pattimelt
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So sorry Stella. I haven’t had good news after any of my treatments so far.
I know how discouraging this is. I hope & pray you can have some comfort & peace.All is good with the port a cath. I remembered the doctor telling me the stitches are inside & covered on the outside with a glue typed substance. So I took off the bandages & there was definitely a covering of the glue. Took my shower & all looks good! I will go have it checked Monday & start the chemo Tuesday.
My tumor is pressing on my diaphragm & causing a really bad cough. It hurts when & cough & I also cough when I take a deep breath. Now my left rib area really hurts when I cough. My tummy has also gotten pretty big. Lets hope my chemo shrinks enough to stop this nasty cough.
Lainy, I had a meningioma 10 years ago. I must say it was a lot easier than CC.
I had surgery & they got the whole tumor & had no problems after! It was benign. It is the same tumor Elizabeth Taylor!!My husband was a printer for many years & I worked in the office & then 2 years ago in another printing company!
God Bless you Wordman! It is amazing that God gives you His strength to still be able to continue being a pastor! I don’t know if you knew of Pastor Chuck Smith but he had the same strength & gave his last sermon 3 days before he went to be with the Lord!
I also had the y 90. Same as Lauren with the pressure on the groin where they insert the instrument for the spheres. Other than that I only had some fatigue & a little nausea. Nothing serious.
Your story is much like mine Mary. I know how you feel & how hard it is to hear that nothing has been working! I feel good though. Have not had any CC symptoms so far except for a little pain where the tumor is & some tummy issues. But feeling better since I am on a chemo break. I am trying to get some referrals but only have an HMO & keep getting denied. I can only take one day at a time & make the best of each day. Also having faith in God who is the Great Physician!
Blessings to you!
PattimeltDr. Imagawa was the surgeon I saw at UCI. I was not able to have surgery but he referred me to Dr. Kuo the radiologist who did my SBRT. My tumor did not shrink so Dr. Imagawa sent me back to my regular oncologist for chemo. I had 2 rounds of Gem/Cis but my platelets went way too low so then 2 rounds of Oxa/Zeloda. Unfortunately none of the chemo shrunk my tumor. I am now trying to get a referral to Dr. Selby at USC who has done surgeries that Dr. Imagawa would not do. I have been denied by my insurance to see him. It is very frustrating. Dr. Imagawa is very straightforward & lets you know exactly where you stand. Your questions are all good questions for him. Hopefully he will be able to perform surgery for you! Blessings to you.
PattimeltI didn’t lose any hair with Gem/Cis but I only had 3 rounds of it. Then with Oxa/Xeloda did not lose any hair either. Also only 2 rounds of it.
The coffee enema thing is from the Gershon (sp?) institute. You also have to drink 13 green drinks a day & to go to the clinic would cost $4000 a week!! There is a documentary you can watch online. It is interesting but I couldn’t do the coffee thing or the 13 drinks!
