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lung cancer came back
2011 dx with BOT & lung Cancer,8 chemo and 64 rad. treatment of neck and lungs that has left me with a lot of problems, like no siliva,arms and hands numb, Hard to swallow food and the list goes on---well two + yrs. have passed and last month a prostrate thing sent me to a urolgist--and with the luck of a irshman cancer of…
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Vascular Leak Syndrome
I'm on the H&N boards, but have been on Taxotere since last May, but had to stop about a month ago due to ongoing Pleural Effusion. I had to have a Puer X catheter inserted and drain fluid from my Pleural space every other day. We know the Taxotere caused this as I have no visible cancer in my lungs and Mediastynal nodes.…
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Encouragement Needed
My husband was diagnosed with squamous NSCLC last May. Initially, it was thought to be "surgically curable" and he had a bilobectomy to remove an 8cm tumor. Three nodes that were removed with the surgery were found to be malignant. He had one attempt at Docetaxel/cisplatain for adjuvant chemo, but was immediately allergic…
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Multiple NonCalcified Nodules
During a recent trip to ER because of unrelenting upper abdominal area pain CT Scan of Abdomen picked up a 1.1 cm noncalcified nodule in the lower left lobe of lung. Nothing was found in the abdomen except that it showed i had several cysts inside my left kidney. ER recommended I go to my Primary doctor so I did and 2 days…
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Pleural mesothelioma - Pleomorphic
HI, My father Has been diagnosed with stage 4 Pleural Mesothelioma (pleomorphic) My understanding is that it is a very rare type. I suspect he has had this condition for a couple of years and has just now been confirmed. I do not know what to expect. His doctor has said 3-6 months expectancy and my father has declined any…