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By brensdaughter · Posted yesterday at 11:28 pm
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In a mother's womb were two babies. One asked the other: "Do you believe in life after delivery?" The other replies, "why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ...

More about medical error

By dribrook · Posted yesterday at 4:50 pm
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Medical and surgical errors increase malpractice lawsuits, the cost of medical care, patients’ hospital stays, and morbidity and mortality. I did not realize how common they are until I became a cancer ...

Celebrate With Me!

By jmills · Posted May 17, 2013
8 replies
I finished my OS3 Exam 3 parts 2 and 3 today!! All done with in-house exams, woohoo!!! Now I just have a neurobio miniboard next Tuesday and a cumulative miniboard next Friday. One...More...Week...I can ...

low sodium levels

By reflection571 · Posted May 15, 2013
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Well our onc pa called us back advising that my husband go to the hospital where he gets chemo for hydration or saline solutions not sure so he can get his sodium levels up....He Is very happy he got ...

Presentation? Check!

By jmills · Posted May 15, 2013
7 replies
I finished my community health oral presentation, it was excellent! Now back to the hospital where I will attempt to finish studying for my exams that I have tomorrow and Friday. =/ Apparently my kidney ...

Sources sought for article on BRCA genes

By John2 · Posted May 15, 2013
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From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, As part of followup to the news about actress Angelina Jolie and her preventive mastectomy, a senior writer for the health page of TODAY.com ...

My son won't go back to doctor

By vichar · Posted May 14, 2013
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First of all, hope all is well or as well as can be expected with all my Inspire friends. I will get right to the problem. My son, 36, had his bladder removed 12/20/12. He was suppose to go back for checkup ...

Treatment to start on Wed.

By Cry1 · Posted May 13, 2013
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Today we went to meet with the onc for the 1st time. There was so much info, very hard to process all of it. We were given a package of reading materal. It is really starting to sink in that this is really ...

Flu-like Symptoms Caused an Emergency CT Scan and CBC Today.

By Jer_ · Posted May 13, 2013
18 replies
This morning began in a left inguinal lymph node being a little touchy during a shower. I passed it off for being out in the yard all weekend. However, when I drove to work and got out of the vehicle ...

So Scared

By Cry1 · Posted May 12, 2013
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Hi everyone, I am new to this group. On May 8th,2013 is a day that I will never forget. This is when we got the new that my mom was dx with lung cancer. A little history, March 6 th of this year I took ...

I'm Back

By jmills · Posted May 12, 2013
9 replies
Sorry I've been gone, I haven't been feeling well. I wound up staying with my brother's godmother for a few days, but then my dad came up to take care of me, so I'm back at my apartment now. He cleaned ...

Some Very Special Mothers

By Mickeral · Posted May 12, 2013
1 reply
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength… Oprah Winfrey@BrainyQuote Dear Fellow Travelers: May I offer a big Mother's Day salute to all of you ladies who face tremendous struggles against what ...

A lecture about medical errors

By dribrook · Posted May 8, 2013
14 replies
I recently gave 45 minutes Grand Rounds lecture for the Departments of Medicine in Louisiana State University about medical errors I personally experienced as a patient with cancer. I also discuss their ...

Medical Errors

By dribrook · Posted May 7, 2013
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The Washington Post Health Section published a story today about medical errors which included also my own personal experiences as a patient with throat cancer. I hope that this publication will contribute ...

First CT

By 2bbcontinued · Posted May 5, 2013
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Tomorrow I actually am finally having my first chest scan since lobectomy last September. Don't understand why he waited so long. Guess in the long run doesn't really matter. If there's anything there ...

Side Effects

By jmills · Posted May 5, 2013
5 replies
Apparently, shaking is a side effect of a few of my medications. Just great. My handwriting has gone to crap! I'm sick of all these side effects, they're the worst part of the whole thing, I think.That ...

At Lung Cancer Summit

By Jrodrig414 · Posted May 4, 2013
21 replies
Dear friends, I am At the LUNGevity Lung Cancer Summit, sitting listening to Dr. Lucia Sequist of Mass General talk about the advancements in lung cancer. Quite powerful to have over 120 lung cancer survivors ...

Update...SCLC Limited, radiation pneumonitis, now some "normal" coming back

By SuzanneMW · Posted May 3, 2013
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Hi all, I hope this finds you well! Mom is now on 10 mg prednisone weaned from 60 mg daily. She is doing well overall, she is back to work! She's been feeling more tired, wanting to sleep more. I'm sure ...

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By jmills · Posted May 3, 2013
7 replies
Been getting weird, fast, stabbing headaches and shakes today. Also, I'm on Ambien and Benadryl right now, so things make little sense. My jaw has been hurting, too. It cracks and locks up. My stomach ...

Rambles

By jmills · Posted April 30, 2013
4 replies
My tire blew today right before my doctor's appointments...all my tires were pretty much bald unbeknownst to me. Ugh. My oil needed changing a few thousand miles ago. My car is fixed (easy)...I have AAA ...

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