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Liver Cancer
Archives for February 2011
Discussion List
Encephalopathy
My husband had his first encounter with encephalopathy over the weekend. Wow!! I was not prepared for how quickly this can happen. I knew he wasn't doing very well that morning but with in a few hours he was almost nonresponsive. Ended up calling 911 and not too long after he was at the er the doctor came in and said he's…
our recent scare...
Hi all, My name is Jason and i am a grandson of a cancer survivor. We recently found out that my grandmother was diagnosed with stage IV liver cancer. She has about 30% of her liver left and the rest has been completely covered in cancer. She is 77 years of age and is still full of life, love and hope. Growing up my…
new to this and looking for input
Hi everyone, Sorry we have to meet this way, but I'm looking to the experts for some advise and information. In August 2010 I had surgery for possible Ovarian Cancer. They did a complete hysterectomy and found that I had a very large, basketball size (per the surgeon) fibroid tumor. The name of the fibroid was clear cell…
Ideas please
I posted under caregivers but I know not everybody goes there so I wanted to post here as well. I was at the hospital yesterday and the oncology department had a table of donated items free for the patients hats, bags etc. I in the past spent alot of time decorating sweatshirts & T shirts. Since I tend to hang on to…
Not ready to give up yet
So...I don't even know what to say. It's been more than a year since my husband's diagnosis of primary liver cancer. That it has been a year is making me nervous today because I haven't heard of many that make it past a year. Nexavar did more harm than good and it was discontinued two weeks ago. I have to keep the faith…
Anyone else have problems taking Nexavar?
My husband has been on Nexavar, since Nov. 2010. In the beginning, he was started on the full dose of 800 mg per day. Almost immediately, the side effects kicked in. According to the Nurses from Nexavar, he has every side effect, except high blood pressure. The Onc. has tried everything from taking him off for a week at a…
Our story, and a question
Hello, all - My husband was diagnosed with a very large primary liver cancer lesion in May of 2010. He started a clinical trial at CPMC in San Francisco in July and has been taking sorafenib (Nexavar) and either erlotinib (also a pill form of chemotherapy) or a placebo. He has tolerated the side effects very well, but the…