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From: Michael A. Terrell on 29 Mar 2006 12:59 Chuck Harris wrote: > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > Jim Thompson wrote: > >> Just got back from the hospital where my youngest son (33 years old) > >> is being treated for colon cancer that has spread to lungs and liver > >> :-( > >> > >> Jim Thompson > > > > > > I lost my mother to Colon cancer when she was 52. Its a nasty > > disease, but there have been some advancement in treatment in the last > > 20 years. > > I lost my dad to colo/rectal cancer early last year. He was 76. > > I started my EE career developing electronic controllers used in cancer > treatment (1981), I was quite immersed in the field back then. I quit > working in medical electronics largely because of the draconian regulations > the FDA put into place in the mid '80s... (done largely because a Canadian > company that made radiation treatment equipment cocked up, and cooked a > few patients beyond crispy, but sadly, I digress...) > > When my dad was diagnosed back in '02, I started to re-acquaint myself with > the state of the art in colon cancer treatment, and I was simply appalled! > > They have made great strides in palliative measures (ease the symptoms), > but absolutely *no* progress in curing the disease. The measures that > are called "cures" are really just extended remissions. In very rare > circumstances, they have patients that are actually cured, but in most > cases, the disease re-emerges within 5-7 years. That counts as a cure > because the patient lasted 5 years past the diagnosis. In spite of that, > I believe the medical community is on the threshold of a cure. > > The radiation treatments that they use are most concerning. The treatments > literally kill the colon and the surrounding pelvic tissues, bones, and bone > marrow. The patient becomes extremely susceptible to broken pelvic bones, > and perforated intestines. The maximum expected lifetime of a patient that > has had these treatments is around 7 years. By that time, the colon is in > shreds. No surgeries can be performed after these treatments because of the > inability of the exposed tissues to repair themselves. That may be appropriate > for a 70yo man, but not, I think, for a 33yo man. > > Understand that your son's chances of survival are well less than 10%. His > youth is his best asset in beating these odds. > > There are a few treatments that have been shown to have good results on the > liver involvement. His liver is what will ultimately kill your son, so do > not ignore this! If the lesions in his liver are still small, and few, there > are a couple of things that can help. The University of Maryland is doing > some treatments called RF Ablation (which oddly enough I helped develop > while I was still doing my graduate studies) which allow for a minimally > invasive method of killing a few localized tumors. They also are using a > process called SIRT spheres, which can kill off great quantities of small > tumors, provided the liver is still functioning. *TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!* > And there is also a technique that involves injecting a lethal dose of > a chemo agent directly into the blood supply of the liver, which has shown > some good results. These treatments are all FDA approved, and are on > the insurance company's lists of approved treatments. Don't let the doctor > tell you otherwise! > > One other thing, the success rate of the experimental treatments being done > by NIH is well above what his doctor will tell you. He will say it is about > 6%, but the truth is some are more like 60%. Look into the programs that are > being done by NIH. > > If by some chance your son "crashes" when he is getting an herbatux treatment, > it is because the drug, as administered, doesn't match the electrolyte levels > needed to keep his heart beating. Have his doctor send all of his stats, and > other information to IMCLONE. (We made a big mistake here with my dad.) > > Google is your friend. You can easily find the programs I have mentioned > by using google. If you can't, let me know, and I will look up the urls. > > -Chuck Harris My mother had uterine cancer over 10 years earlier. After a year of radiation and chemotherapy treatments for the colon cancer she went into remission for 11 months. Then it came back with a vengeance. It quickly spread to her circulatory system, and then to her brain. She was dead a couple weeks after it became active, again. I don't wish her suffering on anyone. They didn't give her enough pain killers, even though they knew that she was dying. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
From: Charlie Edmondson on 29 Mar 2006 13:02 Jim Thompson wrote: > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:01:03 -0600, John Fields > <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote: > > >>On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:08:01 -0700, Jim Thompson >><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >> >> >>>In some prior posts there have been inquiries regarding low distortion >>>oscillators. >>> >>>Out of curiosity I simulated a 200Hz oscillator made simply from an >>>A1A-style gyrator BP filter, then wrapped a positive feedback loop >>>around it, with back-to-back diodes used to limit the drive to the >>>input to the BP filter. >>> >>>Result: 3rd harmonic was at -58dB >> >>--- >>And the circuit file is where??? > > > I'll post it in a few minutes. > > Just got back from the hospital where my youngest son (33 years old) > is being treated for colon cancer that has spread to lungs and liver > :-( > > ...Jim Thompson My prayers will be with you as well! Charlie
From: Jim Thompson on 29 Mar 2006 13:46 On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:02:59 -0800, Charlie Edmondson <edmondson(a)ieee.org> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: > >> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:01:03 -0600, John Fields >> <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote: >> >> >>>On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:08:01 -0700, Jim Thompson >>><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>In some prior posts there have been inquiries regarding low distortion >>>>oscillators. >>>> >>>>Out of curiosity I simulated a 200Hz oscillator made simply from an >>>>A1A-style gyrator BP filter, then wrapped a positive feedback loop >>>>around it, with back-to-back diodes used to limit the drive to the >>>>input to the BP filter. >>>> >>>>Result: 3rd harmonic was at -58dB >>> >>>--- >>>And the circuit file is where??? >> >> >> I'll post it in a few minutes. >> >> Just got back from the hospital where my youngest son (33 years old) >> is being treated for colon cancer that has spread to lungs and liver >> :-( >> >> ...Jim Thompson >My prayers will be with you as well! > >Charlie Thank you, Charlie! ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: Chuck Harris on 29 Mar 2006 14:52 Michael A. Terrell wrote: here with my dad.) >> >> Google is your friend. You can easily find the programs I have mentioned >> by using google. If you can't, let me know, and I will look up the urls. >> >> -Chuck Harris > > > My mother had uterine cancer over 10 years earlier. After a year of > radiation and chemotherapy treatments for the colon cancer she went into > remission for 11 months. Then it came back with a vengeance. It > quickly spread to her circulatory system, and then to her brain. She was > dead a couple weeks after it became active, again. I don't wish her > suffering on anyone. They didn't give her enough pain killers, even > though they knew that she was dying. Michael's post reminds me of a couple of other things: 1) if your son gets into a remission stage, do not just sit and wait out the time. He must continue with aggressive treatments! If my dad had done this, he would have boosted his odds of survival considerably. Just because the cancer isn't being expressed anywhere, and the tumors aren't visible doesn't mean the little buggers are dead! It only takes a *single* fetal cell of the right type to start the whole process over again. There are at least two types of fetal cells. One is simply a tumer builder, it grows without bounds, and begs the body for blood supply. The other is a colonizing cell. It prepares a site for colonization. These are the really dangerous fellas. It is also the area where the vaccines are showing the most promise. 2) pain killers: pain killers are generally given on a self dosage system. the patient decides how much, and how often. A cancer sufferer can handle a dosage of morphine that would kill a normal person. It is like the stuff gets actually metabolized by the pain. You have far greater worries than addiction, and stuff like that. 3) the chemo is a tremendous pain reliever. Within minutes of the start of a dose, the pain melts off. When the chemo is suspended for a couple weeks, the pain starts to ramp back up. -Chuck
From: Jim Thompson on 29 Mar 2006 14:58
On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:52:05 -0500, Chuck Harris <cf-NO-SPAM-harris(a)erols.com> wrote: >Michael A. Terrell wrote: > here with my dad.) >>> >>> Google is your friend. You can easily find the programs I have mentioned >>> by using google. If you can't, let me know, and I will look up the urls. >>> >>> -Chuck Harris >> >> >> My mother had uterine cancer over 10 years earlier. After a year of >> radiation and chemotherapy treatments for the colon cancer she went into >> remission for 11 months. Then it came back with a vengeance. It >> quickly spread to her circulatory system, and then to her brain. She was >> dead a couple weeks after it became active, again. I don't wish her >> suffering on anyone. They didn't give her enough pain killers, even >> though they knew that she was dying. > >Michael's post reminds me of a couple of other things: > >1) if your son gets into a remission stage, do not just sit and wait >out the time. He must continue with aggressive treatments! If my dad >had done this, he would have boosted his odds of survival considerably. > >Just because the cancer isn't being expressed anywhere, and the tumors aren't >visible doesn't mean the little buggers are dead! It only takes a *single* >fetal cell of the right type to start the whole process over again. > >There are at least two types of fetal cells. One is simply a tumer builder, >it grows without bounds, and begs the body for blood supply. The other is >a colonizing cell. It prepares a site for colonization. These are the >really dangerous fellas. It is also the area where the vaccines are showing >the most promise. > >2) pain killers: pain killers are generally given on a self dosage system. >the patient decides how much, and how often. A cancer sufferer can handle >a dosage of morphine that would kill a normal person. It is like the stuff >gets actually metabolized by the pain. You have far greater worries than >addiction, and stuff like that. > >3) the chemo is a tremendous pain reliever. Within minutes of the start >of a dose, the pain melts off. When the chemo is suspended for a couple >weeks, the pain starts to ramp back up. > >-Chuck Chuck, Good points! We've already noted the pain killer effect with self-doseage. Being an engineer, he keeps a diary of what he's taking ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |