Lung Cancer
Discussion List
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My Mother-In-Law was just diagnosed
My Mother-In-Law was just diagnosed with stage 3 non small cell lung cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma) and she would like to talk to someone over 80 y/o that has gone through Radiation and Chemo to see how their experience was with the treatment.
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Volunteer drivers
My mother was just diagnosed with lung cancer. She lives in J.E. den beach Florida. I cannot always be there to take her to all her appointments. My girlfriend recommended me contacting this site to see if I can find volunteers to help . please let me know how I can get started with finding volunteer in her area Thank you…
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Multiple pleural based nodules
Hi, everyone. New to all this so my apologies if I use incorrect terminology. CT scan without contract in May showed "multiple pleural based nodules", the largest being 6mm, a couple at 3mm, and more smaller (total somewhere between 8-10) in both lungs Presently awaiting 6 month rescan (ugh...the waiting!). Question: Would…
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New to this
I had A friend come up my driveway and ask me 4 help. He said his brother kicked him out of the house he gave him just before winter hit. He has been living in a tent since and that he has stage 4 non small cell lung cancer. He now lives with me and I am now his caretaker and want to do the best I can. So I need advice and…
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Constant pain from surgery
I'm 6 weeks out from an upper left lobe lobectomy. My cancer was a stage one. I had vats surgery. There was one complication where I started bleeding. They had to go back in to restitch. The problem I am having is on the left side. I have a raised area in between my ribs about 1" thick by 3" long. It gets red at times.…
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Small Cell Lung
Newly diagnosed...looking for support and answers. Just started chemo this last week. Etoposide and another one. Side effects have me so scared. I scared most about my hearing going. Doc said I would probably lose my hearing due to cochlear damage. Breathe or hear, I guess that is a choice for me. I think I'd rather…