Dana Farber C. I.

[fishrick]

Courage, prayers, and best wishes for both of you.

[Sea Dangles]

You have got a brave Mom who obviously enjoys life.
Those Doctors perform miracles every day.

[Jimbo]

Please extend best wishes and a "hang in there" from me. I know all to well what she's going through, as I had a large tumor removed last May, finished my chemo around Thanksgiving and this January had my colostomy reversed. I'm still a lumpy mess from that and the neuropathy is a pain, but it nowhere compares to what I was like before diagnosis and treatment. Most importantly, if not for the efforts of a great surgeon and those at the oncology center I went to, I wouldn't be here. It's tough, and it takes its toll on you, but each treatment is one treatment closer to being done.
Lastly, thanks to you and people like you who stand by those like your mother and myself. We (cancer patients) do very much appreciate that support.

[Swimmer]

Thank you for the kind words. Interestingly enough, the diahrea, screwed up her cumiden, because her fluids got out of wack. Her INR was 16.3 a few days ago. Between her hospitalist, because I had to rush her to the ER where she was then admitted, and her oncologist, they devised a treatment of giving her two bags of plasma, FFP's, to get her back on track. After running a myriad of tests on everything, she is feeling much better. Her oncologist is going to cut her chemo in half, but give it to her twice a week. They are going to montior her fluid levels, potasium and vitamin K, more closley during the next four week course of treatment.

I am a little used to this because my wife had a mastectomy in "97". The chemo and the sickness and all the scary chit that is real or imagined that runs its course during the illness can be overwhelming for the patient. But if the patient can take it, I can, we can. At 85 my mother isn't afraid of too much. I have to say my brother, Squidkidsdad, and my two sisters have all been doing thier share as well.

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Please extend best wishes and a "hang in there" from me. I know all to well what she's going through, as I had a large tumor removed last May, finished my chemo around Thanksgiving and this January had my colostomy reversed. I'm still a lumpy mess from that and the neuropathy is a pain, but it nowhere compares to what I was like before diagnosis and treatment. Most importantly, if not for the efforts of a great surgeon and those at the oncology center I went to, I wouldn't be here. It's tough, and it takes its toll on you, but each treatment is one treatment closer to being done.
Lastly, thanks to you and people like you who stand by those like your mother and myself. We (cancer patients) do very much appreciate that support.

Thanks JImbo, I'll pray for your continued recovery.