Gail,
Please see below.
Dale McCallon
kcorrigan@chgw.com wrote:
>
> Dale: Thanks for your reply. How far into
> treatment are you now?
The program at USC was introduced to me by a top
oncologist at UCSD that I was fortunate to
meet through my boss. The program started three
weeks ago with a process call leucopheresis.
You sit for two hours and blood is drawn from one
are, run thru a machine to collect the
white cells and then an IV received the remaining
blood back into my system. 9 days later,
I had a three hour procedure where an IV is put in
for saline solution and then the injection
thru the IV of a small bag of my conditioned white
cells vaccine.
I will have another inoculation in one week from
today. Then wait 2 weeks for CT Scan to measure
if I am responding. You will get a big chill thru
the cosmic pipeline when I get positive results.
Sounds like you could
> use some positive reinforcement.
I can always use support. The scare in this whole
thing is that one will find a treatment
that you respond to positively before time runs
out.
I know how
> terribly frightening it is -- I was there last
> December -- in the deepest despair. Let me know
> what you're going through and maybe I can help
> you.
You hit it on the head. I carry around this
fear. I DO NOT dwell on it, however. Sometimes a
rush
of despair comes over me and I break into tears.
This happens about three or four times a week. If
you
had a drill or technique to deal with this that
you discovered, please share it with me.
I know I will pray for you.
It is incredible that one day after plugging into
this network, I have wonderful and total strangers
offer their unselfish support, including prayers.
Thank you.
People prayed
> for me, and I know it helped -- somehow it
> worked! -- Kathy P.S. This is my work address
> (kcorrigan@chgw.com). My address at home is
> justbear@msn.com. I usually don't go online
> there, but my husband does, and if I get e-mail,
> I answer it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: McCallon, Dale
> [SMTP:DMcCallon@voltatrd.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 1998 1:38 PM
> To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com'
> Subject: RE: [MOL] colon cancer -
> liver metastasis
>
> I have tried both meditation and imagery on
> my own, but never sure I was
> doing it properly so I could expect some
> positive results. I should
> formalize these by going to professionals.
> I pray on occasion, mostly
> silently. I have done some praying out
> loud but privately and this gives me
> chills, so maybe this is the most effective
> way.
>
> Thanks again for your feedback.
>
> Your new bud,
>
> Dale H. McCallon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:gail.estes
> [SMTP:gail.estes@mci2000.com]
> Sent:Thursday, October 08, 1998
> 10:14 AM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: Re: [MOL] colon
> cancer - liver metastasis
>
> Hi Dale,
> No I did not have mets to the
> liver. My diagnosis found because of a
> complete obstruction was infiltrating
> poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma
> with invasion through the bowel and
> mesenteric fat. I had implants into
> the omentum and the peritoneum, and 1 in 14
> positive mesenteric nodes.
> Dale, I also did visual imagery and self
> hypnosis with my psychologist. And
> Prayer lots and lots of prayer from family
> and friends. The power of prayer
> is awesome and I am not saying that because
> I am some kind of religious nut!
> It works! I hope this helps
> Gail E
> -----Original Message-----
> From: McCallon, Dale
> <DMcCallon@voltatrd.com>
> To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com'
> <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
> Date: Thursday, October 08, 1998
> 9:09 AM
> Subject: RE: [MOL] colon cancer -
> liver metastasis
>
> >Gail,
> >
> >Thank you for your immediate
> response. I joined the discussion
> group only
> >last night. Did you have
> metastasis on the liver? It is great you
> went
> >into remission so "easily.". I
> was also diagnosed with stage IV.
> I will
> >definitely start on Vit. E. I
> used Flor Essence tea at first and
> moved to
> >Green tea about three months ago.
> I have it daily.
> >
> >Thanks for the lead on the
> oncolink. I have not visited them for
> several
> >months.
> >
> >
> >Dale H. McCallon
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gail.estes
> [SMTP:gail.estes@mci2000.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998
> 10:48 PM
> > To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> > Subject: Re: [MOL] colon cancer -
> liver metastasis
> >
> > Dear Dale, I am also a colon
> cancer survivor stage IV in
> remission.
> >I have not had the same
> experiences as you, I responded well and
> went into
> >remission thank God. I would
> suggest Vitamin E as a supplement and
> green
> >tea. Also go to
> http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/disease/colon/faq/
>
> > they may have more
> answers for you. good luck
> > Gail Estes
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dale H. McCallon
> <dmccallon@home.com>
> > To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998
> 8:55 PM
> > Subject: [MOL] colon cancer -
> liver metastasis
> >
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I had a tennis ball sized
> malignant tumor and 16"
> > >of my ascending colon removed on
> May 2, 1998. The
> > >tumor was a poorly
> differentiated carcinoma. I
> > >was advanced and several lesions
> showed on my
> > >liver, confirmed by needle
> biopsy. The lesions
> > >are unresectable at this point.
> > >
> > >I took two series of 5FU and
> leucovorin which
> > >lasted 13 weeks. I had no
> response.
> > >
> > >I looked into cryotherapy at
> UCLA Medical Center
> > >and was rejected due to having
> too many lesions on
> > >my liver.
> > >
> > >I am currently in an
> experimental clinical study,
> > >called CEA Peptide Pulsed
> Dendric Cell Vaccine,
> > >at USC in Los Angeles. It
> involves the extraction
> > >of my white cells and external
> treatment to
> > >supercharge them. A vaccine is
> developed from the
> > >newly charged white cells and
> inoculated back onto
> > >my system. This process is
> intended to boost my
> > >immune system to allow the
> treated white cells to
> > >more effectively kill the colon
> cancer cells on my
> > >liver. If this is successful
> and we get shrinkage
> > >of the lesions, I am looking
> into RF Radiotherapy
> > >to debulk and kill the lesions
> on my liver. This
> > >is done by the use of probes
> inserted directly
> > >through my skin and into the
> lesions of the liver
> > >using RF waves to burn the
> tumors. This procedure
> > >was developed at Boston
> Scientific and is now
> > >available in several cities in
> the US.
> > >
> > >Question: Has anyone had the
> latter treatment?
> > >What was it like? How effective
> was it for you
> > >and did you require surgery
> later?
> > >
> > >Question: Does anyone with a
> similar condition to
> > >mine have any leads on
> alternative treatments that
> > >worked for you.
> > >
> > >Meanwhile, I continue to look
> for the next
> > >treatment in case the current
> one doesn't work.
> > >Time is running out.
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance for your
> feedback.
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >Dale H. McCallon
> >
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