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To: muawiyah
The first time I had Chemo to treat my Leukemia, the IV went through the side wall of the Vein in my forearm. It happened about a minute after they started the drip.

Since I had never had Chemo before, I thought the sensation was just part of it, them I looked down and saw some discoloration next to the IV.

I called for the Nurse and she ran in there like nobody’s business, turned off the drip and got the needle out of my arm before I knew what was going on.

I'll assume that is the same 1% to 3% problem they have with the Avastin, which has more to do with the IV Setup than the drug be utilized for the treatment.

Unfortunately, taking a promising drug off the market only leads desperate people to seek out alternative treatments like going to Mexico for a magic Cancer Cure. It didn't work out for Steve McQueen did it?

Government only causes havoc while stifling innovation.

48 posted on 06/29/2011 1:34:53 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (If Sarah Palin was President, you would have a job by now.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Questionable is how all manner of studies are thrown in the hopper and a blanket conclusion drawn — rather than looking for reasons why some seemed to show good success and others had no results or negative results. It’s darn hard to control all the factors with a disease as slippery as cancer and with nursing expertise in administering a drug as intended varying widely.


49 posted on 06/29/2011 2:03:30 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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