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Hi Chris,

I don’t know if this is similar to your sister’s contractions, but post-surgery, for more than 6 months, I had times when the scar area feels like it’s contracting – like spasms. Gradually, it’s tapered off. More than a year later now, I would have those contraction/spasm less than once a month — and usually it’s when I’m really tired.

I’m glad to hear that she’s doing well otherwise and tolerating the Gemcitabine well.

G

We’re here for you.

G

Jeff,

You have such good balance and you really help us all to remember our balance as we live through such trials in our lives.

Take care,

G

Hi Jeff,

I’m sorry to hear that you’re having some problems with the Taxotere. It’s ironic that your appetite is unhampered but you’re losing weight. Since you had to rehydrate, I would guess that the weight loss is mostly due to dehydration? Did you have the shooting pains to the liver, lung areas before? Do you feel your liver pain in the liver or at the bottom right ribs on the side or by the right shoulder? My caring thoughts and good wished are with you.

G

Hi Jeff,

I hope that your Taxotere will work. Let me know if it suits you side-effect wise.

I had several microbubbles sessions so far, one before radiation, 3 days after and 10 days after. I’m going to have another one on Friday. So far the results have been ambiguous — they measure blood flow, blood volume and overall enhancement/blood flow. Some things decrease then increase. I don’t know what to make of it. The doctor who’s running the study didn’t know what to make of it either.

I’m back on chemo — Gemcitabine and Carboplatin for right now. I’ve been doing it according to the chronotherapy schedule — having Gemcitabine early in the morning and having the Carboplatin late in the afternoon. I’m not totally sure that it helps because I tried it earlier with my chemo regimen earlier this spring with ambigious results. But I figure it wouldn’t hurt.

Good luck Jeff,

G

Hi Jeff,

I am back on the computer again after Sir-sphere. I have had some complications — which I have not sorted out yet. I have had pain which I think may be due to some extra embolization that the interventional radiologist did. Also, nausea and vomiting — which I am not sure what to attribute it to. And also for the first time, some jaundice — again an unknown attribution. My liver panel does not look as good as usual so I guess the sir spheres must be raising a ruckus.

Interestingly enough, I got recruited to take part in a study to measure the blood flow to my liver tumor using ultrasound and microbubbles. I had a baseline study done before the sir-spheres and I will be getting another look tomorrow. I think this would be useful in terms of finding out what is going on with the tumor before any changes can be detected on the MRI.

But the good thing is that this all pertains to the topic at hand of pain management and nausea. So, I will be putting all that good advice to use. I am thankful for your encouragement and the support of all of us here.

G

Jeff,

Great to have you back! I’ve been wondering while we haven’t had the pleasure of your company in a while. Thanks for the information about Prevacid and other nitty gritty matters. I’ve been trying to get information on when the proper timing is for taking Prevacid.

G