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Lung Cancer

hearing loss and chemo drugs
Dad has stage iv nsclc & his ONC asked him about his hearing before he starts chemo. He told her that certain tones he can't hear, but I think its worse than that. I read that cisplatin &/or carboplatin can cause hearing loss. Before he starts any chemo, shouldn't he be very up front w/the dr. as to the extent of his…
Pain in left side of my chest below my rib cage
I'm a smoker and I can't visit a doctor this month. In late December I started to get a pain in left side of my chest below my rib cage. The pain get more severe at the top and bottom of each breath. On a scale of 1-5 the pain being a constant 2-3 with a 4 at the top of each breath. I was short of breath and could only…
stage 4 lung cancer and brain please help me!
February 24, 2012 - 4:27pm mother has stage 4 lung cancer and brain Hi, i am new here. I feel like it would help me and my family in dealing with my moms condition in joining here. I cry like evryday, I live here in Canada but my mom and 2 sisters were in the Philippines. Last Januar, my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung…
Mom needs Gammaknife
I know there is a good handful of peeps who have had Gamma knife, but I can't remember who and what it was like? Mom just took a blow yest. with the neurosurgeon that the monster appeared and its the size of a tic tac on the LT side of her Brain. They have been watching, but since the last MRI 3 mos. ago it has gotten a…
scan didn't go well
Our hearts broke yesterday... My husband (age 48) was dx with stage 3B NSLC 2/11. He had radiation and chemo (etopocide + cisplatin) and was NED until this last scan on 2/21/12. He has activity in lymph nodes again, but no signs of metastisis and there's no tumor except the scar tissue, which is not lighting up on the PET.…
Dad
My dad was diagnosed with sclc nearly 5 weeks ago He was told last week that he had to go and have a mri and the camera down his neck and has been told he has to wait a week for the results.How fast will the cancer have spread in five weeks and should he not have had treatment sooner.
Mouth sores from chemo Thank you for the responses!
Does anyone have suggestions on how to help the mouth sores from chemotherapy. My husband just had his third round of Alimta and he says everything he eats seems hot or spicy and feels like it's burning his tongue and mouth. Tonight I looked in his mouth and there are tiny blister like things coming out on his tongue and…
I Just don't know what to do Anymore
I came here looking for answers and looking for hope when I found out my mom had stage 4 lung cancer. I sadly lost my mother in her fight to cancer and I am struggling, I only found out about the cancer at the begining of December and she passed away the day after new years. One thing I have learned from all of this is…
I'm in a bit of a pickle...... really could use some advice
Hi to everyone. I have been posting for almost a year on the esophageal site, but now I find myself here. Bit of a back story, just to introduce myself. My husband passed away in November 2011 from stage ivb ec, and now I find myself as primary (sole) caregiver to my 83 year old mother in law. She has a fairly healthy…
non small cell lung cancer
Hi I'm new here. I have a lot of questions if that's ok. My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer about a month ago. She told me that it is inoperable, but did'nt tell me why. Last week she learned it is non small cell. We just found out today that the cancer is not in the lungs or on the lungs, but in the fluid around the…
Update on Surgery - Looking for others who have had VATS
Hello everyone, I have been posting on the head and neck boards but, unfortunately, I need to post over here as well. I'm the caretaker for my husband who has recently completed treatment for H&N cancer. His 6 month scan showed that he is clear from the neck up but a spot on his lung that they have been watching from the…
I'm Scared!! ;(
I went in the er for a cough and they kept me a day to monitor me, say that I have a mass on my lungs thats about 2 inches and 1/12 inches. Biospy on Monday just going thru a lot of emotional stuff not handling it to well, if any one out there and understand I can use all the support I need.
see ya'll later
I am on my way this morning for my surgery. Doing the thoracotmy LUL. It would be a lie if I said I wasn't scared...so I will not say that! LOL I know I shall be fine and as soon as I can get back home I will let you guys know how I did. So, be nice to each other and all the newcomers! Take care and everyone of you are…
Lymph nodes
I have been reading a lot of the stories and am amazed at how many of you had no lymph node involvement. I was feeling positive about my experience, but now, Im not so sure. I had a very small tumor, size of a dime, in the RML and had the lobe removed. All the docs were convinced this was a "snatch and grab"...no chemo, no…
Lung Nodules (new to me)
Hello newbie here. I mainly frequent the colorectal forum as was DX with rectal cancer in 5/10. Had to have rectum removed now with perm colostomy & have been doing fine. Had 6 out of 37 nodes involved which were also removed. Becuase of that had 12 rounds of Folfox/5fu which was completed in April. My question is after my…
My mum has adenocarcinoma - we're devastated
My mum was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in November. She has a tumour in her right lung, deposits in her left, chest and pelvic bone. She started chemo in Jan, 3 weeks apart for 4 sessions, but after the 1st, found a lump on her side. She was told this may be taken care of with chemo but after her 2nd session and at her…
PORT REMOVAL
DO NOT TO MEAN TO BE PETTY SINCE MY WIFE HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH YEARS OF GOOD LIFE WITH STAGE 4 LUNG CANCER BUT.. HAD PORT REMOVED AND IT LOOKS LIKE A KID DID IT. MAJOR SCARE AND OVER LAPING SKIN. IS THIS NORMAL??
new spot
Just had another CT scan getting ready for removal of left upper lobe. The scan showed a new 9mm spot next to the operative site (wedge resection) I had on Dec 7. It also showed 2 lymph nodes that have slightly inlarged now. My onc is not too concerned about watching this spot due to the fact it will soon be removed with…
Starting Chemo Tuesday
I start my first chemo on Tuesday with Gemzar and Carboplatin. Is eating before the infusion better than receiving it on an empty stomach? My Dr gave me scrips for compazine and Zofran for nausea.
What's it called--scanxiety?
My husband was diagnosed with 3B NSLC a little over a year ago, but has been NED since August. The next scan is coming up, and we seem to get a little freakish with worry each time this comes. He has a cold right now, and it's so hard not to worry that there are greater implications. We keep saying "it's just a cold" as…
Remember me??
Some of you may remember me; I lost my husband to lung cancer in October. Now, my sister's ovarian cancer has returned and spread to her pelvic area and she has spots on the outside of her liver. She is my only sister and I am not ready to loose her after loosing my husband. I want to be positive for her because she is…
surgery
Just letting everyone know that I will be having my lobectomy on the upper left lung this coming Monday morning. The last CT scan showed another 9mm spot next to where they removed the first one and also 2 lymph nodes enlarged now. So we will be waiting for those results by the time I am getting out of the hospital. Chemo…
8mm groundglass nodule
Hello I am new to this site. My husband went to the ER for an unrelated cause and the ER docs found on a CT scan an "8mm groundglass nodule within the right upper lobe. There is also mild dependent subsegmental atelecrasis bilaterally." I'm not sure what that second sentence means or its signficance. He is only 40 years…
Possible Lung Cancer - PLEASE HELP I AM SOOO SCARED!!
It was recently discovered (through a CT Scan) that I have a nodule on the left lower posterior lobe of my lung measuring 1.2 X 1 cm. This was not present when I had a CT Scan 5 months ago. My family D. has referred me to the "fast track lung cancer surgeon" for possible biopsy and surgery. I am soooooo scared. This is why…
Lung Cancer in non smoker, from second hand smoke?
Just curious, I read a lot of lung cancer dx's in non smokers, could it be that the non smoker got it from being exposed to second hand smoke growing up? i.e. my parents both chain smoked and I grew up in the 70's / 80's when it seemed everyone who smoked smoked in the home and car with children around.
1-20-12 Update Stage IV, another Brain Met
Good Morning All! Well....this week I found out I have a new 2cm tumor on left side of cerebrum this time, Tumor Board is concerned the cancer is very active-it grew to this size in 3 months. I will undergo Gamma Knife next week as well as a full body Pet/Ct---hope cancer is not back and elsewhere because the gamma knife…
So new...
Just discovered last week I have lung cancer, dont even have complete pathology info, just know its a 4 cm large...then my pulmonary surgeon ordered a brain MRI and found 2 "concerning" spots there, and cancelled the futher diagnostic stuff for my lungs. I dont even have an oncologist yet, they were supposed to call me…
Questions
I am over from the breast cancer board. I have a friend recently diagnosed with bronchial alveolar lung cancer in both lungs. She has been int hospital ICU with pneumonia. she is on hi flow nasal cannula. She cannot seem to be getting rid of it. Somebody also said when you have a biopsy it can spread cells within the lung.…
Just found out I have stage 3b lung cancer
Not sure if I want to go through the chemo or not. Dr told me 6 months w/o and 12-14 with. I saw what chemo did to a sister and what it's doing to another one.
don't wanna go!
Hiya All! I need an opinion. I know that Opinion number 1 will be 'Go to the Doctor'. But I want other opinions since I have asked two doctors about this problem I have. They said not to worry. But it is my left arm and I feel like I have pulled a muscle and sometimes my whole arm hurts especially in the middle of the…

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