Kathy: I see where our Brandi gave you much help in regards to your
concerns and that is wonderful. It makes it a bit easier when you have
someone to chat with the same conditions. Now this doesn't let you off the
hook with all your other friends on line here! Tee Hee! Jack is talking
with Chuck right now, he just called; so you won't need to remind him; but
we sure do appreciate your help friend. Love ya, 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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