Re: Carol
- From: "George Price" <gprice3@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:08:05 GMT
Sorry to hear that; I hope they caught it early. I'm not sure why to wait
six months to take it out ? Unless they want to shrink the tumor with chemo
first. Definitely get to MD Anderson as soon as possible; they have the
latest greatest everything...we have a branch of their cancer center here in
Orlando; they are on top of any state of the art threatment available on
the planet.
Your friend is correct. There are new treatments being relased almost
every month. They have come a long way with chemotherapy, although some
will make one real sick...they're selective piosons, some worse than others.
My mom was diagnosed with a pre-leukemic condition in July. The pathology
book on this disease gave a median survival rate of ten months...the book is
two years old. She has been taking a new chemotherapy for seven days on,
twenty days off since then and her white cell count has been normal after
the second course of chemo. They are now trying to back the chemo down to a
maintenence level to cut back on the complications of low hemoglobin and
platelets. She takes something for nausea before the shots they give here
for the chemo, and shes fine; still has her hair. This an example of the
strides they have made with treatment...but keep in mind that all cancers
and their subsequent treatments are all different; but they all have one
factor in common: How advanced was it at detection?
That can mean everything.
Best of luck to your wife. I would bypass anyone in between if possible,
but I'm sure there are some hoops to jump through with healthcare insurance
as to referals. Get to MD ANderson as soon as possible.
George
"Dillon Pyron" <dmpyronINVALID@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ladies and gentlemen, we've had some very scary news delivered in the
> last two days. My beloved Carol, wife of over 25 years and dive buddy
> of 20 years, has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
>
> Treatment options still to be determined, but chemo is the current
> front runner. The surgeon we talked to on Friday thinks a lumpectomy
> is six months is a goal. We will see an oncologist next week. In
> addition we've started the process for a referal to MD Anderson.
>
> We're upset, but hopeful. As one friend said, six months ago was the
> dark ages compared to the treatments available today.
>
> Ladies, exams and mammograms. Now!
> --
> dillon
>
> 666 permissions of the beast
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