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#3343 08-16-2004 07:43 AM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 80 Senior Member (75+ posts) | OP  Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 80 | i'm just back from a 2-week work-related trip and catching up with the news here. i wanted to give an update on my sister: she finished the last round of chemo 3 weeks ago, was hit with an infection post-chemo and is now recovering from that. she'll start a second round of radiation around aug 25. they'll put her on herbitox (as opposed to cisplatin) in combination with radiation. initially, mediCal was not going to approve herbitox saying that it was not FDA approved for oral cancers, but her oncologist convinced them to go for it by refering to studies (not sure of the source) that show good results from this combination treatment. i'm going to los angeles again at the end of this month and will be able to post more details. latest news re tumor: chemo didn't do much and the tumor keeps growing (i don't know yet the result of the latest scan). my sister is still fighting though. and all of us are still trying to keep up the positive flow.
i hope you are all well. i did miss your company. sending you all good thoughts for healing and peace.
gita
sister diagnosed 11/03 SCC maxilla keratenizing stg IV T1N1Mx; 4-7 positive lymph nodes; dissection 12/03 left upper pallette removd; radiaton left side 35 sessions 2/04-4/04; recurrence same side 4/04; chemo began 5/04 incl cisplatine, 5fu, taxotere
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#3344 08-16-2004 08:05 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 116 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 116 | Gita,
Thank you for the update on your sister. I'm sorry to hear about her infection. I hope the herbitox and radiation will impact the cancer!
Here's hoping the positive energy keeps flowing!
Christine
Wife of Scott: SCC, Stage I retromolar 10/02--33 rad; recurrence 10/03--Docetaxol, 5FU, Cisplatin; 1/04 radical right neck, hard palate, right tonsil; recurrence 2/04--mets to skin and neck; Xeloda and palliative care 3/04-4/04; died 5/01/04.
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#3345 08-17-2004 03:49 AM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 382 Likes: 3 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 382 Likes: 3 | Gita-
Will add your sister to my prayer list! Let's hope they hit it with everything they've got!! Sounds like she has one tough doc going to bat for her and a great sister standing by her side!! - Kris
SCC Stage IV left tonsil neck disection 3/02 radiation finished 6/02 chemo finished 9/02
Stage 2A left breast cancer 3/09, chemo and radiation, finished treatment 2/7/10 -Stage 2 right beast cancer 10/14 chemo and radiation
Every day is still a gift :-)
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