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[tigman]

After my diagnosis the surgeon ordered a number of follow up tests in preparation for me to meet with the oncologist. Most of these tests were aimed at trying to find a primary source of the cancer in the event that the adrenal gland wasn't the only place that it was located. This made sense seeing as melanomas in the adrenal gland are incredibly

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[aneska_]

This sounds really hard. :( Good luck with everything. You and your family will be in my thoughts. I wish I could come up with something better to say but there it is. Hugs if you would like them.

~A

[fyfer]

I'm thinking of you. That is a huge blow.

There is a drug called Tarceva that is approved for pancreatic & lung cancers but doesn't always work. Basically, it only works against one particular, uncommon cause of the cancer. Sometimes they just prescribe it without knowing if it'll help. I don't know how likely it is that yours is the type it helps, but please do mention it to the doctor (it's probably common knowledge - I just happen to know a lot because my science collaborator had lung cancer that responded to it, so we learned about the genetics and mechanism.)

[tshuma]

I'm so sorry. This is the nightmare every parent and partner has. I am thinking of you and Tori, and the girls.