My Dear Friends,
the following is a letter I received from a good friend whose wife has
ovarian cancer. He lives abroad and sends me information from time to
time. Thought this might be useful. Not this is not something I would or
would not endorse, but to research and see if it may apply to your
specific research as well.
God Bless
marty
> Dear Marty,
>
> Thanks for you reply and just a quick update. I hope that your mother
> is recovering well!
>
> We got the good news from Aetna that they will be reimbursing us for
> the monoclonal agent I brought in from Germany (VERY expensive), because
> four institutions in North America have it now in Phase III trials.
> The administering nurse even got us in touch with one of the doctors at
> G.W. University - Georgetown - running the protocol. He agreed to see
> Ingrid - will do it late April or beginning of May. I am still
> concerned that we have two differing pathology reports on Ingrid's ovcan
> operation. 1. From the hospital saying it is ovcan, stage IIIc 2. A
> second opinion from a gyn-onc saying it is not ovcan but rather colon
> cancer. So, how do I know which one is really correct? In the
> meantime Ingrid gets treated for colon cancer, but her CA125 is rising
> . "Go figure" as they say in Brooklyn. Sometimes I think the doctors
> are overworked and don't have enough time to concentrate on each patient
> . That's why we need a third opinion.
>
> Ingrid's best friend (since Kindergarten) coming to see her for ten days
> next week. Will be bringing a three month supply of WOBE-Mogus, an
> enzyme used as an adjunct to chemo/ radio therapy. It is being
> prescribed in Germany and when asking the pharmacy in Hamburg, this is
> what they recommended to support the immune system (if you want to check
> their web site it is http://www.mucos.de/uk).
>
> My left wrist (fracture) is healing. Now I have a chip fracture on my
> right ankle from jogging last Saturday (tendons pulled it off). I am
> looking pretty "balanced" with two casts on one wrist and one foot.
>
> Life goes on.
>
> Marty, it is good talking to you. Thank you for your friendship.
> Herb
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