Guest guest Posted March 21, 2000 Report Share Posted March 21, 2000 hi aisha, ar eyou feeling better, i noticed somewhere you said youve had better days. i hop-e things are going better fo r you this week. i juist started a clinical trial thing last week. actually all it is is trying investigational drugs out on me., theryre experiemtenal, the on drug im taking called pyrazolacridine is new and i thought they were going to kill me with it but i did ok and slept pretty much thru the weekend. i had blood work yesterday and i cant have chemo this week, have to have a break which is fine by m e. so its pretty boring, not much to say about it. thanks for the prayers and i will pray for everyone here too. take care fo yourself, andy " Aisha Elderwyn " <aisha@...> wrote: > --------------------------------------------- > Attachment: > MIME Type: multipart/alternative > --------------------------------------------- > Hi Andy, > > Glad to see you posting when you can! > > " sarcoidosis, is that serious? what do they do to treat it? " > > In short sarcoidosis is an auto immune disease. Something like a virus > triggers your immune system, but your immune goes mental and starts > attacking your own body. The attacked body part sends messages saying that > it is being attacked, and so your immune fights it more.... viscious circle. > > It usually causes granulomas which are like tumors (but are usually not > cancerous) and usually affects the lungs. > > It is treated with immune suppressant medications like prednisone and other > steroids. > > " i got news yesterday that im a stage 4 and now im going into a clinical > trial so they can treat it aggressively. the biopsy was to see if a tumor > they found had malignant cells in it, which it did, which is near my > spleen. " > > Sweet one I am so sorry to hear that it was cancerous ~ I'll be keeping > everything crossed that the treatment works quickly and as painlessly as > possible. It must be terrifying. > > " anyway im getting something for my nerves but actually i think my mom needs > it more than i do, she freaked yesterday. " > > Good for you. I am on antidepressants as is my hubby so dont worry about it! > Just take em... anything to help you get through this tough time. > > " so today im going to get my other chemo and ill hear about the trial soon. " > > What does this trial mean Andy? Is it new medications? Anyhow, you are > strong, so hang in there and know that we all will be praying and thinking > of you, as well as being here anytime you need us. > > Gentle Hugs, > Aisha. > > > ~Andy ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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