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Angelica Camargo

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      Angelica Camargo
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        My mom (58 years old) is starting interferon as her adjuvant treatment. Any advise? we are planning for her to keep working her summer teaching position (35+weekly hours). She will go to the hospital 5 per week for a one as the first part of the treatment.  

        Angelica Camargo
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          My mom (58 years old) is starting interferon as her adjuvant treatment. Any advise? we are planning for her to keep working her summer teaching position (35+weekly hours). She will go to the hospital 5 per week for a one as the first part of the treatment.  

          Angelica Camargo
          Participant

            My mom (58 years old) is starting interferon as her adjuvant treatment. Any advise? we are planning for her to keep working her summer teaching position (35+weekly hours). She will go to the hospital 5 per week for a one as the first part of the treatment.  

            Angelica Camargo
            Participant

              Thank you for you post. My momther is part of the Oncology Reaserch center at a Naturopathic University (Bastyr University) She didn't had side effect from her Radiation and felt very stong throughout her treatment. Since her diaganose she had not stop working except from her 10 day recuperation from surgery. She takes Curcumin(Tumeric), Mushrooms(don't know which ones or the brand) ,5000 IU of Vitamine D, and they are helping her regulate her thyroid, since it is off and it seems to be a cause of cancer. 

               

              Angelica Camargo
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                Thank you for you post. My momther is part of the Oncology Reaserch center at a Naturopathic University (Bastyr University) She didn't had side effect from her Radiation and felt very stong throughout her treatment. Since her diaganose she had not stop working except from her 10 day recuperation from surgery. She takes Curcumin(Tumeric), Mushrooms(don't know which ones or the brand) ,5000 IU of Vitamine D, and they are helping her regulate her thyroid, since it is off and it seems to be a cause of cancer. 

                 

                Angelica Camargo
                Participant

                  Thank you for you post. My momther is part of the Oncology Reaserch center at a Naturopathic University (Bastyr University) She didn't had side effect from her Radiation and felt very stong throughout her treatment. Since her diaganose she had not stop working except from her 10 day recuperation from surgery. She takes Curcumin(Tumeric), Mushrooms(don't know which ones or the brand) ,5000 IU of Vitamine D, and they are helping her regulate her thyroid, since it is off and it seems to be a cause of cancer. 

                   

                  Angelica Camargo
                  Participant

                    Hello, 

                     

                    My mom was diagnose with Mucosal Melanoma in the nasal cavity last March 2012. Within a week of diagnose she had a surgery to remove the tumor. After surgery she had radiation and now the doctor has suggested Intreferon since her new scan show nothing. I share your frustration since all the doctors we haved talked to they truly don't know how the melanoma will behave and therefore there is no clear path on what to do. One thing my mom and I did right away after the diagnose was to scehdule an appoinment with an ND oncologyst. We truly believe it has helped her feel very strong and full of energy. She has not stopped working 40 hours per week as a preschool teacher. 

                     

                    Keep strong!

                    Angelica Camargo
                    Participant

                      Hello, 

                       

                      My mom was diagnose with Mucosal Melanoma in the nasal cavity last March 2012. Within a week of diagnose she had a surgery to remove the tumor. After surgery she had radiation and now the doctor has suggested Intreferon since her new scan show nothing. I share your frustration since all the doctors we haved talked to they truly don't know how the melanoma will behave and therefore there is no clear path on what to do. One thing my mom and I did right away after the diagnose was to scehdule an appoinment with an ND oncologyst. We truly believe it has helped her feel very strong and full of energy. She has not stopped working 40 hours per week as a preschool teacher. 

                       

                      Keep strong!

                      Angelica Camargo
                      Participant

                        Hello, 

                         

                        My mom was diagnose with Mucosal Melanoma in the nasal cavity last March 2012. Within a week of diagnose she had a surgery to remove the tumor. After surgery she had radiation and now the doctor has suggested Intreferon since her new scan show nothing. I share your frustration since all the doctors we haved talked to they truly don't know how the melanoma will behave and therefore there is no clear path on what to do. One thing my mom and I did right away after the diagnose was to scehdule an appoinment with an ND oncologyst. We truly believe it has helped her feel very strong and full of energy. She has not stopped working 40 hours per week as a preschool teacher. 

                         

                        Keep strong!

                        Angelica Camargo
                        Participant

                          Yes, my mom is started taking Tumeric (Thorne Research, Meriva-SR, Curcumin Phytosome) as soon as she got diagnose with Mucosal Melanoma (March 2012). I will check how many mg is she taking daily. 

                          Angelica Camargo
                          Participant

                            Yes, my mom is started taking Tumeric (Thorne Research, Meriva-SR, Curcumin Phytosome) as soon as she got diagnose with Mucosal Melanoma (March 2012). I will check how many mg is she taking daily. 

                            Angelica Camargo
                            Participant

                              Yes, my mom is started taking Tumeric (Thorne Research, Meriva-SR, Curcumin Phytosome) as soon as she got diagnose with Mucosal Melanoma (March 2012). I will check how many mg is she taking daily. 

                              Angelica Camargo
                              Participant

                                My true apologize for the confusion. Besides my mom's regular treatment at Swedish Cancer Care in Seattle we are part of an Oncology Naturopathic Care Research Center. They communicate with our medical and radiation oncologist to ensure truly integrated care. Her Naturopathic Doctor did many types of blood test making sure her body kept strong throughout radiation. She takes Vitamin D, Curcumin and something else which  I can't remember. They also gave her something similar to alovera for her skin (nose radiation). Her skin never looked bad, just redish, and she didn't had to take any pain medicine. She walked to radiation every day and worked 40/week thoughout the entire treatment. Pretty much no side effects.When you have radiation on your nose area; the areas must affects are the mouth and the eyes. You might loss your taste buds and your palate can become very sore. 

                                The radiation was a very tricky one due to the closeness to the eye and the brain. They did her treatment with a TomoTherapy® HI-ART, a form of radiation therapy, precisely targets tumors while reducing radiation exposure to surrounding normal tissue. This ensured that the rays were going to the specfic area treated. 

                                Is your husband having a surgery? 

                                I am happy to share the other little things we find were helpful, such as a sentive thoothpaste,etc. 

                                Angelica Camargo
                                Participant

                                  My true apologize for the confusion. Besides my mom's regular treatment at Swedish Cancer Care in Seattle we are part of an Oncology Naturopathic Care Research Center. They communicate with our medical and radiation oncologist to ensure truly integrated care. Her Naturopathic Doctor did many types of blood test making sure her body kept strong throughout radiation. She takes Vitamin D, Curcumin and something else which  I can't remember. They also gave her something similar to alovera for her skin (nose radiation). Her skin never looked bad, just redish, and she didn't had to take any pain medicine. She walked to radiation every day and worked 40/week thoughout the entire treatment. Pretty much no side effects.When you have radiation on your nose area; the areas must affects are the mouth and the eyes. You might loss your taste buds and your palate can become very sore. 

                                  The radiation was a very tricky one due to the closeness to the eye and the brain. They did her treatment with a TomoTherapy® HI-ART, a form of radiation therapy, precisely targets tumors while reducing radiation exposure to surrounding normal tissue. This ensured that the rays were going to the specfic area treated. 

                                  Is your husband having a surgery? 

                                  I am happy to share the other little things we find were helpful, such as a sentive thoothpaste,etc. 

                                  Angelica Camargo
                                  Participant

                                    My true apologize for the confusion. Besides my mom's regular treatment at Swedish Cancer Care in Seattle we are part of an Oncology Naturopathic Care Research Center. They communicate with our medical and radiation oncologist to ensure truly integrated care. Her Naturopathic Doctor did many types of blood test making sure her body kept strong throughout radiation. She takes Vitamin D, Curcumin and something else which  I can't remember. They also gave her something similar to alovera for her skin (nose radiation). Her skin never looked bad, just redish, and she didn't had to take any pain medicine. She walked to radiation every day and worked 40/week thoughout the entire treatment. Pretty much no side effects.When you have radiation on your nose area; the areas must affects are the mouth and the eyes. You might loss your taste buds and your palate can become very sore. 

                                    The radiation was a very tricky one due to the closeness to the eye and the brain. They did her treatment with a TomoTherapy® HI-ART, a form of radiation therapy, precisely targets tumors while reducing radiation exposure to surrounding normal tissue. This ensured that the rays were going to the specfic area treated. 

                                    Is your husband having a surgery? 

                                    I am happy to share the other little things we find were helpful, such as a sentive thoothpaste,etc. 

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