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SCLC with paraneoplastic syndrome-my sister
My 69-year-old sister just received a definite diagnosis at Mayo Clinic in Florida of SCLC, limited with paraneoplastic syndrome. It is limited. She is scheduled to begin chemo on Tuesday. Radiation will begin in 3-6 weeks. After 12 weeks of this treatment, prophylactic cranial radiation. The neurologic symptoms led to the…
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need some friends
Hello to all. Wife and I thought a vacation in Calif. would be great, but one day in March of 2011 my tounge felt sore--Cancer of Sliva gland and tounge and Pep Scan showed it met.to the right lung as a stage four.Doc said I'm terminal and at best maybe one to two years of life. Next week I start the chemo and rads--they…
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:( METS to Brain
My wife had a bad headache the other day. T be cautious we did an MRI.... about 10 weeks since her last. Last one was clear. This showed seven small spots. Onc does not think the mets caused the headaches, rather, it was a side effect of her current chemo meds.... just "lucky" we found it as a result of chemo. Am trying to…
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Stage 4 Lung Cancer with Mets...and curing it.
When I found out my mother had stage 4 lung cancer with lymph and brain mets I in no way considered it a death sentence. She did not want chemo or radiation so I had to see what there was out there that could help her. I researched MANY supplements and alternative cures and decided on a path based on weeks of study and…
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Radiation Stress Fractures
I completed 15 radiation treatments on my spine last Thursday and now have a stress fracture. My doctor is scheduling me to see neuro neurolist now. How common is this to happen? I am an active person and had been doing my regular activities like playing in the garden during treatments. I felt great and then last week the…
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Dry Mouth
What is the bast thing to do for dry mouth. Has anyone used saliva substitutes? Radiation to his neck has caused my husband to have a dry mouth. He has a hardtime breaking down solid foods. Any info would be appreciated.
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Plueral effusion
Hello, I normally post on the Peritoneal board but I have a problem that concerns my lungs. I thought there may be someone on these boards who may have experienced something similar to me. My cancer was diagnosed after I suffered double plueral effusion. I underwent 3 chest drains within 2/3 weeks of each other before I…
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Appetite
I am my husband's caregiver. He had surgery, 4 Mo. of chemo, 10 radiation treatments and is scheduled for 10 more. All of this has taken it's toll. His appetite has upped and downed but now it is down and I can't seem to get it up. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Things he used to like he turns…
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father got adenocarcinoma T4N0M1
Hello all, I have very sad news to share and I just wanted to share this with all. My father (who is a doctor at 60+) has been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma and after PET scan they put it at T4N0M1. Then after lumbar-puncture they have found cancer cells in the CSF fluid. Cancer cells were found in femur, spine, brain and…
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My dad has just been diagnosed with stage iv adenocarcinoma with bone mets to spine and ribs. Need
My dad (age 61) was diagnosed 3 weeks ago with stage iv adenocarcinoma with mets to spine and ribs. My dad is a very healthy man and always has been up to this point. The oncologist we saw actually said to us that if he didn't know better he would question whether he actually had cancer. We live in Northeast Arkansas and…
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really depressed
my cancer came back ,my some prayers please ,i can't shake depression this time.please help thanks
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starting second cycle of chemo carbo/Taxol
I was very lucky to suffer no side effects from Carbo/taxol for six weeks and seven weeks of radiation at the same time. I am going to start what the Oncologist called a combined cycle of carbo/Taxol. I have since found out what this means is I was only getting about 1/3 of the taxol in the first six treatments and now I…
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no treatment
My Dad age 86 , not a candidate for surgery due to other conditions, with stage 2 NSCLC, has decided not to pursue treatment. He is currently in a skilled nursing home due to painfull nerve conditions stemming from a "bad back", recently diagnosed parkingsons and other. He declined a bone scan to get full diagnoses. I have…
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Starting Zometa - B12, Carboplatin/Pemetrexed (Calimta)
Hi, I am new to cancer and to these discussion boards. I was diagnoised a month ago with stage 4. A small tumor on top of my right lung, and one pressing on my spine. They have been addressing the spine with radiation because of worry of compression and I also take a steriod. I'm in my last week of radiation and start…
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Just saying hi
I am new. In April/11 I had left lower lobectomy, diagnosed Stage1a adenocarcinoma. Since then my life stopped and I am consumed with fear of recurrence days long.... Just wonder if there is anyone with similar feelings? I may be cured for the moment in my body, but I died in my spirit. Take care.
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Alcohol intake while being treated for lung cancer
Can anyone tell me why doctors always say no when you ask them if you can have a few cocktails or a glass of wine with dinner? I know most doctors are anti alcohol but they never tell you the reason why alcohol is bad for you while you are being treated for cancer. It's the 4th of July and I sure would enjoy a few beers…
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Taxotere
Hello all.....My wife who is 63 discovered she had stage 3b NSCLC Squamous cell on May 2...We have been thru all the tests and the Pet scan showed that it had nt spread out of the lung area even though it was in 2 of the Lymph nodes...I am taking that as good news...The treatment regimen they decided on was radiation 5…
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Mom just diagnosed with Stage 3 b lung cancer - really need guidance and support
Today my mom was diagnosed with Stage 3 b lung cancer at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, MN. She has been fighting pneumonia for some time until finally local hospital found 2 spots on her right lung. She opted for the Mayo clinic as it is only 3 hours away from them for further tests. Today they found two enlarged lymph…
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Does anyone remember Steel Magnolias? If you do, you'll get it when I say that I just want to hit s
My mom's transitioning, and I am just so darn sad about it. As a caregiver, I am relieved. But as a daughter, I am shattered. She and I have had the opportunity to have a clean slate, and say everything we needed to say (and then some!) throughout her illenss. I have been told she's had only days to live several times…
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A 1.2cm lymph node & other particles found
I had a CT scan done about 2-3wks ago. About a week later my Pulmonologist said the found a 1.2cm lymph node and other particles in my right lung. He said he wanted me to go for another CT scan in six months. I was in the car at the time he phoned me and i could barely hear him, so I called back to ask additional questions…
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2nd round of chemo?
I seen my Oncologist yesterday after completing 6 weeks of chemo carbo/taxol once a week and 35 radiation treatments. I had no side effects at all from either treatment. My Oncologist wants me to take two more chemo treatments. One next week then one again in three weeks then do a Pet scan. I don't understand why he wants…
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Well Mom's face swelled up again after having TX
Mom seems to have chipmunk face after TX and there starting to think its poss. a reaction to the decadron that she gets in her IV before TX. Is there anything else she could get besides Decadron with her Taxotere the Onc has'nt suggested anything besides to take a benadryl the other day. My last posting with Mom poss. with…
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muscle and joint aches (cachexia?)
hi everyone my husband had small cell lung cancer and is currently involved in a clinical trial. he has lost a substantial amount of weight and lost alot of muscle mass he also has been having alot of diarhhea his doctors have done alot to combat these things but to no avail his pain is getting worse. his cancer has not…