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Hi Kris,
I wish you a speedy recovery so you can continue to live your life to the fullest!
All the best,
MelWell they did a CT scan today. Not good news.
My lymph nodes surrounding my stomach are now affected by the cancer. Every time I eat or drink it increases the blood flow which means the lymph nodes apply even more pressure to my stomach. Hence the pain. They also saw a spot in my stomach and told me I need to discuss all these results in more detail with my oncologist. They gave me a prescription for Oxycodone so I can tolerate the pain better.
Why does it feel like I keep losing every battle?
Thanks for your input all. I think I will go crawl back under my rock for little bit.
Mel
Kris,
You have been an inspiration to me. I love reading your posts! Your courage helps me keep my chin up during my own battles. This is just one more battle before you win the war
All the best,
MelHi Snowlady,
I have been over one week on xeloda alone, and the abdominal pain has stopped. No side effects to report.
Thanks,
MelOh Kris,
I don’t know what to say – my tumor is in the same location as yours. I know how the doctors want to tread carefully with surgery in this area. I wish you all the strength you need. I am sending positive vibes to your medical team so they can make this miracle happen! You deserve it!!
Mel
Thank you Marion. I know it has been awhile. Sometimes I try to give myself a break from reading or researching about this awful cancer. I guess I need to “forget” from time to time.
Day 3 of xeloda, and still only abdominal aches. I have been good about putting bag’s balm on my hands and feet twice a day-hopefully I won’t get the hand-foot disease.
All the best,
MelI just started my very first round of Xeloda today. I know it is very early, but I have just experienced some abdominal discomfort. I was pretty shocked that some of the symptoms are starting to show so quickly.
Snowlady – I will post here again if I experience any other side effects.
Thank you,
MelIn the words of the Rolling Stones –
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you needI am so glad to hear you are now getting what you need!!!
I just picked it up from the pharmacy. It is in the same section as the normal Gravol. I should mention that I don’t suffer with nausea, but I bought the ginger gravol because it wouldn’t make me drowsy if I ever needed it.
I hope your mom is doing well,
MelI can’t believe they canx it. I think Sloan Kettering or Dana Farber are doing similar trials with Proton Beam. I just wish my cancer hadn’t metastasized so I could be a candidate.
My sister finally came up with a name for my tumour!! and I love it!
MOFTA – MOther F****** TumA. So that is what we call it
Hi Scraggles,
I too am being treated at PMH for stage IV cholangiocarcinoma – unresectable. My oncologists are Dr Knox and Dr Horgan – both of them excellent. My radiologist is Dr Rebecca Wong – a person with whom some of the doctors at MD Anderson in Houston consult with regularly with this disease.
Sometimes I take ginger gravol. It doesn’t make me drowsy at all. Perhaps that might help your mom.
All the best,
Mel
