Terminology and Acronyms

dpitts2014
dpitts2014 Member Posts: 17
in Kidney Cancer #1

Being new here, I'm still trying to learn the terminology used.  Such as NED?  From context, I've obviously been able to deduce that it's a clear report, but what does the acronym stand for?  Any other terms I will need?

Thanks, Debbie

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  • icemantoo
    icemantoo Member Posts: 3,361 Member
    #2
    Acronyms

    NED- No Evidence of Disease

    NBD- No Big Deal

    ICE- short for Iceman and Icemantoo 

    Icewoman- My wife

    There are a lot more which the others will chime in on.

    Happy Ned Year- Happy New Year

     

     

    Icemantoo

  • Skagway Jack
    Skagway Jack Member Posts: 224 Member
    #3
    Hedging of bets!

    Another term you might here is NVED....no visiable evidence of disease.  There are a number of ways that the same results are expressed in reality.  For example, I recently got a "no strong evidence of metastiisis" on a report.  Now thats hedging ones bets!  In any case they use a number of ways of expressing things so that they are not responsible if they are mistaken.  Best bet is to believe in your self and feel confident that no matter what life throws at you, you will prevail.  Here we all support each other in the effort to overcome. 

  • dpitts2014
    dpitts2014 Member Posts: 17
    #4
    icemantoo said:

    Acronyms

    NED- No Evidence of Disease

    NBD- No Big Deal

    ICE- short for Iceman and Icemantoo 

    Icewoman- My wife

    There are a lot more which the others will chime in on.

    Happy Ned Year- Happy New Year

     

     

    Icemantoo

    Thank you

    Hey Ice!  I want to say a big thank you for always being responsive and so helpful.  Itreally feels good to know someone is there that cares enough to read every thing and give a shout back!

  • foxhd
    foxhd Member Posts: 3,181 Member
    #5
    Skagway Jack said:

    Hedging of bets!

    Another term you might here is NVED....no visiable evidence of disease.  There are a number of ways that the same results are expressed in reality.  For example, I recently got a "no strong evidence of metastiisis" on a report.  Now thats hedging ones bets!  In any case they use a number of ways of expressing things so that they are not responsible if they are mistaken.  Best bet is to believe in your self and feel confident that no matter what life throws at you, you will prevail.  Here we all support each other in the effort to overcome. 

    P&B

    most famous of all. Short for the cancer cure. Pizza and beer. No script necessary.

  • donna_lee
    donna_lee Member Posts: 1,045 Member
    #6
    foxhd said:

    P&B

    most famous of all. Short for the cancer cure. Pizza and beer. No script necessary.

    Interpreting lab and test results

    That can be the alphabet soup of confusion.  Use a search engine for something like "reading CBC labs"  (Complete Blood Count)

    Or similar for "CMP" (Complete Metabolic Panel)  You will come up with a number of sites, but find one that explains the tests you have had.  Don't be mis-led by the ones that are selling medications or cures for every thing in the book-block the pop-ups.

    Print out a copy and keep it in the folder with your copies of labs, as you will probably want to refer to it again.

    Good luck, but sorry you needed to join this select group.

    Donna

     

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