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Please, let me amend the evolution of this biomarkers
Evolution of CA 19.9
16._____10________0.9_________0.67Evolution of CAE
11.63_________9.93Please, let me know how does it sound to you according to your experience.
So far six cycles of Gemox
All the best
JoseThanks to all of you who are supporting me. In general I would say that, after a critical point my sister is showing objective improvements:
– Good appetite
– More energetic: she wants to walk to the church or scroll slowly to the cafeteria across the street, she is not 90% of the time lying down but sitting on the sofa, she also is very talkative…
– The skin is not that yellow as it was.
– Swallowing has drop notably, I am tempted to say dramaticallyNevertheless, a bad sign is the cachexia. Her weight went down in four weeks by two kilos BUT we have to consider the reduction in her swallowed abdomen.
Other aspects such as anguish, etc are more under control, partly because following doctor prescription she is taking alprazolam.
Do you think that this might mean that chemo is working somehow? I am not saying here that she is being healed but perhaps her tumor might be shrinking a little bit.
Thanks to all of you who are supporting me. In general I would say that, after a critical point my sister is showing objective improvements:
– Good appetite
– More energetic: she wants to walk to the church or scroll slowly to the cafeteria across the street, she is not 90% of the time lying down but sitting on the sofa, she also is very talkative…
– The skin is not that yellow as it was.
– Swallowing has drop notably, I am tempted to say dramaticallyNevertheless, a bad sign is the cachexia. Her weight went down in four weeks by two kilos BUT we have to consider the reduction in her swallowed abdomen.
Other aspects such as anguish, etc are more under control, partly because following doctor prescription she is taking alprazolam.
Do you think that this might mean that chemo is working somehow? I am not saying here that she is being healed but perhaps her tumor might be shrinking a little bit.
Thanks a lot to both. We still want to keep hope…this Friday there is a checking at the hospital so we will know what options we have.
Hughs
JoseI am not sure if this is the word. I would say “impressive” in Spanish because this made me think about all of this. I certainly recognise some of these signs during my dad’s death. However, in my sister, what predominates now is a permanent anguish. My mom is also sick, with Alzheimer and I see some of these behaviours, particularly the lack of interest in TV, newspapers, etc and the loss of appetite. Now she has to face what is happening to her daughter which is so unfair. But I have to tell her; I think she has the right to know.
Thank you
HugsThanks for your support. I have this list already. I will try at the first chance I have to talk to the doctor. Thanks a lot. It’s very touching. I’ll keep you updated.
Hughs
JoseSorry, my previous post is wrong, my syster has received already four cycles of quemo and not one as I said.
Thank you…I don’t know what to think… My sister has received just one dosage (or “cicle”) of GEMOX ( Gdmcitabina + Oxaliplatino ). I think the doctor performed a test but I dont know which one.
Dear all,
I got this link that considers this treatment a scam. Has anyone had any experience with these hypertermia and dentritic approach? I’d like to know your opinion about this.Thank you
http://www.healingfocus.org/blogs/blog_sept2007.html
Thank you Lainy… my mom is only 74… we are actually thinking to take her to see my sister. This is not only a problem for my mom but for my sister herself because she might think that this is a good-bye and that is why we are bringing my mom to see her but on the other hand she is her daugther and my mom has the holy right to see her and know about her no matter how serious is her illness. I know my mom will not survive after this.
My sister is being treated also about her depression.
Hughs
JoseThank you Marion. It seems that chemo has worked in the sense that the tumor has not grown and one of the cancer markers (I am not sure if this is the word in English but its one of the tests)Ca 19.9 (I think…) has drop from a concentration of 16 to 10. But as you can see this is very little: basically, the cancer has been stopped so far. It was after three cycles. According to the doctor this is “working”. In the meantime she is getting worse psychologically, anxious and depressed and being treated in these problems. One thing that concerns me a lot is my mother who does not know the real illness of her daughter. She is also ill (alzheimer) and too weak and she will not get over something like this. It’s really sad.
All the best
Jose
