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- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
Breakthrough
Celebration
YAY!! My PET scan done yesterday (March 12) was clear! I see my oncologist next week and will have a follow-up scan in June or July....
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- LLewis
- Experience with Cancer of Unknown Prima...
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
My first port had to be removed because it had a kink in it. Was very painful. The second one is fine.
Went as Expected: Agree Minimal Recovery: Agree Minimal Side Effects: Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree -
- LLewis
- Experience with Cancer of Unknown Prima...
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Was on Chemo for 6 months for colon cancer but they are not able to find it in my colon. It is a rare cancer called a Krukenberg tu...
Easy to Do: Disagree Minimal Side Effects: Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree -
- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
Cancer is shrinking
Celebration
My Dec 2014 PET scan was clear! No evidence of active disease. I decided to NOT commit to aggressive chemotherapy based on the scan ...
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- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
My local oncologist referred me to an oncologist @ Stanford Cancer Center. November 2014
Decision Point
This was to get additional information/other opinion re: treatment. I have been consistently told that the cancer I have is "highly ...
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- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
cyber knife
Radiation
Did 5 sessions. The hardest part was laying still for approximately 2 hrs @ each session after a 1.5hr drive to get there! September...
Painless Experience: Agree Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree -
- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
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- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
Breakthrough
Celebration
I danced at our local Relay for Life! I hadn't danced hula in public for a few years so it meant the world to me.
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- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
PET scan July 2014 noted suspicious area in left lung, hilar region.
Oh No
First out-of county referral to an Interventional Pulmonologist.
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- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
Physical therapy for left arm/shoulder/neck; return to lymphedema clinic.
Other Care
Some improvement in strength, range of motion on left side. Doing exercises & have added another compression garment; this one for m...
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- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
Finished treatment
Celebration
May 2014: Finished radiation and chemotherapy...for now. Continued w/ IV hydration for 2 more weeks.
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- keahemalie
- Experience with Squamous Cell Cance...
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Weekly cisplatin infusions and 2x/wk hydration. Did chemo and radiation together for 8 wks.
Easy to Do: Neutral/NA Minimal Side Effects: Disagree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree