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      melfighter
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      Thanks so much Artie. I showed your reply to my husband, it gave him hope. I just called & left a message with his radiation oncologist. Who is by the way a wondeeful & caring doctor, hopefully he would be able to help.
      melfighter
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      Thanks so much Artie. I showed your reply to my husband, it gave him hope. I just called & left a message with his radiation oncologist. Who is by the way a wondeeful & caring doctor, hopefully he would be able to help.
      melfighter
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      Thanks so much Artie. I showed your reply to my husband, it gave him hope. I just called & left a message with his radiation oncologist. Who is by the way a wondeeful & caring doctor, hopefully he would be able to help.
      melfighter
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      Left message at his office to please call me due to the situation. He never called. I emailed him and got a reply back to call & schedule an appt for Monday. Monday will be almost one week without taking the combo, being paralyzed from the waist down without any words from the doctor.
      melfighter
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      Left message at his office to please call me due to the situation. He never called. I emailed him and got a reply back to call & schedule an appt for Monday. Monday will be almost one week without taking the combo, being paralyzed from the waist down without any words from the doctor.
      melfighter
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      Left message at his office to please call me due to the situation. He never called. I emailed him and got a reply back to call & schedule an appt for Monday. Monday will be almost one week without taking the combo, being paralyzed from the waist down without any words from the doctor.
      melfighter
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      My husband after the scans have checked into the hospital, he is now unable to walk. He was walking fine just last week!  His local oncologist doesn't think it is Xgeva, she feels it is the cancer. I am sure we will talk to his doctor from UCLA tomorrow morning. I am very sad to see him suffer like this, he has endured so much pain since this January,  but never heard him complain even once. I am still hoping they will tell us tomorrow that  it is all just a temporary side effect, which will go away in due course.

      melfighter
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      My husband after the scans have checked into the hospital, he is now unable to walk. He was walking fine just last week!  His local oncologist doesn't think it is Xgeva, she feels it is the cancer. I am sure we will talk to his doctor from UCLA tomorrow morning. I am very sad to see him suffer like this, he has endured so much pain since this January,  but never heard him complain even once. I am still hoping they will tell us tomorrow that  it is all just a temporary side effect, which will go away in due course.

      melfighter
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      My husband after the scans have checked into the hospital, he is now unable to walk. He was walking fine just last week!  His local oncologist doesn't think it is Xgeva, she feels it is the cancer. I am sure we will talk to his doctor from UCLA tomorrow morning. I am very sad to see him suffer like this, he has endured so much pain since this January,  but never heard him complain even once. I am still hoping they will tell us tomorrow that  it is all just a temporary side effect, which will go away in due course.

      melfighter
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      Thanks Terrie. The doctor said not sure what is causing the symptoms,  we are waiting for the scans to know. Will update everyone when we have the results from the scans. Thanks for helping. 

      melfighter
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      Thanks Terrie. The doctor said not sure what is causing the symptoms,  we are waiting for the scans to know. Will update everyone when we have the results from the scans. Thanks for helping. 

      melfighter
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      Thanks Terrie. The doctor said not sure what is causing the symptoms,  we are waiting for the scans to know. Will update everyone when we have the results from the scans. Thanks for helping. 

      melfighter
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      Thanks Arthur. MY husband thinks it could be from Xgeva or the radiation.  He just finished a 3 weeks (daily) radiation treatment for his lower back & sacrum,  he said he is better today, but still too weak to walk and when he tries, he is very unstable and wobbly. So hard for me to see him this way. He has been on the combo since Feb this year, tomorrow he goes in for scans. The last scans showed progression in the bones, judging from how he is now, I don't have high hopes that the bones scans would be good. Hope I am wrong. 

      melfighter
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      Thanks Arthur. MY husband thinks it could be from Xgeva or the radiation.  He just finished a 3 weeks (daily) radiation treatment for his lower back & sacrum,  he said he is better today, but still too weak to walk and when he tries, he is very unstable and wobbly. So hard for me to see him this way. He has been on the combo since Feb this year, tomorrow he goes in for scans. The last scans showed progression in the bones, judging from how he is now, I don't have high hopes that the bones scans would be good. Hope I am wrong. 

      melfighter
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      Thanks Arthur. MY husband thinks it could be from Xgeva or the radiation.  He just finished a 3 weeks (daily) radiation treatment for his lower back & sacrum,  he said he is better today, but still too weak to walk and when he tries, he is very unstable and wobbly. So hard for me to see him this way. He has been on the combo since Feb this year, tomorrow he goes in for scans. The last scans showed progression in the bones, judging from how he is now, I don't have high hopes that the bones scans would be good. Hope I am wrong. 

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