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Lung Cancer

Lung cancer
A few weeks ago my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. They say it hasn't spread and her PET scan showed only a few suspicious lymph nodes near the tumor. Her doctor suggests radiation & maybe chemo. Why wouldn't they remove the tumor (lung or 1/2 of it)& the few lymph nodes & then try radiation or chemo? She's really…
chemo and radiation
My mom will finish chemo treatment, and will take onradiation, can people who have both treatment explain to me the difference between them? will patient fell better with radiation than chemo? Thanks
Lung to Brain Cancer
My sister who is 56 was diagnosed with lung cancer in June 05, with some also in the liver and lymph nodes. She went thru rounds of chemo and they did a PET Scan yesterday and said it was gone except for a small spot on the liver. She has been nauseated for a week, so they hospitalized her to run tests on her stomach…
Newly diagnosed
The Father of a close friend has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The Surgeon recommends the removal of one lung. Is there a survivor out there that has had this procedure? If so, what restrictions are there following the surgery.
new and need friends
I just had part of my lung removed and I am home in recovery. I have no-one to talk to and I am feeling pretty low. I was diagnosed w/lung cancer less than 5 mos ago and I don't believe it's sunk in yet. My husband of 13 mos is being cruel and very unsupportive. I need support bad. I am truly hoping there is someone out…
Metastatic Lung Cancer
My mother-in-law was just diagnosed with Metastatic Lung Cancer. I don't know a whole lot about all of this. They say that it's in here lungs, bladder & overies. They are starting her on Chemo today. I need any info that anyone can give. We feel like the doctors aren't telling us everything that needs to be told. They said…
How long does it take to diagnose lung cancer?
Hi...2 weeks ago, docotors found a 1.5cm nodule on my dad's left lower lobe on his chest x-ray. The nodle was not there from his previous year's x-ray. Radiologist suggested a CT and PET scan. PET scan showed abnormally high activity from the nodule, meaning it is most likely malignant. And they also found another nodule…
Tia Chi & Lung cancer
Just wondering if anyone out there is into Tia Chi? Chemo is kicking my butt. But I need some kind of activity so I don't turn into a couch potatoe
My mom had lung removed...horrible anxiety!
Hello everybody....my mom found out the Friday before Labor Day that she had a tumor on her lung. She had the upper left lobe of her lung removed about 2 1/2 weeks ago. She got Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome while in the hospital and went back to the ICU. She survived the ARDS, after being told that 9 out of 10 times…
lobectomy/irregular heart now
Hi. I had a lobectomy on 9/6. The surgery pushed my heart into an irregular heartbeat and they are trying to fix that problem. There was talk about chemotherapy, howver, how soon after this surgery will they provide that, and can they do that with such a weak heart? Nervous and sleepless in RI.
Neuropathy (Foot numbness/tingling and pain)
I had cancer (stage 3a in my right lung in April 2000.I took Carboplatin and Taxol to reduce the tumor down to 3.8cm before my middle lobe was removed on 28 June. Unfortunately three enlarged lymph nodes (viz.near to the trachea, oesophagus and subcarina) were unoperable because there existed EBVirus. My doctor gave me…
Post Chemo Fatigue
Hi there. My 67 year old Dad is currently being treated for nsclc with carbo and taxol. One week post chemo he was fine, week two was terrible. He was extremely tired and this has been for the last five days. He is eating but we are also giving him Boost (supplements in can) with his meals. His blood counts were really low…
I dont understand these 'stages
Can someone please explain, i see numbers and stages etc and am bewildered, any and ll information gladly recieved love and light feyona
new here
Hi my mum has non small cell lung cancer, she survived small cell lung cancer 8 years ago. She is ending her first phase of treatment and she is trashed by the sides. No significant changes on CT scan either. she takes Gemcitabine and Carboplatin, can she do anything to help herself complimentray? i dnt knwo ho wyet to…
Stage 3b Need Hope
My father was diagnosed in August with stage 3b nsclc lung cancer with pleural effusion. He has since undergone 12 radiation treatments and chemo which showed no results. He has now started the "second line" of treatment with the drug alimta. He also got a pluerx catheder this past week to drain the fluid from his lungs 3…
tingly in fingers and feet
can anyone tell me how long this will last...you know the feeling when your feet goes to sleep...i'm tired of it
Stage IV NSCLC...Questions
I know that each person's cancer and treatment is unique, but maybe some of you can answer some questions for me. My mother-in-law was diagnosed July 5, 2005. The oncologist said there was no cure and surgery was not an option, the prognosis was 2-6 months untreated and up to 14 months with treatment. She has been having…
Any nsclc stage 3b survivors??
Hi there, my father has recently been diagnosed with nsclc stage 3b and we are looking for some hopeful stories as well as learning what treatment you had. Anything would be appreciated.
Info about Lung cancer
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your input ...please
We just bumbled across Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) several centers across US (Chicago, Tulsa)... The concept sounds great combining conventional treatments along w/ adjuvant (nutrition,immunotherapy,spritual... treating the "whole person")...www.cancercenter.com Has anyone had any experience that they could…
gamma or cyberknife?
My dad had a lung met. tumor removed (rt.temp lobe)surgically on 6/28/05. A recent MRI showed 3 new small lesions: one in the same spot (1.4cm), one a bit above 2mm and one 3mm in back. He decided not to have whole brain (or any yet)radiation after his brain surgery and was getting ready for lung surgery before this…
brain metastic
I would like to hear from any people who have had brain tumors treated. I am just finishing the whole brain radiation treatments. Now I'm going to have either the gammma knife procedure or cyber knife. I would like to hear from anyone that has had either of these done. It's so hard to decide which way to go!
Should treatment be started
My father is 77 and has lung cancer which has spread to the bone, he also has a crush 3rd vertebrate and tumors on his spine, ribs, and femurs, and the mass in his lung is 9.5 cm X 5 cm. The doctors say he is in stage IV, and that the only thing they can do is by doing chemo & radiation they can keep it from spreding…
Newbie...
Greetings all: I've been posting on the colon cancer board, I have/had colon cancer with liver mets. I recently had a ct scan and discovered that my colon cancer and liver mets were gone, but I now have a 3-4mm nodule on my left lung. I'm scheduled for a PETscan in 8 weeks. I realize it could be something other than…
Help! waiting for PET scan results
I am waiting for the PET scan results of a singular 8mm spot on my lung. It was found on a routine chest x-ray (before laporoscopy for a benign dermoid cyst on my ovary). I have had a bunch of tests lately (for a internal bleed that was never found) - gasteroendoscopy, colonoscopy, echo & CT scan of abdomen, mammogram and…
RE:JKHUSTED
Thank you so much for your information, it really helps to hear positive stories during this very difficult, in fact the most difficult time of my life. I have a large family that is supportive but I have a health care background so I attend every appointment etc.. My father will start the same chemo regimen as you did on…
Bill914 response
Sorry about the medical terms, your input was very helpful. Thanks for your story of hope.
Response to Bill914
Hi there. Your information was very helpful. I do have another question though. Did you have a pleural effusion? My father has a benign pleural effusion so I may have made a mistake on his stage. If you did have an effusion, how was it diagnosed as benign? How big was the tumor in cm?Thanks
New here...just DX lung cancer
Hi. I don't know if I even have a question for you guys - I just needed to finally post here, to make it official, I suppose. I've been lurking around here since my first chest xray came back with a mass in my left lung. That was on Nov 19. I had CT scan last week, then a biopsy yesterday, pulmonologist finally confirmed…
Going to Start Chemo Next Week
Hi, I've recently been diagnosed with lung cancer (small cell). I'm to begin chemo next week. Can anyone give me any encouraging words? I'm so scared.

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