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Lung Cancer

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…
UPPER RIGHT LUNG LOBE REMOVAL
I have had my right lung uppper lobe removed VATS on 7/26/12 I have been home 3 days and am experiencing some nausea, indigestion and minimal pian. My breathing seems worse than when i left the hospital. I came home with the chest tube in. I also, just yesterday started getting a rash that itches in different places on my…
Mom diagnosed 3 weeks ago with Stage IIIB Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Hello All. My mother was diagnoised with Lung Cancer 3 weeks ago. She goes on June 11th to have a port put in to start chemo they are going to use 2 drugs and she starts radiation next week. She has two masses in her left lung and surrounding lymph nodes in her esophagus. We lost my grandmother (her mother) 3 years ago to…
lung cancer
My mother was recently diagnosed with Lung cancer. It has spread to her liver and adrenal glands. She has opted to try chemotherapy as the doctors said it may buy her some more time. The prognosis is not good - they have given her a few months to live. We're wondering if its worthwhile to go through the discomfort of…
Questions about Lung cancer process
So my dad had a CT scan 2 months ago showing a small tumor on his lung.He a PET scan a few weeks ago and a biopsy yesterday. And then today they did a chest x-ray. Is this normal procedure? We havent heard anything back from the biopsy.
LOST MOM TO LUNG CANCER STAGE 4 :(
I miss my mom so much she was everything to me. know thats shes gone i have no one, i come home to myself. not to mention i lost her at a very young age, at the time i was 17 and i had to learn how to live on my own and pay the bills. its been a year know and i cant help but feel that my best in helping her was never…
Small Cell Lung Cancer
My Mom was just diagnosed yesterday. She hasn't gone through staging yet to see if it has spread. They found it two weeks ago as a 4 cm in diameter mass. I don't know how big it is now because I don't know just HOW rapid SCLC grows... I am terrified. I love my Mom so much and it takes everything in me not to cry…
History of mama
My mama was diagnosed 10 yrs ago with stage 4 non-small cell metatastic lung cancer and was given a 2% chance of survival. Within The 10 yrs the cancer has spread to ribs spine hips bones and sacrum. She received radiation 5 yrs ago on the sacrum and has been taking chemotherapy pills since diagnosised. Recently she was…
chemo brain after treatment
i would like to talk to other people who have chemobrain or memory loss after treatment '
memory problems in remission
I am having problems with memory while in remission. i can remember things from years ago but forget simple words that i know that i know it but cannot remember it.If anyone has had a problem like this please share. will it get better or worse.it is so embarassing please help me if you can.
‎"There's a rainbow of babies/Draped over the graveyard"
(John Prine reference) My dear friend Glenna: You would be pleased to know that I spent the weekend involved with the grandboys, their parents, and their friends in a birthday party. It was a car racing theme, per the young man turning four, and there was lots of water play involved, as you might imagine, along with all of…
new member with questions regarding treatment
Hi - my husband was diagnosed 5/18/12 with Stage 3 NSCLC adenocarcinoma of course this was after a little over 2 months trying to figure out what was going on with him and why he was having chest pain constantly and a cough that wouldn't go away, on 5/30/12 we found out it had metestasized and he had several spots on his…
My partner has stage 4 adenocarcinoma has 6 months to live.
So back in August 2011 she was diagnosed with stage 3. She decided not to do treatment and in a little less then a year its upgraded to stage 4. My wife decided to leave me right after she found out its moved. Problem I am having is dealing with both the break up and the knowing she is not doing well. I am finding this out…
Pneumonectomy ( Lung Removed )
Husband had his Left Lung ( entire lung ) removed last Mon. Feb. 8th.... I would like to hear from ANYONE who has had personal experience with this lung surgery... He is discouraged at how short of breath he is... I remind him that it's only been 5 days, encourage him to walk a little, and do the breathing treatment /…
Pailliative Care study from Mass General
In searching out information to help deal with my wife's Stage IV colorectal cancer I came across a study on the positive effects of starting palliative care in the early stages of lung cancer therapy instead of near the end. hope it is of use to some... Dr Temel's discusses her research results NBC News blurb on…
Compromised Immune system and Candida/Yeast/Thrush
I fought Advanced Small Cell Lung cancer in 2006, ending 18 doses of chemo (Cysplatin & Etoposide, EP6) in April and radiation in July. My immune system of course, gave me fits during. Had to take Procrit and Neupogen numerous times during treatment. I juiced daily after treatment and gradually my blood counts were…
My 79 year old mum has stage 4 lung cancer
My 79 year old mum was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last August. The cancer did not spread and the liquids that were in the canals originally have gone. Her tumor is growing a little bit but not significantly. She was on two different chemos and then they put her on a chemo pill last month that caused a lot of…
New update
Hola, como estan todos? An update on my condition. I'm recovering very slow after my VAST surgery back in march. The coughing had subsided a bit but now is gotten stronger n constant. Docs don't know y this is happening... Well hello!!!!! Maybe cause I have a 5 mm nodule on my upper left lung Which they missed on all of…
July 10 CT Scan
Hi All, Scott had two rounds of Gemzar (six weeks) and a follow up CT scan on the 10th. Current tumors stable but now developing a pleural effusion. They are keeping him on Gemzar for another two rounds then will do an X-ray to see if the effusion has changed. His sister, who was diagnosed with leukemia six months after…
Update--_Dapsterd
Well Family....another week in ICU with two brain mets surgically removed. Director of radiation will wait til sept scans -mri and ct to determine course of action....Meanwhile ...have a hell of a summer they say after removing 60 ish staples!!!! hope all is well!!! Dave

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