Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:16:34 -0800 (PST)
To the gals on the Lists and the husbands of nonparticipating gals!! Very
Important. Never heard of this before! Here's where the motto of my old
sixth grade teacher comes in..."A Word to the Wise is Sufficient" !!! This
came all the way from US to Italy (Elizabeth) and back. Let's all heed the
advice!!
Jamila
From: BethAnn Hannah <bethhannah(a)yahoo.com>
Subject: Fwd: from Elizabeth - Fw: important info for all females/urgent
To: Shay Smith <DlphinKiss(a)aol.com>,
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Jude Blanchard <jude_elise(a)yahoo.com>,
Gina Cardillo <GinaBeanC(a)aol.com>, Kelli Dean <kellidean(a)yahoo.com>,
Linda Hannah <jamila(a)thuntek.net>
note: forwarded msg attached.
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Subject: from Elizabeth - Fw: important info for all females/urgent
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:09:52 -0000
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Ok gals,
This is important medical advice. The upshot is get our CA-125 blood tests.
Please read this atachment. I love you guys, let's help keep eachother
healthy.
In the spirit of personal transformation,
Elizabeth
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Subject: important info for all females/urgent
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 16:05:30 EST
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> > THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. READ IT AND FORWARD IT TO
> > > EVERYBODY!!!
> > > As all of you know, I have Primary Peritoneal Cancer. This
> cancer has
> > > only recently been identified as its OWN type of cancer; but it
> is,
> > > essentially, Ovarian Cancer. Both types of cancer are diagnosed
> in the
> > > same way (with the "tumor marker" CA-125 blood test), and they
> are treated
> > > in the same way (surgery to remove the primary tumor and then
> chemotherapy
> > > with Taxol and Carboplatin).
> > >
> > > Having gone through this ordeal, I want to save others from the
> same fate.
> > > That is why I am sending this message to you and hope you will
> print it
> > > and give it or send it via e-mail to everybody you know. One
> thing I have
> > > learned is that each of us must take TOTAL responsibility for
> our own
> > > health care. I thought I had done that because I always had an
> annual
> > > physical, had my annual mammogram
> > > and PAP smear, did monthly Self Breast Exam, went to the dentist
> at least
> > > twice/year, etc. I even insisted on a sigmoidoscopy and a bone
> density
> > > test
> > > last year.
> > > When I had a total hysterectomy in 1993, I thought that I did not
> have to
> > > worry about getting any of the female reproductive organ cancers.
> LITTLE
> > > DID I KNOW! I don't have ovaries (and they were HEALTHY when
> they were
> > > removed!), but I have what is essentially ovarian cancer.
> Strange, isn't
> > > it? These are just SOME of the things our Doctors never tell us.
> > > ONE OUT OF EVERY 55 WOMEN WILL GET OVARIAN OR PRIMARY PERITONEAL
> CANCER!
> > > THE "CLASSIC" SYMPTOMS ARE AN ABDOMEN THAT RATHER SUDDENLY
> ENLARGES AND
> > > CONSTIPATION AND/OR DIARRHEA.
> > >
> > > I had these classic symptoms and went to the Doctor. Because
> these
> > > symptoms seemed to be "abdominal," I went to a
> gastroenterologist. He ran
> > > tests that were designed to determine whether there was a
> bacterial
> > > infection; these tests were negative, and I was diagnosed with
> "Irritable
> > > Bowel Syndrome."
> > > I guess I would have accepted this diagnosis had it not been for
> my
> > > enlarged abdomen. I swear to you, it looked like I was 4-5
> months
> > > pregnant! I, therefore, insisted on more tests. They took an
> X-Ray of
> > > my abdomen; it was negative. I was, again, assured that I had
> Irritable
> > > Bowel Syndrome and was encouraged to go on my scheduled
> month-long trip to
> > > Europe. I couldn't wear any of my slacks or shorts because I
> couldn't
> > > get them buttoned, and I KNEW something was radically wrong. I
> INSISTED
> > > on more tests, and they (reluctantly) scheduled me for a CT-Scan
> (just to
> > > shut me up, I think).
> > > This is what I mean by taking charge of our own health care.
> > >
> > > The CT-Scan showed a lot of fluid in my abdomen (NOT normal!).
> > > Needless to say, I had to cancel my trip and have FIVE POUNDS of
> fluid
> > > drawn off at the hospital (not a pleasant procedure, I assure
> you, but
> > > NOTHING compared to what was ahead of me). Tests revealed cancer
> cells in
> > > the fluid.
> > > Finally, finally, finally, the Doctor ran a CA-125 blood test and
> I was
> > > properly diagnosed.
> > >
> > > I HAD THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVARIAN CANCER AND, YET, THIS
> SIMPLE
> > > CA-125 BLOOD TEST HAD NEVER BEEN RUN ON ME ... NOT AS PART OF MY
> ANNUAL
> > > PHYSICAL EXAM AND NOT WHEN I WAS SYMPTOMATIC. THIS IS AN
> INEXPENSIVE AND
> > > SIMPLE BLOOD TEST!!!
> > > PLEASE, PLEASE, P-L-E-A-S-E TELL ALL YOUR FEMALE FRIENDS AND
> RELATIVES TO
> > > INSIST ON A CA-125 BLOOD TEST EVERY YEAR AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL
> PHYSICAL
> > > EXAMS. BE FOREWARNED THAT THEIR DOCTORS MIGHT TRY TO TALK THEM
> OUT OF IT,
> > > SAYING "IT ISN'T NECESSARY." BELIEVE ME, HAD I KNOWN THEN
WHAT I
> KNOW
> > > NOW, WE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT MY CANCER MUCH EARLIER (BEFORE IT WAS
> A STAGE
> > > 3 CANCER)!!! INSIST ON THE CA-125 BLOOD TEST; DON'T TAKE
"NO"
> FOR AN
> > > ANSWER.
> > > THE NORMAL RANGE FOR A CA-125 BLOOD TEST IS BETWEEN ZERO AND 35.
> (MINE
> > > WAS 754 ... THAT'S RIGHT, 754!) IF THE NUMBER IS SLIGHTLY
> ELEVATED, YOU
> > > CAN HAVE ANOTHER ONE DONE IN THREE OR SIX MONTHS AND KEEP A
> CLOSE EYE ON
> > > IT JUST LIKE WOMEN DO WHEN THEY HAVE FIBROID TUMORS OR WHEN MEN
> HAVE A
> > > SLIGHTLY
> > > ELEVATED PSA TEST (PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENS) THAT HELPS
> DIAGNOSE
> > > PROSTATE CANCER. HAVING THE CA-125 TEST DONE ANNUALLY CAN ALERT
> YOU EARLY,
> > > AND THAT'S THE GOAL IN DIAGNOSING ANY TYPE OF CANCER-CATCH IT
> EARLY.
> > > I hope I haven't bored you with all of this. But I hope I HAVE
> scared you
> > > enough to motivate you to action. Do YOU know 55 women? If so,
> at least
> > > one of them will have this VERY AGGRESSIVE cancer-and maybe, just
> maybe,
> > > it will be YOU. I hope not.
> > > Please, go to your Doctor THIS WEEK and insist on a CA-125 test
> and have
> > > one EVERY YEAR for the rest of your life. And forward this
> message to
> > > every woman you know and tell all of your female family members
> and
> > > friends. As the Nike ads say, "JUST DO IT!"
> > > Please don't think youth will protect you, either. Though the
> median age
> > > for this cancer is 56 (and, guess what, I'm exactly 56), women as
> young as
> > > 22 have it. Age is not a factor.
> > > Thank you for your time. My best wishes for your continued good
> health. > Carolyn Benivegna
> > >
> > >
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