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Lung Cancer

Archives for March 2006

supplements in conjunction with chemo
My dad has stage IIIB nsclc. He is constantly feeling sick from the chemo. His energy level is low to non-existent, he gets out of breath easily, and he is depressed from the combination of everything that is keeping him from feeling good. I saw on the Internet a website for supplements that help cure cancer. Some people…
can't breath
My dad was diagnosed in january with non small cell lung cancer, stage IV. He had to have his lung drained from all the fluid that built up in his lung from the cancer and he had to have talc put in to keep the lung expanded. He was having a difficult time breathing before the procedure (in january 2006), but now his…
Worried
My dad has was diagnosed in November 05 with stage IV lung cancer two spots on the lung one small spot on the liver. After 4 rounds of chemo which left him tired and so weak that now uses a walker to get around. The last scan showed the cancer is no longer visable in the lung and barely visible on the liver. So the doctor…
Mother Having Right Upper Lobe Removed next Wed
Hello, My mother has been going through numerous tests for months now...CT Scans, a PET Scan, biopsies, with no decisive test results for cancer except a "suspicious" biopsy result on a 2.5cm nodule found in her upper right lobe. All doctors have recommended to surgically remove the lobe and she is scheduled for sugery…
renal cell has gone to my lungs
I'm 58 and have just started the climb,our son was killed last Aug an his wife a year before that so we have custody of our 10 &14 year old grand children then in nov i was told i had renal cell carcinoma in my right kidney measuring 12cm i was in surgery the next day all went well Dr. said he got everything all…
Hello everybody I am new here
I have been sitting on the internet for days now reading about possible symptoms of lung cancer due to some symptoms I have had. I am 32 and this started about 2 months ago. I have been having chest pain as well as pain between my shoulders in my upper back. I went to the doctor twice and he said it could have been from a…
Erbitux and Tarceva rash help is here
I know there is a physician in Chicago that is becoming very well known at Northwestern hospital that specializes in the treatment of these rashes. He leads the research and the special clinic there called the SERIES clinic that treats these reactions.... Call or e mail him asap His contact information is below: Mario E…
message for rheinstone1
Hi Martha, we've spoken before. I was just reading your message posted on March 13th where you said that your mother gets her chemo once every three weeks. My dad gets his once a week for three weeks and then off for a week. My dad, like your mom, has a malignant pleural effusion. As you said, the prognosis is 3 to 6…
BAC
My mother has stage IIIB NSCLC-BAC. She was diagnosed in Nov. 2003. She had chemo right away since her tumor was inoperable. There was no distant met. but there were small places in the all three lobes in the right lung. She has been taking Tarceva for almost a year which has shrunk some of the places(which are very small…
attn Plymouthean
You said you had a lobectomy? How long after did it take you to get back to "normal" with the breathing? My boyfriend had a complete pneumonectomy and then the "re-sealing" of the pneumothorax on the left. I know it will take him longer to recover but I would just like an idea based on your recovery. Thanks!
Post pneumonectomy
My boyfriend was diagnosed in Aug. 05 with non single cell carcinoma stage IV of the right lung. Only one node was infected in the mediastinum. Started out with chemo/radiation and that didn't work. Then he had the pneumonectomy. Had recurrent pneumothorax of the good lung. Underwent resection of apical blebs and…
Stage IIIA Squamous NSCLC Info Needed
My mother-in-law has Stage IIIA Squamous cell cancer (she is 62 yrs old, is diabetic (no insulin yet), was a smoker, but has not smoked for the past 10 years). She has a large (egg size) tumor on the upper part of her lung and today the doctors confirmed the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes. They were going to do a…
67 yr old mom with NSCLC stageIV
my mom was diagnosed last month with lung cancer stage IV. doctor said it is incurable. part of her liver has a mass and her adrenal gland. she may only have months. she is taking Tarceva since last week. She is not feeling anything different a week after she started the pill. The doctor said if it doesn't work, she may…
Numbness after stage 3A surgery
I had an upper right lobectomy July 1, 2005. During my surgery one rib bone was removed. I have had good scans since. My question is does anyone have any idea how long it will be before the numbness on my right side goes away? Thank you.
20 year old son of a stage 4 cancer patient
Hello. My name is marcus and i am the only child of a stage 4 cancer patient. After passing out doctors discovered he had a brain tumor and removed it. The lung cancer has spread badly and they have given him less than 6 months to live and said treatment wouldnt help. I know nothing about whats in store for me over the…
Message for Ernie/Plymouthean
Ernie, I just wanted you to know that your posts are a source of inspiration and comfort to me. I check in on this board every few days, to help me maintain a positive attitude during my mother's lung cancer fight. Dana Reeve's death this week really derailed me, as I'm sure it did to everyone who is fighting and/or living…
LUNG CARCINOID TUMOR
Hi all! I am new to the site and very scared. My husband has just been found to have a carcinoid tumor on his right lung, he is 34 yrs old. Was advised by many surgeons to have it removed, the right lower and poss middle lobe. SO he is sched for surgery on 3/20. HAs anyone out there had the same or similar diag and if so…
Anyone know difference between Mesothelioma and Malignant Pleural Effusion
My dad has a plueral effusion and they suspect it is malignant. In doing some web searching on the subject I came up with mesothelioma and was wondering if this is the same thing. Anyone out there know the answer.
being tired all the time
Is this normal, I'm good for the first part of the day, but as the day progress I start to go down hill, all I want to do is take a nap, but I don't feel right about that. I feel like I am wasting what time I have left. I am taking steriods as directed, but they wear off also half way in to the day. Plus I hate taking…
Need information please
Hello there I have had lung symptoms for over three months of extreme breathlesness with any exertion and tachycardia. Just found out today that a lymphnode was spotted in my lung by cat scan. Not in the medistinal area but actually right in the lung. That is all I know for now. Does anyone have any info on what this could…
Vitamines during chemo / radiation?
My cousin is in her last few chemo / radiation treatments. She is a level 4 patient. She can still have 2 more 7 wk. sessions. She tells us that her Dr. told her NOT to take any vitamins or anything to help rebuild her wht. blood cell count, to just eat right. I'm I just stupid or is that insane !! ? Everything I've…

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