Steve's OK, everyone relax

I haven't put any comments since I seen Mr. Jobs explanation of his health. He is right giving one explanation. His job is very important for many people.
I am a person that have lived with GLUCAGONOMA for 18 years. Many people and Doctors do not know that CHEMO does work in this type of tumors. Maybe I am the first one ever, anywhere that CHEMO is working.
I had symptoms for 7 years before having my first surgery, in 1999, taking a tumor off the tail of my pancreas. It recurred in 2003 but Doctors had no ideia of what was happening. It was only in December 2005 @ Sansun Clinic in Santa Barbara< C.A.that I had a diagnostic:GLUCAGONOMA. One tumor on my pancreas, one dominant one in the liver(3.00cm) many small ones also on the liver, and 3 lymph notes.
After 21 month of CHEMO the dominant one is 1.80, the small ones most desapered, one lymph note gone, and the others shrinking.
My Doctor is at MD Anderson in Houston, TX. I am going next week to see her, to decide where we are going from here?

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Let it be and relax. He is human after all and we are too. If Steve
his sick, what can we do about it, it is his destiny, as far as I
know he is not God.

So you guys should focus on your own household and health.
Tomorrow will take care on its own.

Let it be and relax. He is human after all and we are too. If Steve his sick, what can we do about it, it is his destiny, as far as I know he is not God.

So you guys should focus on your own household and health.
Tomorrow will take car on its own.
M

He is fine. However, I read a hilarious post on him at the weekly world news.

LOL

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/apple-founder-to-lose-adams-apple/#more-4600

Ok not trying to ruin anyones day here, but people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer have a less that 5% chance of living after 5 years, even with treatment. (according to wiki)

What does the Pancreas do?
Produces several important hormones for the body.

So, if he is having problems with his hormones and he had pancreatic cancer, I think it is not too far fetched to think he has more than a "nutritional problem". And yes, he is trying to spin it.

Five years from 2004, when he was diagnosed, is pretty close now.

p.s. I am not a doctor, so take my prognosis with a grain of salt.

I believe that DoctorJ is correct -- it is a glucagonoma. I say that because I have a glucagonoma and the time course and symptoms of my illness parallel Jobs'. I had surgery 4.5 years ago to remove the tail of my pancreas and the main tumor. For about 18 months after that, nothing happened. Then metastasis was detected in my liver and it is getting steadily worse. I have lost weight in a manner similar to Jobs. I get monthly Octreotide (Sandostatin) shots which chemically neutralizes the excess glucagon produced by the tumors. Thus I have no visible skin symptoms, though I do have a constant rash hidden by clothing. The Apple characterization "hormonal imbalance" is technically truthful since glucagon is a digestive hormone. But the liver metastasis is inoperable (many small tumors) and also not a good candidate for radiation or traditional chemo. Sloan-Kettering has a clinical trial underway for a non-traditional chemo (a monoclonal antibody). Another treatment that buys time is called chemoembolization of the liver, which cuts off the tumors' blood supply (but which is not a cure). Glucagonoma is extremely rare -- the estimated annual rate of occurrence is 1 in 20 million people. Like most glucagonoma patients, I had terrible skin rashes for 4 years that were misdiagnosed as atopic dermatitis by multiple (8)dermatologists. A deep vein thrombosis almost killed me in 2004 and led to the diagnosis and subsequent surgery to remove the main tumor. I had no prior risk factors for cancer (e.g., smoking). Maybe glucagonoma will be known in the future as "Steve Jobs' Disease."

It is sad that he has to go public with this stuff. He should just retire and stop all the nonsense. Apple's stock may go down, but so be it. It will go back if they continue to perform. If they cannot perform without him; well they should know that he will die one day, we all will.

First, let's hope this post shows up, and in a timely manner. Anyway, can't any of you nay-sayers just be happy for the man? His health is under control. Everything is not a conspiracy and your skepticism is shallow. If it turns out to be spin, or not the truth, I am still proud to be using the best computers and music players out there. Stop acting like he is a pariah. And remember, pariahs do get sick from time to time, as well. Give it a rest.

Menopause is a bitch...

So, what's Steve Ballmer's health like right now? Stockholders demand an answer! I saw him running around on stage acting like a crazy person, yelling "developers! developers! developers!" It's obvious he has a mental illness. I demand copies of his psychiatric evaluation!

And while we're at it, how about the CEO of HP? I want detailed physician reports!

(end sarcasm)