I don't know what to say 06/04/20 - "not at the beginning stage"

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I'm wondering if Big Al will be able to fit in a PET machine. They are SOP when checking for metastasis. Also, a common site for uterine metastatic cancer is the bladder. I suspect that when her Cx is staged she is looking at stage 3 or 4.
They sometimes take fat people to veterinary hospitals and scan them in the diagnostic machines made for horses. Do they make a horse-sized PET machine? I've heard they're very expensive to run.
 
Some general information from WebMD:

Stage 3:

Symptoms.
Along with unusual vaginal bleeding or discharge, you may have pelvic or belly pain. Other signs include bloating, pain during sex, feeling full quickly when eating, and changes in your bowel or bladder habits. You may also lose weight or feel the tumor in your belly.

Treatment. If your doctor thinks that the cancer can be taken out with surgery, a surgeon may do a total or radical hysterectomy and remove your fallopian tubes and ovaries. They may also do a pelvic washing. This is followed by chemotherapy or radiation.

If the surgeon thinks that your cancer is too widespread, you may get radiation. This may help shrink the tumor enough for surgery.

Stage 4:

The cancer is in the bladder, rectum, or organs far from the uterus, such as the lungs.

Stage IVA: The cancer has spread to the bladder or rectum, and possibly nearby lymph nodes.
Stage IVB: It's found in the upper abdomen, the fat that supports your lower abdomen (called the omentum), or organs like your lungs, liver, and bones. It may have spread to the groin lymph nodes.
Symptoms. They're the same as stage III. You may also have symptoms in the areas where the cancer has spread, such as pain in your bones or shortness of breath.


Treatment. For most people with stage IV endometrial cancer, the cancer has spread too far for a surgeon to remove it all, but you may still get surgery similar to the kind in earlier stages, as well as radiation, to keep you from bleeding too much.
 
They sometimes take fat people to veterinary hospitals and scan them in the diagnostic machines made for horses. Do they make a horse-sized PET machine? I've heard they're very expensive to run.
Jesus Cancer Christ. I know they have MRI for large animals...but...I would not suggest going to DuckDuckGo and asking IS THERE A PET MACHINE FOR LARGE ANIMALS...I avoid the zoophilia thread for a reason....

Did not find any PET scans for animals....
 
If she undergoes chemo the weight will just fall off, right? Not wishing cancer on anyone (unlike Becky's sister) but if chemo can put Amber's cancer into remission and make her lose weight, it's a win.

The cancer diet ain't no cakewalk.

I wonder how much treatment she'll actually seek. Treatment is work. The fun attention probably won't hold up to actually making it to several appointments and sticking to a treatment plan. We've seen how she sticks to plans. We've seen how car trips = restaurants. If she actually makes it to every appointment, she'll be eating her way to and from each one. But I bet even that won't motivate her to keep up with it. She'll treat her cancer the laziest way possible, because she "knows what works" for her.

The downside of chemo (and radiation to an extent) can be constant, roiling nausea. Makes eating not really all that much fun any more.

Kiwi Farms, the home of trolls and monsters.

And yet look at all the sadness being expressed for this dumb fat girl.

It's kind of heartwarming.

GFY, asshole haydur.

That should warm your black heart, at least a little.

i guess uterine cancer is basically crotch cancer right? is "crotch cancer" a blanket term for any uterine/ovarian/female reproductive system cancers?

I'd say it's a broad (get it?) enough category for it. Da-dum-dum-tish!

Why is cervical cancer so bad? Sorry if this is off topic, I'm just not too familiar with cancer.

Often, cervical cancer is not detected in an early enough stage for effective surgery/treatment. Early detection has a much higher survival rate.
 
There’s a case study that’s remarkably similar to what one would expect out of Amber...close in BMI, too. Doesn’t bode well for her.

Relevant snippet:
“ A 30-year-old gravida 0 presented for gynecologic care after reporting a several month history of irregular heavy menstrual bleeding. She had a medical history notable for anxiety, depression, and morbid obesity with a BMI of 95 kg/m2.

She was further evaluated with a dilation and curettage and pathology demonstrated a grade 1 endometrioid endometrial cancer. After additional consultation with gynecologic oncology and anesthesia services, she was not cleared for major abdominal surgery secondary to her weight. Due to her body habitus, though ultrasound imaging was performed, we were unable to assess for myometrial invasion with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and did not feel brachytherapy alone was adequate and her weight exceeded the radiation table limit.

Therefore, medical management with progestin therapy was discussed and weight loss was encouraged. She declined placement of an intrauterine device and elected to proceed with oral progestin therapy and she was started on megestrol acetate 80 mg twice daily.

Though six month follow up was advised, she underwent repeat endometrial sampling approximately nine months after initiating therapy due to scheduling issues. Pathology revealed persistence of her endometrial cancer.

At this time, her weight was unchanged and options were limited. After extensive discussion and given her lack of response to hormonal therapy, a referral for bariatric surgery was recommended as a potential bridge to definitive surgical management for her endometrial cancer. She was initially resistant to bariatric surgery and pursued lifestyle modification. However, after experiencing weight fluctuations, she agreed and was finally seen in the comprehensive weight management and bariatric clinic 17 months following her initial endometrial cancer diagnosis.
 
Watching the video with the sound off, you would think that Amber had just found out that Cheesecake Factory was discontinuing their Orange Chicken.
From the way the video started out, I honestly thought Norma had died and Amber was going to use that news to make money to pay her ER bill.
 
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