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      • March 4, 2012 at 8:27 pm
      carolyn.k
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      Linda – thanks for the suggestion.  He's tried the stretchy/fabric wristbands, but we'll try the electronic one.  Do you need two of them, one for each wrist, or is one enough?

       

      Carolyn

      • March 4, 2012 at 8:27 pm
      carolyn.k
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      Linda – thanks for the suggestion.  He's tried the stretchy/fabric wristbands, but we'll try the electronic one.  Do you need two of them, one for each wrist, or is one enough?

       

      Carolyn

      • March 4, 2012 at 8:27 pm
      carolyn.k
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      Linda – thanks for the suggestion.  He's tried the stretchy/fabric wristbands, but we'll try the electronic one.  Do you need two of them, one for each wrist, or is one enough?

       

      Carolyn

      • March 3, 2012 at 5:47 pm
      carolyn.k
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      Hi, Frank, and thanks for your input.  Surgery on the liver mets has been ruled out for two reasons.  The first is the size of the mets:  the 2 largest are each about 10 x 14 cm, and surgery is considered pretty risky at that size.  The second reason is that he is only stable because of the trial drugs, and he would have to be off-trial to be eligible for surgery, and being off-treatment could potentially cause further metastatis.  I'll review the link you provided – thank you – and ask our doctors about some of these meds that we haven't tried.

      • March 3, 2012 at 5:47 pm
      carolyn.k
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      Hi, Frank, and thanks for your input.  Surgery on the liver mets has been ruled out for two reasons.  The first is the size of the mets:  the 2 largest are each about 10 x 14 cm, and surgery is considered pretty risky at that size.  The second reason is that he is only stable because of the trial drugs, and he would have to be off-trial to be eligible for surgery, and being off-treatment could potentially cause further metastatis.  I'll review the link you provided – thank you – and ask our doctors about some of these meds that we haven't tried.

      • March 3, 2012 at 5:47 pm
      carolyn.k
      Participant

      Hi, Frank, and thanks for your input.  Surgery on the liver mets has been ruled out for two reasons.  The first is the size of the mets:  the 2 largest are each about 10 x 14 cm, and surgery is considered pretty risky at that size.  The second reason is that he is only stable because of the trial drugs, and he would have to be off-trial to be eligible for surgery, and being off-treatment could potentially cause further metastatis.  I'll review the link you provided – thank you – and ask our doctors about some of these meds that we haven't tried.

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