Posted on 06/19/2017 10:34:26 AM PDT by Red Badger
In my case they cut very deep and about three hours before the surgery they pumped in some radioactive material and then tested my whole arm but especially my lymph glands with a geiger counter. They removed a couple of the glands and sent the whole mess to the lab. They then did a pet scan a few weeks later to see whether anything lit up. At the time (11 years ago) there was no cure for melanoma except cutting the tumor out. It all worked for me but I have a pretty high chance of it showing up again.
I’ve dealt with metastatic cancer twice in my life, never in my person. Once with a family member and once with a beloved dog. I can say that certain antibiotics are regarded as potentially effective therapy in preventing or slowing metastasis in certain cancers, so there is precedent for this sort of thinking that goes back at least a decade. I think many cancers are ultimately viral in origin myself, though.
Sounds like you had excellent doctors... and eleven years? That's wonderful. 'Five years' is considered a cure, right? God Bless you Mercat.
>> Who suggested you use Avastin for your macular degeneration? <<
I’ve had a couple of eye injections with Avastin, both performed by a retina specialist ophthalmologist. He’s a recognized expert on the matter, and I was referred to him by my “regular” ophthalmologist.
Moreover, Avastin is now used very commonly in this application — in spite of the fact that the FDA has never formally approved it for macular degeneration.
In other words, hooray for off-label uses!
Thanks for the info. MD runs in my family so I’ll make note of this.
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