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Lung Cancer

Archives for August 2008

information on side effect from NSCLC
Could someone help me with information. My sister is finished with fourth round of chemo,going tommorrow for fifth. No radiation yet. Her tumor is on right lung wrapped around it. Mets to bones maybe arthritis will wait and see, mets in brain see no more. She is still bleeding from nose and brings up blood, is that from…
SPERM BANK, HELP PLEASE
Somebody did a sperm bank after quimo??????. We couldn't do it before so I called the clinic and we need to go a give them a sample , so theY can analyze it and see if the sperm is healthy. Do we have chances???? or is too late????? HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!
newly dx
Anybody have adenocarcinoma of the lower right lung? Scheduled for vats surgery on 9/10/08. How bad is the surgery? They feel they caught it very early. But won't know for sure until after surgery.
Somebody received TOPOTECAN of quimo
Something to share about this drug. How to deal with the side effects. Thank you.
new tumors-I'm sad
Hello! This is Nubia. I came back last week from Mexico. We saw family and friends and we had a very nice trip. Before our travel my husband got a CTSCAN and good news were found. The radiation was doing its job and the tumor was smaller than before, so we traveled with very good news for family. In addition my husband was…
Has anyone had experience with Alimta
My husband was receiving Carbo & Gemzar - he had to stop chemo because of pnemionia - They will be starting him on Alimta in two weeks. He will get B12 shots with it and has to take steriods the day before, the day of, and day after treatment. We have no idea what to expect with this drug.
Neuropathy
I've undergone chemo/radiation, and am now struggling with neuropathy, especially in both feet. Right foot is swollen. Has anyone had any success with any kind of treatment, medication, etc.
non small cell lung cancer new dx
husband dx in july with nsclc adenocarcinoma they thought they could remove the rght lung but when they got in tumor was around artery and into ribs. meet with oncologist thurs to see whats next i'd like hear from some lung cancer survivors to see what you are going throught we are going to university of texas at dallas…
Muscle Spasms and Pleura Effusion
Hi, my name is Kim, and my father, age 64, was just dx with NSCLC stage 3b. He has a Lobectomy 2 1/2 wks ago and from the result of the surgery he has really bad muscle spasms and his voice is so frail now and raspy. The surgeon couldnt answer the question, Is it Permanent? I am just trying to get some feedback on this and…
He's Gone!
Hello, I have not been online in two months. My husband Bobby died on June 19,2008. I am still in great pain. Go from the den to the bed, cry and pray constantly. He was sick for six years, I did my best to care for him, In April, I knew this was coming, yet still not prepared, never prepared. IAMGONE, now he is gone too,…
chemo
I am new here. I have had surgery for my lung cancer. One lobe was removed and the tumor with it. It has not spread. But they tell me I NEED chemo. I will start next week and am really frightened as all this is very new to me. I'm to have Carboplatin and Gemcitabine. That means nothing to me but it might to some of you. I…
Overwhelmed
Hi. I have finished treatment for StageIII lung cancer(June 11). My last CT scan showed that the cancer spots are shrinking. My 'problem' is that I get over one thing and then something else shows up (high thyroid numbers, ground glass infiltrates). My radiologist,the person who basically took me by my hand and helped me…
squamous cell lung cancer
Hi my husband has stage 11 lung cancer, he has had one lung removed about 3 years ago and it has now returned. He is on Tarceva, but his oncologist is saying no radiation and the tumour is inoperable does anyone every had a situation like this?
Dealing with Chemo
My Dad was diagnosed with Stage IV SCLC in April 2008. He had a seizure and that's when we discovered that he had a brain tumor that was caused by the lung cancer. After the seizure, the tumor created swelling in the brain that caused complete paralysis of his left arm and leg. We underwent surgery to remove the brain…
my mother/steroids
My mother has non-small lung cancer, stage 4, that has metastasized to her brain. She had whole brain radiation and has been growing progressively weaker because of the steroids. The radiation was successful in shrinking the brain tumors and the cancer has not spread beyond the lungs and the doctor said it was slow…
X-ray results
I just got the report from my latest x-ray, taken as a re-check. As for as lung cancer goes, nothing new showed up. That's the great news! However, the radiologist said that the COPD has progressed somewhat. I'm an active exerciser and the pulmonologist essentially threw me out of her office for being too healthy two years…
Shortness of breath
I have a question for anyone who had a lobectomy. I had my surgery June 13th, 2008. I think my recovery is going well. The doctors told me for 3 months take it easy. Lift nothing over 5 pounds, no yard work or gardening. I am feeling so well that this makes this difficult. I also have 4 kids so I am not one to sit down. I…
Fluid in lungs
I have had lung cancer 6yrs ago and had surgery, chemo and radiation. Pretty agressive. I had a cold in April and now have fluid in the lung. I opted to wait 2 months to see if it goes away but am worried it could be the cancer back. Anyone hear about it coming back after all this time? Anyone who answers would be making…
is knowlage power update
first of all thanks to all who answered my previous post i too thought it implorable that i would be told of my wifes condition and not her.So i finaly got a hold of her dr. after four days of phone calls and he assured me that he spent 2hrs with heer and that everything was explained to her.OK fine.shes in denial,or…
BAC Lung Cancer and Tarceva
My mother was recently diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer known as bronchoaveolar cancer (BAC). The best drug for this is Tarceva. Does anyone have this type of Lung Cancer and have you used this drug. Have you broke out in the terrible rash that is one of the primary side effects?

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