Guest guest Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 BettyThanks for your kind words!! Absolutely, no way I'll give up the fight easily!! However, there will those days that I want to just feel weepy - just because I'm a woman.Actually, this Hep C Dr. has been tracking the spots on my liver for just about a year now. The Ultra Sound test in July just helped them make the decision to move the planned CT Scan up sooner. I am glad that he suggested that we wait and do another CT Scan in January when my treatment is over, because - I am so close to completing, that it would be horrible to take me off now because of these tumors and I fail to get rid of the virus. As I was pointing out to our cousin yesterday, lots and lots of people live with tumors and simply don't know. They managed to find these because my Higher Power set me on this path last January. Just as easily, I could have gone on for too long not knowing and the cancer would have grown too large. Everything does happen for a reason!!!Hardest thing to do, was call my Mom this morning to tell her and yet knew that I couldn't get away from it. She'd had the feeling all week that I was going to get some bad news and that's why she insisted that I take someone other than my 17 yr old great-niece with me. Then, I had to call my son and tell him; but, also try to tell him to try not to worry... Right now, he'll be at work and either he's pondering on the news or he's researching it to death.Gloria Gloria, So sorry to hear the latest with you, stay positive, I cant imagine that they would have allowed you to continue the last three months if they were definitly sure of the dcc. So lets pray that the MAYBE is all that it is. Just thinking back to when my husband was diagnosed with HIV, no one could convince me that I was negative for HIV, ps they also couldnt diagnose the hepc for 15 yrs later. So i have had the fear that I am going to die from HIV, which thank GOD was and still is negative 17 yrs later, Then there is the battle with the HEPC, then failing tx, well i sorta expect that with my track record cancer of some sort will be next, and I will fight that one with all I have too. Life sucks if you stay in that sucky place, or life is ok if you choose to believe it is. Either way its an ongoing battle with something . Make the best of everyday, i look forward to your trail being over so you can have some quality of life again. As we both know you will start feeling better real soon, your 75% complete. Keep up the good work and know that we are all here for you to lean on. My prayers are with you, I know im following in your footsteps as im one trial away and i will do it regardless. We damn sure cant be accused of being a quiter or not trying. Betty From: Gloria <gadamscan (DOT) ca> Sent: Sat, October 24, 2009 1:34:50 PMSubject: Re: [ ] Re: Tumors Thanks Scarlet:I am going to try very hard not to get stuck in the negative place. However, I will allow those moments when I just want to scream and hit the bed, that all this isn't fair!!! But, who says it's supposed to be fair? PS - it is not fibrosis, I passed into cirrhosis before this particular treatment and so this Clinic has know about these spots still last January Now, I'm going to dissect the results to so that I can understand some or those big medical terms.At the end of this report, it clearly says these are suggestive of multifocal HCC.Gloria Oh no Gloria! HCC is hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cancer in layman's terms. But I think the primary thing to remember here Gloria is they said it MAY indicate right? It may not be that. (The docs once told my Dad he had lung cancer and less than six months to live, turns out he had pnuemonia and he is just fine years and years later!) Sometimes I think they are so crazy to tell people stuff like that when they are not sure! So anyway, stay positive and keep doing good stuff for your liver. It may just be fibrosis which is of course common with Hep C and which can heal when you kick the Hep C. But, of course, stay on top of your docs and make sure you get follow up.Best Wishes,Scarlet>> > > Hi Gang:> > Well I just got back from the 14 hours trip to Vancouver and home. I> still have to wonder why so many people want to pay that exorbitant> price for a ferry to bring you over to Vancouver Island!!! This is> October, so I'm sure they are not coming to go camping but do they ever> back the ferries up on a Friday. When I finally got down to the toll> booth, we had already missed the 3:00 ferry and then the girl in the> booth tells me that we probably wouldn't even get the 5:00. I was so> stunned that I pulled the "but, I have 3 months worth of medication on> ice in here that has to get home plus, I have to take medication at a> certain time (hell, that medication was what had to get home). Anyway,> it worked and they put us on the 5:00 ferry.> > However, besides that I had to go over to get the last 3 months meds for> this Clinical. The news from the last CT Scan was not the best that I> could have hoped for. Apparently, I have a couple of tumors on the> liver which indicate HCC.. The Hep Dr. actually displayed amazement> that I didn't react horribly to the news. They want me back over for> another CT Scan at the end of treatment. I just said "fine".> > The cousin that was in with me also couldn't get over the fact that they> would still want me to wait another 3 months. I told her - I have to> finish this treatment first and get rid of the virus or the HCC is not> going to amount to a hill of beans in the end.> > Anyway, I'm still absorbing the news and what comes next!! No sense in> getting into a panic about something that I've probably had a year or> two already. However, I do believe that I will hand my business over> totally to my assistant and "retire" on my hugh government pension (lol)> and not till the end of the year. Ohh am I ever going to have some> upset clients; but, that's life.> > Gloria> Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Totally Gloria, You have to let yourself express whatever you are feeling even negative feelings. It always helps to get it out! I will still pray for you that they are just tumors and not HCC. i will also try to do some research for you! > > > > > > > > Hi Gang: > > > > Well I just got back from the 14 hours trip to Vancouver and home. I > > still have to wonder why so many people want to pay that exorbitant > > price for a ferry to bring you over to Vancouver Island!!! This is > > October, so I'm sure they are not coming to go camping but do they ever > > back the ferries up on a Friday. When I finally got down to the toll > > booth, we had already missed the 3:00 ferry and then the girl in the > > booth tells me that we probably wouldn't even get the 5:00. I was so > > stunned that I pulled the " but, I have 3 months worth of medication on > > ice in here that has to get home plus, I have to take medication at a > > certain time (hell, that medication was what had to get home). Anyway, > > it worked and they put us on the 5:00 ferry. > > > > However, besides that I had to go over to get the last 3 months meds for > > this Clinical. The news from the last CT Scan was not the best that I > > could have hoped for. Apparently, I have a couple of tumors on the > > liver which indicate HCC.. The Hep Dr. actually displayed amazement > > that I didn't react horribly to the news. They want me back over for > > another CT Scan at the end of treatment. I just said " fine " . > > > > The cousin that was in with me also couldn't get over the fact that they > > would still want me to wait another 3 months. I told her - I have to > > finish this treatment first and get rid of the virus or the HCC is not > > going to amount to a hill of beans in the end. > > > > Anyway, I'm still absorbing the news and what comes next!! No sense in > > getting into a panic about something that I've probably had a year or > > two already. However, I do believe that I will hand my business over > > totally to my assistant and " retire " on my hugh government pension (lol) > > and not till the end of the year. Ohh am I ever going to have some > > upset clients; but, that's life. > > > > Gloria > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > http://www.flickr.com/gift/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 NINETY SIX PERCENT OF ALL CANCER INVESTIGATIONS FAIL Each individual's genetic makeup is unique, and so is the biomolecular architecture of the cancerous tumors that will disrupt the lives of half of the men and a third of the women in America. That biological conundrum means that a one-size-fits-all approach to cancer therapies and cures is a dead end. To confront that reality, The Laboratory has established a consortium with University of California (UC ) Cancer Center in Sacramento and Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Cancer researchers have launched an ambitious effort to use living human tumor samples to devise and test cancer treatments. " When you look at drug discovery, about 96 percent of all investigations of new drugs for cancer fail, " says Ralph deVere White, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. (he obtained his medical degrees from Dublin University in Ireland), director of the UC Cancer Center and a prominent urological oncologist and surgeon. " This contributes to the incredible expense of treating cancer and incredibly slow progress. What we need to try to quicken this up are better tumor models. " Cancer researchers at UC and at Swedish Hospital are working to enlarge the Human Tumor Consortium's inventory of human tumor samples. The " tumor library, " as it is known, is located at The Laboratory—West in Sacramento, the California facility of the Bar Harbor, Maine-based Laboratory. While tumor cells can be grown outside of the body in laboratory incubators, such cultured cells lose many of their original characteristics, and the growth environment is far from ideal. READ MORE........ http://research.jax.org/highlight/index.html ****************************** Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Symptoms and Causes Medical Author: C. Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Medical Editor: P. , MD, PhD The body has enough work to do defending itself from the outside world, repairing injuries, and fighting off infections. So it seems unfair that there are also enemies within that body that are ready to attack. Such is the case with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or ITP), where the body attacks and destroys platelets in the blood stream, leading to an increased risk of bleeding. Red and white blood cells are the star players in blood. a.. 1) Red blood cells are the carriers of hemoglobin so that the body can receive oxygen from the lungs and deliver it to the organs of the body in order for them to function. b.. 2) White blood cells are the armies of the body, fighting off infection. c.. 3) Platelets get no press and little respect (unless they are involved with a heart attack!). Their purpose is to begin the clotting process in the body. When a blood vessel is damaged, platelets are the first to arrive at the scene to plug the hole. Other blood proteins start to congregate to form fibrin that strengthens the platelet plug and ultimately form a clot. Without enough platelets, the bleeding repair process fails and blood can leak out where it doesn't belong. d.. Other symptoms of ITP include: 1(easy bruising, 2) abnormal vaginal bleeding, 3) nosebleeds. e.. The reason why ITP occurs is not quite certain. http://tinyurl.com/4ny97pj *************** FYI, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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