...Highland Park, a community several neighborhoods north where we have many friends; .... Gina - You mentioned above that you have many friends in Highland Park. I was wondering if by any chance you knew of, or had heard about, a former Highland Park resident named Eric Roth. He was a long-time me...
Thank you for your concerns, JJH. All staff and attendees will be compliant and we will be the only ones in this resort space. Rather than having everyone upload their vaccination cards, we will request those once the attendees have been selected. Just a reminder. Colon Camp will be starting soon. ...
Thank you for logging in again. It has been more than a week since you last logged in here on the Forum. It's very reassuring to see that you still have access to the Internet during these difficult times. In some areas, people are not so lucky. Some places have neither electricity nor water these d...
... He goes to his UVA oncologist on the 21st, I’ll definitely make sure we ask his opinion on using just Avastin as a maintenance drug. So, what happened at the March 21st meeting with the oncologist? What was his opinion on the best treatment regimen for the immediate future or for long-term main...
In your profile you mentioned an interest in fundraising. If you are interested in forming a U.S.-based nonprofit corporation for doing this, there are some books and other resources that you could obtain that would allow you to do this easily on your own without the need to hire a lawyer or other s...
I notice that you have logged in regularly in the past week but you haven't posted any new messages. Take care, and keep safe! Thank you! It's a hard time - both Ukraine and Russia! Being and Moscow I was helping my family and friends from Ukraine move to Poland and USA. It's a such big tragedy fo...
Grouseman - Thank you very much for your excellent reply with clarifications. As always, I appreciate your input on this Forum whenever you have the time to check in here and post your thoughts. (NB. Most of my comments in previous posts were based on internet searches that included 'colorectal canc...
...He was put on Folfiri + Avastin as both his oncologists said it was the obvious next step. He still has lingering neuropathy from the Folfox so he couldn’t use that regimen again. He goes to his UVA oncologist on the 21st, I’ll definitely make sure we ask his opinion on using just Avastin as a m...
i looked up avastin side effects, and found this: "There is no data as to the frequency of adverse reactions that may be attributed to avastin alone. (In clinical studies avastin was used in combination with other chemotherapy medications)." I think that this is very pertinent to your que...
Claudine wrote:... Even though we're surrounded by grizzlies and mountain lions, we still have a fairly large cancer center so hopefully equipment is modern!
... His main complaints right now are the extreme fatigue, hand/foot, and lack of taste... ⋅ Fatique : Asthenia ⋅ Hand-foot Syndrome : Palmar-plantar erythro-dysaesthesia syndrome ⋅ Taste disturbances : Dysguesia It seems from your first post on this thread that one of...
Question: What kind of scan(s) are you having this month, and do you know anything about the scanning power of the machine(s) that will be used? For example, if you are having an MRI, how many Tesla is the machine rated as, and does the machine come with multiparameter AI software especially designe...
...One thing she [the oncologist] mentioned was keeping John on Avastin long-term to help keep the cancer at bay. I wasn’t sure what that would look like? How are the symptoms? His main complaints right now are the extreme fatigue, hand/foot, and lack of taste. Will these things get better if he’s ...
I learned so much on this discussion forum in 2007 and 2008 which I really appreciated. Today, I heard from a dear friend who lives near Camdenton, Missouri and her husband just had a colonoscopy that showed a mass. He's scheduled for a CT scan on March 9 but my friend is already looking ahead to p...