tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post6783753912305143372..comments2024-02-10T02:14:39.898-05:00Comments on Buckeye Surgeon: Chemotherapy = PoisonJeffrey Parks MD FACShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-14022874894325250422011-02-13T13:29:18.175-05:002011-02-13T13:29:18.175-05:00What a shame:(. Patients are scared into thinking ...What a shame:(. Patients are scared into thinking poison is medicine. I have seen this too much in my office. Very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-46964314519597272092007-11-21T11:51:00.000-05:002007-11-21T11:51:00.000-05:00So sorry for all involved.So sorry for all involved.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-26841008042836443202007-11-21T11:39:00.000-05:002007-11-21T11:39:00.000-05:00Patient passed away last night. Her fingers and t...Patient passed away last night. Her fingers and toes and subcutaneous tissues all turned blue throughtout the day. The stomas both looked fine. She just shut down. Terrible case.Jeffrey Parks MD FACShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-69815822125731717412007-11-20T04:31:00.000-05:002007-11-20T04:31:00.000-05:00adjuvant-online says it's about a NNT of 11 for ch...adjuvant-online says it's about a NNT of 11 for chemo in T2N0 patients (relapse at 10yr).<BR/><BR/>gravity affects hydrostatic pressure, but since you're putting the same hydrostatic pressure on the efferent limb I guess perfusion pressure remains the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-679171298027196802007-11-19T21:41:00.000-05:002007-11-19T21:41:00.000-05:00Sounds like you gave her what she needed. Sounds l...Sounds like you gave her what she needed. Sounds like your odds are about right: it's about whether she can muster any healing.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-11847186378744344982007-11-19T14:26:00.000-05:002007-11-19T14:26:00.000-05:00http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/b...http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/HealthProfessional/page7<BR/><BR/>According to the NCI, it seems appropriate for her to have received chemo-based adhuvant treatment.Jeffrey Parks MD FACShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-91552594566511686602007-11-19T14:15:00.000-05:002007-11-19T14:15:00.000-05:00I guess because of the size (>2cm). I agree with ...I guess because of the size (>2cm). I agree with the thought, though. Seems a shame to lose someone when the benefit of chemo may very well have been minimal.Jeffrey Parks MD FACShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-8672371121428022762007-11-19T13:09:00.000-05:002007-11-19T13:09:00.000-05:00t2n0? sounds a bit dramatic to kill her with chemo...t2n0? sounds a bit dramatic to kill her with chemo. what happened to tamoxifen and co?Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-81722522467663985672007-11-19T12:35:00.000-05:002007-11-19T12:35:00.000-05:00I've seen incidence reports of anywhere from 5-40%...I've seen incidence reports of anywhere from 5-40% depending the chemo agents used. Overall, though, the data on the subject is pretty sparse. We started her on Neupogen (granulocyte stimulating factor) today, so hopefully it can rev up her bone marrow.Jeffrey Parks MD FACShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-59796341659748134872007-11-19T10:55:00.000-05:002007-11-19T10:55:00.000-05:00Hope she beats the odds. Never saw this in my sur...Hope she beats the odds. Never saw this in my surgery training, though did see some chemo-skin stuff in my plastics residency. Is it increasing as the medical community gets more aggressive with chemo?rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.com