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Lung Cancer

Archives for December 2009

Good news
I got some unexpected results today. I had a visit with my regular dr. I have Epilepsy and have had it since I was 16. He has to check my medication levels every three months. Through chit chatting with the nurse I found out that he could get the results of my bone scan from the hospital that did it. My bone scan was good,…
Help - just diagnosed, considering chemo and integrated treatments
My close fishing buddy from Kansas City was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer 2 weeks ago. I'm helping him check a wide range of options. He, his wife, his family and I are all confused and somewhat overwhelmed. He is considering the range of treatment options from standard care in a Missouri or Kansas cancer treatment…
Small cell lung cancer = Roadrunner cartoon
And I feel like we're Wylie Coyote who keeps getting outsmarted at every turn. My mom (age 76) was diagnosed last spring (April 1, 2009) with SMLC. She was scheduled for 3 rounds of Cisplatin & Etoposide but was hypersensitive and ended up in the hospital with an infection and low blood count (she had no white blood…
Who do we turn to from here? Is Mayo the best?
Hello All, We are on a roller coaster ride and I am hoping to figure out what to do next. My father in law is currently (just today) diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer though the diagnosis started at stage 3A four months ago, then went to stage 2. Bottom line is he is on a roller coaster ride and all I can do is wonder…
Tell me what the stages mean
I had excessive small cell in rt lung. Went thru radiation and chemo. Last treatment in Aug. Scan in Sept was clear. In mid Dec started getting pain in back of rt lung. Dr found fluid and drained it. sent it to lab and it had cancer cells in it. Although the lung has very little fluid, I still have pain in the back and am…
Looking for a recommended facility for Mediastinal surgery
Does anyone have a recommendation of a good hospital or cancer center that they used for a mediastinal surgery? Also, any recommendations on a thoracic surgeon as well? Thanks!
radiation rx stage IV lung cancer with bone mets
My dad was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer with mets to bone right before Thanksgiving. Bone scan shows involvement at T 11. Thankfully that was the only place spotted so far. He has done radiation to his back for pain. Finished about 10 days ago. He still has pain- sometimes even "flare up" pain as he calls it where…
Extensive small cell lung cancer with mets to the brain
So 2 days after Thanksgiving my mom was sent to the hospital because she couldn't remember how to write her name or answer her phone at work. By the end of the night they were telling us that she had extensive (stage IV) lung cancer that had spread to her brain. They were able to take out one of the tumors in her brain but…
Calling all Stage IV Survivors
Hello my good friends. Well, the day before Thanksgiving I was so, so happy in remission and hoping again for surgery to cure this awful disease. Then I started having lots of pain in my hips -- thought it was from bending over so much cooking turkeys - LOL. A PET showed abnormality and an MRI confirmed metastatic disease.…
Lucanix (NovaRX) trials stage IIIB and IV having excellent results
Have any stage IIIB or IV NSCL cancer patients been enrolled in the Lucanix (NovaRX) trial? It is a cancer vaccine that seems to be getting great reviews. This is a phase III trial and has had astounding results according to everything I read on the Internet. Just wondering, if you aren't in the trial you may want to check…
stage I inoperable Lung cancer survivors
Are there any long term stage I inoperable lung cancer survivors out there. I am new to this site and I just finished chemo and radiation. Just wondering what therapies everyone has had? Did any of you have hearing damage after chemo? How long after radiation and chemo did it take before your scans showed no more tumor?…
Tarceva 150 mg
Can anyone tell me how long it takes to get the rash on face from the Tarceva?
t NOX test any one heard of this?
I have been reading about a t nox a blood test to detect lung cancer
radiation
has anyone ever heard of getting too much rad for surgury? I went to the recomended surgon and she said she would have to take it to the board of surgoens as i should of had 45 for surgery and that they gave me 67 and she feels that I would not heal after surgery with that much radiation
Stage iv nsclc with mets to adrenal gland
Is there any info out there regarding mets to adrenal gland with stage IV lung cancer? Is the mets to any organ/gland worse than to another? My dad is in a lot of pain & hasn't started chemo yet. I don't know if it has spread to bones or not. Mom told us but we weren't supposed to know yet. We are going to "find out" this…
shadow on lung
My husband has been having trouble with his breathing for the past three months, he went out christmas eve and after being home for an hour he said he was having difficulty breathing, i got him to the hospital where they gave him an ecg, blood tests which showed he had no infection or virus also he has no wheezing at all.…
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
WISHING YOU AND YOURS A MERRY CHRISTMAS, A HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND THE BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR FIGHT.
Has anyone out there had a pleurodesis
My Dr. says that I may have to have this procedure done. I understand the principal of how it works but would like to know how it makes you feel afterwards. Does it restrict your breathing in any way? Does it actually work? My breathing is allready restricted from the pleural effusion (fluid build up). Will they be able to…
stage 3 A nsclc
Hi My Wife has 3A NSC-She just finished 5 weeks of chemo and radiation.They are going to do a scan the first week of January.Any related info is very much appreciated. GOD BLESS MERRY CHRISTMAS
Dad diagnosed stageIV lung cancer won't start chemo for 2 weeks?
My dad was diagnosed with stage IV nsc lung cancer last week w/ mets to the other lung & adrenal gland. He has constant pain in his side & stabbing pain in his chest. Dr. gave him percocet, ambien & folic acid. Gave him a prescription to get a brain mri, just in case & an appt to start chemo in 2 weeks. We live in upstate…
Looking for a top notch Cancer Treatment Facility
I was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor (kidney) in 2007. I had my right kidney removed and I now have a reoccurence in the chest and possibly lung area. I am looking for a cancer treatment center that would be the best for my case, as it is rather rare. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
sclc coming back?
In January I was diagnosed with extensive sclc in my right lung. The tumor had attached to my heart and drained fluid into my heart sac. I had that drained, then had radiation and chemo.My last chemo was in early august. My next scan was mid Sept. and I was told that I was in remission. I have recently had some pain in my…
Merry Christmas to all
As we enter into this important time, I wish to express my/our Deepest wish for all to have a blessed Holiday season and may the New Year bring forth new treatments and answer for this terrible disease. I am entering this season with the joy that I am still here, and the comfort that those who have passed are no longer…
Stage 3 A NSC Lung Cancer Right upper lobe and lymph node
Hi My wife has been diagnosed with stage 3A NSC Lung cancer She just finished chemo and radiation and were waiting to get another MRI or scan .Please let us know if surgery is the only option and anything at all. God Bless Merry Christmas Don
stage 4 nslc with copd blood clots
My dad is 74 yrs. old with stage 4 non small cell lung cancer, copd, blood clots in neck and shoulder. He was diagoised 1 week before Thanksgiving. He has received 10 raditation treatments and just received his first round of chemo three days ago. His doctor has only recommended 3 rounds of chemo, one day every three…
Fluid in my lung three months aftertreatment
I have just found out that I have fluid in my lung after my last report. In September the doc told me I was in remission. Now he tells me the fluid is not pnemonia. He drained it with a needle and sent it to the lab. Next he said that them main cause of fluid in your lung is congestive heart failure and sent me for an echo…
lung cancer 4 stage met.to the brain
My husband just called and told me that the doctor told him the xrays of his lungs are clear. I think I am dreaming!!! Seven months ego, my husband was told:" you have lung cancer 4 stage metas. to your brains" I just new he was dying,after six quemos and a gama knife surgery and taking tarceva. I hope you understand me,(I…
Senate Health Care Bill Would Allow Insurers to Limit Coverage for Seriously Ill Patients.
A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient advocates. The legislation that originally passed the Senate health committee last summer would have banned such limits, but a…
Left upper lobectomy
I had a left upper lobectomy on nov. 18th and when the pathology report came back it said that it could not be determined rahter it was primary lung cancer or a metastasis from cervical cancer I had in 1998. I had radiation and surgery for the cervical cancer that reccured and went to other organs. After having major…
new biopsy shows small cell carcinoma
well group We thought we had it over the barrell the beast had receded from the chest wall and let loose from her aorta the squamous cell stage 3b was collapsing and shrinkin lymph nodes were cancer free.....now small cell carcinoma lower left lobe...new chemo with carboplatin and etoposide to start on monday 3 days 18 day…

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