Re: Nerd From Hell is back from the dead!
Glad to have you back ! -- Jean-Marc ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] So now I am back, feeling better, and a bit more fiendish. I'm really, really glad to hear you are doing much better! Welcome back! - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Nerd From Hell is back from the dead!
Hi ya'll. You probably did not notice that I dropped out of the list for some time - about 7 months. If you remember, I last left the list after announcing that I was diagnosed with Cancer, and was starting treatment. Well I am glad to say that THAT'S over with. It was tough, and if anyone has gone though it, you know what I mean. So now I am back, feeling better, and a bit more fiendish. So for those that are a bit curious about my treatment I will give the gory details: 1 surgery to remove a lymph node 8 treatments, 3 weeks apart 3 full-body CT scans (equivalent to about 300 x-rays each) 2 bone-marrow biopsies (if you have ever been punched in the kidneys, you now know what it feels like.) 1 hospital stay 4 days 2 trips to the emergency room to treat complications from the surgery. Cytoxin(200mg) A form of Nitrogen Mustard, an alkylating agent designed to damage DNA, thereby causing cell death to dividing cells. Nitrogen Mustard was developed in the early 30's as a potential chemical warfare agent - now used as a chemotherapy agent. Vincristine (1-2 mg) Made from Periwinkle, a poisonous plan with the primary component of Vinca alkaloids. A microtubule inhibitor to sabotage mitosis in process, causing cell death. Side effects include neuropathy (numbness in the hands and feet). This also put me in the hospital for 4 days because my small intestines stopped working for a while. Prednesdone (100mg). A cortical steroid commonly used as an anti-inflammatory and at high doses, it destroys B-cells causing immunosuppression. Can cause withdrawal, as the adrenal glands shut down with the high doses. The first 2 drugs are delivered through an IV and the steroid is in pill form. It took about 3 hours to get the drugs in. The drugs are prepared in a vented and shielded chemical lab chamber. Additionally, I was given a new drug called Aloxi, for nausea ($800 bucks a dose!) Chemotherapy has changed a lot in the last few years. I experienced no vomiting, and lost little hair. The biggest side effects were low-grade nausea, fatigue, peripheral neuropathy, and depression. Most all of the side effects are gone now. There was also an unexpected side effect - anticipatory nausea. When ever I think about the chemo, I get nauseas. The other day, a nurse wheeled in a IV pole into the exam room during my bone marrow biopsy, and the sight of it made me sick. I also get sick when ever I see my nurse that delivered the chemo. I feel bad about that, but it is uncontrollable. The last few treatments, I started getting sick before I actually got treatment. I am now in what is called a complete response state, meaning that I have responded completely to the treatment and have little if any evidence of disease. However, Indolent Follicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is currently not curable, but it can be controlled for years or even decades. The disease will come back, with a mean time of 14 months to recurrence. In April, if all goes well, I will be starting a clinical trial. A double blind study to measure survivability with a treatment of a customized vaccine. I say customized, because it is a vaccine for one - me. They took a lymph node from my groin, froze it, and sent it to a company called Genitope (www.genitope.com) in California. If I do actually get a vaccine instead of a placebo, this vaccine will be customized as an agent that will contain the same protein receptors my cancer cells uniquely express. It will be bound to a some foreign animal protein. The thought is that my immune system will generate a immune response to the vaccine, and in the process, will trick my immune system into thinking the cancer cells are not-self. For those in the past who have had this Idiotype Vaccine that got this response, most are still in remission, possibly for life. Time will tell. Anyway, I don't expect to die soon, with the average median survival rate for someone my age is 70% at 10 years. Since the Vaccine is very new, it is not known how or if it affects survivability. Anyway, for the meantime, I will send scouted articles of some of the bleeding edge cancer research to the group, since I am very much interested in the subject (for natural reasons). Anyway... I'm back. God save you all! Nerd From Hell ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi ya'll. You probably did not notice that I dropped out of the list for some time - about 7 months. If you remember, I last left the list after announcing that I was diagnosed with Cancer, and was starting treatment. Well I am glad to say that THAT'S over with. It was tough, and if anyone has gone though it, you know what I mean. Let me be first to say, WELCOME BACK! Not just that we missed you around here, but that you're alive and healthy enough to participate. I am now in what is called a complete response state, meaning that I have responded completely to the treatment and have little if any evidence of disease. Way cool! However, Indolent Follicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is currently not curable, but it can be controlled for years or even decades. The disease will come back, with a mean time of 14 months to recurrence. I hope and pray you go way beyond the mean! The stats don't sound too bad, which is good to hear. Nick ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Nerd From Hell is back from the dead! Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:55:06 -0800 Hi ya'll. You probably did not notice that I dropped out of the list for some time - about 7 months. If you remember, I last left the list after announcing that I was diagnosed with Cancer, and was starting treatment. Well I am glad to say that THAT'S over with. It was tough, and if anyone has gone though it, you know what I mean. So now I am back, feeling better, and a bit more fiendish. Welcome back. I'm glad to hear you're doing well. -Travis _ Scan and help eliminate destructive viruses from your inbound and outbound e-mail and attachments. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Nerd From Hell is back from the dead!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So now I am back, feeling better, and a bit more fiendish. Excellent news! Glad to have you back. There was also an unexpected side effect - anticipatory nausea. When ever I think about the chemo, I get nauseas. The other day, a nurse wheeled in a IV pole into the exam room during my bone marrow biopsy, and the sight of it made me sick. I also get sick when ever I see my nurse that delivered the chemo. I feel bad about that, but it is uncontrollable. The last few treatments, I started getting sick before I actually got treatment. My wife suffers from this, but the nurse thing is even wierder - seeing the nurse who gave her the first 2 treatments induces vomiting (even passing her in the reception rooms) but other nurses don't. (Conversely, her chemo really does make her violently ill, and there has been complete hair loss). Good luck with the vaccine! Cheers Russell C. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 11/10/2004 4:03:08 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Excellent news! Glad to have you back. I'll comment on being glad for the front and sides. Anyone want to top this? Vilyehm Teighlore ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On 10 Nov 2004, at 11:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/10/2004 4:03:08 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Excellent news! Glad to have you back. I'll comment on being glad for the front and sides. Anyone want to top this? I'm not going to say 'bottom'. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ It is our belief, however, that serious professional users will run out of things they can do with UNIX. - Ken Olsen, President of DEC, 1984. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 12:24:16AM +, William T Goodall wrote: On 10 Nov 2004, at 11:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll comment on being glad for the front and sides. Anyone want to top this? I'm not going to say 'bottom'. Is it beneath you? -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On 11 Nov 2004, at 12:29 am, Erik Reuter wrote: On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 12:24:16AM +, William T Goodall wrote: On 10 Nov 2004, at 11:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll comment on being glad for the front and sides. Anyone want to top this? I'm not going to say 'bottom'. Is it beneath you? And it may devour... -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home. -- Ken Olson, President, Chairman and Founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, William T Goodall wrote: On 10 Nov 2004, at 11:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/10/2004 4:03:08 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Excellent news! Glad to have you back. I'll comment on being glad for the front and sides. Anyone want to top this? I'm not going to say 'bottom'. How strange. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Nerd From Hell is back from the dead!
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:55:06 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi ya'll. You probably did not notice that I dropped out of the list for some time - about 7 months. If you remember, I last left the list after announcing that I was diagnosed with Cancer, and was starting treatment. Well I am glad to say that THAT'S over with. It was tough, and if anyone has gone though it, you know what I mean. So now I am back, feeling better, and a bit more fiendish. So for those that are a bit curious about my treatment I will give the gory details: Great news! Welcome back, Chad! -Bryon ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So now I am back, feeling better, and a bit more fiendish. I'm glad you're back! Glad you're in good health, and glad you're on the list again. I missed you. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
