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Finished Taxol, Carboplatin and Avastin! NOW WHAT!?!?
Hi. Gary, husband, finished his treatment with those 3 drugs and 35 radiopathy treatments. Dr Moy, our oncologist surgeon did not like the idea of surgery. He said that it was an extremely difficult surgery to recover from and that it's possible that the cancer has spread anyway. But he's had pet scans that show that he…
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Stage IIIa non small cell carcinosarcoma
My father's diagnosis is Stage 3a non small cell carcinosarcoma with spindle cells. Apparently the spindle cell, and mix of carcinoma and sarcoma is very, very rare. Any chance anyone out there has heard of this??? Our local oncologist is consulting with another regional oncologist that may have more experience with these…
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El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, CA
I heard about this the other day and because my sister-in-law is battling lung cancer I thought I would share this with you. This hospital appears to be on the leading edge relative to cancer treatment and has a video presentation you can view in their website: http://elcaminoinnovates.org I hope this is of some value to…
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Survival? Praying for my dad. Is it possible?
My Daddy was diagnosed with limited stage sclc. He just finished is first round of chemotherapy and will begin radiation after his second round. He has a tumor in his left lung and it seems we are very lucky that it hasn't spread. I am staying strong for my family but I have to admit I do have my "I want my Daddy!"…
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excessive drenching sweating several times a day
my husband was diagnosed with sclc august 2011. undergone chemo and radiation. 2 tumors in right lung that shrunk a little and have remained stable for 3 months. except fluid took over 3/4 of that lung (pleural effussion) . Lung drained and catheter inserted, For the last three weeks has profuse sweating on torso at least…
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Just Lost Mom-please help
I posted a comment a few moments ago...Is it Possible? If someone would please help. I lost my mother (62) to Lung Cancer on Jan. 13, 2011. At the same time I am dealing with my husband (42 years old) with breast cancer mets to all bones. If you would take the time to respond, it would help. Thank you.
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Sore throat from radiation
Hi all, my husband is getting a sore throat from radiation treatments and his doctor says if it gets to the point where he is having trouble eating they will need to stop the radiation for awhile. Just wondering if you all have found anything that helps with the sore throat so he can get the radiation as long as possible.…
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Is it Possible? Please help me.
Hi, I am new to the board. I pray that someone could help me. My husband has breast cancer with mets to all the bones. I know this is the Lung Cancer section. I am thinking you can help me. As a caregiver, I feel that I am in the dark. I am so afraid and confused. When my husband was diagnosed with Breast Cancer Mets to…
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new here! Should we continue treatment
Hello everyone! Im kinda new to everything here. And it makes it hard bc my grandma is now battling lung cancer. She was diagnosed may 1 2010. She did 6 weeks of radiation and chemo and that was a struggle considering she is 83 years old. She went into remission after tx and now 5 weeks ago the cancer has came back. She is…
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Chat Room
Didn't know where to post this, but is anyone else having trouble getting into the chat room??? For some reason, I can't get in. Darn, felt like talking this morning at 4:30 am when I couldn't sleep. Please let me know! Carole
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Lost !!
This past Saturday I took my mom who is 59 to the ER because she has been having severe headaches, loss of hearing in her right ear & most recently stabbing pains in her left eye. It took me 2 weeks to convince her to go. They did a CT scan and found abnormalities in her Cerebellum they warranted a MRI where they found…
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No Clinical Trials available to me? HELP
SCLC Clinical Trials - Does anyone know of any Clinical Trials going on right now in the US for Stage IV Small Cell Lung Cancer with Mets to the brain. I'll go anywhere anytime whatever it takes. My oncologist have gone through 180 trials and we thought I would be able to go to MD Anderson in Texas but there waiting on my…
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Hospice care and beyond
The time has come after a 2 year battle to think of comfort and spirituality. My husband is brave and he fought all the way, but injecting chemo into his spinal fluid with not much of a prognosis has left us with welcoming hospice care. life is so strange and I am so sad, but I know I have helped him through this battle.…
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port & chemo in the am
I get my port tomorrow morning and then go directly to the dr office to get my 1st round of chemo. It hit me I am scared to get the chemo. Silly me started reading all of the side effects and have now convinced myself I am going to have an allergic reaction to the Taxotere or Cisplatin. I have multiple drug allergies and…
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Help for my parents
Hello all, My family just found out my father has lung cancer. To say the lest, we are devastated. We don't know the stage yet... he just had surgery last Friday, and they were unable to remove the tumor. So we are still waiting for the final path results. I am looking for help, support for my dad and mom. I want so…
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turn for the worse
I had to have my husband admitted to the hospital yesterday. As usual he is confounding the docs--his CT scan shows much improvement of the brain lesions, but his behavior indicates otherwise. He is lethargic, confused, disoriented, hearing things that arent there, etc. He had to be sedated last night. They did an MRI this…
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Recurrent SCLC
Hello My mother has recurrent sclc. She was treated with cisplatin and eptoside 7 months ago along with radiation to her right lung. We thought everything was going great until this last scan when they found another spot. After the biopsy last week we got the results today that the cancer is back again, just a little…
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Pleural Effusion after lobectomy
Hi, I am 6 weeks post-op for a right lower lobectomy. I have Stage 1B adenocarcinoma, nodule just touching the elastic of pleura. I had a CT scan done late last week since I am starting chemo next week. CT scan showed moderate pleural effusion. I am scheduled for a CT guided thoracentesis on Thursday. Has anyone had a…
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Found out stages now treatment has begun
I love my husbands doctors no matter what they are positive and sure of what they can do. This makes us feel like they can do anything and we will give it a good try. I asked what stage my husbands cancer was in and was told stage 3 possibly 4 on his lung cancer. We were told it can't be cured but they are going to try to…
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mass-like upper left lobe
Hi, I am New Here My Name is Steven and I am Married and live in Tampa, Florida. After getting a examm and my doctor finding abnormal chest-xray he ordered a CT. chest with contrast, well the final report came back 2/3/11 Withoput going on with the whole report I just give you the IMPRESSION: Mulitple spiculated masses or…
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scared to death
two weeks ago I was diagnosed with invasive moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma.I am in stage IIIb and scared to death that I will not be able to overcome this infirmity. I saw a surgeon last week who did not recommend surgery and referred me to an oncologist for radiation therapy. Anyone out there who survived stage…
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I need help
Its Fifi again. So since me and my boyfriend (whos with lung cancer) are far from each other now, we can only contact each other through email and calls. Just today he confessed to me that he hate to be treated as a patient. He said that I treat him like a patient and he hates it. He cried when he told me that. I asked, in…
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CBC(Complete Blood Count)
Where online can I find the normal, high and low numbers for CBC? I am tracking my husband's blood test results for lung cancer and need to know what CBC reports indicate. Thanks.
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using PET to diagnose
My doctor found a few shadows on a chest xray that lead to a few small nodules (7 - 9 mm) being found on a CT scan. He wants me to wait 2 months for the next CT scan to see if they've grown, an indication, according to him, that they're cancerous. While I understand the logic of "growth" what I don't understand is his…
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please need help????
hi everybody looking for some advice my husband has limited small cell he had his 1st scan which came out pretty promising his 6 centimeter tumor had dissapeared he still had a little fluid along the lining of the lung but they were not to concerned with that, because it had diminished from his original cat scan. (he had…
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Hi i am new here have a question
i have a 14 mm nodgel on right lung. How many mm was yours. needle biopsy coming soon michelle
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I need support
Hello everyone. I am Fifi from Asia. Well first of all, let me tell you that I am actually 19 years old. And currently datinga guy who is with lung cancer. We've been together for 7 months now, and its been terrific. About 4 months ago, he was diagnosed with lung cancer stage 1. And he went through chemotherapy and every…
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Thinking of you Stayingcalm!!!
Deb, just wanted to let you know that I, and many others, are thinking of you today. Sending prayers, positive thoughs, best wishes, mojo and whatever else it takes to see you through your surgery and recovery. You are the strongest woman I know and I'm sure you will come through all of this and be stronger than ever. We…
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Not what I wanted to hear but better than I expected...
As some of you know I had a CT scan in February and they saw "subtle changes" in my left lung so the scan was being sent to the Cancer Review Board. I finally heard from my rad onc yesterday and he said there was a lesion in my lung but the nodule didn't look the same as the one I had which was NSCLC adenocarcinoma. I went…
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Best no dust cat litter
Hi, I normally hang out on the colorectal cancer board, but my cancer has spread to my lungs, so I wanted to share what I found out about cat litters, because I decided to find the best litter to avoid inhaling the dust that all the popular clay clumping litters can cause. I spent about 3 hours researching on the internet,…