Category: My lymphoma and related medical stuff

We’re spending more money then ever on our backs, but problems are increasing. Back Pain Spending Surge Shows No Benefit – Well – Tara Parker-Pope – Health – New York Times Blog Americans are spending more money than ever to treat spine problems, but their backs aren’t getting any better. Those are the findings of…

A good article on a major research study on the effectiveness of various treatments. Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in the U.S. – but what’s the best treatment? No Answers for Men With Prostate Cancer – Well – Tara Parker-Pope – Health – New York Times Blog Last year, 218,000 men were diagnosed…

Here’s a good article from yesterday’s health section of the NY Times. One of the things I already knew, which the article affirms: you can maintain muscular strength longer (to an older age) then you can keep your maximum cardiovascular capacity at it’s top level. Staying a Step Ahead of Aging – New York Times…

As I posted this morning, this is the second anniversary of the end of my 20 day stay at Sloan Kettering  Tom Faranda’s Folly: Two years ago today, I was discharged after my 20 day Sloan Kettering stay. Coincidentally, I had my annual (or maybe more like 18 month!) physical with my internist, Dr. Al…

Quite hard to believe. Coincidentally, I have a physical today with my internist Al Sheehy, in Tarrytown. Here’s what I posted two years ago – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Day 20 – noontime – YIPPEE – we are outta here! and here’ the next day’s posting – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Sunday – first full day out…

The Washington Post had a very good article yesterday on the elderly, and one of their biggest dangers: falling. The posting I did a few days ago kind of ties into this topic – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Good articles on preserving a fundamental sense: balance Here’s the Washington Post feature: Guarding Health, And Independence –…

The NY Times health section ran a two part series this month on something we tend to take for granted – until we start losing it – our sense of balance. I was very interested, since I feel my own sense of balance is not what it was, even only a few years ago. Here’s…

Wow. Still don’t undersand why they call it an autologous stem cell transplant, when I’m only getting back my own stem cells, but they do. Here’s the posting I put up that night,Tom Faranda’s Folly: Transplant went well And here’s a picture. With hindsight, I don’t exactly look my best. The guy on the left…

Good article in the NY Times as their reporter Denise Grady talks aobut her sister’s experience with cancer, as well as other patients and their interactions with doctors. Cancer – Patients – Medicine and Health – For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way – New York Times Research supports the idea that a few…

This was for the high dose portion of my treatment, after the prior four months af gradually increasing chemotherapy. And after the seven days of high dose chemotherpay, I had my autologous stem cell transplant to rebuild my immune system. Hence the total hospitalization of twenty days – they couldn’t let me out until my…