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Subject: Howdy!


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Cliff
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Date Posted: 22:12:37 10/06/04 Wed
In reply to: Stacy 's message, "SO......" on 22:53:33 10/05/04 Tue
 Hi Stacy!

I'm on vacation this week. Just trying to get some errands done around the house. Obviously I can't go away for the week, since Patrick is in school. So I'm doing a lot of chores that I would normally do on weekends. Exciting, huh?

When the doc told my dad that his chemo had been as successful as they could hope, and that they couldn't find any more cancer to treat, he told him that there would be monthly x-rays for at least 3 months to make sure the cancer didn't come right back. Well, the first x-ray was last week, and it looked good. So we're all happy about that. He's slowly regaining the feeling in his feet. Apparently that Taxol lingers in the body for a long time, and it may take months for his feet to return to normal. But he's using his walker much less now. Needless to say, my mom has been in a good mood lately!
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Stacy
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Date Posted: 01:23:00 10/09/04 Sat
So how has your vacation at home been? It's always nice to just simply be away from work. Doing your chores early should leave you with lots of time this weekend for FUN!!! There's a car show this weekend in Ocean City plus it's Octoberfest down there too. I won't be attending either but I thought you might like to know.

Yep, the Taxol can have lingering side effects for up to a year or even longer. It took a long time for me to "recover". I have to wonder though, has your father noticed a difference in the amount of bug bites he gets? When I was on Taxol I didn't get bit by mosquitos or any insects at all. That was a wonderful side effect until last year. Keep in mind that I had Taxol in 1999 and it "protected" me through 2002. I used to get bit ALL THE TIME until the Taxol!! Gee I must have sweet blood. When spring hit in 2003 I started getting bit again. Needless to say, the drug I'm on now doesn't offend them. I get bit just as much now as I did before Taxol. Ask your Dad if he's noticed a difference. It would be interesting to know if that happened for anyone else.


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Cliff
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Date Posted: 00:23:02 10/11/04 Mon
My vacation activities consisted of 1) sleeping later than usual; and 2) doing chores around the house. It was NOT too exciting. But at least I got more rest than I do when I'm working.

The skeeters have always left my dad alone. Maybe it was the Vitalis in his hair, or the Viceroys on his breath (although he quit smoking 20+ years ago). So we can't tell if the Taxol provided any extra protection!
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