[request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! in 56k Lookout (Broadband Heavy) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18281936 en Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:04:48 EDT Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:04:48 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19015158 kasparov33 : thanks for all the replies. it is week 17 and my son has done ok so far. some of the cancer behind his heart has shrank a lot and the other has shrank just a little. thats all we are looking for is for it to shrink and if its only a little then at least its not growing. i have quit my job as an hvac engineer to stay home with my son and am going to enclose the middle bay of my garage and go back into electronics. i did that years ago and now that i an staying home with my son that should do good. my wife works at charter and we cant afford to lose her group insurance because it has paid for almost everything and now its at 100% benefit level. if we didnt have that we would be in a bigger world of poo. i am going to repair game consoles because nobody in my town does that and there are a lot of people who have broken xboxs and playstations. i enjoy gaming and love electronics so hopefully it will work out for the best. my son said he would like to learn more about the electronics in game consoles and how they work so helping him with that will be wonderful. i will post again when time permits. hope you all have a great day. oh yeah if any of you play on xbox live my sons gamertag is silversurfer 747. we both use that to play, so if any of you play halo2, gears of war or other shooters give us a shout and maybe we can frag it out. later dudes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19015158 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:51:51 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18694454 onehuman : Another email sent for another stay... may God be with all of you, and provide you strength to get through.
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God bless you :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18680321 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:36:32 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18679799 kasparov33 : back again at the hospital. my son has started to vomit a lot again and also caught an infection. doctors said we should be here all week. i hope he feels better soon. its really a drag to see him cry because he cant get up in time to get to the bathroom and has accidents. i tell him not to worry but he still feels bad because of it. but no matter how many time i have to get up in the middle of the night to help him i wont stop. ever. yes its a task to get no sleep and still be civil but i always remember my son has it bad and the rest of us are lucky. and when all of this is over i can say that i did my part and i know that my son loves me and realizes that i care for him. i think the worst part is to not see my son being able to go outside and play with other kids or just have fun. but i tell him to keep up the fight and we will win and then he can play all he wants. anywho hope all of you have a great day. i will post more when i learn more. thanks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18679799 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:05:07 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18629971 Jtmo : Sent to your private email. Wishing Michael the best.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18629971 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:37:32 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18627043 Dude111 :
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i shaved all mine off to let him know that i am with him always.
Ah......God bless you :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18627043 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:27:40 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18625630 Sly :
said by kasparov33 See Profile :

he has no hair and neither do i. i shaved all mine off to let him know that i am with him always.
That is one of the best things I have read on these forums... :)
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God bless]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18622507 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:25:15 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18616308 jtcashel53 : So how many emails have you received so far? Are you anywhere near the 100,000 mark yet? Let your son know he is in my thoughts. I went through my dad having lung cancer when I was a child (he was only 36). Hopefully your son will have a better outcome than my dad. Cancer is very painful physically and mentally (for both the family and the person with it). I really do hope your son soars above all of this and proves that we all can be stronger than a life threatening disease. Best wishes for you and your family! Your son will be in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us posted on how he is doing!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18616308 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:02:51 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18601253 kasparov33 : thanks so much to you all. he got your email because the hospital saved it and gave it to him when he went back for his chemo. the emails from all over made him feel better too. he realized that there are a lot of other people that care about him too. there were even a few people that had cancer that sent some emails and they let him know that you can beat the evil monster. it just takes a lot of time and a whole lot of effort and prayer. your emails have also helped me and my wife. in the last 2 months our life and schedules have been turned upside down. neither one of us can sleep but we do the best we can. thinking of our son keeps us going though. hope you all have a super day. im going to play some gears of war and halo2 while my son sleeps. not to good at either but hey its fun none the less. a lot of times the people i play with are in their teens or twenties it seems like and im 37. theycall me geezer cause they say im old. but i just say tell them that they need someone with experience to help them along. gets them going every time. so if there is anybody here at bbr that has an xbox 360 and plays halo2, gears of war, dead or alive 4 and other games let me know and we can play some and my son is awesome at halo2. my gamer tag is silversurfer 747. later all]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18601253 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:16:17 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18598900 Dude111 : Im glad he is doing better!!

I hope he got my email since i sent it AFTER HE WENT HOME... (Thankfully he got to come home)

Please give him a hug for me :)

God bless you!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18598900 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:03:03 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18596103 TwKs : Thank you for the update! I am glad to hear he is getting better. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18596103 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:46:51 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18595313 kasparov33 : thanks to all. my son has returned home but still has to go back once each friday for chemo. the doctors said that the cancer has shrank somewhat and they are pleased so far. he doesnt eat much but he is starting to eat more as we go along. each day is a new gift. hopefully we get through this ok. sorry to have waited so long since last post but life has been hectic lately. will post a more thorough explanation of things in the coming days. when you get the chance send some emails to my box and i will print them out. just a short note saying something like glad to hear you are back home and hope you are feeling much better or the like. again thank you all who read and posted and sent email. have a great one. oh yeah my email is kasparov@charter.net. and his name is michael.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18595313 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:50:07 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18433140 Dude111 : Consider it done!!!

Sometimes when we get emails with ppl being nice and showing love,it helps us!!!!!

I will email him straight away :)

God bless you

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The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website's address.
I didnt get any such thing when i went there,everything was fine..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18433140 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:51:54 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18433024 Hook_Texas : Fantastic news!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18433024 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:32:52 EDT Best of luck http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18431209 DBofTLP : Just sent him another one before reaching the end of the posts. Glad he's not in the hospital to receive them! Take care and keep us informed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18431209 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:06:09 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18430801 kasparov33 : good news. after 5 weeks in the hospital the doctors said that my son is going to go home today or tomorrow unless something comes up. i will be keeping you all posted on what goes on. thanks to all for all the emails. i dont know how many he got but we have stacks and stacks of emails. later all.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18430801 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:46:15 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18402220 kasparov33 : my son got his other chest tube taken out friday afternoon. since then he says that he feels a lot better because he doesnt have to sleep on his back only like he has had to do for the last month. i tried to imagine having to stay in bed for a month and can only try to rest on your back . and to rely on others to roll you over and change your bed sheets. and clothes. my wife worked for 8 years as a cna2 and that has helped immensely. she or i almost always changed his sheets and so forth. although the first time i did it by myself my son had to explain in detail what mommy said to do. i listened and followed instructions and it worked out fine. anywho small steps as the doctors say. a very long road ahead indeed. i will let you all know more when i can. thanks again for the replies and emails to my son. send another round when you get the chance and have your friends do the same. have a great day all and a better one tomorrow.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18402220 Sun, 27 May 2007 00:48:59 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18373602 gatorkram : I added this to digg. I hope we don't crash the hospital servers, or kill to many trees.

All the best to your son, and everyone else who is sick or suffering out there in this big wide world.

Virtual hugs for you all.

»www.digg.com/health/request_need···r_please

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This is great news! I sent another one out tonight! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18353405 Thu, 17 May 2007 23:16:32 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18352950 misiek : Your son is in my prayers and, email has been sent.

Also, please check your PM.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18352950 Thu, 17 May 2007 21:53:22 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18350123 PorkChop88 : Glad to hear your son is doing better. I sent an email today. It didn't say anything after I sent it. It just went to a blank page to send another email. Hope that's what its supposed to do.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18350123 Thu, 17 May 2007 12:39:05 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18349760 bpx : Done as well. Our prayers are with your son and your family.
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We'll keep your family in our thoughts and prayers around here!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18328426 Sun, 13 May 2007 18:02:04 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18324729 catseyenu : I'm in.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18324729 Sat, 12 May 2007 20:40:04 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18323771 rolmsgunner : email sent.

kasparov33 my thots are with you. i am a quadriplegic after being run over by an 18 wheeler. so i know what "sudden misfortune" is.
but i can also atest to the power of ATTITUDE. i never accepted my disposition. and now, not only can i breathe unassisted, but i walk. and not just walk. i travel the country in my rv year round.
a feat my doctors just do not understand. they've tried to explain it medically, but can't. my family calls it a miracle. i call it attitude.
be honest with michael and tell him that yes it's scary, but you are going to be right there with him. let him know he is not alone.
your love is going to get him thru this. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18323771 Sat, 12 May 2007 16:21:18 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18320246 ebaykeith :
said by veloslave See Profile :

because of the sense of community..... a family of geeks if you will. It sure is nice to see a lot of those family members that have taken the time to encourage one of our own that is going through tough times.

I'm not sure about the rest of you.... but I would rather be known as the guy that falls for a soft hearted fake story now and then compared to the harda$$ that is never willing to be vulnerable in reaching out to others... just because it might be fake.

Hang in there kasparov33 and thanks for the update.... helps us know what to specifically pray for.
Can I get an AMEN. Prayer and email sent.
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E-Mail has been sent.
God Bless You!
Doc]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18319869 Fri, 11 May 2007 18:54:54 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18319538 anon : Done , check into the :Make A Wish" foundation and see if he can come here to Fla. and meet Mickey! :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18319538 Fri, 11 May 2007 18:28:37 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18317088 parputt : Done. My best to you and yours.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18317088 Fri, 11 May 2007 09:35:47 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18316822 kasparov33 : doctors said he may be put into a regular room from icu in about 2 or 3 more days. they said he has progressed very well. being very careful though. he is still stable from the treatments and hopefully only gets better. i will post more when it becomes available. thank you all who have posted and sent emails. keep em coming. thanks. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18316822 Fri, 11 May 2007 08:21:55 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18309205 kasparov33 : thank you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18309205 Wed, 09 May 2007 20:58:41 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18304966 Jayclark : Sent and done! Best wishes to your son.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18304966 Wed, 09 May 2007 01:57:37 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18304753 kasparov33 : thanks so much. no i am very pleased at the doctors and nurses on the picu floor. incredible people that really care and are very careful on how to proceed with each step in fighting this. he was taken off the ventilator today. the doctors said today that they are very surprised and amazed at how much progress he has made in 1 week. the doctors and nurses said that he is progressing much better than they had anticipated at all. thats great but i am not jumping to conclusions but only taking things each day and making sure i get done the things i need to at home and also away. my wife is spending the rest of the week at the hospital with him then i am going to spend 1 week with him at the hospital. i am almost certain that a friend of mine is getting him an xbox 360 elite with some games for when he returns to a regular room. well thats it for now but maybe even better next time. que tengo la buen dia.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18304753 Wed, 09 May 2007 00:49:40 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18301610 knc512 : Don't let your patience get the best of you. My son was in The NICU for two weeks when he was born and they could not figure out what was wrong. So of course my patience wore thin after the first week and I blew up at the doctors. In your situation your son needs your strenght. I agree with taking baby steps but don't let them take preemie steps either. When we finally found out what was wrong with our son (Down Syndrome)I could not handle the news. So I have an idea of what you are going through even though your story is a 10 on the scary scale. Keep the family together throughout this whole process you will be greatfull in the end. Because in the end you only have your Family. Keep us updated If you need a shoulder you can send me an instant message Via this site.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18301610 Tue, 08 May 2007 15:21:30 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18298122 kasparov33 : today my son was taken off the dopamene medicine. this medicine is used to help keep up the blood pressure. the doctors said that he was stable enough. also they lessened his versad medicine. this medicine is what they use to keep him in a drug induced coma so he doesnt try to pull out his chest tubes and ventilator tube etc. this caused him to be a tad more alert and he opened his eyes a little more. he also nodded his head once when his mom asked him if he was ok. the doctors said they are happy with the progress so far and arent going to do another chest scan until friday. when the docs are happy we are happy. small steps as the docs say and i hope we continue to take more of them. thanks from all for the posts and emails. people we never even met or talked to are nice enough to send email. thank you all, keep the emails coming and i will post more as i get the time. have a great one and a better one tomorrow. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18298122 Mon, 07 May 2007 21:55:28 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18297402 StyxKee : Done! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18297402 Mon, 07 May 2007 19:52:51 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18296233 muzscman :
said by Silvanos See Profile :

I was thinking the same thing when I sent mine last night, added the city and state in the name box.
Sent one off today. I'll keep him in my family's prayers. I have 3 little ones and even though they are young, it's always been a fear of mine that one of them will come down with a disease like this.
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Rich]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18295436 Mon, 07 May 2007 13:19:19 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18295378 knc512 : Done! Hope your family pulls through. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18295378 Mon, 07 May 2007 13:09:36 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18293638 sapo : Also... since its a webform the message will be delivered anyway and you dont even have to put in a correct email address.
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I was here at DSLreports long before I joined... and when I joined I did because of the sense of community..... a family of geeks if you will. It sure is nice to see a lot of those family members that have taken the time to encourage one of our own that is going through tough times.

I'm not sure about the rest of you.... but I would rather be known as the guy that falls for a soft hearted fake story now and then compared to the harda$$ that is never willing to be vulnerable in reaching out to others... just because it might be fake.

Hang in there kasparov33 and thanks for the update.... helps us know what to specifically pray for.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18290760 Sun, 06 May 2007 14:36:35 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18288364 La Luna : Done. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18288364 Sat, 05 May 2007 22:39:59 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18287081 nassaumike : Done...to hell with the trees....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18287081 Sat, 05 May 2007 17:45:10 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18287040 Grethor :
said by Loker See Profile :

said by ManMachine See Profile :

I don't believe any of this.
If you try and get him 100,000 e-mails how many trees are going to be killed LOL

How dare you all put a little boys recovery before a tree! :uhh:

e-mail sent. Trees be damned. :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18287040 Sat, 05 May 2007 17:37:11 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18285644 DirtyDeeds : SARCOMAS
Sarcomas are rare types of cancer that develop in the supporting structures of the body, such as bone, muscle or cartilage. There are two main types of sarcoma: soft tissue sarcomas and bone sarcomas.
Soft-tissue sarcomas can develop in muscle, fat, blood vessels or in any of the other tissues that support, surround and protect the organs of the body. Bone sarcomas can develop in any of the bones of the skeleton but may also develop in the soft tissue near bones.

Soft tissue sarcomas
Soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumours. Their annual incidence is around 2-3/100,000, and they account for less than 1% of all malignant tumours. In paediatric age, however, about 8% of all tumours are soft tissue sarcomas.
Half of the paediatric soft tissue sarcomas are rhabdomyosarcomas, half constitute the heterogeneous group of the so called "non-rhabdomyosarcoma" soft tissue sarcomas.

RHABDOMYOSARCOMA
Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common of the soft tissue sarcomas with approximately 5-6 children per million diagnosed each year. Most of them are younger than 10 years old. It is more common in boys than girls.
These tumours develop from muscle or fibrous tissue and can grow in any part of the body. The most common areas of the body to be affected are around the head and neck, the bladder or the testes. Sometimes tumours are also to be found in a muscle or a limb, in the chest or in the abdominal wall. Occasionally, if the tumour is in the head or neck region, it can spread into the brain or the fluid around the spinal cord.

Causes of rhabdomyosarcoma
The cause of rhadomyosarcoma is unknown. Research is going on all the time into possible causes of this disease. Children with certain rare genetic disorders, such as Li Fraumeni syndrome, have a higher risk of developing rhabdomyosarcoma.

Signs and symptoms
The signs and symptoms will depend on the part of the body that is affected by the rhabdomyosarcoma. The most common sign is a swelling or lump. If the tumour is in the head area it can sometimes cause blockage (obstruction) and a discharge from the nose or throat. Occasionally an eye may appear swollen and protruding. If the tumour is in the abdomen (tummy) the child may have discomfort in the abdomen and problems going to the toilet. If the tumour is in the bladder, the child may have blood in the urine and have difficulty passing urine.

How it is diagnosed?
A variety of tests and investigations may be needed to diagnose a rhabdomyosarcoma. These usually include a biopsy. This involves a small operation to remove a sample from the tumour to be looked at under a microscope. A biopsy is usually done under a general anaesthetic. Various tests may be done to check the exact size of the tumour and whether it has spread to any other part of the body. These may include:
# bone scan
# a chest x-ray to check the lungs
# an ultrasound
# CT or MRI scans
# blood and bone-marrow tests

Staging
The 'stage' of a cancer is a term used to describe its size and whether it has spread beyond the part of the body from which it originated. Knowing the particular type and the stage of the cancer helps the doctors to decide on the most appropriate treatment.

Most patients are grouped depending on whether the cancer is found in only one part of the body (localised disease) or whether the cancer has spread from one part of the body to another for example the lungs or bones (metastatic disease). The place in the body where the rhabdomyosarcoma started is also important information that is taken into account in the staging system.

Treatment
Treatment depends upon some patient and tumour characteristics such as the size of the tumour, the subtype (when examined under the microscope) its position within the body, the age of the child or young person and whether it has spread. The treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma usually includes surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, or a combination of these.
If possible, surgery will be used to remove the tumour, however if it cannot be easily removed then it is often better to shrink it down with chemotherapy before attempting further surgery.
Chemotherapy using a combination of drugs is often given before surgery to shrink the tumour. Chemotherapy is the use of anticancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. Your doctor will give you more details about the chemotherapy that will be used.

Radiotherapy may be given to the area of the tumour. If the tumour cannot be removed with surgery the treatment will usually involve a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Radiotherapy treats cancer by using high-energy rays that destroy the cancer cells, while doing as little harm as possible to normal cells.

Side effects of treatment
Treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma often causes side effects, and your child's doctor will discuss these with you in some detail before treatment starts. Any possible side effects will depend upon the particular treatment being used and, when radiotherapy is being given, the part of the body that is being treated. Side effects can include: nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting, hair loss, an increased risk of infection or bruising and bleeding, tiredness constipation and diarrhoea.

Late side effects
A small number of children may develop side effects many years after their treatment for a rhabdomyosarcoma. Longer-term side effects depend on the type of treatment used, and may include possible reduced growth, infertility, a change in the way the heart and the kidneys work, hearing problems and a small increase in the risk of developing another cancer in later life. If your child has received daunorubicin (and anthracycline chemotherapy) then your child may have a small risk of developing heart problems. He/she will have been monitored throughout treatment and following completion of this therapy.

Follow-up
Overall about two thirds of all children with rhabdomyosarcoma are cured, but the particular risks for your child will be discussed by your doctor. After treatment the doctors will regularly check the child to be sure the cancer has not come back and to look for any long term side effects of the treatment. After a while you will not need to visit the clinic so often. If you have specific concerns about your child's condition and treatment, it is best to discuss them with your child's doctor, who knows the situation in detail.

NON-RHABDOMYOSARCOMAS SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS

This definition includes different tumours with different biology and natural history, some of which are more common in adults. These tumours can arise, generally as a soft part enlarging mass, anywhere in the body (most frequently in the muscles of extremities, less usually in the trunk or head and neck region). The cause of their origin is unknown, and researchers are studying possible causes: it is known that children with certain rare genetic disorders, such as Li Fraumeni syndrome or neurofibromatosis, have a higher risk of developing soft tissue sarcomas. However, the majority of soft tissue sarcomas are sporadic.
Usually, non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas are characterized by local aggressiveness. Metastases are rare at the time of diagnosis; when they occur, they are frequently localized at the lung. The propensity to metastasize is directly correlated to the grade of malignancy. Generally, low-grade tumours usually may have local aggressiveness but low tendency to metastatic spread. High-grade tumours have a more invasive behaviour with higher propensity to metastasize. Overall, the majority of patients with soft tissue sarcomas can be cured, even if the probability of cure depends on the degree of malignancy and the stage of the disease.

Diagnosis
The most common sign that leads to the diagnosis of soft tissue sarcomas is a growing swelling or lump. Other signs and symptoms depend on the part of the body where the tumour arises.
Various exams are necessary for the full diagnosis of soft tissue sarcomas. First of all, biopsy is needed for defining the histological diagnosis: a small sample of the tumour is taken and looked under a microscope, so that the pathologist can give the exact name of the tumour.
Then some tests are necessary to define the stage of the tumour (size, local invasiveness, spread in other part of the body): CT or MRI scan of the part of origin of the tumour, chest x-ray and CT-scan, abdominal ultrasound, bone scan are generally performed.
Knowing the particular type and the stage of the tumour is very important for deciding the most appropriate treatment.

Treatment
The treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcomas is complex and may necessitate multidisciplinary approach, including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The treatment depends upon the type of the tumour and its grade of malignancy, the size of the tumour, and the possibility to remove it with a safety surgery.
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment. If possible, surgery will be used to completely remove the tumour. If the tumour cannot be completely removed without mutilation or functional sequelae, radiotherapy and chemotherapy should be used to shrink the tumour down and facilitate a subsequent operation.
Radiotherapy may be given to the area of origin of the tumour: high-energy rays can destroy tumour cells, but it is important to know that irradiation might cause late side effects (i.e. possible reduced growth of the irradiated part) that are difficult to foresee, but must be taken into account when the treatment strategy is discussed.
Chemotherapy is a combination of drugs that can destroy tumour cell with a cytotoxic mechanism. It is usually administered every three weeks: given intravenously, it can act against every tumour cell presents in the body, also against those spreading away from the site of origin of the tumour. Chemotherapy can be associated to nausea and vomiting, hair loss and increased risk of infection. With the exception of some particular histotypes, non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas are generally considered tumours with uncertain chemosensitiveness. But recent data would seem to suggest that chemotherapy may play a more significant role than is generally believed in some subsets of patients for which the risk of failure is high. Your doctors will explain you possible benefits and disvantages of the treatment choices.
»epssg.cineca.org/info.htm]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18285644 Sat, 05 May 2007 11:22:33 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18285488 kasparov33 : thanks so much for your quick replies. i was like man machine and didnt believe any of this either until the doctors said yes it is real. he has rhadomyosarcoma which usually affects young children. but at age 12 i have found out that is young enough also. the doctors said that in the last 4 days with radiation and some chemo treatments that he is more stable and has improved somewhat but it will take some time. and yes keep the emails coming. when he gets email from people he doesnt even know hopefully that will make him feel some better. i have read here at dsl for some years but never posted much until now. i have seen that most all of you seem to be nice folks by the way you post and even though i dont know you personally thank you very much for your time and consideration. well i need to sleep some and then see my son later. the doctors have him in a drug induced coma for the time being. they say he may be able to come off of that in the next few days so we will see. later all and keep em coming.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18285488 Sat, 05 May 2007 10:40:00 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18285223 DirtyDeeds : Sent ! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18285223 Sat, 05 May 2007 09:17:14 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18284968 pilotsr : Just sent my thoughts and prayers. God Bless you and your family.

-pilotsr]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18284968 Sat, 05 May 2007 07:01:41 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18284744 Loker :
said by ManMachine See Profile :

I don't believe any of this.
well some googling and that is a legitimate hospital site so I believe it now...

but when I sent the e-mail it said this...Thank you for sending an e-mail to a child at Levine Children's Hospital. Your message will be hand-delivered in the next 24 hours by a specialist from the Child Life Program.

If you try and get him 100,000 e-mails how many trees are going to be killed LOL

anyway good luck with all this and I am sure he will pull through!
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Great idea, thanks for posting this.

Please keep us up on how he is doing and remind us to send him another email now and then.

God Bless
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Mom was right... I need more FIBER >]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18283569 Fri, 04 May 2007 21:22:33 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18283108 JohnQPublic : John Q. Public has sent his best!

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18283108 Fri, 04 May 2007 19:44:14 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18283053 deadzoned : E-Mail sent. I'll be keeping your son, you, and your family in my thoughts and hoping for the best.

Please keep us updated on your son. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18283053 Fri, 04 May 2007 19:34:46 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18283044 TwKs : Seems a worthy cause! I emailed your son. Its the least anyone could do to wish a kid the best and to help him stay positive. I wish you and your family the best. :)

Also here is the direct link for the email form, which is secure: »https://www.levinechildrenshospital.org/···ilAChild]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18283044 Fri, 04 May 2007 19:33:32 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18282869 Masque : Done and may my prayers follow you all throughout this ordeal.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18282869 Fri, 04 May 2007 18:52:35 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18282312 kasparov33 : sorry for the incorrect link. it is infact levinechildrenshospital.org. thank you for the correction.
my mind has been a little off lately. i am in no way trying to send anybody to a bad website and i will edit the post for the correct site. thanks again and let get the emails coming.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18282312 Fri, 04 May 2007 16:54:07 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18282219 CatSnak : Done!

You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18282219 Fri, 04 May 2007 16:34:33 EDT Re: [request] need email sent to my son who has cancer please!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18282182 GanJa : Seems like the real site is: »https://www.levinechildrenshospital.org
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The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website's address.

We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website.
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