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Archives for November 2010

anyone with brain mets that cause vision and balance issues?
my dad's dizziness seems to be getting worse! the ONC told us that if the radiation didn't help, nothing would. that was a hard pill for dad to swallow! he finished radiation in june and has had 2 treatments of Alimta/Avastin that started in Sept. he has been able to go down to just 1mg of decadron a day vs. the 4 he was…
Has anyone suffered from pleural effusion due to lung cancer like my father?plz help
Dear Friends, My father is suffering from lung cancer and bilateral pleural fluid effusion,there is a chest tube in his right lung in which pleural fluid gets collected,9 days back he was given first chemo,after which the pleural fluid shot up from 400ml per day to 1100ml to 850 ml to 800ml to 650 ml to 600 ml to 500 ml in…
in today's paper
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/health/research/05cancer.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
My dad was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.
Hi everyone, my name is Chrissy. I have been reading the discussion boards for a couple days, and decided to join because I think I am finally accepting my dad's diagnoses. On 10-08-10, he was told he has lung cancer after a trip to the ER for shortness of breath. He was in the hospital for 8 days, then sent home with…
'Spiral' CT scans can cut lung cancer deaths
Trial of 53,000 smokers is first to show screening can save lives By Maggie Fox Reuters WASHINGTON — "Spiral" CT scans cut lung cancer deaths in smokers by 20 percent, researchers reported Thursday in a finding that validates a controversial theory that screening can save lives. The low-dose scans, a type of X-ray that…
HELLO
HI HAVE JUST JOINED THIS GROUP I AM FROM SPAIN. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY HELLO . SHAUN
Achy Stiff Joints
I am 57 years old and was DX NSCLC in May, VATS in May with lower left lobe lobectomy. Staged 3a with 3 lymph nodes involved. Chemo - Cisplatin and Vinorelbine June - Aug, Rads Sept-October. Ok, so that takes care of the details. I feel like every joint in my body aches now. I used to be able to get down on the floor to…
Anyone had a lobectomy?
My husband is scheduled for a lower right lobectomy for nsclc on Nov. 18th. He has emphysema and still smokes. Can anyone tell me what to expect after surgery? Has anyone had complications due to the emphysema and/or smoking? How long was your hospital stay? We have a home-based business. How much recovery time is needed…
Recently Diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC
My wife, aged 30, was recently diagnosed with stage iv nsclc with a decent sized tumor in her left lung and also with several small brain mets. She was ill for several months, and was hospitalized several times with a mis-diagnosis of pneumonia each time. I wish they had correctly diagnosed her the first time she was…
I am new to this site.
Just introducing myself to this site. I have moved here from Inspire. Chris
Seeking information for a good friend
Hi Everyone, I am here for a good friend who is a lung cancer patient. She has been on Alimta for the past 15 months (and folic acid & B12 shots). She went for a PET Scan and some areas lit up. Her doctor operated last Thursday and removed 3 spots. He said the biopsy reported cancer and this is a new cancer not a…
sclc and nsclc treated the same?????
In 01/10, my mother got a chest x-ray after a bout of bronchitis. For some reason, one of her kidneys was captured and a mass was found, however there was also a spot on her lung which they determined was scar tissue from a recent episode of pnemonia. The mass on her kidney was found to be renal carcinoma--which was…
Need some encouragement
I was diagnosed in May with limited sclc. Since them I have had chemo and radiation, the last radiation was about a month ago. My problem is I still really can't eat anyhting but soup, pudding etc and even those can send me into fits of nausea. The Drs keep saysing it'll go away eventually, frankly I'm tired of waiting and…
Lung stent placement. Need help
Hi everyone, My mums going into hospital tomorrow in order to have a lung stent placed. She has stage 4 lung cancer with mets to the brain and is 67 yo. Can anyone help me and tell me if they know if its a dangerous procedure. I am really at a loss, I have mum going into to hospital tomorrow and my husbands left and gone…
Wear Your Pearls this month
Remember to wear your pearls or ivory colored ribbons for the month of November. It is National LUng Cancer Awareness month.

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