Re: Re: Phil's side effect woes

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The interview was on tonight.

In a message dated 9/30/2005 11:39:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,

lowenco@... writes:

Narice, I hope that Phil gets some relief from the rash. But then it

is good since they say that it means the chemo is working. The poor

man to have to endure this....

When will the interview be aired? I do hope that people will come

to realize the importance of testing. I sure wish I would of taken it

more seriously earlier. Ingrid

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> Well, now we get the side effects. The acne rash, which is

actually more

> like heat rash so far on Phil's back and shoulders. Stomach

bloating and

> constipation, and fatigue.

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> In the whole scheme of things we realize that this is a little

thing and

> actually could well mean that despite the discomfort the Erbitux

is indeed

> working.

> Of course it is still uncomfortable for him.

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> The TV interview went well although I wish the doctor had been a

little more

> convincing about the need for testing even at younger ages like 20

or 30. He

> stuck to the line that this is necessary when one has history of

cancer but

> not as a general rule. Unfortunately we were not interviewed

together and

> could not dispute his argument with facts that people have been

diagnosed in

> their 20's and 30's with stage 3 & 4 colon cancers.

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> We still stand by testing for every adult and have even received a

few notes

> thanking us for insisting on it.

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> Narice

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