I went in for my pre op consults yesterday. I learned that my surgery will be abdominal and not laparoscopic. The “bikini cut” will be made to remove my cervix and lymph nodes and hopefully not cause too … More…
It’s so bad every Wednesday. I just can’t stand the fact that I’m feeling fine physically (But I know I’m not well) and then going in to be sick and tired for the rest of the week only to go … More…
I have been through the gamet of treatments, surgery, and
all that goes with it. I am 34 with two young children.
I am divorced and very happy to be living back home with
my parents and children. I have been battling this … More…
We met with Dr. Kane today and it sounded like the CT-Scan results we good. So they gave the go-ahead to do the next study. Mom will have the 2nd study, the shunt study, next Thursday. This study will look to see how the plumbing of Mom’s arteries to and from her liver work and see if she has a “backwash” effect in any of them. This could lead to the radiation being scattered and transported to other parts of her body which could be catastrophic. If she has good plumbing and no backwash then she should be approved for the SIR-Spheres. (Other than the insurance problem we have talked about before!) This will be the final pre-qualification test for the SIR-Sphere procedure.
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We moved from the Seattle area to Texas in 1996. My doctor in Washington would always check my neck for anything unusual. When we moved to Texas I found a doctor but didn’t insist she check my neck … More…
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