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> The dr said i have a 6 cm (size of a quarter) mass in my thymus
> gland which is shown on the attachment.  I looked online for the
> best descripton.  I found this on www.webmd.com
> [http://www.webmd.com/] -- its a good tool.  The dr said he
> would recommend to have surgery within 2-5 weeks.  He will
> consult with 2 other doctors (surgeons) if it can hold off until
> we come back from our vacation on July 22 or do it earlier. 
> they will treat it as a heart surgery because they will have to
> do surgery on the chest bone to get to the thymus tumor- it is
> behind the chestbone. It will be done at Central Baptist Hospital in
> Lexington.

> Thymoma

> What are thymoma and thymic carcinoma?

> Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are diseases in which cancer
> (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the thymus. The
> thymus is a small organ that lies under the breastbone. It makes
> white blood cells called lymphocytes that travel through the body
> and fight infection. Thymoma is usually a slow-growing tumor that
> does not spread beyond the thymus. Thymic carcinoma, however, is
> difficult to treat and generally spreads to other parts of the
> body. People with thymoma often have other diseases of the immune
> system, most commonly myasthenia gravis, a disease in which the
> muscles become weak.

> A doctor should be seen if a person has the following symptoms:

> A cough that won’t go away.
> Pain in the chest.
> Weakness in the muscles.

> If there are symptoms, the doctor may take an x-ray of the chest.
> The doctor may also do a CT scan, a special x-ray that uses a
> computer to make a picture of part of the body.

> The chance of recovery (prognosis) and choice of treatment depend
> on the stage of the cancer (whether it is just in the thymus or
> has spread to other places), the types of cells found in the
> cancer, and the patient’s general state of health.

> Stages of thymoma

> Once thymoma is found, more tests will be done to find out if
> cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body. This is
> called staging. A doctor needs to know the stage of the disease
> to plan treatment. The following staging system may be used for
> thymoma:

> Stage I: Cancer is found only within the thymus gland and the sac
> that surrounds it.
> Stage II: Cancer has spread into fat surrounding the thymus or
> into the lining of the lung cavity.
> Stage III: Cancer has spread into organs near the thymus, such as
> the lung, the sac around the heart, and the blood vessels.
> Stage IVa: Cancer has spread deeper into the sac around the heart
> or lungs.
> Stage IVb: Cancer has spread through the vessels carrying blood
> or lymph.

> Stage I thymoma is also called noninvasive thymoma. Stages II
> through IVb thymoma are also called invasive thymoma.

> Treatment Option Overview

> How thymoma and thymic carcinoma are treated

> There are treatments for all patients with thymoma and thymic
> carcinoma. Three kinds of treatment are used:

> Surgery (taking out the cancer in an operation).
> Radiation therapy (using high-dose x-rays or other high-energy
> rays to kill cancer cells).
> Hormone therapy (using hormones to stop cancer cells from growing).

> Chemotherapy (using drugs to kill cancer cells) is being studied
> in clinical trials.

> Surgery to remove the tumor is the most common treatment. A
> doctor also may take out additional tissue around the cancer.

> Radiation therapy uses x-rays or other high-energy rays to kill
> cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation treatment for thymoma
> or thymic carcinoma usually comes from a machine outside the body
> (external-beam radiation therapy). Radiation therapy can be used
> alone, following surgery, or combined with chemotherapy.

> If the doctor removes all the cancer that can be seen at the time
> of the operation, the patient may be given radiation therapy
> after surgery to kill any cancer cells that are left. Radiation
> therapy given after an operation when no cancer cells can be seen
> is called adjuvant radiation therapy.

> Hormone therapy uses hormones to stop cancer cells from growing.
> Hormones called steroids may be given to stop the tumor from
> growing.

> Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be
> taken by pill, or it may be put into the body by a needle in the
> vein or muscle. Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment
> because the drug enters the bloodstream, travels through the
> body, and can kill cancer cells outside the thymus.

> Noninvasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

> Treatment may be one of the following:

> Surgery to remove the cancer.
> Radiation therapy in rare cases.

> Invasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

> Treatment may be one of the following:

> Surgery to remove the cancer followed by adjuvant radiation therapy.
> Radiation therapy alone, if the cancer cannot be removed by surgery.
> A clinical trial of chemotherapy.
> A clinical trial of chemotherapy followed by surgery.
> A clinical trial of chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy
> if the cancer cannot be removed by surgery.

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Welcome to the Spring 2005 edition of getting to know your friends. What you are supposed to do is copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it onto a new e-mail that you'll send. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to a whole bunch of people including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends, if you did not know them already.

1. What time did you get up this morning? my darling nephew woke me up arond 8:15 am

2. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls -- my great grandmother's name was Pearl

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? TITANIC--correction--I did watch Passions of the Christ! A move that IMPACTED me.
4.What is your favorite TV show? Desperate Housewives, Young and the Restless

5. What did you have for breakfast? A single Reese's and Coke--I'm BAD I know

6. What is your middle name? Yak spelled backwards

7. What is your favorite food? Italian and appetizers from Reno's

8. What foods do you dislike? Seafood!!!!!!!

9. What is your favorite chip flavor? Sour Cream n Onion--Ripple style

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Cannot hear! BUt my favorite sheet music is "You light up my life" and Amazing Grace

11. What kind of car do you drive? Don't drive, but my last car was a 1993 sky blue Ford Tempo.

12. Favorite sandwich? Sweet Onion Chicken Teryaki from Subway

13. What characteristic do you despise? Arrogance

14. Favorite item of clothing? Down to earth

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Hmm Hmm I start to like beaches -- My dream is to travel on the Gulf of Mexico, starting in TX and ending in FL.

17. Favorite brand of clothing? Hand Me Downs
18. Where would you retire to? to the Country!
19. Favorite time of the day? BEDTIME!!!

20. What was your most memorable birthday? The last birthday I spent with my aunt Carolyn before she died -- ALL Family was there along wtih my best friend, Yolanda.

21. Where were you born? Loooovah!!!!!!! Kentucky

22. Favorite sport to watch? TENNIS! Have been a fan since i was in my teens--

23. Who won't send this back to you? Hmmm HMMMMM

24. Person you expect to send it back first? HMMM HMMM

25. What fabric detergent do you use? At that moment, TIDE Coldwater

26. Coke or Pepsi? COKE all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO GO COKe

27. Are you a morning person or a night owl? sometimes morning, sometimes night

28. What is your shoe size? 12

29. Do you have any pets? I love my Lil Eddy

30. Any new and exciting news you want to share with family and friends? Hmm...my parents just celebrated their 35th anniversary--a rarity in this world.

31. What did you want to be when you were little? I wanted to be a nurse or a gymnast.
32. Favorite Drink? Sweet tea

33. Favorite dessert? Ice cream

34. Favorite Color? Purple

Got a call from the lung doctor today--they said the visit i had to the ER a week ago sparked something to them so they doublechecked . Sure enuf they found something possibly wrong with me--paraspinal denesity. Tho i am still checking out what it means--they said it was cuased from a hernia IN my lung. So they will send to me to a pulmonary specialist in lexington on the 23rd to check and discuss the surgery opitions. I hope nothing serious will happen, since I never had a major surgery before...EKEKEK

When I read this article, I knew I MUST post this story--beware of your animal and the electrical appliances. I know of one cat who shocked himself by eating a wire.

Cats use fax as toilet, spark house fire



TOKYO (Reuters) - Two kittens picked the wrong place to relieve themselves when they urinated on a fax machine, sparking a fire that extensively damaged their Japanese owner's house.

Investigators in the western city of Kobe have concluded that the fire in January was caused by a spark generated when the urine soaked the machine's electrical printing mechanism.

The fire damaged the kitchen and living room before it was put out by the house's owner, who was treated for mild smoke inhalation, said Masahito Oyabu, a fireman at the Nagata fire station in central Kobe.

The kittens quickly ran to safety, he added.


"If you have a cat, or a dog for that matter, be careful where they urinate," Oyabu said. "Especially keep them away from electrical appliances and wires."



06/10/05 10:04

On way to NC, I realized that the majority of my close pals are gays.
There's something abt gays that makes a good friend for life. They are
straightfoward, accepting, and FUN. I even remember the bestest dates
I've ever had was with gays. Toby, Henry, Spearmint Pattie, to name a
few....
Ahhh.....
Will blog more abt them latyer...

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VACATION! Goin' to North Carolina--

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