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Best hasn't played since suffering a severe concussion and a back injury during the Bears' 31-14 loss to Oregon State on Nov. 7. Best spent Tuesday in Pittsburgh visiting with Dr. Michael Collins of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Collins is considered one of the nation's leading experts on sports concussions.
Cal coach Jeff Tedford said Best hasn't felt any concussion symptoms for a couple weeks, and the back injury is what is keeping him from returning to action. Still, the team wants to be extra cautious about Best's health.
"His head has been doing fine," Tedford said. "It's still just making sure that the head is 100 percent completely clear, and we've given it a lot of time. It's something that we said after that happened, that we'd by no means take any risk or anything like that with him. He's back there just getting evaluated to make sure that everything is OK."
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In conjunction with the annual National Get Outdoors Day, the Wayne is holding its Play Outside Weekend, offering people the chance to try out and participate in a variety of outdoor activities for free.
The goal of the day nationally and weekend locally is the same: Combat the obesity and sedentary lifestyles that threaten today's children with shorter life expectancies than their parents, said Gary Chancey, public affairs staff officer for the forest.
"We've expanded it outside of just one day," he said. "On Friday is when it starts."
While many of the activities will be at the Leith Run Recreation Area near Newport, Friday's activities are scheduled to take place at Lamping Homestead in Monroe County. The Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Horseman's Council is having a hot dog roast at 6 p.m., followed by horse and buggy rides from 7 to 9. The Southeast Ohio Astronomical Society will lead a night sky viewing from 9 to 10:30 p.m.
The action shifts to Leith Run Saturday, with Congressman Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, helping to kick off the festivities. Activities will include fishing, archery, orienteering, water safety, mountain bike skills and disc golf. There will also be an invasive plants scavenger hunt, a raptor demonstration by an Ohio State Parks naturalist and a chance to learn more about local wildlife and even touch reptiles.
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(All events located at the Leith Run Recreation Area, 18 miles north of Marietta on Ohio 7, unless otherwise noted)
6 p.m. - Hot dog roast, Lamping Homestead.
7 to 9 - Horse and buggy rides, Lamping Homestead.
9 to 10:30 - Lamping Homestead night sky viewing.
9 a.m. - Kickoff with U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson.
9 to 9:30 - Wayne National Forest K9 Unit demonstration.
9 to 11 - Reptiles.
9 to 11 - Water safety.
9 to 11 - Canoe safety.
9 to 11 - Fishing and casting.
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Disc golf, orienteering, river mussel match and river critters, archery.
9:30 to 10 a.m. - Raptor demonstration.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Lunch, served by Grandview Volunteer Fire Department.
12:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Bike skills course.
2 to 4 - Horseback rides at Kinderhook Horse Trailhead.
5 to 7 - Chicken dinner, fundraiser, donations accepted.
6 to 8 - Straight Edge, bluegrass band.
8 to 10:30 - Campfire with S'mores and stories.
9 a.m. - Birding hike
Source: Marietta-Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Camping for the weekend is also free.
The Washington County Chapter of the Ohio Horseman's Council will be providing horseback rides for children up to 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the nearby Kinderhook Horse Trailhead.
"We do this to give kids an opportunity to meet a horse and to experience a ride that they would not otherwise be able to," said Arden Sims, president of the local chapter.
Last year, about 70 children took advantage of the opportunity.
"This year we're expecting probably 200," Sims said.
And members of the horseman's group don't just go for that activity, said Sims, who attended last year's bluegrass concert and said other members enjoyed stargazing and other events.
This year's concert is from 6 to 8 p.m. and features bluegrass band Straight Edge. A chicken dinner, donations appreciated, starts an hour earlier. The evening wraps up with S'mores and stories around a campfire.
Dawn McCarthy, assistant Athens District ranger for the forest, said the activities are open to folks who are familiar with them or trying them out for the first time.
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I was recently dating a girl from high school that is married. I'm 35 and she is 33. She sought me out on fb and we started talking back in Feb. I know it wasn't a great idea but the more we talked the more she convinced me it was over between them and she was just trying to figure out the best way to leave and take her 3 yr old son. I agreed to meet and long story short we had a 5 month relationship. I say relationship because we talk 100 times a day. Emailed, fb, yahoo messaged, saw each other 2 or 3 times a week. As time progressed I pushed and pushed because for one it wasn't right and for two I wanted to know this was real and not a game to her. She finally told him about us and he throw her out. That same day she yahoo messaged me it's over and goodbye. She begged him to take her back and he did. They are apparently working it out whatever the hell that means. She has been cheating on the guy for the better part of there marriage. I guess I'm just lost, hurting, angry, mad at myself, feel like a fool, etc. etc. etc. I know I probably dogged a bullet. She clearly isn't a great person with morals or anything of that nature. But I bought into all of it. I cry everyday and I'm not sure if it's just cause of the loss, or I'm guilty for even being part of something so f-ing stupid. Just depressed, bottom line. I almost lost my job and this has taken a huge tool on me.
Mind you the whole time she told me she wanted a life with me and a future. she told me if she didn't a have a child she would have left day one for me. Don't even know how to let go or move on. She just walked away and went silent on me.
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I dont want to sound nasty or mean Andy, but why was you going for a married woman in the first place?
Whether she loved you or not, she is married. I know in this day and age marraige does not mean alot. But there must have been some degree of love from both parties to get married in the first place.
This is what normally happens when you go for married men/women. I am sorry about the pain you are going through right now, and even though i disagree with your actions, I know the feeling your going through all too well, and i wouldnt wish it on anyone.
I hope all ends well for you anyway.
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I'm so lost. I love her so much it hurts. It's so hard to love someone and not have them love you back the same way. I want to spend my life with her and she choose another man. I need to get away from LA and my life here. I'm going to quit my job and move away. I need to get away from all of this. I'm a mess.
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The hardest thing is my best friend is gone and that was her choice. I have to except she didn't want me. I have to try and figure out how to be okay again. I deserve someone that wants a life with me and wants to be with me. My ego is shattered. My heart is shattered. I'm a shell of what i was back in Feb. I gave all of myself to someone and they decided it wasn't good enough and that's hard pill to swallow. I love her so much. She made me laugh, smile, she made me feel like I was 16. I would get butterflies when I saw her. I saw her Sat. and he just re-confirmed what i already know. I love her. I don't really know where to go from here. Everyday I just pray and hope she will come back to me but that's no way to live. Excepting that someone doesn't want you is beyond painful. Yes, people haven't wanted me before but nobody that I wanted this badly. We were great together. Great!
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All I do is cry now. 35 year old gross ass man and all i do is cry. My employees ask me why I'm so sad all the time and i have to leave and go outside cause i start crying.
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It's awesome now. I see her Saturday. She acts like she cares. Than right back to silent. Like I'm a piece of garbage again. I don't understand at all. Than I'm right back calling and leaving messages like a mad man. All seeing her did was give me hope she wanted me back. It made me think she missed me and loved me and now I'm right back at square one. This is horrilbe. All these woman want to go out with me and all I think about is her. I'm going on a date tonight just to try and forget about how miserable and hurt I feel. UGH
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At the end of the day there is nothing I can do. She didn't choose me. I think she will be back. We love each other too much for us to be apart. There was something we had that isn't an everyday occurance. There was something I had with her that I have never had with another woman. I would have taken care of her and her son. I would have loved them and protected them. I would have loved her the way she wanted and deserved. There is nothing more I can do now. I don't know where I will be in the future. All I know is I believe in my heart that Gen and I belong together. I know she feels the same way and I guess that's why this is so sad. She is too scared to go for it. Nothing I can do.
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This will be my last post. I'm going dark. No more fb, social networking, no more anything. A month ago today the most beautiful woman in the world sat in my lap at my office and told me she wanted a life with me, a future with me, and only me. She told me there was no better guy in the world and that she didn't want to stay with her husband. We kissed, we cried, we hugged, we were in love. A month later she is gone. I'm destroyed and empty. I'm a shell of a man. I have cried everyday for a month. I love her and want her back. I want to spend my life with her. I hope one day I can come back here and write she came back to me. I hope one day she makes this right. Until that day I'm going away. She is the most amazing and wonderful woman I have ever meant. We are still in love.
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I will be fine. Clearly I let one F-ed up person into my life and got played bad. Lesson learned. Karma!
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I woke up today and for the first time in a month I feel good and relieved. I now know what kind of person I was dealing with. I saw her and her husband posting to each other on twitter and it hit me. I realize now I was just used and nothing more then a toy. I realize I got involved with a very selfish and messed up woman. Last Saturday she was telling me she loved me and this and that. She is a liar that I allowed to play both sides for 6 months. I was manipulated and I allowed it all to happen. But not anymore. I'm free from her and her games. I'm free from her lies. I got involved with a married woman and that's not right. I did cause I was lonely and I know she would not expect much. But I started to fall and I did and she led me right down that path. She was never going to leave for me. She was never going to be mine. The whole thing was when it fit into her schedule, her time, my feelings, hopes, dreams, etc. meant nothing to her. I'm looking for someone that is loyal, honest, caring, respectful, etc. and she is none of those things. Watching her husband call her honeycakes a month after I was having sex with her in every possible way is beyond strange to me. I'm glad I'm out of this position and I'm glad it's not my problem anymore. I'm free to find a woman who will love me right and I can start to forgive myself for my poor decision making and choice.
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The only thing I don't understand is how a husband allows his wife who just had a 6 month affair and also she has been cheating on him with multiple men over 7 years back into his house and bed. I can only assume she is manipulating him just like she did me and not being fully honest. Not my problem but disgusting.
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VINCENT - When the Warren wrestling team placed third in a field of 14 schools at last Saturday's Rick Link Union Local Invitational in Belmont, it relied on quality rather than quantity.
At 9:30 a.m. this Saturday, the Warriors are expected to have more than six grapplers competing at their home-opening Hickory Grove Market Invitational.
The Hickory Grove Market meet was formerly known as the Burt Builders Invitational.
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Warren's Brandon Pahl, top, is on the verge of pinning his man in the 285-pound weight division at the Rick Link Union Local Invitational last Saturday. This Saturday, Pahl and the Warriors will be hosting the Hickory Grove Market Invitational.
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Warren's Chris Massey, left, and Brandon Pahl, right, pose with their trophies after winning the 220-pound and 285-pound weight classes, respectively, at the Rick Link Union Local Invitational last Saturday.
"This will be a dual team tournament," said Warren head wrestling coach Mike Pahl, "with six teams in it."
Those schools, including host Warren, will be defending tournament champion John Glenn, Gallia Academy, River Valley, Williamstown, and Parkersburg South.
The Donna Dixon-coached Patriots are expected to feature their "B" squad as they are also expected to compete in the two-day Ironman Invitational at Walsh Jesuit in Stow.
"Our tournament should be competitive," Pahl said. "John Glenn has every weight class filled, and Williamstown is pretty good."
Warren, the defending Southeastern Ohio Athletic League champion, has already faced conference opponent Gallia Academy on the mat, dropping a 40-30 season-opening decision to the Blue Devils in a tri-meet in Gallipolis on Dec. 4. The Warriors were short-handed in that meet as well but got wins from Levi Congleton (120 pounds), Casey Parsons (145), Austin Klintworth (152), Chris Massey (220), and Brandon Pahl (285).
At Union Local, Warren featured just six grapplers but crowned four champions with Congleton, Parsons, Massey, and Pahl each earning a trophy. Kenny White was runner-up at 182, and Klintworth, despite being under the weather, posted two wins in five matches on the mat. Overall, the Warriors won 26 of 30 matches in the tourney.
"Austin lost three very close matches," Mike Pahl said.
Warren was without the services of two wrestlers, who were sidelined with injuries. Wade Lynch (195) was out with a slight concussion, while Peyton Young (170) was nursing an elbow ailment.
Pahl is also hoping Gage Kaptis, a 152-pounder, and Braden Datson (160) will also be able to contribute in the home meet this weekend.
The Warren boss said Cole Wigal has come out for the team but won't be available in the Hickory Grove Market meet.
Wigal, an all-around athlete, also competes on the Warriors' football and track&field teams.
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Marietta High will also be on the mat this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Greg's Market/John Marshall Invitational at the JM Fieldhouse in Moundsville, W.Va.
Last Saturday, the Bill Heldman-coached Tigers competed at the Rick Link Union Local Invitational, and were also a little short-handed with only nine grapplers on hand.
Zack Hearn (160), Garrett Davis (170), and Josh Montgomery (220) all placed in the top four in the tournament. Also wrestling were Joshua Clark (106), Scott Bricker (145), Jake Dickson (152), Malachi Vaughn (152), Josh Burke (160), and Anthony Winters (182).
MHS and Warren squared off for the first time this season when Montgomery suffered a fall to Warrior 220-pounder Chris Massey, who ended up winning the weight class.
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Paper Round's view: That's a whole lot of money to keep one player, but if that is indeed what the club are prepared to pay, it speaks volumes about how desperately David Moyes wants to hang on to him - and gives a clear indication that the manager has a plan in mind to accommodate both Rooney and Mata in the same side. On the flip side, it does seem rather unsavoury that a player who hankered after a move elsewhere so recently - amid concerns over the quality of the United team - will be rewarded so handsomely with said team doing even worse than when he originally wanted out. Yet, that is modern day football. Like it or lump it.
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Paper Round's view: Well, this is a turn-up for the books. And what a signing Kroos could turn out to be. Labelled 'the complete midfielder' he would offer an option in an area that is sorely in need of spicing up, especially with Michael Carrick currently out injured. And at the age of 24, Kroos would not just be a stop-gap solution, and could potentially form part of the spine of Moyes' team for years to come. An exciting link, although it's highly likely that Bayern will want to hang on to a player of his calibre - Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has already said as much - and may only be a matter of the German giants stumping up enough cash.
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Paper Round's view: This transfer would represent something of a double whammy for United - not only would one of the brightest prospects arrive at Old Trafford, but it would also mean Chelsea miss out, a bit like the transfer equivalent of a six-pointer. And if an extra £1.5m or so ensures that happens, then United should go ahead all guns blazing. This is, after all, a club in crisis and desperate times call for lots of spending.
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Paper Round's view: Excited Arsenal fans reading this report this morning should also be aware that Arsene Wenger emphatically denied the speculation after the FA Cup clash with Coventry last night. The Gunners boss said: "That is an illusion. There is nothing happening, honestly no. We don't need to take players on the flanks - we have 17 players on the flanks." So there.
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Paper Round's view: Ferdinand's ego would certainly be satisfied in the States, where he would understandably be a big deal for the MLS, and you can't help get the feeling that he would also enjoy life off the pitch across the Atlantic, given his interests away from football in television, film and music. LA would be a great fit. Certainly, his future at United appears over.
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Paper Round's view: The spat between these two is as entertaining as it is unbecoming of two of the most respected managers in the world game. Wenger's original rant was curious at best and bizarre at worst, and while Mourinho's retort was always going to come, prompted as it was by journalists at his Friday presser, the row is quickly descending into schoolyard territory. Great for neutrals to watch, not so great for Arsenal and Chelsea fans.
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AO wrote:freburg36625 wrote:thats because you haven't thrown the pro boss.......boooomAO wrote:I get mine today....gonna try and test them out too. I will do a write up on the Nuke later. Hopefully it is has a good flight. If it is anything like the Boss I will be disappointed.
I haven't thrown a firebird, eagle, leopard, destroyer, roc, or teebirds either
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AO wrote:ISounds like the Nuke Plus is making its debut at the Memorial now. I've been hearing it will have a +1.9 stability rating. The Nuke has +1.6.
Makes sense to me. I've been telling Chase that I think it flies like a SUPER FAST Teebird. That being said the Teebirds ratings areSpikeHyzer wrote:I had a chance to throw a couple of different FR ESP Nuke's today. First thing I have to say is damn this thing is fast and has all sorts of glide to it. The disc has similar stability to a flat top Star Destroyer for the most part. Wide sweeping hyzers are pretty easy with this thing. Looking to get one broken in a bit more to see how it will fly then. This disc might be the fastest thing on the market right now. About the only disc that might compare, is the GDS Ninja when it comes out in a week or two. The new pro boss I took out for comparison had good speed and glide too...but all it took was one pole hit and the disc is all squirrelly now. I could see the Nuke being a good disc for players in the 350-400 power range. I think, on average I was a good 20-30 ft. further on my drives. If I were to give it an Innova rating, I would guess:
Speed: 13
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Hunted: The Demon's Forge is an action-adventure video game from Bethesda Softworks, developed in conjunction with inXile Entertainment. Utilizing the Unreal 3 graphics engine as seen in games like Unreal Tournament and Gears of War, this title features both single-player and co-operative gameplay for multi-user playability.
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The game's two different characters - "E'lara" and "Caddoc"- offer two very different control and weaponry styles for player versatility: "Cover Mode" and "Melee Mode" respectively. Cover Mode involves smaller weapons like bows and daggers, while Melee Mode incorporates massive swords and clubs for various enemy and environment types. Spell-casting is also accessible, with a number of user-specific special attacks offered in addition to standard elemental techniques. Users can explore any number of Hunted's massive open-air environments, and also have the option of designing their own landscape via "The Crucible" - an integrated map editor. The addition of online playability further likens this title to its Unreal counterparts, with a wide variety of match configuration types for maximum replay value.
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Trial record 12 of 15 for: CT-011
Blockade of PD-1 in Conjunction With the Dendritic Cell/AML Vaccine Following Chemotherapy Induced Remission
This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
Verified February 2016 by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Medivation, Inc.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jacalyn Rosenblatt, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 29, 2010
Last updated: February 26, 2016
Last verified: February 2016
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Detailed Description:
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) arises from leukemia stem cells that are difficult to eradicate and serve as a reservoir for disease relapse following chemotherapy. A promising area of investigation is the development of immunotherapeutic approaches that stimulate the immune system to recognize leukemia stem cells as foreign and eliminate them. The purpose of this research study is to determine the safety of the Dendritic Cell AML Fusion Vaccine (DC AML vaccine) alone, as well as of the combination of CT-011, after participants have achieved a remission with chemotherapy. In this clinical trial, patients are treated with a tumor vaccine alone or in combination with CT-O11, an investigational monoclonal antibody that may augment response to vaccination. Monoclonal antibodies are known to target specific cells (in this case, cells in the immune system). This immunotherapy may help to control leukemic cells that are resistant to chemotherapy and prevent disease recurrence. The DC AML vaccine is an investigational agent that tries to help the immune system to recognize and fight against cancer cells. It is hoped that the combination of DC AML vaccine and CT-011 will prevent or delay the disease from coming back.
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Biological: DC AML Vaccine
Drug: CT-011
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Blockade of PD-1 in Conjunction With the Dendritic Cell/AML Vaccine Following Chemotherapy Induced Remission
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia familial acute myeloid leukemia with mutated CEBPA
MedlinePlus related topics: Leukemia
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Myeloid Leukemia Acute Myeloid Leukemia Acute Non Lymphoblastic LeukemiaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Toxicity [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]First Stage: To assess the toxicity associated with treating AML patients with DC AML fusion cells in the post-chemotherapy setting
- Toxicity [ Time Frame: 2 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Second Stage: To assess the toxicity associated with treating AML patients with a combination of DC AML fusion cells and CT-011 following a chemotherapy induced remission
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Immune response [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]First Stage: To explore immunological response to DC AML Fusion vaccination in this patient population.
- Tumor regression [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Second stage: To determine if cellular immunity is induced by treatment with monoclonal antibody CT-011 and DC/AML fusion cells in patients who have obtained a complete remission following induction chemotherapy.
- Time to disease progression [ Time Frame: 2 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Second Stage: To define anti-tumor effects by determining time to disease progression.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Group 1
DC AML Fusion Vaccine
Biological: DC AML Vaccine
Group 1: 3 doses of the vaccine at 4 week intervals Group 2: Given two weeks following CT-011 infusion
Experimental: Group 2
CT-011 and DC AML Vaccine
Biological: DC AML Vaccine
Group 1: 3 doses of the vaccine at 4 week intervals Group 2: Given two weeks following CT-011 infusionDrug: CT-011
Infusion given at 6 week intervals for a total of 3 doses
Detailed Description:
- This study is divided into two groups: Group 1 participants will receive the DC AML Fusion Vaccine and Group 2 participants will receive the CT-011 and the DC AML vaccine. The first 10 participants will be in Group 1 and the remaining 25 will be in Group 2.
- Group 1 participants will receive the DC AML vaccine and GM-CSF 4-8 weeks after completion of chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). GM-CSF is a drug that stimulates white blood cells and is given with the DC AML Vaccine in an effort to enhance the effect of the vaccine. Participants in this group will receive 3 doses of the vaccine at 4 week intervals.
- Group 2 participants will receive infusions of CT-011 4-8 weeks after completion of chemotherapy for AML. Participants in this group will receive a total of 3 doses of CT-011 at 6 week intervals. In addition, they will receive a vaccination of the DC AML vaccine two weeks following each infusion of CT-011.
- All participants will undergo the following procedures: Isolation of tumor cells by either bone marrow biopsy or blood draw; Initial chemotherapy for AML with standard therapy; Leukopheresis (collection of white blood cells from the blood).
- All participants will also have blood tests, a physical exam, and an electrocardiogram prior to each dose of vaccine.
- Four weeks following the final vaccination, participants will undergo a skin test called "delayed-type hypersensitivity" (DTH). This is an injection of the tumor cells under the skin to measure how the immune system responds. The tumor cells are broken up and irradiated to prevent their growth.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with AML at initial diagnosis or at first relapse
- 18 years of age or older
- ECOG Performance Status 0-2
- Life expectancy of greater than 9 weeks
- Laboratory values within limits outlined in the protocol
- Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation
Prior to Cell Collections for Dendritic Cell Generation:
- Patients must have obtained complete remission with chemotherapy defined by the absence of circulating blasts, and less then 5% blasts on bone marrow examination following hematopoietic recovery
- Resolution of all chemotherapy related Grade III-IV toxicity as per CTC criteria 4.0
- Laboratory values as outlined in the protocol
- For patients with evidence of minimal residual disease prior to vaccination, assessment of minimal residual disease status by cytogenetics or FISH will be followed post vaccination
Prior to Post-Chemotherapy Immunotherapy:
- Resolution of all chemotherapy related grade III-IV toxicity
- Laboratory values as outlined in the protocol
- At least 2 doses of fusion vaccine produced
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active or history of autoimmune disorders/conditions including Type 1 diabetes. Type II diabetes, vitiligo or stable hyperthyroidism will not be considered exclusion criteria
- HIV positive
- Significant cardiac disease characterized by symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia
- Pregnant women
- Individuals with a history of a different malignancy are ineligible except for circumstances outlined in the protocol document
Prior to Cell Collection for Dendritic Cell Generation:
- Serious intercurrent illness such as infection requiring IV antibiotics, or significant cardiac disease characterized by significant arrhythmia, ischemic coronary disease or congestive heart failure
- Patients who choose to proceed with allogeneic or autologous transplant at the time of remission will not be vaccinated and will come off study
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01096602
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01096602
|Contact: Jacalyn Rosenblatt, MD
|Contact: Emma Logan
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Medivation, Inc.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
|Principal Investigator:
|Jacalyn Rosenblatt, MD
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
More Information
Keywords provided by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 29, 2016
|Responsible Party:
|Jacalyn Rosenblatt, MD, Principal Investigator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01096602 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 29, 2010
|Last Updated:
|February 26, 2016
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
Dendritic Cell/AML vaccine
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia, Myeloid
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Mike's Inspirational Kontest Explained
Posted 5 years ago by sethadam1 - 108 comments Link: http://phi.sh/b/4d6c53e4
We're very excited to announce the next in a long line of Phish.net giveaways! We're giving away 2 tickets to any show on the upcoming Mike Gordon tour!! The rules are simple: just write an acrostic poem using any song title from Mike's newest album "Moss." Choose a song and write a poem using the first letter from each word in the song title. It can be humorous, dramatic, adventurous, melancholy... even a short morality play. Whatever your chosen genre, your peers will get to vote on your comments. We'll close the thread on the evening of March 4, then we'll take the 3 highest rated poems at that time and a small circle of
old, beaded, crusty phish.net admins will convene in a dark room and subjectively select a winner. The grand prize winner will get two tickets to any show on the upcoming tour, the two runners up will each get a signed copy of Moss on vinyl.
We took a little liberty with the title of this blog post, as you no doubt noticed, but we hope you'll take the challenge seriously. Contests anytime need to satisfy typical appeal: never devalued, sometimes thoughtlessly invented, lovingly lauded.
Please note that in order to qualify, you must have a Phish.net account, you must post between now and March 4, 2011 at midnight, and you must have a valid email address attached to your phish.net account.
You may enter as many times as you like. Also, don't forget to check out our Phan Food contest going on in the Phish.net Forum. Good luck!
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The weigh-ins for Saturday's Fox Sports Net-televised show headlined by the Luis Ramos Jr.-Ricardo Williams junior welterweight fight will take place today at 5:00 p.m. PT at Wilshire Home Depot Center (1675 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 90017).
Ramos (23-0, 10 knockouts), a 24-year-old prospect from Santa Ana, Calif., is looking to extend his unbeaten record and win his fourth bout of 2012. Williams (20-3, 10 KOs) is a 31-year-old 2000 Olympic silver medalist from Cincinnati who has won 11 of his last 12 bouts. The savvy southpaw figures to be the most difficult opponent, in terms of style, that Ramos has faced in his five-year pro career.
Undefeated prospects Jermall Charlo, of Houston, Texas, and East L.A.'s Julian Ramirez, as well as 2012 U.S. Olympian Rau'Shee Warren are on the Ramos-Williams undercard and will be at today's weigh-in.
The Ramos-Williams headlined card takes place at the Business Expo Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday. The Fox Sports Net/Fox Deportes broadcast begins at 7:00 p.m. PT.


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Kariane Hamelin (November 28, 2011)
Monday, 11.28.2011 / 12:01 AM ET
Age: 15
Ville: Ville-Marie , Témiscamingue
How do you show your passion for the Canadiens through social media?
I wear my Canadiens jersey to school as much as I can and of course to all my hockey practices too. Whenever I travel, I always bring my Habs bathing suit so I can post pictures of myself with the CH wherever I go. Go Habs Go!


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President Stumbles Over 'States' During Oath
Published: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 2:48 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 2:48 p.m.
WASHINGTON | Chief Justice John Roberts got it right this time -- but President Barack Obama appeared to stumble over the word "states" during his ceremonial swearing in.
In front of hundreds of thousands gathered to watch, Obama stammered briefly over "states" as he repeated back the words "the office of president of the United States."
Obama had already been officially sworn in for a second term on Sunday, in accordance with the Constitution, which requires presidential terms to begin on Jan. 20.
In 2009, it was Roberts who famously flubbed Obama's official swearing in. As a result of that mistake, Roberts and Obama repeated the presidential oath in a private ceremony to ensure there were no constitutional issues.
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It's nearly here, the most exciting food festival to hit the beautiful town of Sligo in the North West of Ireland, and the list of amazing events is endless!!
Sligo is where it is at, with so much history, culture, arts and music events the year over!
Kicking off on the 7th of June with a delicious Pop-Up Brazil in the Hawkswell theatre, the beginning will kick you head first into exotic flavours and surroundings in the most tasteful way.
The Food Trail will begin on the 11th and runs to the 15th of June, and this will showcase all that is gourmet goodness about Sligo and the North West through Tapas from some of the towns best eateries.
The So Sligo Food Village will run from the Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June and will feature local food and craft producers with fun, music and entertainment for all the family!
One of the huge draws is the Nobel Dinner on Thursday the 12th, in which there was a competition held to create a Yeats inspired Menu. The winner of the competition to "create a menu fit for a Nobel winner" was the fantastically talented Chef Alan Fitzmaurice of the Glasshouse Hotel.
He will be the executive chef for the inaugural Nobel Dinner which will be held in Sligo's magnificent Radisson BLU Hotel, on the 12th, the eve of Yeats Day, which celebrates WB Yeats birthday.
Guest of honour will be Her Excellency, Ambassador of India, Radhika Lal Lokesh, who will honour the Indian Nobel prize winner, Rabindranath Tagore.
Also on Thursday the 12th, you can Lap up the beautiful seaside village that is Strandhill and join seaweed expert Dr Prannie Rhatigan (author of Irish Seaweed Kitchen) for a seaweed identification and wild harvest walk followed by tastings of Lissadell mussels with seasonal seaweeds cooked on the rocks by award winning chef Julian Regneres from the wonderful Tra Ban and enjoyed al fresco.
I could write all day about the multitude of events during this festival, including Rosses Point Sea Shanty Festival, the Beautiful Rachael Allen's cookery Demo,The Art of Fermentation with Hans and Gaby Wieland, Cheese Making Class with Silke Cropp, Aniar @ The Model and the 'must do' relaxing Yoga & Breakfast in the superb and unique Shells Cafe, but pop over to sosligo.ie and get yourself involved in what can only be described as an amazing Food Festival that is up there with the best!
Oh, and see ye for a cookery demo at the StreetFeast in the Food Village on the 15th😉


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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
Tess of the D'Urbervilles Phase I: "The Maiden," Chapter Eight Summary
- Alec drives Tess up the first hill as they leave Marlott, "chatting compliments" to Tess as they go (8.1).
- Tess is rather nervous in carriages ever since the accident with Prince, so she asks Alec to go down the hill slowly.
- Alec says he likes going down quickly, and is surprised that Tess doesn't.
- When Tess persists, Alec says that Tib (the mare) is a wicked horse, and does what she wants—he can barely control her sometimes.
- So the horse bolts down the hill (Alec probably encouraged her), and Tess clutches at Alec's arm.
- Alec cries out for her to hold his waist—clutching his arm interferes with his ability to control the horse.
- She's pretty angry when they reach the bottom, and lets go of him.
- When they reach the top of the next hill, he takes off again.
- She clutches the side of the carriage this time, to avoid touching him.
- He tells her that he'll stop if she allows him to kiss "those holmberry lips" (8.29).
- Tess is surprised and pulls away from him as best she can, and he rocks the carriage even harder.
- She miserably agrees, but dodges at the last minute.
- He's angry, and swears he'll break both their necks if she goes back on her word like that.
- Tess agrees again, but complains that she thought he was going to protect her, as her "kinsman."
- Alec (who, as we know, isn't her kinsman at all) insists on the kiss.
- Tess doesn't want to be kissed, but allows it anyway. But as soon as he's kissed her, she rubs her cheek with her handkerchief.
- Alec is annoyed that she felt the need to wipe it off, so when they reach the top of the final hill, he threatens to race down it unless she allows him to kiss her again, and not to wipe it off.
- Tess starts to agree, and then her hat blows off. She asks to climb down to get it.
- Once she's down, she refuses to climb back up, even though it's still five or six miles to Trantridge.
- Alec suspects that she let the hat blow off on purpose. She doesn't answer.
- He scolds her and calls her names, and she yells at him for using bad words, and tells him she hates him, and will go back to her mother.
- Alec cheers up in response, and offers to allow her back into the carriage without pressing her for any more kisses.
- She doesn't trust him, even though she probably could at this point.
- So she walks the rest of the way to Trantridge, and Alec walks the carriage along beside her.
- She considers going back home to her parents, but is afraid that she would seem wishy-washy.


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Yes, Jason Aldean will be on a national TV show Monday night (July 23), and yes, it's about discovering new talent.
But he ain't no Blake Shelton on no NBC's The Voice!
"I think everybody, when they read that we're a part of this show, thinks that I'm like Blake and I'm a judge on this show or something, and it's not that at all," Jason told reporters recently.
Instead, Jason and artists in other genres on E's Opening Act will comb YouTube and other places to find unknown talent to be, well, their opening acts. Jason's episode—which also has Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan on it—airs Monday night (July 23).
And Jason loves it.
"I think it's really cool to give a young artist like that, especially a young artist that's a teenager or something, the chance to come out and experience what it's like, you know, on a big stage, not just playing at the Sweet Potato Festival or whatever."
No word on who Jason picks, other than she's a female.
[1] http://www.countryweekly.com/news/sugarlands-jennifer-considers-solo-career-after-duets-win
[2] http://www.countryweekly.com/news/kellie-pickler-cover-maxims-salute-military-issue


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Post-Game Notes: Oilers 3, Kings 0
Friday, 11.4.2011 / 11:11 AM PT / Press Releases
LA Kings.com
(Re shots on net): "They blocked a lot of shots out there tonight. I thought we in the early going, especially in the first period, had a lot of opportunities to get pucks to the net. We used our defensemen very well, low to high, and a lot of pucks were directed to the net, but they did block a lot. There was no problem in the attitude. The second period is the period that obviously was a problem for us."
(Re game): "Just a couple of bad bounces out there. The game in Colorado we had some bad luck and some bad bounces. I look at the first goal here tonight and it was off of [Jonathan] Quick's head. The third goal is a pass that comes from our D and hits [Anze] Kopitar in the back of the foot and they go ahead and score on it. I look at that as bad bounces that happen over the course of the year and that's what I chalk it up to right now."
(Re game recap): "They are pretty good at blocking shots. Regardless, we should have had a lot more. They played a good defensive game but there are two sides to that--we have to play a lot better offensively."
(Re team's effort): "I don't know if we had any really, especially in the second period. They dominated pretty much every aspect of the game, which is not good enough. It's something we need to correct pretty quickly. The first thing we have to do is work. It doesn't matter what type of team you have, if you don't have hard work you're not going to do anything."
(Re game recap): "Everyone here wants to do well. I can't say that anyone is not inspired. This is what we do for a living. We want to play hockey and we want to do well, but like I said: if we don't score we aren't going to win."
(Re offensive struggles): "If we had the answers, we wouldn't be in this predicament. Why? I really wish I had a good answer for you, but I really don't. We've got a lot of great offensive players here, a lot of talent, but for some reason we are an offensively challenged team. One goal in three [home] games makes it pretty tough to win hockey games. We need to try and find a way to be a little more creative. We need to do something to try and create some offense and score some goals and give Quicker some help back there."
(Re game recap): "We managed the puck better as the game went on. We stuck to our game plan and didn't deviate outside of that. When everybody is on the same page and going hard in the same direction, making little sacrifices to win a hockey game, you get those results.
(Re goaltending and shots): "The shot clock is always good when it's in your favor, but Habby (Khabibulin) still had to make some big saves so we're not kidding ourselves there. We kept shots outside and he had good body position so he didn't have to make the second and third saves, which is always big. Goaltending is huge: your teams wins or loses starting right there."
(Re game recap): "Obviously it's nice to get the win, that's first and foremost. We played a great game. Habby (Khabibulin) obviously played great. We did the little things right that make the difference."
(Re game): "I had a short time here and it was alright. I just felt it was best for my family to move on and it's always nice to win. After the first two games when we lost after having the lead, we regrouped and have played well. It built some character and we're playing for each other as a team now."
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:34 pm
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I had this im my last pregnancy but i was much further on and it was baby wedged in my ribs. Do you lay/slouch on your back? Onky reason i ask is cos i find if i do i get this really heavy feeling and cant breath properly... i just forget sometimes theres a baby laying on my vital organs lol
If its worrying you i would just give mw a call tomorrow x
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I get this on and off since, I would guess, about 2o weeks. It is baby pushing his/her bum up and it causes the most horrible kind of breathlessness / palpitations feeling.
Not sure if that is what you mean but I don't remember it being like that with my little boy last time. This one doesn't kick so much as stretch out I think!
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As everyone told me, I have very little room for a baby in my body-space, and the feeling you described sounds just like when Samuel used to stick his heels or his bum up and under my ribs. You could sometimes see my ribs on one side sticking out where he could push them outwards -it was very gross and very very uncomfortable! If he kicked like this it literally winded me.
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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2, 2007 – No new building would be complete without the proper furnishings. In Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, home of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES), the best adornment is a symbol to showcase the accomplishments and significant contributions made to the field of education in San Diego and Imperial counties.
SOLES' faculty, staff and community leaders came together to create such a permanent recognition within the new building called, Remarkable Leaders in Education Honors, to pay tribute to individuals who have gone above and beyond to set a standard for educational excellence.
Six individuals will be inducted as the first class of Remarkable Leaders during a ceremony at 3 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Mother Rosalie Hill Hall auditorium. They have been respected for their work across a variety of areas, including work with children with developmental disabilities; creation of a world-class center for oceanographic research center; bridging the gap between minority students and colleges and businesses; giving urban students the needed skills to enter college; creating a state-of-the-art university for students to study physics, chemistry, and biology; and bringing the world of science and technology to a local community to better reach students.
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Cherrie Sevick - Sevick helped to shape the Lanterman Act for Developmental Disability, granting individuals with developmental disabilities access to services that enable them to live more independent and normal lives. She also helped to draft the California Master Plan for Special Education, which details comprehensive approaches for providing special education services to individuals with exceptional needs in special education local plan areas.
Ellen Browning Scripps – Founder of the world-renowned Scripps Institute of Oceanography, which to this day continues to be one of the premier oceanographic research centers in the world. She also founded the San Diego Zoological Society and the Scripps College for Women (part of the Claremont Colleges).
Hector L. Lopez - Vice-President of Counseling and Student Services for Imperial Valley College for more than 25 years, Dr. Lopez has made significant contributions to education and numerous areas of student affairs. He has initiated, developed, and implemented a variety of educational programs and services, including the 2+2+2 Program, designed to increase and enhance educational communication among local high schools, colleges, and businesses.
Mary Catherine Swanson – Founder of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program. The program is now an international program instituted at more than 3,500 secondary schools in 45 states and 15 countries. Swanson is the only public school teacher to have ever launched such a wide scale educational non-profit in the United States.
Roger Revelle – Revelle was instrumental in the development of the University of California San Diego. His vision was to create a center for Scripps Institute of Oceanography graduate students to train in physics, chemistry, and biology.
Thomas H. Watts - Thomas founded the Elementary Institute of Science (EIS) in order to stimulate an ongoing appreciation of science and technology and nurture the intellectual curiosity of San Diego's young people. The program was designed to provide hands-on learning experiences to students while challenging them to explore their world and allowing them an opportunity to develop the skills necessary for success. The program grew from approximately 260 students in 1999 to nearly 700 students in 2004 and has been acclaimed by a number of national leaders.
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:35 pm
Post subject: my 1st pregnancy & found a huge cyst please help need ad
hi everyone.
I am really concerned:( i am 21 years old and i am pregnant with my first baby:) i found out when i was 8 weeks gone. i had a meeting with the midwife at week 9 and she asked if she was able to feel my stomach. She had a feel around and said to me that it felt like i was 18 weeks pregnant. Quite shocked, she tried to hear for the babys heart beat, and then when she couldnt find one, she was really worried and managed to get me an emergancy scan at the hospital- as she was concerned i had lost the baby. It was an agonising four hours wait until the scan, i was like a zombie when the time came.
When i eventually was having my scan, the lady doing it looked quite shocked, at the screen but all i could see was back nothiness. she finally found the baby and showed and measured it for me, and as i thought i was 9 weeks along. However she then turned to me and told be that i had a huge single ovarian cyst that measures 107 x 172 x 171. and i am really, really worried that this will have an effect on my baby or cause miscarriage, even tho the doctor has assured me that the cyst will have no effect on the baby. i am also concerned the baby will not have room to grow as the cyst is about the size of a pine apple. please any advice will be fantastic xxx
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Hi lilly tree..first thing...dont worry. It will all be ok. Ovarian cysts are very very common. Many women have them and they just don't know. The only reason you know now is because the scan showed it up. i had exactly the same thing happen to the other day. Went for an emergency scan for suspected ectopic as I had lower abdominal stabbing pain. All was ok with baby but I had a cyst. Now granted mine is quite a bit smaller. 4.5 cm by 3.5 cm. The registrar was not bothered about it at all. They may decide at some point to remove the cyst. However it may just go on its own.
What did the hospital say about it? Did they say they would monitor it?
hope this helps
Ali x
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:03 am
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hey there,
thank you so much for your reply, you have put my mind at ease. the hospital has referred me to a gaenocologist, so im just waiting for an appointment now. But knowing my hospital it could take months. my doctor said that they may want to cut it out or drain it. however i think i will ask them to wait till i am in the second trimester, so the risk of miscarrige has decreased. i think i am just worring so much because its my first baby and the doctors think they may not be able to save my ovarie. thank you again for your reply x
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Hi lillytree... I th ink you will get an appt quite soon. There are various methods they can use to remove or drain the cyst. The procedures they have now are excellent and they would not do anything that would jepordise your baby.
Keep me updated on your progress.
Big hugs
Ali x
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:22 am
Post subject: hey lilly
i have just found out i am pregnant - last year i found our i had a cyst too but they come and go - and is absolutely normal - the other thing is that my dr told me the best thing is to actually have a baby as that is what us females are meant to be doing
i wish you both well - am not going to tell you to relax and dont worry cos thats not possible - try to find things in your day that take your mind away once in a while -
take care
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:58 pm
Post subject: re: cyst
hi lily
i have been diagnosed with an ovarian cyst though smaller than yours and i am 10 weeks but they are keeping an eye on it, but your hospital should get you an appointment pretty sharpish.
The midwife has said that I have to go to a consultant led hospital instead of a midwife led unit if the cyst hasn't gone down by 36 weeks.
but good luck with is as there is lots of things they can do nowadays.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:31 pm
Post subject: also have cysts
Hi this is the first time i have posted to this forum. I'm 12 weeks pregnant and it's just been discovered that i have 4 cysts. One is a normal pregnancy cyst on my left ovary (which they say will just burst on it's own accord so not worried about that one) and the other three are on the right ovary and are joined together.
The largest cyst is just under 10cms and the other two are just under 6cms each so combined is over 20 cms. I had extreme pain on Friday and was rushed into hospital as they thought it was etopic. Thank goodness it wasn't and we saw the baby for the first time and the heart moving. Then they found the cysts. They think that the cysts had twisted on the ovary which had cut off the blood supply and was the reason for so much pain. So far we've been told that the mass of the cysts are ok and appear to be benign.
They want to monitor the cysts and are getting me back in for a scan in 4 weeks time. They want to wait until I'm at least 16wks before they decide to operate or try and drain the cysts. I've been told not to lift anything and not to put any strain on myself to try and avoid the cysts from twisting again. I didn't really know much about cysts but it appears that they can move in a cycle and with the increase in hormones may make them grow larger, I think this is another reason why they also want to wait 4 weeks so they can see if the cysts have grown over what would have normally been another cycle.
I'm really nervous about what I can do to help and the thought that my baby is having to grow with something else inside is horrible. I've been getting a few odd pains since being released from hospital and last night was woken with bad heart palpitations. I'm due to see a consultant tomorrow so will mention it then. I'm trying to get through each stage and focus on getting to 16wks. I'm trying not to panic or stress to much as I know it's not good for the baby but it just feels so scary that you have no control over anything and putting my faith into doctors when the immediate reaction is to remove something that is close to the baby.
It explains why my stomach is so large, I thought it might have been twins at first and was concerned that I hadn't put any weight on but my stomach was getting larger. I'd been wearing maternity clothes for the last 4wks!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:53 pm
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Hi there I am 6 weeks pregnant and have had an early scan today as I have had 2 previous m/c and have been suffering from abdominal cramps. Sac, fetal pole and good strong heartbeat found. They too found cysts in my left ovary one was very small but the other was an irregular shape and had been bleeding, they feel this may have been the pain I have been experiencing. However, I noticed a post from twinklestar who said she had been suffering heart palpitations, I have too, but only when I am pregnant, could these be a symptom of these cysts. Any advice gratefully received!!
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:07 pm
Post subject: Cyst removed at 12 wks
Hi Lilytreefairy
I found out at 7wks that i had a 10x10x10cm cyst on my left ovary, as i was abroad at the time on holidays I could not fly home as the hospital were worried the cyst may burst. So i waited until i was 12 weeks and as per hospital recommendation and they removed the cyst by Laparoscopy. After a 10 day recovery i returned home and me a baby are now happy and healthy at 28 weeks.
I know its a worry but try not to get too stressed about it. Hospitals deal with situations like this all the time and will be carefull with the type of treatment they provide you due to baby.
Hope you get sorted soon!!
Good luck
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:07 pm
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cheers guys, you have put my mind at ease. i have got a hospital appointment next friday for the op. im having a ultra scan guided expiration of an ovarian cyst. sounds long winded. basically means they are going to sedate me then drain the cyst. apparently it is the most safest way, due to the fact they are not putting me under anasetic. still worried tho, coz there is a chance of miscarriage. but i am being positive and belive my baby is a fighter and a little miracle. so it is ment to be:) xxx
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:33 pm
Post subject: update
hi all,
i've just been for my 4wk appt to have a look at the cysts and see what they needed to do about them. two weeks ago i think one burst on its own accord which was quite painful for about 10 mins and then felt much better afterwards.
anyway the scan has shown that they appear to be shrinking on their own without anyone having to drain or operate. is the best outcome we could have hoped for and when they'd said 4weeks ago it might happen i was a bit dubious due to the size of the cysts and the number of them.
they are still going to keep an eye on them but it's amazing how the body can deal with things. the largest cyst has shrunk from about 9cm down to 3cm which makes me wonder where it all goes but apparently it's absorbed back into the body and doesnt cause any problems.
anyway i hope that everything goes ok for you if you have similar problems x
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Post subject: 9 weeks pregnant
i have had polo cystic ovaries for four years now, when i first found out i suffered really bad pains. i get lots of tiny ones and had a big one that just disappeared when i went for a check up on them, apparently they can dissolve i have been pregnant twice and was told they cant harm a pregnancy. but pcos can lead to diabetes or allot of weight gain if you don't eat properly, you can also reverse the pcos by a diet plan from a consultant x x x x


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I write a lot about the value of purpose for baby boomers and why it is so important–especially as we "retire"–move on–or think about it. Without a title, platform, identity associated with a position, people often feel lost and lonely. They often don't have a reason to get up in the morning. As I said in a previous blog, baby boomers need to be concerned about purpose because the statistical trend is not positive. The rate of divorce, suicide, and substance abuse are on the rise for boomers and the rate is higher than the normal rate which is too high!
But I can't stop thinking about the loss of Whitney Houston. It was common knowledge that she struggled with drug abuse, but you never want to see it end such as this.
In our society, it is so easy to idolize celebrities because of their beauty, wealth, or talent. We think they have life made in the shade because of how they might be able to buy whatever they need when they need it. Even if that includes people to hire to make their life easy.
If this is the case, then why do so many celebrities seem to have no purpose? Why is substance abuse so common among people who seem to have it all? Eckhart Tolle, author of the books The Power of Now and A New Earth calls this "numbing." Anything we do that numbs us (i.e drinking, drugs, overeating, undereating, watching too much television, video games, gambling) takes us away from our present state is not a good thing.
Houston is just another casualty and there have been too many recently: Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, Amy Winehouse, …
While there are no conclusive answers, I have many questions:
- Not enough of a purpose?
- Feel as if there is not meaning to life?
- Too much time on their hands?
- Too many people enabling their worst habits?
- Too high of expectations for the person to live up to?
- Loss of a talent so they are not what they used to be?
- Aging in a society that expects you not to age?
- Living in the spotlight and can't escape?
- A combination of some or all of these factors?
I think this reinforces the power of purpose and being grounded. We need to be who we are and grateful for where we are this very moment.
Instead of thinking that 60 is the new 40 and 50 is the new 30, what is wrong with being a happy and healthy 50 or 60?
Lots of younger people clearly are not happy or healthy.
This makes me sad. Meaning matters.
Any insights? Thanks