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cherylin
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 Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:18 am Post subject: Acutane and Surgery |
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Im on the medicine acutane and i may need to get surgery.Would it b ok to get surgery while on the medicine? When i was first born, i had air pressing down on my lung causind it to collapse. they inserted a chest tube to release the air. i know have a scar on my right area of my chest. The scar has grown to y ribcage and i want surgery to remove it. what will the surgery consist of?
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brainman
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Ereshkigal
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:55 am Post subject: Re: Acutane and Surgery |
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| I think maybe the drug being referred to is Accutane; a drug used to treat severe acne? If that's not it I am sorry, but the spelling is so similiar to that drug that I had to mention it... |
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brainman
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Ereshkigal
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: Acutane and Surgery |
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Yes, I don't believe that it has much to do with cancer.
The only thing I remember (because I was on the drug for a time myself) is that it A.) has the potential to increase suicidal thinking, and B.) it can harm the fetus of a pregnant woman. I don't remember anything about it interfering with surgeries nor being a carcinogen in any way... |
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justAdad
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: Acutane and Surgery |
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Accutane is used often in treating GBM's. It is shown to shrink tumors in 30% of cases, but likely most effective when used in combination with other agents. M.D.Anderson has studied it and uses it currently. Do a search and you'll find more about it.
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Ask your doctor and/or surgeon. |
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