Farah Fawcett

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  • 2bhealed
    2bhealed Member Posts: 2,064 Member
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    Annabelle41415 said:

    Treatments
    I missed the part where she ended up going to Germany for treatments and why. That seems like that would be hard traveling that many miles for treatment. And WHY did they not give that woman a port. All the needles were through her veins. If Germany was so much better, I thought they would have done a port. Just my two cents! Very humbling story.

    Kim

    Surgery
    UCLA wouldn't do the surgery on her primary tumor due to radiation/tissue damage and Germany would and Germany would do chemo specifically designed for her and her cancer. Yeah, I wondered about the port issue too. But they had to put the needles directly into her liver at some pointas part of her treatment.

    peace, emily
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
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    Annabelle41415 said:

    Treatments
    I missed the part where she ended up going to Germany for treatments and why. That seems like that would be hard traveling that many miles for treatment. And WHY did they not give that woman a port. All the needles were through her veins. If Germany was so much better, I thought they would have done a port. Just my two cents! Very humbling story.

    Kim

    Port
    I got the feeling that she thought she'd be over and done with it in no time so why get a port. A port means (to some) that this is going to be a long battle. I think some people feel that way. I never thought twice about getting a port, for me and my Dx it was a no brainer.
  • dixchi
    dixchi Member Posts: 431
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    It was a wonderful, but saddening, presentation of our battle...
    and I am glad Farrah filmed it and hope millions saw it and
    it makes them put screening on the top of their list of things
    to do....

    did have some questions.....and wondered if the outcome would
    have been different with different decisions at points.....
    my take, altho I may have mis-heard was that she opted not
    to have a colostomy and went to Germany instead where they
    were willing to do surgery in the area....also I thought I
    heard that her options for chemo were somewhat guided by
    her choice not to have chemo that would cause her to lose
    her hair...her option for not having a port....because she
    did not want scarring????....just wondering.

    Barbara
  • scouty
    scouty Member Posts: 1,965 Member
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    dixchi said:

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    It was a wonderful, but saddening, presentation of our battle...
    and I am glad Farrah filmed it and hope millions saw it and
    it makes them put screening on the top of their list of things
    to do....

    did have some questions.....and wondered if the outcome would
    have been different with different decisions at points.....
    my take, altho I may have mis-heard was that she opted not
    to have a colostomy and went to Germany instead where they
    were willing to do surgery in the area....also I thought I
    heard that her options for chemo were somewhat guided by
    her choice not to have chemo that would cause her to lose
    her hair...her option for not having a port....because she
    did not want scarring????....just wondering.

    Barbara

    Wondering the same things Barbara
    The exact same things!!! I will always wonder how much vanity has played a part in her journey. The movie was great for education and cleaning out my tear ducts, it was very real. Someone needs to punch that son of hers for getting arrested for drugs when he did. She doesn't need that stress.

    I'm with you Phil about the port and think my scars are all part of having to fight the beast. I won't say I'm proud of them but I'm certainly not ashamed of them.

    Lisa P.
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
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    scouty said:

    Wondering the same things Barbara
    The exact same things!!! I will always wonder how much vanity has played a part in her journey. The movie was great for education and cleaning out my tear ducts, it was very real. Someone needs to punch that son of hers for getting arrested for drugs when he did. She doesn't need that stress.

    I'm with you Phil about the port and think my scars are all part of having to fight the beast. I won't say I'm proud of them but I'm certainly not ashamed of them.

    Lisa P.

    Vanity
    Yes I was wondering why she wouldn't take the chemo because her hair might fall out. It all fell out at one point but I think that if that decision was made earlier in her treatment instead of the hair issue, she might have faired better, but who knows. And the port would make it easier.

    Kim

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