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Lung Cancer

Please Tell Me What This Means!!!!
Hello. It's been a long time since I've written. My husband, Gary, had has stage 4 lung cancer and it's been two years now, Sadly, it has metastasized to his other lung, and new tumors in his kidney, and new spots on his ribs. Hospice is coming into our home now. He's usually only aswake 3 to 5 hours a dayu. He wont sit in…
Anyone had bad effects from Avastin??
Just wondering if anyone has had a bad experience with this drug? My husband had "very rare" side effects and hemmorraged to death after his second treatment? This happened in March of 2010, and I'm sure there must have been someone who also had a bad side effect. I know it can't help me, but was just curious to know.…
I'm back...brain mets--again, 4th time !!
Well alot of stuff on this board.....alittle too much for my reponse although I am well aware of everyones troubles and you are in my prayers! I have brain mets for the 4 time..surgery is out as I as recovering from the 65 staples already done! Raido surgery is my best bet....although surgery and radial surgery were not…
Secondary lung cancer
Hi everyone, I usually post on colon forum and I was hoping to get some info as to my left shoulder collarbone and lymph node swelling. I have stage 4 colon cancer with lung and liver mets. For the past 4 weeks I have been experiencing chronic left collarbone pain which is now swollen at the end and I have swollen lymph…
My Mum
My Mum was diagnosed with stage 4 non small lung cancer last August. At one time the fluids had disappeared and the tumor had gotten a little smaller. She was on chemo, then maintenance chemo then a pill which made her break out badly. The doctor gave her a month break from the chemo pill. She had scans this week and the…
Maintenance Therapy
So the back story is that my dad, 70 years old, was diagnosed with NSLC in April 2012. He just had his 5th round of chemo yesterday with Carboplatin and Alimta. His first CT scan in June showed the larger tumor shrunk from 3.1cm to 2.9cm and the other smaller tumors had no difference. We went in yesterday for a CT and…
Teach me to cope
My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in Jan 2011 with matastic to the bone brain and liver. I know God has blessed us with considerable time and I am truly blessed but I am not ready...he seems to be getting weaker but all along he does not talk about having cancer or how he feels. Every now and then he says…
STRANGE OCCURRENCE
Hi everyone, hope all is well with you all, I decided to post a question which is what I think is a weird occurrence, and am curious to know if anyone of you here has had, or have heard of a similar situation. I have nsclc, been in remission for 3 yrs. and my overall health status thus far has been good. I'm due to have my…
Alimta Question
So my dad has NSCLC type adenocarcinoma. He has had 5 rounds of chemo with Carboplatin and Alimta. I just read that "ALIMTA is a chemotherapy drug used to treat certain kinds of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) called advanced nonsquamous NSCLC." This is from the Alimta website (alimta.com). Now I am confused as to why…
Update - the gemzar is holding it at bay
Hi All, Just a note to let you all know my husband had a chest x-ray 8/7/12 and we were fully expecting to hear the small plueral effusion discovered on the CT scan had grown and would need attention - boy were we surprised to learn that it hasn't changed. So will continue the Gemzar which seems to be holding the continued…
Pleura of Lung?
I was curious is anyone out there has cancer that has affected the pleura of the lung? It seems like all the stories I see about lung cancer have to do with tumors in the lung. My lungs appear clear with the cancer starting in the pleura of my right lung. Just wondering if there was anyone out there with a similar…
Lung cancer with mets to the brain 2x's this second time
I had a brain mets removed in January didn't have radiation because i was told some of my short term memory will be affected by the radiation permanently. well decided not to radiate. five months later a larger met was found. had it removed and did the radiation. now here i am bald again, and i do not like wigs too hot and…
Maybe too early but mum is currently in hospital with lesions on brain and lung
Hey everyone, Hope you are all well. My situation is that my mother had been feeling unwell and terrible headaches for a week and we went to the hospital and they told her it was a tension headache and to sleep it off but things got even worse so we went up on Monday and she had a CT scan and they found 2 lesions on the…
mutations
Could someone please help undestand mutations. Our onc tells this my wife is unmutated their are limited, if any, drugs that will help her Is this true? While I am a vet on cll lung cancer I,m a newbie. My wife is stage 4. Thanks and God Bless us all
Radiation
Does anyone know if you can receive radiation more than once. Someone told me you couldnt. Thanks.
Taxotere.....Has anyone used this drug?/ Son getting married
54 yr old male, Diagnosed on the 12th of April 2012 with Stage 4 NSCLC WITH BONE METZ TO T-6 verterbre. Had radiation 20 treatments, then started chemo, only had 1 of 6 rounds of chemo (1 round = 21day cycle, 1st day Gemzar & carbo, 8th day Gemzar) on the 16th day of the first cycle found a 10cm tumor wrapped around my…
Glenna M. has passed
Just thought I would let everyone here know that Glenna M. passed away last night. She was one of the first on here to welcome me and encourage me throughout my dads short battle with cancer.
My dad's pet scan turned out good today!
I wanted to update on my dad. He was diagnosed in May' 11 with nsclc squamous cell in the right lower lobe at 13mm nodule.He had lymph node involvment which did not make him a candidate for surgery. He had carbo/taxol chemo with 39 radiation treatments to his mediastinum and his right lower lobe.This took about 6 months…
new to site
We are new to this site but not new to cancer I have cll for 6 years nad my wife, who I am writing was dx in March at the age of sixty with stage 4 lung cancer. While I have some knowledge of my disease I am starting to get famaliar with her disease. Needless to say both with cancer is hard to take. We are seeing dr reily…
TIME TO DO BATTLE AGAIN
Hello, I leaped over here from the Head and Neck boards as I think my cancer may have spread to my lungs. In short, October 20 was supposed to be my 2 year cancer free birthday, but a huge staph infection from last Sunday gave way to a CT scan of my head neck and chest. It was with this scan that 3 nodules were discovered…
new to this board mets to lungs
Hi, my name is Debbie. My husband Jim waas diagnosed May 2011 with stage 4 base of tongue with mets to 2 lymph nodes. January of this year pronounced lymph and tongue clear but nodule in upper right lobe. Waited 3 months for a CT and the result was numerous nodes in both lungs. He can't handle chemo, the csplatin almost…
5cm mass on lungs
hey everyone , my mum is a 74 year old lady and has just found out that she has a 5cm mass on her right lobe of her lung, her gp told her that he is 99 per cent that it is cancer, he gave her a cat scan and bone density test and said he can only see the mass on her lung. she is going to see a specalist tomorrow, what…
Looking for some positive words....
My Dad , a non- smoker who was diagnosed last summer with stage iv lung cancer with pleural effusion, he has had that drained several times..been through chemo...and now we flew him across the country to be a part of a trial at John Hopkins in Baltimore. He was doing great at first...tumor was even shrinking. Today only…
Dad Can't have normal Chemo scared the chemo he will get wont do the Job!
My Dad had a very small spot on his Lung back in July 2011 they removed that small spot and had placed a radiation patch in the lung... May of 2012 the PEP scan showed that the cancer is back in the same lung and in several spots. he also has one node affected and four weeks ago we found out he had 5 small tumors on his…
Problems after treatments..
Looking for advice for my father, age 69. He underwent treatment for stage 3A NSCLC (radiation and chemo), treatment ended one year ago. Thankfully, he is currently in remission. He is still struggling with the side effects from his treatment though. His right lung was severely damaged by the radiation. He has an…
Mother diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and it's reoccurence
My mother was initially diagnosed with stage 4 cancer on October 2010. We first noticed a large lump under her jaw area, but being that she was recently hired her medical insurance had not yet been effective and had to postpone going to the doctor. After 5 months of aggressive chemotherapy and radiation she came out a…
Dad's Confusing Diagnosis
Hi everyone, Summary: Here for: My father (50 year old - smoker - occupation welder) Diagnosis: non small cell adenocarcinoma (1cm tumor in right upper lobe) with brain 2 mets Treatment: Brain: Gamma knife/WBR - brain tumors responding to treatment - shrinking Lung: ???? Need advice We have been dealing with this nightmare…
New Worrie wart here
Hello Everyone ... I am a usual suspect on the breast cancer board. Was dx last August and have just recently been declared NED. WOOO HOOO ... However, back in December I had a Pet scan and that scan showed I had a few small nodules in both lungs (3-4cm). Once was 6mm, peripheral, and complex. The docs said to wait for the…
YES ME--Too Selfish
Not me--Too Selfish ---YES Me... Dapsterd is here and alive but not talk about me as I wish you ALL well ! and NOT to worry about my issues, thats part of the problem !!!!! Love ya Dave Scans in mid-august --we'll c !!!!!!!!!! Stage4 w/brain mets
Checking In
Hi everyone it has been quite some time since I posted. Just wanted to let everyone know I am doing fine. I know that it is encouraging to see when someone is doing well so I thought I should post. Diagnosed May 2010 stage 3 NSCLC - Mets to spine moved me to stage 4, now on Tarceva and doing well, working full time, met is…

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