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      ChicagoTom
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        Sometime after my 1st maintenance dose of ipi I had a suture come out of my inner thigh right under the scar tissue from a surgery two years previous. The whole scar(about 6 inches) has become more "raised" since starting ipi and the scars from the drainage tubes have grown a little, I'm assuming it's just inflammation. Dermo guy said it was nothing out of the ordinary, I'll discuss more with the onco next week before maintenance dose #2.

        ChicagoTom
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          Sometime after my 1st maintenance dose of ipi I had a suture come out of my inner thigh right under the scar tissue from a surgery two years previous. The whole scar(about 6 inches) has become more "raised" since starting ipi and the scars from the drainage tubes have grown a little, I'm assuming it's just inflammation. Dermo guy said it was nothing out of the ordinary, I'll discuss more with the onco next week before maintenance dose #2.

          ChicagoTom
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            Sometime after my 1st maintenance dose of ipi I had a suture come out of my inner thigh right under the scar tissue from a surgery two years previous. The whole scar(about 6 inches) has become more "raised" since starting ipi and the scars from the drainage tubes have grown a little, I'm assuming it's just inflammation. Dermo guy said it was nothing out of the ordinary, I'll discuss more with the onco next week before maintenance dose #2.

            ChicagoTom
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              I'm right along with you. I'm at 7 or 8 weeks of big Z and I felt better after about a week or two. I had a 7cm intestinal tumor that was causing a bit of abdominal pain. No more pain there. The foot pain is pretty annoying though. Especially with hard shoes or barefoot on hardwood/tile floors. I feel like an old man in the morning as well. Today I got a sunburn at 10am on a cloudy day, ugh. I have scans on Thursday and I'm actually looking forward to them for the first time ever. Happy Birthday and keep kicking ass!

               

              ChicagoTom
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                I'm right along with you. I'm at 7 or 8 weeks of big Z and I felt better after about a week or two. I had a 7cm intestinal tumor that was causing a bit of abdominal pain. No more pain there. The foot pain is pretty annoying though. Especially with hard shoes or barefoot on hardwood/tile floors. I feel like an old man in the morning as well. Today I got a sunburn at 10am on a cloudy day, ugh. I have scans on Thursday and I'm actually looking forward to them for the first time ever. Happy Birthday and keep kicking ass!

                 

                ChicagoTom
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                  I'm right along with you. I'm at 7 or 8 weeks of big Z and I felt better after about a week or two. I had a 7cm intestinal tumor that was causing a bit of abdominal pain. No more pain there. The foot pain is pretty annoying though. Especially with hard shoes or barefoot on hardwood/tile floors. I feel like an old man in the morning as well. Today I got a sunburn at 10am on a cloudy day, ugh. I have scans on Thursday and I'm actually looking forward to them for the first time ever. Happy Birthday and keep kicking ass!

                   

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