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NSCLC - Survivor
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Oct 18, 2002 - 5:31 am
I was Operated in April 2002. Lobectomy of right lung. Adjuant chemo ( Gemzar + cisplatin ) 4 cycles ( Could not tolerate further ) . Completing 6 months. Touch wood : No recurrance or new lessions or nodes. But there is tremendous amount of pain in my back when I lie down. Can anyone throw some light on 1) the Pain 2) the chances of total cure. The tumour staging was T3 N0 M0. |
Joined: Apr 2002
I was operated on in Nov 1992,Almost the same as you.A little more though. to this day the pain is still there.I thank the Lord every time I feel it for I know Im still alive and here on this earth. Let me know what else I can help you with.My Email address is kay1847@webtv.net Ill be here for you.Bobz1
Joined: Nov 2001
hi , I have sclc and inoperable, but they did take a biopsy thru my left rib cage one and a half years ago and it hurts worse now then it did then. I have asked my doctor about this and she just shrugs her shoulders and says I don't know so I just live with it and hope as you do that it means nothing. I also had cisplatin, with vp-16 and taxol. The second cycle I became very ill and had to be hospitalized and they changed cisplatin to carboplatin, and I was able to tolerate it better. I don't know if anyone can tell you if there is total cure, but I think they base it on a 5 year remission. They also say the longer you remain in remission the better your odds are, I guess that is a no brainer on that statement but I have had it said to me by my doctors all the time. I guess I wasn't to much help but I tried anyway. Good luck and God bless. Mike