... on ... Hey - I am seeing Dr. Marshall on 2/7/03 and Dr. Mitchell on 2/4/03 (she is also a scheduled speaker). Interesting. I think the conference looks...
... on ... Hey - I am seeing Dr. Marshall on 2/7/03 and Dr. Mitchell on 2/4/03 (she is also a scheduled speaker). Interesting. I think the conference looks...
Informed Decisions William Rodriguez, M.D. read bio Chief Medical Director, Veritas Medicine Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School Medical Director,...
Yep. My dad's CEA was normal and he had merastatic spread to the liver. I believe Kathy O's. CEA has been normal throughout too. Kathy L. ... From: altman23...
... Poorly ... between 'well' and 'poor' differentation? Is it as it would appear, 'well' is a stronger ca cell and 'poor' is a weaker cell? Does this affect...
... or not. There should have been, or should be some way to tell, this uncertainly would be terrible. I am sure you are going to tell hubby, as even tho he...
Poorly differentiated cells look very different from normal cells of the same tissue type, (eg normal colon cells). Well or moderately differentiated cells...
Hi Kathy, http://www1.excite.com/home/health/cancer_overview/0,16398,Colon_Stagi ng,00.html has some issues on this, however, I wonder, if the tumor is cut...
Thank you for responding to my post. That was kind of you to take the time I had a follow up CAT after the Pet and the CAT mirrored the PET. Next wed.2-5-'03...
<<My Onc and I both are on the same wave length --Control by surgery>> That's what I've been doing for 2 years...makes perfect sense to me! There have also...
Neat sites showing all procedures. http://www.yoursurgery.com/ProcedureDetails.cfm?BR=1&Proc=17 ( can look up most all types surgeries above) ... Hand-Assisted...
Keith--- ... Jerry only had one CEA test, right before surgery (when his colon was completely blocked and there were masses in his liver). His CEA was 2.0, I...
Hi Betty, You would have to know my husband to know why we handled it the way we did. He is the total opposite of me. I sulk, pout and think things out and...
Hi, Your husband is VERY lucky that treatment has worked so well and he is in the fortunate "6-8%"!!! <<Why would the doc say that he figurs not to do follow...
Joyce, This <<The last time our Oncologist did not like the fact that we were willing to travel>> does not make sense. Why should an oncologist care WHERE...
Donna, did they have the copies ready for you when you were discharged? I imagine some things weren't typed yet? I recently requested medical records from all...
Hope you're doing well! I guess low CEA does not necessarily mean poorly differentiated (or vice versa), but perhaps a "loose" relationship or tendency here. ...
Hi Keith; ... painful way to go. (stresswise as well) Can you 'plain to me, why are the lymph nodes part of the problem (and, in unknown issues, if they can be...
Hi Donna, When you requested your husbands chart from the hospital, what type of info does it include. Can you just call them or do you have to go in person...
Joyce, I have copies of both operative reports, pathology reports, progress notes, labs, and even graphic records of vital signs. I have never had to pay for...
My husband had his liver resection 12 days ago. He does not seem to be getting much stronger and he still complains of a lot of pain. He spends most of his...
Joyce: I had my colonectomy at the University of Pennsylvania on 7/31/02. I did get a copy of my surgery report (for travel insurance claim). It was...
Donna, <<liver resection 12 days ago>> Not enough time my friend...I think I hinted earlier this is not an "easy" operation to recover from, but I didn't want...
<<if Bob does the 3-4 cycles of chemo, (on 4 weeks, off 2) he won't use up 6 months>> You know, the more I think about this it seems somewhat strange that they...
I haven't decided yet myself...if I thought there would be a few people there I "knew" from the 'net, I might go....partly to put a few faces with e-mail...
I dunno...I really hate to see holds on trials like this. If there is any hope of getting out of this mess it will come thru science...the more blocks and...
I would call the surgeon doc. if you haven't already. He would at least calm your jitters as well. Sorry to hear it is brutal for him, and you as well. Are you...
<<Bob hasn't had the cc mass removed in the colon yet>> In this case I would ASSUME he has disease in local nodes just like a stage III. They will biopsy the...
... the "risk" here, the survors that are greedy. Real shame for all the good guys and those that need it. There are worse things to die of than cancer or gene...
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