Re: Diary of a Tumor

Araik Margarian <aramargar1@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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> >>
> >> Thanks God, I kept my insurance from my previous job.
> >> Though, who knows, may be without biopsies the cancer would stay
> >> dormant until the science would find better treatments.
> > Dormant? You already have metastatic neck nodes.
> > Get real.
>
> So, that means that I have mets and stage 4?
Not necessarily, its complicated but I'll try and keep it simple:
Stage IV is distant mets like in lung or brain, bone or liver. (M1)
Stage IV also when the lymph nodes are N3 meaning >6cm in size or in
the supraclav. fossa (ie down to your shoulders)
Stage IV also T4 tumor with any node stage.

Now you know why your staging according to TNM would be useful to know.
But its also a reason why something your oncologist said makes me think
you may be stage IV. He said the PET scan was not urgent because it
would not affect treatment, so you (probably) have N3 nodes..?
At first I thought there might be cost reasons..

> >> >> > CT can be used to cover the above
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> >> > You'll remember this as you lie for what seems like hours with a tight
> >> > face mask on during simulation.
> >>
> >> You mean the "singulation" appointments that I have in my other post or
> >> the RT itself?
> > For the patient, simulation 'seems' to take hours, but in fact its much
> > quicker. It also depends whether you're getting IMRT or not.
> > Singulation is used in the CPU industry, so I think you misheard or
> > misread the word..
> >
>
> I've got notified about the apointment through phone message.
> So, it's simulation.
> How long it takes if I also get IMRT?

> >> If the last, shouldn't it be 15 minutes?
> > That would be very quick...
> >
> Here I meant the treatment.
Normal treatment would be about 15min, yes.
IMRT: Steph is doing it, ask him how long treatment takes.

> >> >Keep cool, remember the better its done
> >> > the better the results.
> >>
> >> The better done what? What means "better done" here?
> >> Professionalism of the doc. or something of me?
> > The simulation, ie the preparation for RT.
If the simulation is done carefully, then high quality treatment is
possible.
>
> What is the procedure? Do you get radiated on that?
Slightly, its just fluoroscopy (like when you get a barium
swallow/stomach x-ray).

> > As to your questions regarding my identity, none of your business.
> Of course my business:
> You give here qualified advice (Thanks).
> This is not like other groups where anything goes.
This is also not a hospital, so cut your expectations buddy.

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> Of course it's important to know who you are.
Well I'm sorry to disappoint you.
>
Look Araik I dont want to argue long with you, you're really sick so its
not fair. If you're unhappy with my advice go elsewhere for it.
In fact I insist, I've given you all the help I can give via usenet.
Good luck!

--
madiba
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