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Timfishing2011

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      • October 27, 2011 at 4:17 am
      Timfishing2011
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        HI – My husband and I just gotback from UCCC where we met with Dr Lewis for treatment plan for Stage 3 Mel, where we were given a few options, the one to work the best in our case is BIO CHEMO, but as everyone has stated is brutal.  Can anyone give my husband some insight to the treatment, we have not set a date to start but will be within the next 2 weeks. Dr's have described the hospital stay as the worst, but the 2 weeks at home recovering with flu like symptoms.  how accurate is this and can anyone elborate on this for us. my husband is 44 with stage 3.. his Mel was removed from his lymph node a week ago and came back with Mel, PET scans were clean otherwise, thank you,

        • October 27, 2011 at 4:17 am
        Timfishing2011
        Participant

          HI – My husband and I just gotback from UCCC where we met with Dr Lewis for treatment plan for Stage 3 Mel, where we were given a few options, the one to work the best in our case is BIO CHEMO, but as everyone has stated is brutal.  Can anyone give my husband some insight to the treatment, we have not set a date to start but will be within the next 2 weeks. Dr's have described the hospital stay as the worst, but the 2 weeks at home recovering with flu like symptoms.  how accurate is this and can anyone elborate on this for us. my husband is 44 with stage 3.. his Mel was removed from his lymph node a week ago and came back with Mel, PET scans were clean otherwise, thank you,

          • October 27, 2011 at 4:17 am
          Timfishing2011
          Participant

            HI – My husband and I just gotback from UCCC where we met with Dr Lewis for treatment plan for Stage 3 Mel, where we were given a few options, the one to work the best in our case is BIO CHEMO, but as everyone has stated is brutal.  Can anyone give my husband some insight to the treatment, we have not set a date to start but will be within the next 2 weeks. Dr's have described the hospital stay as the worst, but the 2 weeks at home recovering with flu like symptoms.  how accurate is this and can anyone elborate on this for us. my husband is 44 with stage 3.. his Mel was removed from his lymph node a week ago and came back with Mel, PET scans were clean otherwise, thank you,

            • November 2, 2011 at 5:43 am
            Timfishing2011
            Participant

              Hi- My husband is starting BIO Nov 14th, scared of the unknown but reading this blog helps us and we get some encouragement from all of you. I'll update after his first week there. he has Stage 3, no tumors, in blood cells, LNSD in between weeks 2 and 3.

              we are going to be at UCCC under Dr Lewis' care.  any advise to help us through the first week is appreiated.. thank you

              Tim and Shannon

              • November 2, 2011 at 5:43 am
              Timfishing2011
              Participant

                Hi- My husband is starting BIO Nov 14th, scared of the unknown but reading this blog helps us and we get some encouragement from all of you. I'll update after his first week there. he has Stage 3, no tumors, in blood cells, LNSD in between weeks 2 and 3.

                we are going to be at UCCC under Dr Lewis' care.  any advise to help us through the first week is appreiated.. thank you

                Tim and Shannon

                • November 2, 2011 at 5:43 am
                Timfishing2011
                Participant

                  Hi- My husband is starting BIO Nov 14th, scared of the unknown but reading this blog helps us and we get some encouragement from all of you. I'll update after his first week there. he has Stage 3, no tumors, in blood cells, LNSD in between weeks 2 and 3.

                  we are going to be at UCCC under Dr Lewis' care.  any advise to help us through the first week is appreiated.. thank you

                  Tim and Shannon

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