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Lung Cancer

Archives for June 2011

Still feeling tired after chemo and radiation treatments
I finished my chemo treatments two weeks ago I had carbo/Taxol once a week for six weeks and radiation treatments for seven weeks once a day and finished those treatments last Friday June 17th. I am wondering if it was normal to still feel tired and worn out more so now then when I was taking the treatments. I also have…
Help! I need to Understand
To make a long story short..my husband had the lower lobe of his right lung removed. No cancer anywhere else. Swollen lymph nodes, so 4 mo. of chemo them PET scan shows three hot spots. One on his neck, one on his 5th rib and lower back muscle. Did radiation on neck and they said we could try another chemo drug. So we go…
Needle Biopsy - Lung - info please
I went to a oncology radiologist today and he is getting authorization from my insurance to do a needle biopsy on a nodule on my left lower lobe. I am so scared. He said they cannot put me to sleep because I will have to hold my breath for the procedure. They are going to go thru my back. Can anyone tell me if this is very…
ground glass
Hi I am from the CRC board. Can someone tell me what ground glass in the lung mean? thanks
docetaxol and bavituximab
My wife is currently on second line therapy with these two drugs..... bavituximab is an investigational drug. She may be receiving a placebo in its place, but based on her side effects after receiving the bavituximab/placebo, we believe she is getting it. We received her results today of her scans after her first six weeks…
Schedule
I met with the thoracic surgeon yesterday and I finally have a schedule...Pulmonary Function test tomorrow, pre-op testing on Friday. Wednesday the 6th they will be doing a bronchoscopy for the lymph nodes that show activity and he will also be doing a VATS wedge resection of the large tumor in my right lung. Nothing for…
Toxicity-Free Chemotherapy
Hello, My mom has just been diagnosed with lung cancer (still waiting on some tests so not sure which stage, we think 2B or 3A), and are waiting on her first treatment. Her oncologist has asked for EGFR mutation test, in which case we were told she will start a combination of chemotherapy and IRESSA. Anybody else had this…
Where to go for radiation/ kemo East coast. And are there waiting list?
Just getting started with this,for my mother. While we wait for the biopsy results, what is the best place to go for radiation or kemo? Are they all the same? Is there a waiting list for the good ones?
Radiation
After 2 years of treatments (chemo & radiation), my husband's stage 4 lung cancer seems to have spread to his brain. The doctors are talking about radiation to shrink that tumor and he is very worried about the side effects. Has anybody been through this? Thanks for reading me.
Anyone taking Docetaxel chemo?
My husband has stage 3 lung cancer which was in remission then they found another mass that is attached to the sac of his heart so they are trying this medicine. he goes every 21 days for it, knocks him out for 7 days (naseau, weak, no appetite) then he gets better, this is round 3 10 days ago and now he is really having a…
Long, long, long load times!
I've sent a couple of messages to CSN about the incredibly long load times - am I the only one who experiences this? I guess our Greta doesn't have the clout to do anything about it, maybe? I suspect they need to do some purging, get rid of all the accounts that haven't been used in years, after a notification period…
The Momma files(it's a long one!)
Boy has this been the longest 5 months of my mommas life!!! Not to mention mine as well! Being a caregiver is extremely stressful! I feel like I am leading two totally different lives. Anyway, my momma is not doin the greatest. To recap, she has primary lung cancer with mets to the brain(1 tumor in the brain stem) and now…
Possible cushingoid?
Moms face continues to remain swollen and the severe redness and the teary eye does not let up. Had seen Onc and she said poss. she has cushingoid poss. and its a good chance its from the decadron, but she has only been on it IV the day of TX every Wed. had stopped the oral weeks ago. We now have to see a dermatologist for…
Radiation
Hello, I wonder if someone can tell me what radiation treatment is like. I have stage 4 lung cancer and am just finishing up my fourth session of chemo involving cisplatin, avastin and gemzar. Results have been stable with just a slight shrinkage of the effected lymph nodes. If this holds stable they will give me radiation…
It's more than I was expecting...
Got the call that I was dreading this morning. Cancer is back in the left lung and now I have it in the right lung with lymph nodes involved. Current plan is chemo only to see how the cancers react and then possible radiation. Surgery is not an option. I'm still stunned and I'm having a private mini pity party. Tomorrow I…
My mom has stage 4 lung cancer
My mom was diagnosed in April 2011 with stage 4 lung cancer that has spread to her brain. She surgically had one of the tumors removed so she could regain the user of her right leg and arm(that was her first symptom of this). She is 64 years old and has never smoked. She has since had 10 treatments of whole brain radiation…
I did something REALLY stupid!!! LOL
One of the first things my oncologist told me was to stay off the internet...I did good until today but my curosity got the better of me :( I read the paperwork that I had to give to the technologist that my rad onc filled out when requesting the PET scan and it said "restaging". This has bothered me so I researched it and…
how to find a glossary of initials used on the board ?
I can't seem to find what the initials mean used on the boards. I am not real computer smart. Thank you. Sally
Travel Insurance
I really hope this question does not seem too frivolous in light of so many suffering right now. I had a lobectomy last December and I am going to South Africa (from Canada) in October. I am not having an easy time getting travel medical insurance and wonder if others have met with the same difficulties.
Another one, imagine that...
I am from San Jose, California, currently visiting my Mom in southern Indiana. She has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Adenocarcinoma so I am here for a week working from satellite (SLOW) internet to spend some time with her. My brother from Colorado and my sisters from Arizona and Mississippi are visiting as well. As this is…
Letting Go
Well just a update on my father. Since the feeding tube wasnt going to work for my dad my mom decided to bring him home. He got home last Tuesday and he passed on that thursday. He was waiting to pass till he got home and i know he was waiting for the ok from us that it was ok to give up and let go. The hardest thing i had…
collaboration request
In June 2009 I was operated on and I was removed the top of the left lung during the months of July to December 2009 received chemotherapy and radiotherapy. During 2010 at different dates were discovered and removed me three skin cancers. to date I have oxygen therapy and use inhalers to help the lungs to the respiratory…
je john where are you?
Jejohn~ Haven't seen you post in awhile and wondering how things are going? Since you and Mom have pretty much the same situation wondering if your having a watery eye that just wont stop and so swollen in your face that Mom says she barely could put her glasses on? Lots of positive energy going out to all...
PET scan on Tuesday
Sorry I haven't posted much lately, I've been on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster lately and didn't feel I could really be of much help to anyone so I've been staying away from the boards. A brief background since there are so many new members here. In May of '09 I was diagnosed with NSCLC in left lung and 2 weeks…
New treatment
Hi Everyone, I am listing this post for my Brother-in-law he has lung cancer he has been treated at a local VA hospital in Alabama. they gave him Chemo. and Radition which has not worked all they want to do is give him pain and nerve med. which I think he is takeing to much of. We have heard about a new drug Geneticly…
stage 4
My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer that in just a few short months has spread to chest cavity wall, other lung, throat, armpit, ribs, spine, and upper leg. The doctors say the only thing they can do is chemo. I want to know if anyone out there knows someone that has had this advanced or aggresive behavior. Also…
Has anyone been on navelbine?
I just started navelbine on June 3rd. I am not looking forward to any side affects. Anyone out there had any experience with this drug? I have Stage 4 NSCLC and looking for something that will slam this beast into remission.
Momma is still in the hospital
My mom has stage 4 lung cancer with mets to the brain and now mets to the bone. She just had knee surgery because she contracted a staph infection. They cleaned all that out and she is healing. She is also having excruciating pain in her shoulder and arm on the right side. So they did a whole bunch of tests and found a…
To have a port
Mom is now being torchered with the poking today, was 3 times. 1 of the nurses told her to consider it. They have to put heating pads on her veins to bring them up and out. She's just so worried that its one more thing she has to worry about like infection etc... Could anyone tell me do people get infections from a port…
Starting new chemo drug
My husband had treatment with cisplatin and navabeen. Had some hot spots after completion. They are now going to try chemo again with a drug called Lymphia or something like that. One treatment for about 2 hrs. every three weeks along with B-12 shot. Has anyone ever heard of this drug? If so, what are the side effects etc.?

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