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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m tired of insurance companies, too. We need a national health plan in this country! It would do a worse job than the private insurance companies. At least they’re competing [...]

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My sister in law, Teresa, who has cancer, is in the hospital now doing very badly.  I’m not going into details lest it aggravate someone’s anxiety, but it’s bad.  The doctor gave her the option of a very strong chemo (that may kill her) or hospice and she chose the chemo. [...]

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Don’t know if you’re still lurking, Tripperc, but we’ll be thinking of you tomorrow. — Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA  .1  .1  .1  .27  .37  .75 PSA  .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, [...]

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<richard.epst…@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > The images you posted do not have Left and Right labeled. They were > obtained coronally, presumably with you laying on your stomach with > your chin up. Most CT scanners "flip" the images in that case. Based on > the reading by the Radiologist, the images are [...]

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How much does an RRP cost? How much does the DaVinci procedure cost? I know there are endless variables, and expenses such as doc, anesthesia, nursing, hospital, meds, etc.I’m just looking for a ballpark figure. 10g’s, 25g’s, 100g’s? Thanks, WhiteSoxFan
Two years ago my insurance company was billed for [...]

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Statins and Cancer Risk A Meta-analysis Krista M. Dale, PharmD; Craig I. Coleman, PharmD; Nickole N. Henyan, PharmD; Jeffrey Kluger, MD; C. Michael White, PharmD JAMA. 2006;295:74-80. Context  Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs that have been [...]

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got the pre-op test results and I have no cancer and no heart problems and no nothing. Even my diabetes II seems to have subsided while losing weight. Nice folks over there in that hospital, very understanding and [...]

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Sorry….I meant to mention this earlier. Dr. Sanjay Gupta is doing a Special at 8 pm Eastern Time on cancer, including new medical discoveries, survivor stories, etc.  It will be repeated here at 11 pm…..I assume that is the same in the US.   I have no idea what all will [...]

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Michael, I’m so glad to hear that your surgery went well and that you were happy with Dr. Tewari and his team. I hope that your recovery continues to be a fast and easy one.  Please post when you get the final path results. Best of luck and warm regards, [...]

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this is all wonderful news, Lee
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well it is time I come out of lurking properly and started participating more. Today I got the all cleat from the hospital. I am free of Thyroid Cancer. That is a great weight off [...]