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Lung Cancer

Archives for June 2011

Please keep us in your thoughts
Haven't posted in a while, but I have not forgotten all of you. My grandmother, who was 94, passed away of pnuemonia on May 23rd and my mother and I both are having a very difficult time adjusting to her death. My mom is still taking chemo, (two more rounds to go), and radiation, (2 weeks to go). Needless to say we are…
insurance approval
Hello, my doctor said I needed to have another biobsy done on my lymphnodes and a pet scan done, however it has been 3 days and still no appt. they said I have to wait for the insurance company. Is this normal? and how long does approvals usually take?
stage 4 lung cancer
On 5/27/11 I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, I was told that they could remove part of the lung and with chemo I would be fine. After I visit to my oncologist I was given the news that it spread to my lymph nodes and that they would not be able to operate. I was devestated, i was not expecting to hear that. I go…
BAD NEWS FoR THE FAMILY
As some of you know my dad had a bacteria tisue eating infection. well they did surgeriess and its all gone. My dad has now not ate in over a week. The Dr. said chemo isnt a option for my dad because he has lost so much weight and is so weak that one treatment of chemo and it could kill him. Well we found out yesterday…
Momma is in the hospital again
Hey all, I haven't been on in a very long time. Well, my mom is back in the hospital again. This time we went to the ER for pain in left knee and right shoulder. I mean excruciating pain beyond belief. She said she would rather have all 3 of us kids again at once!! Anyway, come to find out she was losing blood somewhere…
LUNG CANCER EXERCISES
My mom has lung cancer. We found that these exercises (developed by a lung cancer pulmonary clinical nurse specialist) help improve her breathing. You can find them on youtube and search "lungexercise". Hope they help others. Best wishes http://www.youtube.com/user/lungexercise
New Symptoms
My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer that had already spread to the brain by the time of the diagnosis. There is one spot on his upper left lung and one spot on his brain. Both spots are only approx. 2 cm. They started him on steriods for the swelling of the brain. He is now having blurred vision and breaking out in a…
CT scan
Hi have had four rounds of Chemo Carbo/Taxol and radiation so far but my oncologist is not going to do any CT scans until the treatments are all over, I have two more to go. I am just wondering if it's normal for them not to take any scans until the end of your treatments are done. I ask him if he thought the treatments…

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