Shitulpatel

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• Shitulpatel has replied to a post on the message board

  You can do the following , Test the stool sample for occult blood especially when I get the dark stool. Keep a look out for streaks of red blood on the stool. If they refuse for a Ct scan etc then atleast ask them to do a ultrasound of the abdominal area and liver area. Did they do a blood test for the liver and renal functions? Pl ask you doc to test one of the above or the best is request for a colonos...

  March 11 at 2:44 AM view post

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  Hi, Am bumping this up as I have the same question. I have stopped erbitux and last infusion was two weeks earlier. The rash still continues and I get new eruptions with White postules etc. I do moisturise and also put all sorts of ointments on the skin. However, I stopped the doxycycline three weeks back as per instruction of my oncologist. Even after two weeks And no infusion new spots come up, and now sin...

  March 04 at 6:35 PM view post

• Shitulpatel has replied to a post on the message board

  Dear aegil1, I was dx in dc 2011 with sigmoid colon cancer and several mets to all segments of liver. Started FOLFOX plus erbitux. Finished 10 rounds in June. Had partial response by the 4 th round . Resection of colon and liver mets done in July 2012 and august 2012. And two 4 mm liver mets ablated thru RFA in sept 2012. Off chemo for a total period of 4.5 months for the pre and post surgery period. Starched ...

  February 25 at 10:06 AM view post

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  Hi , I Am Kras wild type and pik3ca shows Two mutation in exon 9 . I did read up on the Internet about this and to me it seems that aspirin And erbitux both are effective for me. After my resection the pt-Ct scan had three small spots in liver light up within three months of the resection. Was on maintenance chemo of erbitux solo since then for 3 months.now the prescribed 12 doses, weekly each, are over. ...

  February 25 at 6:26 AM view post

• Shitulpatel has replied to a post on the message board

  Thanks deezer. I am based in India . Have asked my cousin to get it for me. He is visiting next week. I have completed by maintenance chemo of erbitux and had the last dose yesterday. The rash is really bad and the doc asked me to stop the doxycycline and bear with the rash. I have just started using neem oil for the rash since yesterday. It seems to be working. Due to the strong smell of the oil I mix it with ...

  February 20 at 6:43 PM view post

• Shitulpatel has replied to a post on the message board

  Hi, I have already taken 20 cycles of erbitux prior to my resection/surgery and now am again on maintenance of erbitux and have completed 12 cycles so far. So, I am used to the rash and have used several creams for the same. but now the rash has got worse and really bothersome. Even after taking a break for a week it has not reduced. My weekly cycles are now at 8 days or 9 days depending on the severity of the...

  January 17 at 4:02 AM view post

• Shitulpatel has replied to a post on the message board

  Which "equate" cream would this be? The one with 1% hydrocortisone or the anti itch cream Or something else. Can you pl help and be a bit more specific . Thanks

  January 16 at 6:49 PM view post

• Shitulpatel has replied to a post on the message board

  Is she not a candidate for resection or RFA ? Plmshow the scans to a liver surgeon . I would suggest you send reports to MD Anderson, johns Hopkins, mskcc or univ of Pittsburgh or UCLA.

  November 17 at 4:21 PM view post

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  Hi, I couldn't wait for the moderator to ok my new post so am posting on this site hoping to get some replynto ease my worries. The post surgery and post adjuvant Ct- pet scan report is as follows; The Ct pet report as follows ; Post surgical and RFA changes in the liver . Three focii of increased FDG uptake in liver segment ii (SUV max 4.2) Segment iv ( SUV max 5.7) Segment v ( SUV max 4.9) ...

  November 17 at 3:59 PM view discussion

• Shitulpatel has replied to a post on the message board

  In my opinion doesn't seem so. There are supplements which help in reducing the affects of fatty liver. Pl do some research on natural and herbal remedies for fatty liver and get on that at the earliest.

  November 04 at 8:05 AM view post