http://iskenderian.com/armen Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:41:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=25 It is with great sadness that I have to inform everyone that on January 12th at 12:21pm Armen lost his long battle with lung cancer. The cancer had spread from his lungs to his adrenal glands, and after so many rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, his body failed even though ... http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=24 Armen spent Christmas and New Year’s back and forth between home and Brigham and Women’s Hospital because of problems with low blood pressure. He has had to stay in the hospital for the past several days as doctors figure our how to regulate his blood pressure. He is also dealing with ... http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=23 Dear Family and Friends, Unfortunately for me, the year ends with a down note. My cancer, after staying in remission for over two years, has recurred in my left lung, as well as spread to my left hip, right shoulder, a couple of ribs, and adrenal glands. After going ... http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=21 I have great news about my health. In a nutshell (pun intended), the tumor has shrunk to about one cm. diameter and is completely arrested within the scar tissue, which developed as a result of radiation (the tumor looks like a nut in a shell now). While chemo shrunk the ... http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=20 Having had my last radiation treatment yesterday, I feel like a “free” man. There are no more treatments, chemo sessions, doctors’ exams, blood tests, etc. etc. until Dec. 11. Hopefully, the CT scan results that day will declare me the “winner”. I know all my family, friends, co-workers, are pulling ... http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=19 Sorry, I haven’t updated this for a while… I had my last chemo session today, have another two weeks of radiation. Then we wait until early December for rad to complete its work and get CT scanned on Dec. 11 for the final results. So far, rad has been not a problem, ... http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=18 A quick update: Same old, same old…(it’s amazing how quickly things become “old”) 3rd round of chemo and daily rad sessions continue, no major side effects… a bit of fatigue, a few of sleepless nights here and there, numb finger tips and toes, that’s about it…no sore throat yet, but I am ... http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=17 One week of radiation and chemo is behind me now. The effect of chemo has been negligible and radiation so far is a breeze. I feel a bit tired, that’s all. I am told that the effect is cumulative and I may feel more tired as the weeks go by. Well, ... http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=16 CT Scan results yesterday indicate that the tumor has shrunk by a little! This is considered “good news”, as it indicates that the tumor is responding to the chemo (at least, the tumor is not the same or larger than before). Surgery option has been ruled out. The next course of action ... http://iskenderian.com/armen/?p=15