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Husband's biopsy
My husband who is 52, will get his biopsy results today, and the pulmonologist is 99.9% certain it is malignant. Tumor is about 3.3 cm in size. Doesn't appear to be attached to chest wall, but there may be mets to liver, or it may be fatty cysts. Won't know until they do an ultrasound of the liver. He also wants to do a…
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Pain
Has anyone got any special ways of dealing with pain? My mother has lung cancer which has spread to her liver and has a lot of abdominal pain. Also, she hasn't any appetite as a result of the pain. She's taking tylenol 4s every 4 hours and Magaze three times a day for an appetite stimulant. Any ideas? Thanks,
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I'm new to the group
My name is Violet, I'm 47, and I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in August 2000. I've had radiation and am currently undergoing chemo. Surgery was not an option. It is very encouraging to read your notes. Doctors seem to live only by statistics and I'm determined to beat this. I have changed my diet and exercise…
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lung cancer/PET Scan
I have two spots on my left lung. The smaller one they at first thought might be scarring. I had a biopsy on the larger one and it is cancer. I am curious about the PET scan. the doctor tells me he will have to do exploratory surgery, if the small one is cancer he will just close me up and do radiation. If the smaller one…
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. loulou
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new to group story
Hello to all. I am a rectal survivor from 1991, surgery, chemo and radiation. 2 weeks ago CT found several clusters of nodules in top of both lungs with size range 2mm to 7mm. Bronchostomy (sp?) couldn't locate as expected. Nest week they are going to look at a lymph node in my neck, but again don't really expect success,…
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Lung Cancer
Hi,everybody. Thanks Yakimom your reply on 7 Oct. I had been through a clinic trial and it is good to be given the lastest treatment. Good luck to all who are going through the lastest treatment.
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Lung Cancer
Thanks Loulou for your prompt info. It is comforting to hear from you as I also have stage IV lung cancer with met. in my spine.I had chemo for almost a year and also had radiation on my left lung in combination a chemo drug. Things have improved quite alot. Did anyone ever hear of a scan called positron emission…
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Lung Cancer
Thanks Loulou and Yakimom for your reply. I was told earlier by my doctor that I could not live more than six months after being diagnosed as NSCLC stage IV. Somehow I managed for the last 18 months with one year of chemo and radiation. Recently, I had a PET scan and they said they could not see any sign of any tumor. I…
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Lung Cancer
Thanks Loulou and Yakimom for your reply. I was told earlier by my doctor that I could not live more than six months after being diagnosed as NSCLC stage IV. Somehow I managed for the last 18 months with one year of chemo and radiation. Recently, I had a PET scan and they said they could not see any sign of any tumor. I…
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Lung cancer
I am also a lung cancer patient who is a non-smoker. Has undergone chemo and now seems ok. Wish to discuss with others.