Hi Nailed,
Thanks for asking, still alive and kicking…immunotherapy appears to be working and not allowing the cancer to continue to spread; my current oncologist is pleased. The medical procedures are grueling, between the chemo and the dialysis I go to over 200 of them per year. Making things worse is the socialize medical system here in the US (for dialysis patients only), my wife is convinced that the dialysis company will kill me before the cancer does.
She is probably right, even if they only make a life threatening mistake 1% of the time, it means that twice a year I am facing a unnecessary medical fatal crisis. I am trying to make improvements in the dialysis care system and have been asked to become a patient advocate to represent patient interests with the $12 billion medical sweat shop (my dialysis facility). I had been away from corporate America for a few years and forgotten how much fun it is to go to meetings and make people cry. LOL
Eph
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Hope all is well Eph! It's been good seeing you back in your Shark in Pub
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I hope to be playing Subspace on my deathbed, hopefully a long time from now.
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You mean it isn't for the smart intelligent conversation and witty banter?
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the only reason i check these forums these days is for updates on your situation, eph
glad it's going well and it - hopefully - will continue!
keep us updated!!
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Originally posted by ephemeralThanks and an update.
As mentioned I started with a new immunotherapy. Like most of these immunotherapies, this one breaks the bond between the PDL1 protein and the cancer cells. (The PDL1 protein binds and hides the cancer cells from being ‘seen’ by our bodies immune defense system.) On Tuesday and after being treated since April, the affect lymph nodes have shrunk by 50%. While my oncologist is not calling this a full remission, it is very good news.
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Hey dude wishing you the best of luck. Us old vets gotta stick together eph, we are a rare breed. KEEP UP THE GOOD FIGHT!
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Originally posted by Ricko View Post...What low lives are pming you those messages? Name and shame
Eph
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Originally posted by Ephemeral View Post.
My wife is pissed, she was hoping for the insurance money. LOL
Eph
What positive news !!! I'm thrilled to hear about your progress. 50% reduction of the nodes sounds like remission is heading in the right direction!! Kick this things butt!
Oh and I'm sorry about the trolls.. what insensitive stupid twats..
Keep those gloves swinging Eph!!! <3
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incredible news eph! keep up the fight.
What low lives are pming you those messages? Name and shame
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Thanks and an update.
As mentioned I started with a new immunotherapy. Like most of these immunotherapies, this one breaks the bond between the PDL1 protein and the cancer cells. (The PDL1 protein binds and hides the cancer cells from being ‘seen’ by our bodies immune defense system.) On Tuesday and after being treated since April, the affect lymph nodes have shrunk by 50%. While my oncologist is not calling this a full remission, it is very good news.
My wife is pissed, she was hoping for the insurance money. LOL
On the down side, this new immunotherapy drug is outrageously expensive. It is $33,800 per dose (infusion every 21 days). My insurance is only willing to pay about $8,000 per dose so I had to get accepted in the drug company’s ‘compassion’ program so they are covering the extra costs.
So to those players who have been PMing me to with ‘hope your cancer kills you’…. bite me.
Eph
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