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stage2b?
Hi all,in july o5 i was dxed with nslc. They staged it 2b thinking it was contained and said they would remove right lung. During surgery they also removed seventeen lymph nodes which they said 2 had been effected. I just wondered if i would have still been staged 2b if they would have known about the lymph nodes also.…
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Sister's PET Scan Results
Hi, I posted below (Debbys) about my sister being diagnosed with lung cancer. She now has her PET scan results today. The cancer has spread to her lymph nodes in the neck, in her right chest wall and in the right adrenal gland. The dr. is starting her on chemo 1x weekly and radiation 5 days a week for 6 weeks. The chemo is…
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Dad had lung cancer/chemo, need advice for the after math
Four yrs ago, my Dad was diagnosed w/colon cancer, had portion of the colon removed, followed by chemo. One year ago, lung cancer was found, the lung was removed, followed by 6 mos of chemo. Recent PET scan and CT scan show no signs of cancer. He has had 2 blood transfusions to restore low hemoglobin. He is frail, super…
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After Lung Cancer Removal
My father just had lung cancer removed one week ago today. Now he's complaining that his feet are sore and has developed a slight skin rash on his chest. I was wondering if anyone has expirenced anything like that after their surgery? Please advise.
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Merry CHRISTmas!
Hello everyone! I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoy this joyous event with all your friends and loved ones. Stay strong. Christmas miracles are at hand! :) God bless each and everyone of you. You are all always in my prayers. P.S. What a great Christmas gift! The…
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eating
Hi, My husband has not started his treatment yet and does not see the oncologist until Tuesday. For the past month he has been eating barely 500 cal. a day which doesn't seem to alarm anyone but me. The liver cancer which metasisized from the lung cancer is causing him pain when he eats. HELP. Anyone have any…
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Barry E. Frost 04-12-1944 to 12-18-2006
Hello everyone, Unfortunatley my father passed away Monday afternoon. I want to thank everyone for their ecouragemanet and support. I cannot express how much my family depended on you to guide us through this horrific ordeal. I have never experienced something so difficult in my life such as this. What is extremely sad is…
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New /Lung Carcer
I meet with my Doctor Thurs,I don't know what to expect but you all have help me with support. I can't seem to think of some questions to ask, will I be able to continue to work. I'm not always hurting.
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lung cancer spread to liver
Does anyone have any stories of survivors of lung cancer that spread deeply into the liver? I need some hope.
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Stage 4th NSLC cont. - Good news to share with you
My dad was diagonsed with NSLC in the end of September in China. He has gone through 3 chemo and 1 radiation since then. Last week, he had another CT and the doctor said he could not find the tumor in his lung. I still could not believe it although I pray a lot for this result. I am so afraid that the doctor or the film…
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Just diagnosed
Hello, My sister who is 53 was just diagnosed with lung cancer. Through a rountine x-ray they found a tumor and after a biopsy told her it was cancer. We don't know many details until after a PET scan next week other than it is about the size of a 50 cent piece and its on the right lung. What type, I don't know yet she…
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Clean scan!
Just got back from the doctor and my scan is clean. There is a nodule (I'm not sure that is the correct term) that has grown slightly, very slightly, but the doctor said it could just be the slice in the film. If the slice was on the top of the thing last time and this time it was in the middle, it would appear larger.…
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Tarceva side effect
Hi everyone. Does anyone have any suggestions for dealing with the diarrhea side effect of Tarceva? I have been on 150 mg for 30 days and have constant gas build up and bowel movements every few hours... Thanks.
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grave prognosis
hello everyone when filling out application forms for insurance, my mom's oncologist wrote down: "unfortunately, the prognosis is grave". I know I shouldn't let this get to me. But the truth is, it's been bothering me! One moment, the doctor says her xrays are clearer. next moment she has a grave prognosis. what on earth…
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Brain met
Hello everyone Just writing to ask if anyone here has had an experience with a brain mestatis? After some info for my Dad. He's had the tumour removed (some of it was dead tissue as a result of radio)and is just tired at the moment. Any help would be appreciated. Thank-you, Holly
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Please help and thank you.
I am 41 y.o. and after a x-ray I was told that I have a 3cm tumor on the upper right lung and the best solution would be a surgery to take it out. During the surgery they discovered that I have adenocarcinoma and the lymphs were affected so they took out whole right lung. This has happened 4 weeks ago and 3 days ago doctor…
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tarceva
I've got a few questions to those of you who knows anything about the treatment. a.) my mom recently started using Tarceva; it is her first line of treatment. We were reading the box and it said tarceva is used for those who have not responded to chemotherapy. my mom has NOT undergone chemo yet; her doctor told her (with…
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Breathing with Lung Cancer???
I had an upper left lobectomy 16 mos. ago and still have terrific problems breathing. Use oxygen 3L at night. Every movement causes shortness of breath. Please, have any of you suffered from this shortness and how do/did you deal with it. Thanks, carolinapenny
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how to reply
Hi everyone,I am kinda new here,I posted awhile back and recieved some kind feedback. I also see other that I would like to reply to but I cant see no reply thing to click.Can anyone tell me how to reply to others who post. I like this discussion board.Thank You
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mom just diagnosed
Hi, I'm new to posting, but I've been reading your stories of hope since my mom was told of a "shadow" on her lung. The long and short is that her CT showed a tumor around her L mainstem bronchus and pulmonary artery, and a satellite lesion higher in the same lung. SOme lymphadenopathy on that side, and enlarged nodes on…
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back aches
Hello everyone. I was wondering if you have any experiences with back aches, and what you did to relieve them. To jog everyone's memory, my mom was diagnosed with NSCLC with mets to her bones (rib and collar) and her lymph nodes. Last week we had this terrible storm and maybe because of the cold, she suddenly had this…
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Good news.
I wrote in a few months ago about my Dad. He had 2 brain mets. I'd just like to let you know that Dad had an M.R.I last week and it come back clear. He also had a full body scan before that and it came back clear also. He's feeling really good (which is one of the most important signs). He had surgery to remove the two…
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blockage in airway passage
I had a port put in because my veins were giving way and when they took the x-ray they found a fluffy spot on my lung. As it turns out I have an airway passage completely blocked probably from radiation damage (38 treatments). The blockage is so bad they couldn't get a scope through it to biopsy the infection so we still…
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Surgery or Radiation for a Stad III B ??
Hi Agsain, I donno if some of you will remember me. My father after a 9 sessions of the Chemo. WE did our 2nd PET and we had a good improvement in the intensity of the Tumor but ther volume is still the same. So our Onco has decided to switch to Radiation. our Radiation Dr said that I have 20 % chance . By chance somebody…
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Scan Results
As some of you know, I have stage IV NSCLC. I've been through 3 treatments, 2 for lung cancer, not counting the one I got today. Great news. I went for a PET scan Friday. Here are the results. Overall regression of cancer between 20% and 50%. More specifically, a small tumor on my collarbone is "resolved." The large tumor…
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Controlled Amino Acid Therapy
Has anyone had any experience with this treatment (CAAT)? Thanks.
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Facing Surgery
I have tumor in my upper right lobe which is 3-3b stage,recently finished with chemo and radiation I'm now facing resection. I would love to hear from any one who has had this type of surgery, to be honest I'm a little scared on the after effects of surgery. Mostly I have read about rib pain, I will have three removed, my…
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My Grama
My grama had radioactive implants inserted into her lung after the tumors were removed. Now she is super depressed and we can't get her to exercise to try to strengthen her lungs. Does anyone have any good exercises for older people to do with poor lungs? It kinda sounds difficult, but I know we have to get her doing…
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Stage III NSCLC cannot operate
would love to hear from others with Stage III adenocarcinoma that cannot be operated on. I was just diagnosed on June 23, 2006. I have had combination chemo and radiation and have 40% shrinkage. I am now doing taxotere every 21 days. Is 40% good? Will the chemo keep on shrinking the tumors? Is taxotere ever given if you…
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Please, I need someone to talk with...
Here is my story in a nutshell. I am 31 years old and the youngest of 4 daughters. I currently live several provinces away from my parents and only get to go home, basically, during times of illness. My father was diagnosed with throat cancer at the age of 49 so he has been battling it for 11 years. It devastated my family…