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mitziger's journal
Are you sure of what is causing your nausea??? I thought I was
- By mitziger · Posted September 16, 2009
- 5 replies
- Well another week and more appointments, seems they don't end. You have all heard me complain about being so sick on the chemo treatment of taxol and carboplatin, and then the taxol switched to taxotere ...
new staging for lung cancer
- By mitziger · Posted August 21, 2009
- 8 replies
- Please read the new staging guidelines at oncology stat.com. The first time in 20 years they have been changed. They say most everyone will be restaged and treatments will be different. I thought this ...
Please Don't call me now Lord
- By mitziger · Posted July 2, 2009
- 12 replies
- A poem in our local World news written by Mary Culberson Please don't call me now Lord While south winds whisper spring Let me wait a wee bit longer For the songs the robins sing. Please don't call me ...
low potassium
- By mitziger · Posted May 31, 2009
- 10 replies
- Doctor's office gave me the results of cbc when I was there and it was pretty good but they did not do the other blood work at that time. Then they called and told my husband they had to know THAT day ...
Handling rash from EGFR inhibitors
- By mitziger · Posted May 20, 2009
- 4 replies
- A good place to get information is to join www.oncolgy.stat, it gives a lot of info on cancer and treatment. It really seems good, decide for yourself. I do not know if tarceva is an EGFR or not.......but ...
christian healing ministries
- By mitziger · Posted May 16, 2009
- 12 replies
- If you would like a group to say prayers for someone it is called christian healing ministries in Jacksonville Florida, they will pray for you or your loved one for two months and longer if you return ...
A little ginger helps with chemo nausea
- By mitziger · Posted May 15, 2009
- 11 replies
- Just read on oncology.stat that 0.5 g to 1 g of ginger supplements lower the chance of nausea from chemo by 40 percent. I tried making the ginger tea but it did not work for me as it caused more heartburn ...
What showed up on the ct scan???
- By mitziger · Posted May 14, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hi all, had another pet scan today as pulmonary doctor saw something on right lung not on the report when he looked at the ct scan himself a couple weeks ago. So oncologist ordered PET to see if there ...
Radiologist report for ct scan not completely true
- By mitziger · Posted April 17, 2009
- 16 replies
- Had my ct scan on March 11th. When I called for follow up appt, receptionist said she could see me on the 24th of March. I said oh that is a long time to wait to get the results she said what do you want ...
April 16 Cancer survivors day
- By mitziger · Posted March 27, 2009
- 9 replies
- Cancer survivor day is April 16 for all cancer survivors. I read that all survivors should wear purple on that date and we all are survivors as we are still here no matter how long we have had it. Just ...
Will know some day if right or wrong decision
- By mitziger · Posted January 8, 2009
- 19 replies
- Had Pet scan December 12, 08 everything looked good post surgery and pre chemo on Sept 29 after having surgery in August for a wedge resection. Doctor at Moffitt told me 4 treatments might do it. Had ...
rare cancer of lung
- By mitziger · Posted January 4, 2009
- 17 replies
- I was diagnosed on August 18, 2008 with adenocarcinoma with bac features when a biopsy and wedge resection were performed at Moffitt Cancer center. All they said was some live for years and others don't ...