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To Amanda:Re: I have cervical cancer and SEVERE back painFrom: clare (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:50:33 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Amanda wrote: > >At Fri, 1 Nov 2002, Bernard Cristalli MD wrote: >> >>At Fri, 1 Nov 2002, Amanda wrote: >>> >>>Hi Dr. Cristalli - >>>I was diagnosed with cervical cancer - stage 11B back in June 2002. ... >>> >>>RIGHT AFTER THIS, I developed severe back pain ... >>> >>>A recent (October 9, 2002) MRI of the spine shows an enlarged LEFT >>>URETER along with a slightly enlarged LEFT lymph node. ... >>> >>>COULD this enlarged ureter be the result of the radiation? >>> >>>A recent (10/28/2002) BIOPSY of the left pelvic enlarged lymph node show >>>poorly differentiated squamous cells there. The hospital is >>>recommending additional chemo. I am REFUSING it right now to seek other >>>alternatives. Doctor, do you recommend surgery FIRST ... >>> >>>Lastly Doctor, what physiologically must go on in a female body after >>>chemo/radiatio when I can now NO LONGER menstruate? This must be like a >>>dam in a river that swells once a month. I have been experiencing every >>>night now heavy sweating from my forehead and neck, but NO FEVER. >> >>--- >> >>Amanda, the hydronephrosis (enlargde ureter) can be related to the >>radiation therapy or the lymph node. A radical surgery seems necessary >>in your case before any further irradiation or chemotherapy. >>Don't worry about the menses, they are not stocked in some place like >>some garbage. It is not bad not having one's period. >>Your night sweats are related to menopausis after the irradiation of the >>ovaries. >> >>-- >>*These comments are for educational purpose only. They can't replace an examination by your doctor. >>* I won't have time to answer personal mails, please post to the forums. >> >>Bernard G. Cristalli MD AMACOG >>AIHP - ACCA - Paris France >>OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor >>Urogynecology Editorial Advisory Board >>http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm > >Dr. Cristalli - > >Since your reply email, I have come to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute >here in Boston but they WILL NOT perform a radical surgery on me. They >want instead to put me on a Phase I Trial of chemo (cisplatin & Gemzar). >I do not want to go through this again and think your advice for surgery >is so much better. Who can I go to for this radical surgery you >mentioned? > >Amanda Chen (Boston, MA) >tel: 978-744-1525 > >-- >Amanda Chen >
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