tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post2216483068260381547..comments2024-03-20T03:37:35.596-04:00Comments on not just about cancer: what if?lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14533311678025418958noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-57811973610986609402011-01-28T10:47:56.737-05:002011-01-28T10:47:56.737-05:00I really hope we can get it this year or the next,...I really hope we can get it this year or the next, goverments spend more money and time killing someelse than helping he's own country, I hope we can get the cure this year of next, tomorrow :s<br />Thanksviagra onlinehttp://www.iservepharmacy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-34414314945232161372009-03-13T08:46:00.000-04:002009-03-13T08:46:00.000-04:00oh that poor poor man. i hope that he speaks to so...oh that poor poor man. <BR/><BR/>i hope that he speaks to someone. <BR/><BR/>most drug companies would subsidize. <BR/><BR/>feel better! stupid head colds i hate them~*Jobthingy*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12158643612577538800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-79461877711218865892009-03-12T20:56:00.000-04:002009-03-12T20:56:00.000-04:00I hope the man with brain cancer didn't live in th...I hope the man with brain cancer didn't live in the Ottawa area... <BR/><BR/>I feel out of place commenting...But if it's a new unfunded cancer drugs there are many places that can help you with those. I'd make sure you tell your doctor and your nurse what's going on financially, they know about resources and they know how to work the system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-48708593942199214942009-03-11T18:27:00.000-04:002009-03-11T18:27:00.000-04:00I like the last quote "the best predictor of doin...I like the last quote "the best predictor of doing well is doing well". Now that I have just finished chemo and am tired and not feeling well, I look forward to feeling better and better as a sign that I am doing better.JuliaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795348297295716491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-67570438391296514802009-03-11T18:07:00.000-04:002009-03-11T18:07:00.000-04:00Laurie,Let me tell you about Tykreb (aka Lapatnib)...Laurie,<BR/>Let me tell you about Tykreb (aka Lapatnib). You do break out, and it's rather odd because it's your entire head (scalp and face). The other big side effect (affect?) is diarrhea. Easy to manage with Imodium, easy to get out of control if you don't. Other then that the only annoying side effect is the fasting before and after. You need to have a three hour block of time (2 hours before and 1 hour after) with no food. I never realized how much I ate all day until I had to find the time to not eat.<BR/><BR/>I worry about insurance too. With my HMO everything has to be pre-approved. What if they say enough is enough? I'm lucky that Massachusetts requires insurance to cover clinical trials. I may be heading for my third one soon trying to find SOMETHING to beat back my HER2.<BR/><BR/>And for all my trips to Dana Farber, I've never run into Dr Winer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-69558255722855761242009-03-11T14:48:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:48:00.000-04:00You know, research has shown that people living wi...You know, research has shown that people living with serious long-term or chronic illness often report their biggest health concern as something like "I broke my foot" or "I got bronchitis" instead of the "big" thing like cancer or advanced diabetes. (So, you are not alone in your alternately stoic and crabby responses.)nonlineargirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-23398355320851048522009-03-10T22:07:00.000-04:002009-03-10T22:07:00.000-04:00Laurie,Tykerb is an oral targeted therapy that als...Laurie,<BR/>Tykerb is an oral targeted therapy that also attacks Her-2 positive breast cancers. The great thing about Tykerb is that they say it does pass the blood-brain barrier. <BR/><BR/>Also, whereas Herceptin only blocks that growth protein from one receptor site on the outside of a cancer cell (thereby blocking access that allows the cell to grow), Tykerb works from inside the cell and blocks TWO different receptor sites. At least, that's how I understand it. <BR/><BR/>I don't really have many side effects from Tykerb - perhaps more dryness and definitely face break-outs. <BR/><BR/>So, there are other avenues to explore . . . hopefully, though, you won't have to consider them because you'll remain cancer-free!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345066981389467770noreply@blogger.com