> From: Aaron Gray <grayfam@itis.com>
> To: vianet@i-2000.com
> Subject: Thanks for you story
> Date: Saturday, August 23, 1997 6:01 PM
>
> Kent,
>
> I too am a leiomyosarcoma survivor. Mine reached stage IV before it was
> diagnosed. It started in my right thigh and spread to by liver. After a
> wide excision of my thigh removing one of my quad muscles, I went through a
> study at MD Anderson involving high-dose chemotherapy following by
> resection of 80% of my liver. I then had seven weeks of radiation because
> the liver tumor was close to my vena cava. I'm back to work now feeling
> well. I'm going in for a check-up in a couple of weeks.
>
> The chemo at MD Anderson did work somewhat. My liver tumors shrunk 20% and
> two were completely gone. They had hoped for a 50% decrease. Nasty stuff,
> both the chemo and cancer.
>
> Aaron Gray