Kathy: I am going to research this information and its side effects tonight
and will get it to you before the day is over. Thank you for the update;
however things sure changed quickly. That is why we call this a roller
coaster ride, up and down, up and down, and up. Your friend, lillian
Warmly, lillian
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Qksk@AOL.COM>
To: <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MOL] KATHY!
> Hi Lilian,
>
> After I spoke with you we got some discouraging news. He is having chest
> pains and an EKG showed an irregular heart beat right now. The doc is
coming
> in tonight to start him on oxygen. His doc is pure gold. Works seven
days a
> week and always has time to look in on him. I will continue to let you
know
> how he is doing.
>
> I did find out some specifics about his treatment so far. Although my
> spelling may be wrong, during the first 7 days of active treatment he
> received a mixture of IDR/idurubicin and ARA-C. He has also received two
> spinal infusions of Methatraxine and will receive 3 more over the next 2-3
> weeks. The preliminary reports came back that the cancer has decreased
> considerably in his spinal fluid. They did the bone marrow biopsy today
and
> we should hear by Thursday what the results of the IDR and ARA-C
treatments
> have produced. Although the right side of his face is still paralyzed,
the
> problem with his left eye being stuck at midline has totally dissappeared,
> and the masses on his spine have decreased from 8CM to 4CM. So most
> everything so far seems to be going in the right direction.
>
> For anyone out there who has been diagnosed with early AML, is there any
> chance he'll get off with just one chemo treatment? Or is two standard,
and
> maybe three? Also, because it's centered in his brain, what's the
liklihood
> of him needing a bone marrow transplant? Is that also a given, or just a
> maybe?
>
> It was very nice to talk to you Lillian... you are just as caring and warm
on
> the phone as you are in these mails zinging back and forth! Thank you so
> much for your help and support.
>
> Your friend, Kathy Q
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