<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">shoulditbethishard</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2009-10-19T08:49:35Z</updated><entry><title>Support at home</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/posts/support-at-home" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/posts/support-at-home</id><published>2009-10-28T13:41:05Z</published><updated>2009-10-28T13:41:05Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;after a two day hospital admission they managed to get my daughter&amp;#39;s sickness under control with a pump then she got some good nights sleep and felt better enough to ask for the pump to be removed. Not such a good day today and suddenly all the fears come back. Fantastic to have a gp visit at 30 minutes notice - never had that before, and the nurses have been great. Have to find a way to get this PLX 4032 - our only hope.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=266236&amp;AppID=30054&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="sickness" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/sickness" /><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/Hospital" /><category term="malignant" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/malignant" /><category term="Melanoma" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/Melanoma" /></entry><entry><title>Searching for solutions - PLX4032?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/posts/searching-for-solutions-plx4032" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/posts/searching-for-solutions-plx4032</id><published>2009-10-19T07:49:35Z</published><updated>2009-10-19T07:49:35Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;After a tough weekend with my daughter (advanced melanoma affecting her liver and bowel) being soooo sick we are off to meet the hospice doctor to get help with pain and sickness. I am worried it is the start of a slippery slope into not being treated and being told to tolerate it. She has another chemo booked but the sickness seems to be because of her liver being affected.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We had such high hopes of the PLX4032 announcements in the summer but although her genetic material has been away for testing for two months we still don&amp;#39;t know if she is B-RAF&amp;nbsp; positive (and therefore eligible for the drug) - but only in the USA and only if she is well enough to travel and only if they will help with cost. It doesn&amp;#39;t sound likely really. I want them to try it anyway - results show within two weeks - it&amp;#39;s quicker than waiting for someone somewhere to do these tests.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=263003&amp;AppID=30054&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="advanced melanoma" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/advanced%2bmelanoma" /><category term="sickness" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/sickness" /><category term="genetic" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/genetic" /><category term="colorectal" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/colorectal" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="hospice" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/hospice" /><category term="travel" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/travel" /><category term="Melanoma" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/shoulditbethishard/archive/tags/Melanoma" /></entry></feed>