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Old 02-19-2009, 05:09 PM #8
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Okay guys, time for an update. I saw another specialist today (I think that's the third one now, I'm losing count!) and he gave it to me straight - which is what I want. He said that with the cancer as advanced and widespread as it is, that it can't be cured. All they can do for me now is help manage the symptoms and perhaps extend my "survival time". I start some chemotherapy next week with the aim of reducing the size of the main tumorous mass to try and ease my discomfort a little. Then after two months I'll have some more tests done to see if the treatment is working, If not, they will try something else. He won't give me an estimate of how long I have left until he sees what effect the treatment has had. When I know more I'll let everyone here know too.
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