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"Thanksgiving"
I wanted to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!! Eat lots of Turkey everyone! Believe everyday you will get better and better in everyway. loulou
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my dad is fighting, he is my hero!
Hello, My father was diagnosed in June with stage iv lung cancer. We have tried the experimental drug Iressa, and that did not work. He is now back on chemo, with great hope it will keep his lung and liver in check. Does anyone out there know of anything experimental that is working? Also, He needs some cheering up. He…
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newly diagnosis
Hello, My sister in law was just diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer. We are sad and uniformed. We don't know what to do for her without over stepping our boundries. She started Chemo today and is on radiation. Any advice? Thank You!! nondas@evcom.net
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Breathing
I am so short of breath and have a constant cough I am on 2 inhalers Combivent and Azmacort. Doc says I have Restricted Lung Disease. I have more problems breathing now than I did with the Pnuemonia,tumor (Which is gone) and a collapsed lung. How much Lung damage was from Radiation and will it repair some of the damaged…
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Anyone Use Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Liver Mets????
Has anyone used Staten Island, Buffalo, Indiana University, Karolinska Institute, or another facility that uses radiosurgery for LIVER METS???? We can't find any real live person who has actually used this new radiation treatment for liver mets, who we can ask real questions of. Does anyone KNOW anyone we can contact?? Or…
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Non small cell lung cancer stage lV
My husband was recently diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer state lv. After getting over the shock of this, I have been trying to find any information possible. The doctor at M.D. Anderson has put him on Taxol and carboplatin. This seems to be the treatment of choice after reading many of your post. My question is…
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carcinoid lung cancer
I had upper 3/4 of my left lung removed due to carcinoid tumor, have found very little info on it. Is there anyone who has had carcinoid lung cancer who can share with me?
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Lung Cancer Recurrence
I was diagnosed with NSLC in November of last year. After undergoing chemotherapy (VP-16 and cisplatin) and radiation, the doctor's decided to remove the middle lobe of my right lung in June of this year. Unfortunately, the cancer has returned and the doctors have identified metastasis in my brain. I am now beginning a…
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Hi from Sunny SA
Hi guys it seems as if a GREMLIN is at work here.The previous messages were NOT from me,I dont swear on-line nor do I miss-spell words.Whoever is pretending to be me .....you must be a very lonely person,SEEK HELP NOW. As for Dolores,I am not to sure what is happening,she seems to have lost sensation in her left hand &…
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Dolores in Sunny South Africa
Hi guys thanx a stack for your replys,I am about to embark on an unknown journey,I need to find out so much,I dont want to be a puppet in some phsyco's show I need to get well and have my life back as it was.Please help me,Dolores just passed a comment to me that at the moment this all feels like a dream to her......people…
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THANK U SO VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU SO VERYMUCH .WE THAT IS DOLORES & MATRIN NEED ALL YOUR HELP,IN TURN OUR HELP WILL BE DOUBLE.lOVE YOU. dhopps@freemail.absa.co.za mhopps@freemail.absa.co.za
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THANK U SO VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU SO VERYMUCH .WE THAT IS DOLORES & MATRIN NEED ALL YOUR HELP,IN TURN OUR HELP WILL BE DOUBLE.lOVE YOU. dhopps@freemail.absa.co.za mhopps@freemail.absa.co.za
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Mother's daughter outcome
Praise the lord there are miracles happening every day! My Mom was able to have the lung tumor removed and an involved lymph node. There is one other possible lymph node but nothing so far. After recovery from surgery she will begin some chemo. I am so thankful to all of you for your support and kind words. This is journey…
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You Guys Are The Greatest
Guys I once again have faith in the human race u ae all so wonderfull,all I want to do is eliviate suffering and yo actually CARE ALSO my wife Dolores has come out of surgery with a very bad prognosis but she is one hell of a fighter.......PLEASE E-MAIL HER DIRECT AT dhopps@freemail.absa.co.za she needs to talk to you…
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New to this and would like some help
Hi there my wife has just come out of surgery,her lower left lung was to be removed but the didnt because the cancer had spread all over the diagnosis at present is Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Left Lung,I want to talk to people who know what this is and to hear of ALL possible treatments available.Dolores is only 34…
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New Member Here -- Strange Smell a Chemo Result?
Hi everyone - my 65 year old husband was diagnosed in early July with non small cell lung cancer, left lung, right in the middle of his chest -- about the size of a baseball, completely blocking his airway into the left lung. The cancer has not spread anywhere else. He started treatment two weeks ago, 7 total weeks of…
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Effects of Chemo
I am a 54 year old female. I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in March of 2001.I was a heavy smoker but quit the day they found the tumor. I was very lucky they found it early. I had xrays for pneumonia. I went through 33 radiation treatments along with Chemo. After radiation they changed my dosage of Cisplatnum…
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Site for Iressa
Not sure if any of you have found this site. http://www.lungcancerclaims.com/iressa2htm Hope this helps.
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new to the group
My dad is 57 years old. He was diagnosed with NSCLC IV in October 2001. In November he had to have a pin put in his left leg. He took chemo and radiation. In May 2001 he had to have his rotor cup down to the elbow replaced with a steel shoulder and rod. He is now doing radiation on his shoulder and arm. He had scans ran…
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okay they are going to do the profolactic cranial radiation thing to me, please let me know how it w
Hi I have lung cancer, wheather it is small cell or nsclc is still up for debate, but they tested it with a needle biopsy and it came back scar tissue, so now the next step is brain radiation pci, I am spooked, on top of being scared at every ache and afraid it is cancer again, I am afraid that this proceedure is going to…
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re: my father my best friend
hello, this is julie. I received disappointing news for my dad this past wednesday. his chemo treatments and radiation did not seem to work. his cancer has grown more. I will not give up hope for my daddy. as i hope you won't. i am trying all my resources to find out what it takes to get my dad on iressa. at this point he…
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Information on Iressa
Has anyone undergone treatment with Iressa, the experimental cancer drug? If so, I'd like to hear from you. Specifically, I'd like to know how you are responding to the drug and whether you have any side effects. I need this information for my mother in law who was diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC in April 2001, with mets to…
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Need to explain name Pisser
I do not want to offend anyone with my log on name. This is a nickname my Husband gave me 17 years ago. This is special to me so I decided to use it. I hope this list gets a little more active once again I see Lung Cancer needs more coverage. There is very little support for any Cancer in my area except for Breast Cancer.…
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confusion
I guess now that I know how my future will turn out to be, I am not sure that I have the motivation to anyhting. I miss being able to do sports adn everything. I am still seventeen and so much has already happened. My parents don`t know about the fact that I am sick. I couldn`t have the guts to tell them in the first…
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NEED HELP PLEASE
my mother was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer in dec 99...its inoperatable and she has had radiation and that is about all that can be done...we're told..she has alot of other health problems..im not really sure if i am posting to the right place but i need help here...i am her caretaker and she is doing pretty…
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My father, My best friend
Hello, My father was just diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. It has spread to his liver, splean, and bone. We are doing standard chemo now and are about to try Iressa, experimental drug. Has anyone tried the drug? My father is my best friend and I need to find a way to get him in remission. What treatments has anyone…
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My Mother's Daughter update
I'm so sad tonight as I sit in my home far away from my mother who is afraid and waiting for the next bit of news about this ugly menace cancer! I'm so angry about this whole thing and I pray to God she will be "relieved" in heaven of her suffering...and I know she will be. Praise God amen. Friday am Mom is going into the…
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My Mother's Daughter
My 67 year old Mom has just been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer with possible lymph involvement. I am in another state and this is very hard to deal with. I am trying to be supportive from afar and still be a loving wife and mom of 6 year old twins at home. Doctor says this may or may not be operable. Lung…
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Hoxsey Clinic
Glenns14, I personally have not tried the Hoxey Clinic, but did send of for a video. When I first saw your post I had no clue to what you were talking about, but found a website strickly for alternative cancer fighting treatments. The Hoxsey Clinic, was one of the places mentioned in this website. You might know this site,…
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Pleural Thickening
I had Stage I, grade 3, node neg. breast cancer last June. The CT scan showed pleural thickening or mets on the chest wall. (They wern't sure) This CT scan was before treatment. I went for another CT scan yestday (Wed July 25) and won't find out anything until Monday. Can anyone tell me if you had pleural thickening and…