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stage 4 Adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer
Hi, I am 54 and I had a chest x-ray in October 2009 which showed nothing,I had a cronic cough and started coughing up blood in December of 2009. February I was told I had stage 4 non-small cell adenocarcinoma lung cancer. I don't know if the radiologist missed it in October or if it grows that fast. I had 25 treatments of…
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OXYGEN 24/7 STAGE 3B
I have recently been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and will start my treatments next week.They will be doing radiation and chemotherapy simultaneously for 7 weeks while I was waiting I came down with a respiratory infection and have been put on cough medicne,antibiotics and full time oxygen... Has anyone had…
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chemotherapy related hearing loss
I was diagnosed with 1B adenocarcinoma in January, 2010. I had a left upper lobe lobecotomy. My oncologist recommends 4 treaments of chemotherapy, 3 weeks apart. After two doses of Cisplatin I have been diagnosed with moderate sensory neural hearing loss. My oncologist says I cannot have any more Cisplatin, but wants me to…
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Father has Stage 4 and it went to his brain.
Im new to this but here i go. I learned about my father two weeks after July 4th of 2009. He was coughing up blood and they took him to the hospital and thats when we found out that he had lung cancer, nonsmall cell lung cancer it was only 3m and they did 33 radaition treatments and like a week and a 1/2 we got good news…
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Wife was diagnosed with stage IV a month ago
She is 56, her feet and ankles swelled up, went to emergency, they took lung x-rays, thats where the cancer showed up, we had insurance TERRIBLE INSURANCE! Set up appt. for lung Doctor, earliest appt. was 4 wks away, from there to the onoclogists (cancer doctor) sfter numerous tests cancer was found in upper rt lung (fist…
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Scar tissue or live Tumor ? S- 3-a l- c
Hi everybody my wife`s tumor in her R lung upper lobe has shrunk to 2.5 cm. The oncologist said he has no way to tell if it`s alive or if its scar tissue.She has 2 more big doses of chemo to go.Are there any tests to determine if the tumor is still malignant?.They did try surgery but were not able to remove it because of…
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How could pleural effusion and lung nodular disappear?
Several months ago an X-ray showed that I had a 4 mm nonspecific nodular and a small right pleural effusion. I insisted that my doctor did more testing on me. She had me take another x-ray. This time they told me that the nodular and the right pleural effusion were not on the x-ray. I have a hard time believing my doctor.…
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Happy Birthday cobra1122
I know I am a bit early but want to wish you a very happy day on the 2nd of May. The photo of your family on the Expressions Gallery is great. In so many ways, (despite all the beast has thrown your way), you are blessed. By your wife , your family and all of your friends near you and those of us here online. I remember…
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abnormal cxr- what does it mean?HELP
Had CXR last week- Doc is sending me for a ct. So I won't actucally speak to the doc until after the ct. Can anyone help explain this report and what it means? I don't want to get too worked up with anxiety-(as I tend to) Heart is normal, no evedence of pneumonia or congestive heart failure.No pleural effusion. there is a…
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What will happen if a lung cancer patient got stroke?
Hi there everyone,i want to know what can happen to a lung cancer patient who suffered blood clots to the lungs and then suffered also stroke?What does it mean when they said that the patient is in rehabilitation now?I hope someone can give me an answer to this,cause i have a loved one who got lung cancer and i am not…
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lobectomy
Anyone had lung surgery ,either lobe or wedge? I am curious about the recovery and how you felt afterwards. My dad is getting ready to go through it and just want to hear from someone that has been throught it. Sherry
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Silly Question - Spaghetti sauce after radiation
Hi everyone, My mom finished radiation for her lung about 1.5 months ago. The radiation hit her esophagus during treatment and has left it painful for her to eat anything acidic like spaghetti sauce, bbq sauce and ketchup. Have any of you gone thru this? If so, did you have a bland spaghetti sauce and bbq sauce that you…
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Tarceva
Anybody taking Tarceva? How are you doing with it and they tell me it is very expensive. Might be an option for my dad if surgery is not a go. Just wanted some more info? Thanks. Sherry
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RELAY FOR LIFE-ADVICE
Has anybody participated in a Relay for Life??. I was reading the web site but I'm confused. To participate you need to creat a team? I would like to get an advise of what I need to take or to do. The next event in my community is in one week. Thank you!!
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cellulitis
Since starting chemo I have experienced 3 incidences of cellulitis. The first was 2 weeks after the second round of chemo, the second 2 weeks after round 3 and this current one (which landed me in the hospital on IV antibiotics) exactly 2 weeks after the fourth and final round. Has anyone else had a similar experience??? I…
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GAMMA KNIFE -RADIATION IN THE BRAIN-
My husband had radiation on 2007 to prevent mets in his brain. last year he had a seizure, went to ER, did a CT Scan, found like 6 mets in the brain. Because he already had radiation they refer us to Gamma knife treatment. This year my husband had another seizure, same history, went to ER, DID CT SCAN 4 METS. They did more…
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pain in joints
If I sit for very long at all (30 minutes) I have a hard time getting up. My knees have such terrible pain but once I do make it up I can usually walk it out in no time at all. Also when I wake up from a nights sleep, if you want to call it that, my shoulders, wrists, and finger joints are very stiff and painful. Takes a…
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My dad has lung cancer...
The doctors told my mom and I, 3 to 4 months ago, that my dad had lung cancer and that it was malignant. He was suppose to have surgery tomorrow, but for some reason the (VA) hospital canceled it. It scares me to think about how bad it could be. I'm younger and I was told that no one under 18 can be in his room before or…
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My mom has started to have hallucinations
She has been diagnosed with lung cancer via an MRI and biopsy. She has an 8 cm mass on her lung. She has yet to start chemo becuase she isn't strong enough. She went from being in the hospital to a rehab facility. She has started to give up hope. Originally she wanted to get the process moving and get the chemo started but…
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Need help on dry cough and pulmonary test
I need to take a pulmonary test but I have a dry cough that wont go away. How can I pass a pulmonary test when I take a deep breath I cough and when I try to blow out I start coughing a dry cough. Has anyone else had this happen. I am trying to build up my lung function by taking deep breaths when sitting around and also…
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Does my mom really have cancer?
My mom had a stroke and then about a week later she had a heart attack. The doctors were saying she might have lupus. Then they said antiphospholipid syndrome. My mom was sent for a second opinion and the doctors took a needle biopsy from one of her lymphnodes in her neck. The results came back as squamous cell carcinoma -…
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Is this part of chemo?
My father-in-law started spitting up blood Friday and the cancer center told me as long as it was not a cup full it was okay! I asked why he is doing this and where is this blood coming from they said the chemo,so I was wondering if anyone else has spit up bright red blood because of chemo! It has got me worried so much I…
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surgery after radiation anybody else?
My dad has been diagnosed with NSCLC with Node involvement and has been through 7 weeks of radiation and chemo once a week. Then two rounds of taxol and carbo. Node has calcified and tumor has shrunk from 6cc. to 1.6 and now they are considering surgery. I thought that after you had radiation that they didn't like to do…
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Stage IV squamous cell lung cancer
My mom, 51 years old, was recently diagnosed with stage four squamous cell lung cancer. I'm desperately clinging onto hope, but haven't found any survivors for this type of lung cancer. Are there any survivors out there and which treatments did you undergo?
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mets to the brain
I was dx 1 yr ago with lung cancer I had chemo radiation and surgery and no lymph node activitie now mets to the brain. I am scared any one give me hope
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Incredible news - They lost it - LOL
Hi everyone, I just wanted to post the incredible news I received yesterday. I think I'm still in a bit of a daze so please forgive me if I ramble. Saw my rad. doc yesterday for the results of my latest scan. He told me they couldn't find the tumor in my lung anymore. He said I have some scar tissue from the rads and if…
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Birthday!
Hi Everyone! I've made it to another birthday! 53! Yikes! Medi ;)
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Fifth Anniversary
I'm now just 6 months shy of my fifth anniversary from my initial diagnosis - 1B NSC lung that, after lobectomy surgery revealed spread to distant lymph nodes, turned overnight into 3B NSC lung. Radiation for 8 weeks and chemo for 4 months and good as gold by April, 2006. But with every anniversary there's so much…
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my uncle
My name is abby and my very close uncle has lung cancer.i found this out on friday right after school. my sister and i just right then broke down crying. last time i saw him was last summer when he taught** me how to give him a real hug because i am shy around family and so he hugged me to the point of squishing haha. and…
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Question about Emend anti nausea drug
I have just started chemotherapy along with radiation. I have been fortunate not to have nausea yet. I credit that to the drug EMEND. However, it's very spendy, does anyone know where or how I can get samples of it? I don't qualify for low income, I do have prescription insurance but I do have a co-pay which eats into my…