Guest guest Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 I read many books and my first concern was that he > woulddevelop age-appropriate reading skills-I valued this more > than voice skills, > and still do today. When he was diagnosed, after contracting > meningitisalmost 15 years ago, CIs were a pretty new thing. He > was not a candidate > because, though profoundly deaf, he functioned as hard-of -hearing > whenaided. Joan, Thanks for your son's story. It is so hard to compare children. I am also very concerned about reading. Our state's average reading level for deaf graduating seniors if 4th grade. So I feel justified to be very worried about 's educational future. Unlike your son, our daughter never heard. She had not developed speaking skills. We have worked very hard to help her become oral. I suppose that if a TC class was great I might have considered it but in this class the teacher says she only signs half of what she says and no one has training in oral communication development. It contains kids K through 3rd to 5th grade depending on if/how much they mainstream. And as I mentioned before, it is in an academically challenged elementary school and so I was concerned about mainstreaming into that environment. Please do not think I am trying to start a war on educational placement. It is that this classroom is not right for . (Her A/V therapist jokingly threatened to hit me if I put her in it.) Each child is unique and is entitled to an appropriate education. Mom to 10, 6 (n24 4/00) and 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 I read many books and my first concern was that he > woulddevelop age-appropriate reading skills-I valued this more > than voice skills, > and still do today. When he was diagnosed, after contracting > meningitisalmost 15 years ago, CIs were a pretty new thing. He > was not a candidate > because, though profoundly deaf, he functioned as hard-of -hearing > whenaided. Joan, Thanks for your son's story. It is so hard to compare children. I am also very concerned about reading. Our state's average reading level for deaf graduating seniors if 4th grade. So I feel justified to be very worried about 's educational future. Unlike your son, our daughter never heard. She had not developed speaking skills. We have worked very hard to help her become oral. I suppose that if a TC class was great I might have considered it but in this class the teacher says she only signs half of what she says and no one has training in oral communication development. It contains kids K through 3rd to 5th grade depending on if/how much they mainstream. And as I mentioned before, it is in an academically challenged elementary school and so I was concerned about mainstreaming into that environment. Please do not think I am trying to start a war on educational placement. It is that this classroom is not right for . (Her A/V therapist jokingly threatened to hit me if I put her in it.) Each child is unique and is entitled to an appropriate education. Mom to 10, 6 (n24 4/00) and 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 I read many books and my first concern was that he > woulddevelop age-appropriate reading skills-I valued this more > than voice skills, > and still do today. When he was diagnosed, after contracting > meningitisalmost 15 years ago, CIs were a pretty new thing. He > was not a candidate > because, though profoundly deaf, he functioned as hard-of -hearing > whenaided. Joan, Thanks for your son's story. It is so hard to compare children. I am also very concerned about reading. Our state's average reading level for deaf graduating seniors if 4th grade. So I feel justified to be very worried about 's educational future. Unlike your son, our daughter never heard. She had not developed speaking skills. We have worked very hard to help her become oral. I suppose that if a TC class was great I might have considered it but in this class the teacher says she only signs half of what she says and no one has training in oral communication development. It contains kids K through 3rd to 5th grade depending on if/how much they mainstream. And as I mentioned before, it is in an academically challenged elementary school and so I was concerned about mainstreaming into that environment. Please do not think I am trying to start a war on educational placement. It is that this classroom is not right for . (Her A/V therapist jokingly threatened to hit me if I put her in it.) Each child is unique and is entitled to an appropriate education. Mom to 10, 6 (n24 4/00) and 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 questions for Larry unbelievable! Is it now possible to do a mastectomy using just a local? Have never heard of this...is there any literature on this or is it experimental? also, is this a new software or something that you mention that the computer is able to do in re predictions of o 0utcome? I regularly go to updates of the latest treatment/research at a large teaching hospital and they have never mentioned either of these things. Can you send us more information...would like to pass these innovations along to see if they are using/are aware of these new technques. Rosemary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 questions for Larry unbelievable! Is it now possible to do a mastectomy using just a local? Have never heard of this...is there any literature on this or is it experimental? also, is this a new software or something that you mention that the computer is able to do in re predictions of o 0utcome? I regularly go to updates of the latest treatment/research at a large teaching hospital and they have never mentioned either of these things. Can you send us more information...would like to pass these innovations along to see if they are using/are aware of these new technques. Rosemary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 questions for Larry unbelievable! Is it now possible to do a mastectomy using just a local? Have never heard of this...is there any literature on this or is it experimental? also, is this a new software or something that you mention that the computer is able to do in re predictions of o 0utcome? I regularly go to updates of the latest treatment/research at a large teaching hospital and they have never mentioned either of these things. Can you send us more information...would like to pass these innovations along to see if they are using/are aware of these new technques. Rosemary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 -My mom had a mastectomy last spring at 86 years old, with very fragile health. They didn't consider a local for her. Maybe they can do a lumpectomy that way?? My oncologist did use a computer to figure my odds of reoccurrance. Put in all my info, my lifestyle etc, and all the lab reports and came up with a number for me. -- In breastcancer2 , BONIFAY@w... wrote: > > questions for Larry > unbelievable! Is it now possible to do a mastectomy using just a > local? Have never heard of this...is there any literature on this or is > it experimental? also, is this a new software or something that you > mention that the computer is able to do in re predictions of o > 0utcome? I regularly go to updates of the latest treatment/research at a > large teaching hospital and they have never mentioned either of these > things. Can you send us more information...would like to pass these > innovations along to see if they are using/are > > aware of these new technques. Rosemary > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 --- Etta, Hi! I think that is really interesting! When I was diagnosed in Feb 97, computers were not used to figure reoccurance odds, at least not in my somewhat rural part of the country. My doctors had a chart with " age at dx, stage of ca, first degree relatives " , etc. Progress is being made in leaps and bounds! As to having a mastectomy with only a local, I have never heard of that. I mean, it IS a major surgery. If I was Larry's mother, I would get a second opinion...I was told that one of the reasons a lumpectomy would be better for me because I have a very small frame, my ribcage is the size of a childs. I know different doctors do things differently, but I would be uncomfortable without a second (or third) opinion. Hugs, Elaine In breastcancer2 , " etta2809 " <etta2809@y...> wrote: > > -My mom had a mastectomy last spring at 86 years old, with very > fragile health. They didn't consider a local for her. Maybe they > can do a lumpectomy that way?? > > My oncologist did use a computer to figure my odds of reoccurrance. > Put in all my info, my lifestyle etc, and all the lab reports and > came up with a number for me. > > > > > > -- In breastcancer2 , BONIFAY@w... wrote: > > > > questions for Larry > > unbelievable! Is it now possible to do a mastectomy using just a > > local? Have never heard of this...is there any literature on this > or is > > it experimental? also, is this a new software or something that you > > mention that the computer is able to do in re predictions of o > > 0utcome? I regularly go to updates of the latest treatment/research > at a > > large teaching hospital and they have never mentioned either of > these > > things. Can you send us more information...would like to pass these > > innovations along to see if they are using/are > > > > aware of these new technques. Rosemary > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 I believe the reason Larry's mom has to have the surgery sans anesthesia is because her lungs are not in very good shape. If her lungs aren't in good shape they cannot risk using anesthesia, correct me if I'm wrong Larry. I don't think doctors do mastectomies (unless they're unsavory doctors) if they can just do a lumpectomy and the patient has a good chance of being a survivor with just that, especially if said patient cannot withstand the rigors of anesthesia. The reason I had to have a mastectomy, right breast, is because the cancer was in the ducts and surrounding tissue. The doctor told me that if it had not been in surrounding tissue and ducts she would have just done a lumpectomy, even if it was in the nodes. I'm sure there's a solid reason but I agree a second opinion would be in order, just to be sure. LICS June "The best protection any woman can have...is courage." Cady Stanton Secular Breast Cancer Support group: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SecularBCSupport/ --- Etta, Hi! I think that is really interesting! When I was diagnosed in Feb 97, computers were not used to figure reoccurance odds, at least not in my somewhat rural part of the country. My doctors had a chart with "age at dx, stage of ca, first degree relatives", etc. Progress is being made in leaps and bounds!As to having a mastectomy with only a local, I have never heard of that. I mean, it IS a major surgery. If I was Larry's mother, I would get a second opinion...I was told that one of the reasons a lumpectomy would be better for me because I have a very small frame, my ribcage is the size of a childs. I know different doctors do things differently, but I would be uncomfortable without a second (or third) opinion.Hugs,Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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