@on the bay wrote:
@Ms tyrion2-
I'm so glad they found something that works for you and what a wonderful attitude you have!
@Spurt-
Your post!
My mother had a bad attack of kidney stones when she was in I think it was Spain. Years ago! She said they gave her a pain medication that took away the pain but had no side effects like nausea, or feeling high, just took away the pain.
She never heard or saw of it here in the states. For years I wondered about that and what it was.
I remember researching this and finally coming across a drug for pain that is used in Europe but not here. I've since forgotten the name of it.
As for cancer treatments, I think some are very fortunate and we don't know why others aren't. It seems we hear of some new treatments but then we don't. I know they are having some success with targeting the cancer cells with immunotherapy?
I do know my father who died while I held him in my arms, agreed with a friend that they would both not do radiation again.
We believe the radiation helped to contribute to his death. Not that he would have lived a tremendously long time.He had esophagael cancer, was treated and then had prostate cancer. He was the first to be treated with targeted radioactive seeds in his state.
We think they gave way too much radiation to his espohagus. So all these treatments are scary.
I don't know what I would do if faced with cancer. I guess none of us knows until we face it.
I'd like to hope that cures aren't surpressed because big pharmacy would lose money. Maybe there is often not enough money to fund new treatments. I don't know. It is scary to think about what the greed for money can
do.
I know in some way most all of us have been struck with cancer or have a loved one who has. It is hopeful to always read of new treatments but I guess like all treatments and drugs, they will not always cure nor help everyone. It seems to be something we all face and can't get away from.
It will be wonderful if cancer is ever obliterated from our lives wouldn't it?!
@on the bay
So sorry to hear about your dad and his tough battle fighting cancer.....
Its a tough disease and you wonder if the treatments contribute to it spreading or if treatment side effects are just as deadly as the cancer.....
Yep genetics and immune therapy seemed to be the newest in treatments not only for cancer, but other diseases and ailments as well...........
I am all for research and finding a way to put cancer in remission or find a cure.....We have a good UH that is involved in research, but I dont like CCA screening the cancer cases to scew the numbers to make it look like their better than anyone else.............
As for drug companies---just look what happened with the Epi-pen and the outrage, and later the CEO ended up in jail for fraud for something else, ....thats just the tip of the iceberg!!!.....
And if its not cancer, more than likely you have to deal with heart disease or kidney problems...etc
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