G'day from downunder

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Ron50

G'day from downunder

Postby Ron50 » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:32 am

G'day Molly,
Congratulations to you. What a great reaction to such a bodybow at a young age. I live at a liitle town called Mooloolaba on the east coast of Australia ,just north of Brisbane . We usually suffer from skin ca around here but as usual I had to be a pain in the backside . I was diag in 1998 with an aggressive stage three tumor of the descending colon,it was into 6 lymph glands and the learned gentlemen in white gave me little or no chance. I had 48 sessions of 5fu and levamisol over a year and have been ca free for over 8 yrs now . I have my regular checks (Ithink my wife suspects I'm having an affair with the gastroenterologist,we see so much of each other.) They keep removing small underdone polyps ,so I keep having the scopes. My surgeon has actually used the cured word in respect to me and the Red Cross once more allow me to donate blood. To all of you ca sufferers fight hard live hard and live long,there is life after ca, Ron.

Holly
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WOW

Postby Holly » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:30 pm

Ron,

Welcome to the Colon Club. As a stage IV survivor, I thank you for your kind words of encouragement. Be well and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers!

Hugs!

Holly

Fishy
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Postby Fishy » Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:33 pm

hey ron, love the accent. could you tell me about this levamisol drug. does it have another name?
Jenny Fish

Ron50

levamisol

Postby Ron50 » Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:13 pm

G'day Fishy,
Love the name,every moment I get spare is spent in my office parked on a reef somehere out in the coral sea. I started chemo on the usual 5fu leucovorin but I was heading rapidly fo renal failure. My onc switched me to 5fu and levamisol. When I told him I couldn't find it in the books he laughed that I was looking in the wrong books,try vetinary,it is a cattle drench. Apparently it was widely used in early times particulary on later stage and aggressive cancers with some success,the down side is that it is SICKENING,which is probably why you never see cows smile. But it worked for me so I'm not complaining,Stay well Ron.


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