I haven't really cooked eggplant since my university days. As I remember it you have to salt it and let it sit for say 30 minutes, then rinse and cook as per your recipe. The salt is supposed to take any bitter, or young fruit taste away. Those left on the vine longer have a different taste. Eggplan...

I am, and thank you for asking. I have my 12th and last scheduled infusion on the 31st and then a CT scan on August 8th to find out where I'm at. I must say the anxiety is building...

I won't be deported as I have a PICC line, so I'll have to come up with a different term for its removal.

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benben wrote:....I managed to beat my teenage companions up by 1.5 hours. Haha.

betsydoglover wrote: ....diag. Stage IV, 5/05, liver met...... Still NED 06/18

Reading these made my day!!

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Risto, thank you for sharing your story with us.
I've read many of your posts. You did so much for your wife, there is nothing that you could have done better. You are truly an awesome husband.
My deepest sympathies to you and your family.

Is it just me, or does anyone else get a smile from the last line in your signature: "Deported" ?

I'm picturing you being sent to the land of no cancer.

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JD I must commend you for all your efforts in trying to help this woman. You are an angel.
All the best to you.

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Congratulations on the promotion! You are giving me hope that one day the same will happen to me.
I have seen a few job postings that would bring my work closer to home, however I couldn't in all honesty even submit a CV knowing that right now 6-8 days out of 20 I am out of commission.

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I have been struggling with neutrophil and platelet issues since completing infusion #2 at the end of January. Have had 3 two-week delays as a result. Prior to #8 I was prescribed Grastofil, which is a generic version of Neupogen. Cost is Cdn $150.00 per shot; 35 shots to completion of chemo; I can'...

First of all, yes, I realize this thread is 4 years old but I do have reasons for resurrecting it after finding it last night. 1) Last night I did 3 beer can chickens on the BBQ, one for each of the guys. I am not into meat so much. Never really was and more so now. We have 3 beer can roosts, someti...

I am so sorry to read your story. My oldest was 5 when my father died, and 11 and the youngest 5 when my mother died. They didn't need to hear details other than Grandad and Grandma were very sick and left us. I felt like an orphan (and still do years later) as I have no blood relatives in Canada ot...

https://youtu.be/MGQ5W1Ri9mc

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Two comments. From the online ingredients listing for Bayer's 81mg aspirin there is no caffeine listed in the non medicinal ingredients. I'm surprised no one has mentioned reduced alcohol consumption since I've been led to believe that there is a correlation between alcohol usage and colon cancer ri...

Glad to hear that things are back to normal.
I had no idea that steroids could affect glucose levels for so long, I thought maybe for some reason you had to take it daily during infusion.

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How often do you take the dexamethasone?

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I have posted here previously about my platelet and neutrophil issues. My oxaliplatin was reduced to 90% for round 3, and has been at 75% since round 5. I just completed round 9 last Friday and I am 6 weeks behind schedule because of low counts. It is a constant in the back of my mind that all of th...