2nd Chemo treatment tomorrow
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2nd Chemo treatment tomorrow

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    • June 20, 2011 at 2:52 am
    shellebrownies
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    Don goes in tomorrow morning for his next Chemo treatment. Hoping and praying for continued success!

    Michelle, wife of Don

    Don goes in tomorrow morning for his next Chemo treatment. Hoping and praying for continued success!

    Michelle, wife of Don

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      • June 20, 2011 at 11:04 am
      Lisa13
      Participant

      Michelle,

      Anything is possible and I hope that this treatment continues to be successful for Don.

      I'm on Day 4 of starting Decarbazine and so far so good in terms of side effects. Although most people arn't fans of chemo for melanoma, some do respond (Don) and I refuse to go in thinking this will fail. With your story, I hope I can post something positve too.

      All the best to you!

      Lisa

      • June 20, 2011 at 11:04 am
      Lisa13
      Participant

      Michelle,

      Anything is possible and I hope that this treatment continues to be successful for Don.

      I'm on Day 4 of starting Decarbazine and so far so good in terms of side effects. Although most people arn't fans of chemo for melanoma, some do respond (Don) and I refuse to go in thinking this will fail. With your story, I hope I can post something positve too.

      All the best to you!

      Lisa

      • June 20, 2011 at 12:02 pm
      FormerCaregiver
      Participant

      Wishing Don good luck with the next round of chemo. My thoughts and prayers are with the
      both of you.

      Frank from Australia

      • June 20, 2011 at 12:02 pm
      FormerCaregiver
      Participant

      Wishing Don good luck with the next round of chemo. My thoughts and prayers are with the
      both of you.

      Frank from Australia

      • June 20, 2011 at 10:16 pm
      King
      Participant

      Michelle,

       

      Hoping and praying right along with you for continued success.  Keep us posted.  I know you got off to a rough start and had some set backs but looking ahead for some positive news.

       

      Stay Strong

      King

      Stage IV  7/05  Liver mets

      • June 20, 2011 at 10:16 pm
      King
      Participant

      Michelle,

       

      Hoping and praying right along with you for continued success.  Keep us posted.  I know you got off to a rough start and had some set backs but looking ahead for some positive news.

       

      Stay Strong

      King

      Stage IV  7/05  Liver mets

      • June 22, 2011 at 12:07 am
      Carol Taylor
      Participant

      Michelle,

      How did it go for Don this time?

      Did you see the prayer you asked for? Don't know your time zone so hope I got it up in time for you.

      Grace and peace,

      Carol

        • June 22, 2011 at 1:38 am
        shellebrownies
        Participant

        Carol,

        Don tolerated it extremely well (ate like a horse yesterday!) and is doing well so far today as well. 

        I didn't see your prayer before we left for the appointment, but you certainly made it before he got his treatment. I did see it when we got back and thought it was wonderful. Thanks so much for that!

        Dr. Lawrence couldn't believe how good Don looked (Don was barfing in the sink when last they met, remember…) and made a comment about "something missing" under his arm when he palpitated under there. I took that to mean that perhaps one of the two "marbles" he felt last week wasn't there anymore.

        I am hoping for his healing trend to continue and that he continues to tolerate the treatment as well as he has thus far! 

        Michelle

        • July 1, 2011 at 4:16 pm
        JACKS WIFE
        Participant

        Michelle,  this is my first reply to you, but want you to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.  My husband was diagnosed with MM in May 2006.  Surgery to remove LN in left neck, then neck dissection, radiation, and then interferon.  His liver only handled the interferon for 5 months of a 12 month plan.  He has been completely clear since then on every scan. 

        Last week he began feeling some unusual places in his neck and we bumped up his appointment which was schedule for July and went to get it checked.  They immediately sent him to have a CT scan done.  Results showed several enlarged nodes on both the right and left side and particularly one of concern is in the supraclavicular.   He was sent for a Pet/CT scan on Wednesday the 29th and we are waiting on results.  Wouldn't you know that it is a holiday weekend and we probably won't know anything until Tuesday the 5th.    The waiting and wondering is awful isn't it.  Sometimes I think it is as hard on us as it is the patient!!!  Guess not but sometimes it feels that way.

        God bless and I hope Don (and you) have a great weekend. 

        Rita  (JACKS WIFE)

         

        • July 1, 2011 at 4:16 pm
        JACKS WIFE
        Participant

        Michelle,  this is my first reply to you, but want you to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.  My husband was diagnosed with MM in May 2006.  Surgery to remove LN in left neck, then neck dissection, radiation, and then interferon.  His liver only handled the interferon for 5 months of a 12 month plan.  He has been completely clear since then on every scan. 

        Last week he began feeling some unusual places in his neck and we bumped up his appointment which was schedule for July and went to get it checked.  They immediately sent him to have a CT scan done.  Results showed several enlarged nodes on both the right and left side and particularly one of concern is in the supraclavicular.   He was sent for a Pet/CT scan on Wednesday the 29th and we are waiting on results.  Wouldn't you know that it is a holiday weekend and we probably won't know anything until Tuesday the 5th.    The waiting and wondering is awful isn't it.  Sometimes I think it is as hard on us as it is the patient!!!  Guess not but sometimes it feels that way.

        God bless and I hope Don (and you) have a great weekend. 

        Rita  (JACKS WIFE)

         

        • June 22, 2011 at 1:38 am
        shellebrownies
        Participant

        Carol,

        Don tolerated it extremely well (ate like a horse yesterday!) and is doing well so far today as well. 

        I didn't see your prayer before we left for the appointment, but you certainly made it before he got his treatment. I did see it when we got back and thought it was wonderful. Thanks so much for that!

        Dr. Lawrence couldn't believe how good Don looked (Don was barfing in the sink when last they met, remember…) and made a comment about "something missing" under his arm when he palpitated under there. I took that to mean that perhaps one of the two "marbles" he felt last week wasn't there anymore.

        I am hoping for his healing trend to continue and that he continues to tolerate the treatment as well as he has thus far! 

        Michelle

      • June 22, 2011 at 12:07 am
      Carol Taylor
      Participant

      Michelle,

      How did it go for Don this time?

      Did you see the prayer you asked for? Don't know your time zone so hope I got it up in time for you.

      Grace and peace,

      Carol

      • June 23, 2011 at 4:56 am
      Amy K
      Participant

      Keep up the hard work!  I don't usually comment on here, but I had to let you know dacarbazine can work!  My husband had 35 sub-cutaneous tumors August of 2010.  He did 6 months of chemo.  And guess what?  After 6 months he was NED!  All 35 tumors slowly shrunk away and were gone.  This had the doctors and of course us so happy.  The doctors don't see that very often, but I had to let you know that there is hope!  Good luck!  Keep up the hard fight!  

      • June 23, 2011 at 4:56 am
      Amy K
      Participant

      Keep up the hard work!  I don't usually comment on here, but I had to let you know dacarbazine can work!  My husband had 35 sub-cutaneous tumors August of 2010.  He did 6 months of chemo.  And guess what?  After 6 months he was NED!  All 35 tumors slowly shrunk away and were gone.  This had the doctors and of course us so happy.  The doctors don't see that very often, but I had to let you know that there is hope!  Good luck!  Keep up the hard fight!  

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