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<blockquote data-quote="VelocityYellowRules!" data-source="post: 140660" data-attributes="member: 1318"><p>Hey Jeff!</p><p></p><p>Dashing through the snow at your place??</p><p></p><p>Well, the team of doctors was never in favour of amputation from the get go. In their experience it did not change the outcome for the patient. All this time the cancer had been localized to my arm, never elsewhere. Then in July we found a tumor on the back of my left shoulder, the first time we found a tumor outsider of my arm. I was devastated to be honest as I had considered for some reason the cancer could not spread from my arm due to the lymphedema or just good luck. One of the first things one of the doctors told me was "Good thing we didn't amputate your arm".</p><p></p><p>I had this tumor removed along with the two largest on my arm on July 24th.</p><p></p><p>The problem with the PET scans is that they won't light up a tumor until it reaches 1 cm in size, maybe it can't absorb enough radioactive sugar to show up on the screen. </p><p></p><p>So while we know there was at least one tumor outside of my arm I'm sure the smart money would say there must be more.</p><p></p><p>So I don't approach the amputation in terms of saving my life, but just hopefully making my life more comfortable as the cancer runs its course.</p><p></p><p>Please send the link if you find it. I spent the morning reading about the experiences of amputees and like I said, I just tire of the pain every day all day and the smell and the dressing. If this treatment doesn't work and there are no other options then I will try to go with having as enjoyable a remaining life as I am able.</p><p></p><p>I've just formed the opinion that it has to be better and I'll learn how to tie my shoe laces one handed...……..I worry about falling and trying to catch myself with my missing left hand too!!</p><p></p><p>This ought to be a great day, conformation I'm in the trial, maybe get the needle too and my son is with me again - yippie!!1</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p></p><p>Garry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VelocityYellowRules!, post: 140660, member: 1318"] Hey Jeff! Dashing through the snow at your place?? Well, the team of doctors was never in favour of amputation from the get go. In their experience it did not change the outcome for the patient. All this time the cancer had been localized to my arm, never elsewhere. Then in July we found a tumor on the back of my left shoulder, the first time we found a tumor outsider of my arm. I was devastated to be honest as I had considered for some reason the cancer could not spread from my arm due to the lymphedema or just good luck. One of the first things one of the doctors told me was "Good thing we didn't amputate your arm". I had this tumor removed along with the two largest on my arm on July 24th. The problem with the PET scans is that they won't light up a tumor until it reaches 1 cm in size, maybe it can't absorb enough radioactive sugar to show up on the screen. So while we know there was at least one tumor outside of my arm I'm sure the smart money would say there must be more. So I don't approach the amputation in terms of saving my life, but just hopefully making my life more comfortable as the cancer runs its course. Please send the link if you find it. I spent the morning reading about the experiences of amputees and like I said, I just tire of the pain every day all day and the smell and the dressing. If this treatment doesn't work and there are no other options then I will try to go with having as enjoyable a remaining life as I am able. I've just formed the opinion that it has to be better and I'll learn how to tie my shoe laces one handed...……..I worry about falling and trying to catch myself with my missing left hand too!! This ought to be a great day, conformation I'm in the trial, maybe get the needle too and my son is with me again - yippie!!1 Cheers, Garry [/QUOTE]
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