration. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Stay strong. – Colleen
I think you are refering to Gemcitabine also called Gemzar. My husband has had 5 treatments of the drug every other week. So far he has tolerated it well, but we don’t know if it is doing any good or not. While he has been on it he has had growth of some of his bone lessions, which isn’t encouraging. He is scheduled to have a CT scan on Monday along with tumor marker test. As for side effects we have only experienced flu like symptoms about 48 – 72 hours after, tiredness and lack of appetite. If you do a search on this site, you will find tons of refernces about the drug. – Colleen
Ron – I am so very sorry to hear about Tammy. I have been keeping up with your blog for months now and have lite many candles for Tammy. Please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
ColleenSusan – I am so sorry about your loss. My husband has had CC for 14 months now, but seems to be fading more everyday. He also has Crohn’s, which as you know is an ordeal also. Was wondering if your doctors ever said anything about the CC being a result of having Crohn’s. I have noticed there are quite a few on this site that have had both, yet my husbands doc’s say there is no relationship between the two.
ColleenSteve – I am sorry to hear about your loss. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts. – Colleen
Jeff – I am sorry to hear your news. You are such an amazing person and truly are an inspiration to all of us involved in this fight. Keep your chin up and keep fighting the fight. We are all pulling for you, as you are our rock. – Colleen
I am with you on this one. Those of us who are dealing with this or have dealt with this horrible disease know that its one day at a time and we know there is no cure. If there was, this wouldn’t be a horrible cancer, it would be more like having the common cold.
I can’t stand when people tell me everything is going to be okay. This is not okay and everything is not going to be okay, I just want to scream at them, is it okay that my girls will have to grow up without their Daddy? Or that I have to watch my husband suffer so much?
It isn’t fair that any of us have to go through all of this pain and suffering, and things aren’t going to be okay, our worlds have been turned upside down. I am just thankful that we have this board, where we all have an understanding of the hurt, pain and suffering that we all share because of horrible cancer. – Colleen
Brenda – I have been keeping up with your blog for a while now and was so excited this morning when I read Scott had gotten the transplant. I hope that they are able to to remove the vent and his pain is controllable. Please know that you, Scott and your enitre family are in my thoughts and prayers. – Colleen
Susan – I am sorry to hear of your loss. Although we are all strangers, it is comforting to know that others are experiencing the same thing and we are not alone. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts. – Colleen
Tanoland – you are exactly right. We were living our lives, then BAM Cancer. My husbands has spread very rapidly since January to so many bones and his lungs. Although he is in constant pain even with the pain meds, he is so focused on making memories for our two small girls he works through the pain. Focusing on our girls has made him less angry and generally happier, I am wondering if there is something you could try to get your sister to focus on, that might bring some joy to her during this very difficlut time. Hang in there. – Colleen
