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Lung Cancer

Archives for June 2008

phone buddy for mother
My mother has been diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer (she has many tumors that have metastasized to her brain). Can anyone give me some information where to get a 'phone buddy' for her (someone in similar circumstances that she could talk to for peer support)? Any information would be appreciated. Ohilly
surgery question
I try to be positive everyday, but I do have a question about surgery. I had a thoracotomy and my top right lobe removed on the 13th, and still can't sleep that good at night. I sleep a bit here and there through the day in a recliner. But at night I hurt and am unconfortable. Is this normal? Also, about a week ago I…
a good day
I hope people are having a good day today. I am sitting in my home office window and I can see my younger children playing in the back yard with their friends. Water being splashed at each other, laughter, sunshine, something to appreciate!
MOM IS HOME!
They took her chest tubes out on Tuesday morning and did xrays on her chest that afternoon, everything still looked good so they sent her packing home! WE got home late that afternoon. She is so happy to be home. The ride home was really hard on her. Very painful and it really tired her out. She had a hard afternoon that…
TRAVEL AFTER RADIATION?
My husband just finish radiation on the chest (30cycles, 15 days twice a day) and on the brain 12 days. Doctor said radiation will keep working so they will do scans in a month to see the results of the radiation. We are thinking to travel, my husband is feeling well, doctor approved it. Somebody has travel after…
1st time chatting
I have never done this before. 44 year old female, so very much in love with life. Injured my ribs a couple of weeks ago. While getting an x-ray, they fould a very small spot on my upper right lobe. Last Friday they went in biopsy completed and it was cancer so they removed my lobe. They said I caught it so early in stage…
LIVE CHATROOM 24/7
Please come to my virtual CHAT ROOM 24/7 beginning July 24, 2008 where you can join in the LC survivors chat forum. All you have to do is follow this link: http://www.chatzy.com/711985811750
Lost in Canada
I went to emergency for some other thing, the doctor there decided to send me for an exray. So my husband and I sat and waited. My husband went for a coffee,the doctor came in and ask where my hubby went. I told him and ask why, he said I'll tell you when he comes in. I said tell me it's my body and I'll tell him if I want…
Update on Mom's surgery
just wanted to send out an update to everyone. Mom did really well. The surgery ended up taking about 4 1/2 hours long. They removed her whole upper lobe of her lung, which about 1/3 of her lung. It came back that the spot on her lung was definitely cancer. They will find out from the pathology reports on Tues or Wed if it…
carcinoid lung cancer
Hi I wanted to know if anybody out there has had this type of Cancer. I was diagnosed in September and had surgery to remove three quarters of my left lung in November 2007. They went in through my back and had to break several ribs to get the lung out, it's about an 8 inch scar. The operation was a piece of cake but the…
Good Day
HI all hope you all had a great Day. An I hope tomorrow is better Greg
side affects
I have probably complained to you all about this before. My blood red cells are down my platlets are up my sed rate is 104. Anyway I have takin nortriptylin alival. dont get much relief. I guess it is from the Chemo side affects I had the normal numb hands feet ,then a year later the other stuff like anemic no iron bad…
NEW CANCER CELLS ON THE BRAIN
The last scan showed two spots of cancer on the brain (6mm each) and this is new for us, because before the brain was clear. The doctor explained to us the small cell cancer likes to travel to the brain. In plan A, the doctor will give my husband a preventive dosis on the brain, but now he is receiving a complete…
Telling others you have cancer
How do you tell acquaintances that you have cancer or that it has returned? Last year at work I took a 6 months medical leave with cancer. Well, the cancer is back and I will be starting another medical leave in a week. How do I tell people my cancer is back? I likely wont make it back, so it is probably goodbye. Death is…
My mother is getting surgery Fri and I don't know what to expect
My mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer back in April of this year. Her sister and first cousin died from it years ago and her great aunt had it twice so we knew it was a strong possibility she could get it. When they did the full body scan they found a lump in her right lung. They have not been able to biopsy it…
has any one had the gamma knife?
My husband is going to Karmanos to have a gamma knife to the tumors in his brain. Has any one gone through this treatment?
A new member and confused.
Hello everyone. I was diagnosed two weeks ago with non-small cell cancer of the upper left lobe. Surgery was last week, they removed 3/4'ths of the upper lobe. The path report came back clear (thank God) but I am totally overwhelmed, tired and confused. I am a 58 year old female in VERY good health, I stopped smoking over…
Avastin and stage iv nsclc
Hello, I am new to this site and glad I found it. My 58 year old sister was diagnosed with stage IV NSCLC with mets to the bone last December. Five tumors in all, two on the right lobe and three on the ribs. She just completed 12 rounds of chemo and the tumors have not shrunk. The last three chemo treatments her oncologist…
Advanced lung cancer
I was just diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. I do not know what stage yet, or if it is small cell. I am petrified. Can anyone offer words of hope?
Advise needed..
Hi my husband was diagnosed this past January with Stage IV Lung Cancer that has also spread to his lower spine. He has competed 14 rounds of radiation and 6 Chemo treatments. The latest CT and MRI showed that both masses have reduced significantly!! We feel so blessed. We were initially told that he would have only three…
my friend
My friend has Small Cell Lung Cancer and was told today that the radiation did nothing for her, the Chemo did not either. They are sending her to Boston for another opinion but told her this did not look good. I refuse to give up hope and told her not to also. I am very worried about her now and was wondering if anyone…
stage 3b non small cell lung cancer
I made a mistake in yesterday's message on the year my husband first was diagnosed with lung cancer was 05 not 95.
Infection in lung and chest wall
My father has stage 3b small cell lung cancer. He also has an infection in his lung and mainly in his chest wall, and it will not go away. The surgeons have put tubes thru the side of his chest 3 times now to remove the fluid in there. He has been on so many types of antibiotics, and nothing will help. Now the incisions in…
stage 3b non small cell lung cancer
My husband found out he had lung cancer in 95. After treatments he went into remission for two years. Now it is back & has spread through out his body. He is getting rad & chemo treatments now. Is this a place where he could get positive support to help him? New to this chat groups. Thanks
side affects of chemo
For about a year I have been going threw different side affects from Taxol an carboplatin . I took it as a preventive thing to kill all cancer cells an what ever other cells that got in the way. Guess i should mention I had a complete lung remove left side . Thats why the preventive thing... I got the usual neropathy in…

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