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Lung Cancer

Archives for September 2010

plueradesis
Hi everyone I am a visitor to this topic as I have Primary Peritoneal Cancer. The reason I am posting is before I was diagnosed I had plueral effusion in both lungs. I had a chest drain on lungs before my chemp kicked in. The right lung carried on filling up and I ended up having plueradesis on it. Before cancer I was very…
stage IV oxygen and spiriva/albuterol?
Hi all Dad has been lying on the couch last couple of days (diagnosed 10/09, adenocarcinoma) & says he is too weak to get up and can't breathe. He is on oxygen. Before cancer diagnosis, a pulmonologist gave him spiriva because originallly he was diagnosed with emphysema (before PET scan). Doctor wanted him to get bloodwork…
Treatment Centers
My husband has squamous non small cell lung cancer with mets to the liver and bones. We are on our last chemo possiblity. I'm trying to find a treatment center that could provide us an option and some hope. Please help.
Newspaper article
Yesterday, in our local paper an article was published questioning the use of expensive chemo and other drugs on our elderly patients. It questioned that if a drug could only extend and 80 year old man's life for 4 months and cost 100,000 dollars is it worth it. This upset me very much. I would like to write a letter to…
Lung Cancer Bronchoalveolar Cell Carcinoma
Hi, I am a new member, I had half my left lung removed in December 2008, I had Bronchoalveolar Cell Carcinoma. I was lucky not to need chemotherapy or radiotherapy. I was recovering really well but I had a C.T scan back in June this year and they saw three more shadows so in August this year I had to have more surgery to…
HAS ANYONE HAD THERE POSTINGS
On any of the discussion boards edited, or deleted by by the CSN? I'm asking this question because I have read many of the postings here, the prayer,spirituality, and meditation category and there has been quite a number of posts based on various religious beliefs/experiences/views. Am I wrong in making the assumption that…
Facebook group
November is Lung Cancer Month, and some survivors have started a Facebook page urging people to "Wear Pearls in November for Lung Cancer." They're not asking for donations, they just want to bring people's attention to our underfunded cancer, and maybe start to smudge away some of the stigma by associating lung cancer with…
cancer may be back, don't think i can go through it all again.
had surgery for lung cancer in feb 2008, all seemed ok, then it hit me. when first diagnosed it all happened so fast i never had time to really react until it was over, then about 4 months of being home and trying to get back to life everything started to change. i was depressed, constantly in fear of it coming back,…
No more Tarceva, just waiting
My girlfriend was diagnosed with stage IV nsclc 7 months ago. Since she has had 8 rounds of Taxol and from that treatment, doc says she is in remission, started her on Tarceva. Her face broke out within 3 days so badly that you couldnt recognize her. She went to her onc and he gave her antibiotics and when done, suggested…
Thanks to all
My husband was dx wit nsclc stage IIIa in April 2010. This board has helped so much with info and keeping my anxiety lower as we battle this crap. He is almost finished with his second round of chemo-cisplatin and gemzar. One more dose to go next week making 12 all together. The first round shrunk all but one tumor 30% we…
Mom's Battle is Finished
Sadly, my best friend, confidant, my rock..my mother lost her battle yesterday. She was never in pain and was released from this world in the comfort of her home surrounded by all of us. Thank you all for your support over the past 6 months....much love, Elysia Be good to yourselves...
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37yrold husband diagnosed with limited sclc
hi everyone i am new to the boards as well as new to cancer. my husband was just diagnosed with limited small cell lung cancer and has just started treatment cisplatin and etoposide along with radiation. i have read some hard to swallow news on the statistics of small cell and have been trying to find survivors and anyone…
Lung cancer treatment completed 2 mos ago went back for check up and they see a tumor on the Adrenal
Wanting to know if anyone else has had this happen my mom had lung cancer starting in 99 and they removed a lobe on her lung. Then it showed back up 5 yrs later and it was removed as well an was a pie shape on the other lung in April of 2010 she went back for her yearly check up and well there was more hiding and this time…
Chemo in stage IV lung cancer
My father was recently diagnosed with stage iv lung cancer. He has non small cell cancer with a large tumor in his lung and a small tumor on his brain. The docotor told him he might make it to this Christmas but would not live to see next Christmas. He is receiving radiation treatment along with the drug Decadron. He is…
HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS?
I was diagnosed in Sept.09 with non small cell lung cancer, prior to becoming ill, I was heavily involved in the community in which I lived, I was exposed to meeting many people some of which lead to what I thought were close friendships, meeting 3 times a week religiously over the course of 8 years. I didn't decide to…
Lung Cancer...
My mother in law was diagnosed with Lung Cancer, that had spread to her brain (several lessions) and adrenal glands, in August. She had 10 sessions of full brain radiation and will have her second dose of chemo this Thursday. She is having issues with walking. Could this be the cancer or just weakness from the treatments?…
I'm new
We found out my husband of 27 yes has lung cancer may 09. He went thou chemo and rad. And did ok. He had one mass on right lung after treatments they went away, five months ago retested with two on right lung one on left lung and one in middle of heart. The doc didn't want to do chemo right now saying he was to weak, my…
Mets
C Family....is it a true statement that brain mets, bone, liver and ribs are more a concern with sclc as opposed to nsclc? Thanx
small cell lung cancer with mets in bones
Does any one have experience with this? Would you mind sharing? Thought the lung cancer and liver cancer had been "slowed" with 6 sessions of chemo. Today we found out that it is in my husband's bones. Thank God he is asymptomatic, I've read were it can be painful. Will be meeting with the Oncologist tomorrow to schedule…
The bad luck of too many discussion boards
So my mom is now on hospice care from SCLC w/brain and spine mets. My mother-in-law has esophogeal cancer. They now suspect my husband (36yrs old) has colon cancer....results soon...... I can ONLY take so much, all of us......Elysia
Avastin
I had posted something about Avastin before but no responses. Thought I'd try again. My husband was diagnosed with sclc in January. Also mets to his spine & brain. He had 2 weeks of radiation to spine & brain. The lesions had almost disappeared. Then he started chemo for the Lung cancer. He had one treatment with 3 chemos,…
Cant find my way here
Hi everyone,I have a shortcut on my computer to the discussion board that I put on a long time ago and that is the only way I can find my way here. If I go to the American cancer societys home page,I cannot find anything that mentions the discussion board or chat room. Im fortunate of having the shortcut but how do new…
Anyone heard from Dan and Margie? Cobra1122??????
Have not seen any post lately, I know he replied to someone a while back and was in the hospital. Hope all is well D&M, take care...you guys are such an inspiration! Elysia
Brain rad after chemo & lung rad
I mentioned before that onco doc's wanted to do 18 treatments of preventative brain rad. That ended early August. During that time, I started having dizzy spells. And, increased pulse. It got more so at end of the treatment. Was hospitalized for dehydration and dizziness 2 separate times, then back for thrush infection.…
Hope and advice for my mom
Hi everyone. I am brand new to this site, and after spending a couple of hours browsing the threads, I decided to post for some help regarding my mom. She was diagnosed at the end of June with inoperable stage IIIb lung cancer. She started chemo and radiation in mid-July. Radiation is supposed to be over at the end of this…
just wondering if anyone else feels this way
i am in 4 mths remission with stage 3b lung cancer,and now i find myself scared of every little thing ,i get mad at myself then all i want to do is cry. is this normal.i am so glad god gave me a second chance so far and i don't want to waste it .I am only 39 years old and have two daughters that i want to see grow up .all…
good news today
My BF had his 3 month post radiation MRI and we got excellent news--the mets, and there were at least 2 dozen of them, have virtually "melted away," in the doctor's words. We are very relieved. He is supposed to start chemo soon, but has developed a severe dislike of his oncologist, so we are looking for a new one first.…
after radiation and chemo (7 months)
Is anyone on a maintenance pill? Which one and what are the side effects? I'm new to this "chat" room and am looking forward to communicating with others who have lung cancer (non small cell). I've had 35 radiation treatments and 7 months of chemo with one more chemo to go. Dr. wants me on maintenance pill. They all sound…
3a survivors out there?
My family and I are wondering if there are any good survivor stories about stage 3a? We really need something positive right now since surgery is not an option, nor is radiation.

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