Again it depends on the individual, the chemo, and the cancer the patient has. The doctors did mention that some of the drugs I was on were worse than others and certainly had a much bigger impact on elderly and small children. The chemo treatments I took two years ago were light years ahead of what was available even 10 years ago (according to my oncologist).
-----Original Message----- From: Chesty Puller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:34 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Schiavo II? Chemo killed my father-in-law. He would have lived at least another year if he'd not started that stuff. - Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:37 AM Subject: RE: Schiavo II? > Chemo can be pretty nasty, but isn't always. It depends on the individual. > I > had 4 months of Chemo (RCHOP) treatments for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma a > couple > of years ago and I can honestly say that it wasn't that bad. Up until the > last treatment the side effects were pretty mild. It was only during the > last cycle did I even take a day off work not counting the day I took off > for treatments (6 hours strapped to an IV). > > I would have to agree with the courts in this case, there is too much at > stake to try an organic only treatment. If the parents want to try it > fine, > but only "as well as" not "instead of" chemotherapy. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:09 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Schiavo II? > > Chemo is such a nasty, nasty treatment option...I can certainly empathize > with anyone who makes a personal decision that they simply do not want to > put themselves through it....even if that means opting for some other > pointless foo-foo treatment that will most likely result in death. > > On 7/13/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> There's a battle brewing in Virginia which is very similar to the >> Schiavo case in Florida: a minor, Abraham Cherrix, has decided along >> with his parents to refuse a second round chemotherapy in favor of an >> organic herbal treatment for Hodgkin's disease. >> >> A court has decided that his parents decision is equivalent to neglect >> and is ordering their son to get the court's recommended treatment. >> >> I take the same position here as I did with the Schiavo case (because >> there's really no difference): the government has no place in a >> family's medical decisions given the parents are judged to be of sound >> mind. >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:5/messageid:211056 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
