Dr. Timothy Goggins
Hematology and Oncology
Appleton, WI
26 years experience male
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Appleton, WI
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Hematology and Oncology
Languages spoken
English
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Sugar : Hga1c is the average percentage of blood sugar over a 120 day period of time (simplist answer).
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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See your MD: I would recommend you be seen by your physician. It is unlikely anything to worry about, however any new spot should be evaluate.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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No: Itp can occur late in pregnancy. Performing a bone marrow on a pregnant patient in experienced hands is typically not a great risk. I do not use sedat... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Yes: It is rare, but does occur mostly in women with a genetic predisposition to cancer. Brca mutations are typically associated with breast cancer at a yo... Read More
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Need to be seen: It sounds like an infected follicle. It really needs to be evaluated because there are many factors that determine what it might be.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Not recommended: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (meaning prior to surgery) is sometimes indicated depending on the malignancy type. Most "ulcerated tumors" are consistent wi... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:
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No: It is true that mammograms do give off radiation, as they are an x-ray. The likelihood of receiving excessive radiation from a mammogram is extremely ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Depends: This can best be answered by your treating physician. It often depends on age, other medical disorders, previous treatments, response to velcade (bort... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Need more info: Iron deficiency is not defined solely by a low iron, other levels are improtant. The most important is are you anemic. The MCV (mean corpuscular volum... Read More
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A female asked:
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Unknown: Most oncologists prefer to treat patients with a malignancy like ovarian cancer within 12 weeks from their diagnosis. At 12 weeks post surgery you are... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Hematocrit is the amount of redcells present in a sample of whole blood. Rbc count is the number of red cells in a specific volume of whole blood. In ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Possibly: It really depends on the type of leukemia and the treatment. People cured of leukemia may be able to reproduce though this is dependent on their treat... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Very good: Most people diagnosed with CML today are treated with imatinib or a similar drug like nilotinib or desitanib. These medications will often put people ... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Less then 6 months: The prognosis for small cell lung cancer metastatic to the brain is typically poor. Most patients live less then 2 months, though it can significantly... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Bone marrow biopsy : The diagnosis is typically with a bone marrow biopsy, cytogenetics (dna of leukemia cells), and flow cytometry (cell surface markers of leukemia cells... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Knee cap: Osteosarcoma originates in bone tissue. The only bone in the "knee" is the knee cap. Most osteosarcomas will include long bones like the femur (above ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Biopsy: I would recommend getting a biopsy of one of the enlarged lymph nodes. Antibiotics may not help here. Further studies need to be done. Ask your physic... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Many things: Tinnitus is usually associated with an inner ear problem. This can be anywhere from fluid accumulation, to scarring of the inner ear, viral infection.... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Possible: It is possible the is lymphoma. However, lymph nodes can be swollen for a multitude of reasons. Most common are typically infections, viral more often... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Leukocoria : Leukocoria - loss of the red eye reflex, and strabismus -deviation of the eye due to muscle weakness are the most common symptoms. Other symptoms can ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Possibly: The biggest predicting factors are the size of your tumor and the lymph node status. There are many helpful pieces of information online. Adjuvantonli... Read More
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A 76-year-old male asked:
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Due to cancer: Platelets high can be a reactant to his metastatic disease, and his anemia can be due to his malignancy and bone metastases. I typically do not recomm... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pre/post menopausal: Masses in premenopausal women typically have a gynecologic source (e.g., functional cysts), whereas masses in postmenopausal women are typically benig... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Depends: It depends how high the protein levels are when they were checked. High urine protein levels are often a marker of kidney disease. High blood protein ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Depends on the chemo: Herceptin should not be given in combination with adraimycin. It would increase the risk of heart toxicity. We do commonly give Herceptin in combinati... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Cartilage cancer: Chondrosarcoma is a malignancy that arises from a chondroid (cartilage) matrix. Aggressiveness of these tumors vary. 90% are low to intermediate grade... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely : There is no scientific information that says increasing anxiety is correlated with a future diagnosis like leukemia. However, many of my patients know... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Depends: Uterine cancer: stage i surgery plus or minus chemo, same with ii though may add radiation, iii- surgery and chemotherapy and radiaton, IV - chemother... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Clinical trials : Most physicians use 3 week Carboplatin and paclitaxol therapy for adenocarcinoma nsclc. This is mostly due to clinical trial data supporting the every... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: CRP are elevated in a nonspecific manner. They can track infections and other inflammatory conditions. They can also elevate as a reaction like to a c... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Thyroid cancer: The most common type of cancer associated with radiation exposure is thyroid cancer. In your case 3 cts is minimal exposure. The incidence of thyroid ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Feel or see: A symptoms is something you feel or describe, for example my pain is dull and in the belly. A sign is something the physican or you see, like a black ... Read More
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A 66-year-old male asked:
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Vary: Symptoms of multiple myeloma can vary. The most common symptoms are fatigue, bone pain, and occasional renal failure with fluid retention. Some patien... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Liver cancer: Liver cancer unfortunately is typically very aggressive. Patients are often diagnosed in advanced stages. Treatments remain limited for this disease, ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Yes: It is possible. It depends on where the tumor is located, what type of tumor it is. You seem to be describing a lymph node. I have seen lymph nodes wi... Read More
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Immune therapy: Most of the medicines we use for aplastic anemia are immune modulatory in nature. We use steroids, antithyroglobulin (atg), cyclosporine, and sometime... Read More
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A 68-year-old female asked:
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No: Complex liver cysts are typically not cancer. Cancer often has a different picture on ct or MRI of the liver. Cysts are common findings in patients, a... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Depends : It really depends on how high the hemoglobin levels are. However, high hemoglobin levels can make your blood thick and increase your risk of stroke, h... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Unknown: The etiology of rms is really unknown. There have been correlations to recreational drug use in utero, radiation exposure in utero, low socioecomic fa... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Post surgery neuropa: This is likely normal post surgery. You are described post surgery neuropathic pain. This is typically a result of "cutting" of the nerves in your ski... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Somewhat: Leukemia is related to sepsis. It is a cause of sepsis as patients have a decreased immune system making them more susceptible to infection. Infection... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Unlikely related: I would ask your physician. The two are unlikely related. Patients can have loose bowel movements post surgery though they typically recover from this... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Depends: There are many factors that determine what an abdominal lump means. It really depends on location, and other signs and symptosms. You really need to d... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Get evaluated: Blood in your stool or when you go to the bathroom can be do to many causes. You really need to be evaluated by a medical professional.
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Depends: If the lymph nodes are cancer they typically will get bigger in less then 30 days, some cancers can seem to grow almost daily. Having two swollen lymp... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Depends: There are several different types of brain cancer. Advanced brain cancer such as glioblastome multiforme may require indefinite therapy with drugs lik... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Several options: *eat small frequent meals*nonodorous foods*bland foods are typically better
*eat in pleasant surroundings at scheduled times*supplement frequently (3... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Yes: I commonly change days by one to two days with my patients. It should not be a problem with your current dose. I would recommend you do this only with... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Possible : It is possible that bone pain associated with leukemia can be masked by antiinflammatories. However, you do not have to have bone pain to have leukemi... Read More
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A 65-year-old male asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Several weeks: Healing after a prostate cancer surgery usually takes 4-8 weeks before blood decreases in the urine. I would suggest a conversation with your urologis... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Goggins is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Goggins is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I read that I may have high level of abnormal hemoglobin. And now I know what it means and how to prevent this. Thanks!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I'm 23 now and I was living with sickle cell my whole life and I been though all that and more!!!
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Thanks for reply it is only odd symptom of abnormal mammogram /core biopsy (result pending). Probably unrelated then.
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