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Lung Cancer

Archives for March 2003

stage IV adencarcenoma
Hi, my name is Pam and I've been dx with the above. My case is a little unusual in that my cancer was found in my brain mets first. tumors in lung showed up 5 months later. I did rad on brain, just finished rad on lungs and am in chemo. Only 38 years old and fighting hard. Lost my husband to Leiomyosarcoma 2 years ago and…
Lung Removal
Am new to this site. I am 54 years old and was dx with adencarcinoma of left lung in December 2002- 3 cm size tumor- had 2 cycles of chemo along w/ radiation and just had my left lung removed 3 weeks ago. May need 1 more cycle of chemo as a clean sweep as ony 1 node found affected. Have appt w/ oncologist tomorrow. Am…
Sun's soup
Anyone heard new data or have any success using this soup? I was intrigued when I first heard about it but have heard nothing for a year or longer.
Alternative Treatments for Lung Cancer
Hi All, My mother in law was diagnosed with stage IV small cell lung cancer which has spread to her liver. We are looking for alternative treatments to the chemo she is currently enduring. Her prognosis is 8-11 mos. We have been reading alot about the benefits of juicing, the Gerson diet, etc. Has anyone had any success…
My Fav. Uncle fights NSLC
First, I am just so thankful for a place like this. Although we all know people in our own towns and can speak with them- this forum allows us to hear so many positive stories. I am looking for positive stories today. My Uncle is in Ohio and is treated for his stage IV cancer at a vet hospital. Currently he is home and…
fluid around lung
My dad has just been diagnosed with non-small lung cancer. He has it in one lung and the cancer is also in the fluid surrounding his other lung. His breathing even with oxygen is very bad. Does anyone know can this fluid be drained? or is there anything else that can help the breathing situation aside from treating the…
Happy weekend
Just think... every day is the weekend in Heavan... every day is the best day in Heavan. "we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is unseen is eternal." (2 Corninthians4:18) I'm so thankful that my dear dad is in heavan now. Better is one day in the Lords court than thousands elsewhere. Love…
Bye to my dad
My dear dad passed away yesterday from lung cancer. I had been planning on going to visit him next week from CA to Tennesee for his 76th birthday. My dad came to visit me here for Christmas. We had a lovely Christmas and the next day he felt ill and was hospitalized. It turned into severe pneumonia... It took almost two…
Cancer/Chemo Recovery....Need Info
My Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer in Sept. It had spread to her bones and brain. She completed her radiation last October and completed her chemo the middle of February. Can someone give me their experience on the recovery after their chemo? She is REALLY weak, mainly because she lived with a dehabilitating cough for…
Aptosyn
Hello - I am new to this site. My husband was diagnosed with SCLC on March 4 and he's undergone 3 IV chemo treatments with carboplatin & etoposide and Aptosyn taken orally during and after the chemo. Is anyone familiar with Aptosyn and its effectiveness? Also, is tenderness to the touch all over the body a common side…
Chemo side effects
My wife is being treated for Stage III A lung cancer. She received her first course of chemo consisting of Taxotere and Carboplatin on February 7th. Since then she has spent ten days in the hospital, and has not been without severe pain, continued nauseau, and has basically been bedridden since then. She is a breast cancer…
Happy weekend
This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad. Every good and perfect gift is from above. Believe and you shall receive... He works in mysterious ways, but He is always with us. Love and prayers, Terri
Need Help! ref: swollen lymth node
I just found there is a 3cm swollen lymth node between my neck and right shoulder, no any pain. is it a bad sign for lung cancer? I am so scared and my family are all worry about me. I am only 39 years old, I have no idea about it. I just took X-ray and blood test waiting for the result. Can any one tell me this swollen…
Need Help! ref: swollen lymth node
I just found there is a 3cm swollen lymth node between my neck and right shoulder, no any pain. is it a bad sign for lung cancer? I am so scared and my family are all worry about me. I am only 39 years old, I have no idea about it. I just took X-ray and blood test waiting for the result. Can any one tell me this swollen…
TO metvan, bjb, donna, debjones
Hello Brent, donna, deb and michelle, and any others....... I'm writing to all of you who were so kind to reply to my outpouring. We held the mass for my father this past weekend. My mother, brother and I are now beginning to go through the grieving process. We're all shocked and stunned right now. In the middle of the…
A nursing student needing some help from families and people with lung cancer.
I am nursing student getting ready to do my Capstone (graduation) project. I am going to teach 2 7th grade health classes about the dangers associated with smoking and tobacco. I am looking for people to tell me their story. I would like to hear from anyone and everyone who has a story or advice to share with these young…
Finally Going After Tobacco Co's
I have lost three grandparents to lung cancer. Now my Dad is sick. I just went through a horrible ordeal with he and my mother, where he was rushed to the hospital and barely survived. I've recently become an attorney and wanted by bosses to go after the tobacco companies for peddling death with the full knowledge of the…
This time it's a close friend
Hi, A close friend/childrens God Father has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. I want to help but I don't know how. I lost my 2nd dad to lung cancer in 1990. My biological dad died 3 weeks after his diagnosis with leukemia. A cousin that I played with as a child died from brain cancer. I just lost two aunts, my list…
Lung cancer and runny nose related?
My mom had a right pnemonectomy for squamous cell cancer (non-small cell) three years ago (after 6 weeks of radiation combined with chemotherapy-Taxol). 2 days shy of her 3rd "birthday" this year, a new primary appeared in her CT scan of left lung. Three weeks ago she had a wedge resection in her left lung -- fortunately…
kicking and screaming
My family had a sad Friday night. The reality of my dads (75) condition and the fact that he's too weak to tolerate any treatments really set in. I talked to his wife on the phone and she said my dad and her were crying all morning. That broke my heart, because I am in California and they are in Tennesse. I wanted to…
Happy weekend
Dear friends... I woke up this morning with this verse from James in the bible on my heart. James 1:2-5 "Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trials come your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance if fully developed,…
for Billys daughter
Your story really touched my heart. You can read mine below in "father recently diagnosed." But your story reminds me more of the experience I had with my mothers lung cancer death. She died of lung cancer when she was only 52. I had just graduated from college.. At the time I thought it was a low period in my life. I had…
Lung Cancer: My father's story
My beloved dad was admitted to the hospital in early february with pneumonia. Despite the regimen of antibiotics, it was very hard to treat. He then had a bronchoscopy and biopsies which showed lung cancer. A CT scan that followed showed mets to spine, hip, liver and spleen. He was very physically deconditioned from his…
Lung cancer is back
This is my first time here and I am not sure how to do this. I don't know how to get in the chat room. I really would like to talk to someone. I am scared and feel all alone.
Bodies - a short film
I am writing and will soon be directing a short film entitled "Bodies" which is an adaptation from a short story published in The New Yorker Magazine (Sept. 30th issue). The main character is in the "wait and see" stage after 10 rounds of chemo for Stage III Hodgkin's lymphoma. I am writing for two reasons. First, I would…
Dad newly diagnosed
My dad was just diagnosed with lung cancer a couple weeks ago. He had been in and out of the hospital for 2 months with pneumonia's and the cancer didn't show up on the lung x'ray because it was hiding behing his heart. A final cat scan showed it. He is meeting with a surgeon tomorow to see if it is operable. He is 76 and…

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