RE: 22 yr. old daughter/stage 3

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Hi , Welcome to our group. I am sorry you are here because of

the cancer your daughter HAD!!! I just wanted to let you know we are

all here for you and your daughter.

I do not have any answers for your questions but hopfully someone

here will. Your daughter sounds so amazing and you have every right

to be proud of her.

Please post here often and let us know how you and her are both

doing. Ingrid

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> hi everyone-i'm brand new here. my daughter was diagnosed last

april.

> she has had chemo and her surgery was nov4th. now she will have 5

weeks

> of radiation and 5fu. then 1 month off followed by 8 more chemos.

she's

> doing very well, still going to college through it all! 12 more

credits

> and she will be an engineer! these next few months will be be very

> tough, though. i was wondering if anyone out there had a

transrectal

> ultrasound with needle biopsy to diagnose your condition? my

daughter

> developed a terrible infection following this procedure and spent

10

> days in the hospital on massive doses of antibiotics and a morphine

> pump. she was never prescribed antibiotics before the biopsy which

> probably would have prevented the infection. it's just something i

am

> curious about. we were so scared because she wasn't able to start

her

> chemo when she was supposed to.

> you guys are an inspiration. what a great support you are! susan

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