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decision point: caregiver husband needs advice
quick background: My 52 year old wife was diagnosed July 2010 w/ inoperable stage 3b nsclc. May 2011 mets to brain (gammaknife to arrest..back on Dex) Dec 2011 mets to cspine vertebrae (raditaion and still on Dex). She's been on Decadron 8mg/day for months. last 3 weeks have been crazy psychosis. Haldol proscribed for…
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Stage IV Adenocarcinoma spread to ovary??
Has anyone heard/experienced NSLC spreading to the ovary? My mom was diagnosed with Stage IV, 8cm tumor in lower right lobe with cancer cells found in fluid around lungs. No mets to brain or bones only 4cm mass found on right ovary. ONC did blood draw Friday at her first treatment to determine tumor marker. ONC stated that…
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Imetelstat Clinical Trial reaches milestone - Next up NSCLC
Next up NSCLC: Enrollment will be complete for this study before April. If you want to consider this very safe trial time is at hand. Hi all: I mentioned in my previous posts that I would let you know of the progress of the clinical trials. Geron has announced that the clinical trial for metastatic BC has completed its…
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Update --now stage IV
Hello Family! IIIB NSCLC--now stage IV, I was NED for about 6 months and doing good, then the three brain mets came. The Surgeon team removed one 1" tumor, gamma-knifed one and are waiting till about january-ish for for a another MRI and suggest the 3rd to grow larger, then it can be addressed. Still NED on rest of body…
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Scared About Lung Nodule
Hi, I was informed 2 weeks ago after a routine X-ray/CT scan that I have a 7mm nodule on my left lung. What was more worrying was the fact that the CT report also indicated that I have about 3 mediastinal lymph nodes inflamed. I think they are 1.62 cm, 1.62 cm and 1.42 cm. I have not had a cough or any other infection for…
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Hmmmm....
My husband had to go for his CDL medical card yesterday. They gave it to him for six months and told him they would keep a close eye on his situation. The doctor even called his boss and talked to him about how he will need to be vigilant and if he doesn't feel he should be driving truck to pull his route. As most of you…
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Sick of Chemotherapy
Please excuse my spelling I’m originally from Spain and sometime my English is not up to part I was diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2011 you can imagine my shock is like someone pronounce a dead sentence. Cancer is such a terrible word. The tumor was found only in the middle lobe only. I had surgery on Sep 6th and…
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Mom was diagnosed today - don't know what to expect
My mom (53 yrs) was diagnosed today with Stage IV non-small cell adenocarcinoma. It is definitely in her right lung but CT scan showed some masses in her left but oncologist was unsure if they are tumors or nodules from her RA. She does have cancer cells in the fluid around her lungs. She will have a brain MRI and bone…
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Daughter of a Mother diagnosed with Stage IV adenocarcinoma
My mother was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung cancer in May of 2011. In the beginning we all were shocked to hear this news but very hopeful since she had successfully battled Lymphoma 12 years ago. When we first found out I took her to the ER because we thought she was having a stroke only to find out that she had a large…
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Lung Cancer has spread - my hope is fading :(
It's been a while since I've posted about Mom. In November of 2010 my mom was diagnosed Lung Cancer Stage Three Non Small Cell Adenocarcinoma in right upper lobe. She had months of chemo and radiation (Alimta, Avastin and Carboplatin) which shrunk the cancer in lung but had also gone into lymph nodes. She's currently doing…
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Stag IV Lunch Cancer with Brain Mets
Hello, I am new here, just joined actually. My dad, who is 65 years old, was diagnosed last Aug with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer stage IV which metastasized to lymph nodes and brain unfortunately. He started his treatment with a 10 sessions of radiation for his brain mets, followed by chemotherapy. He started chemo with 2…
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just some help please
Hi everyone I am new I just signed up. In august of 2011 my mom was diagnosed on accident with stage 2 with non small cell. She started rad and chemo in October and was doing great. The drs were all so surprised about how well she was doing. She did 2 rounds of chemo and around 30 rads. The only tumor she had shrunk really…
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More & More Questions
Now that my husband has had his PET Scan, here are the results - and some questions - again! A brief history - he was dx 1/11 with SCLC-Extensive, went through six rounds of carbo/etop, had a PET Scan 6/11 and it showed of the six tumors, five were gone and one was streaky. Then he had another PET Scan 11/11, and it showed…
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lobectomy
Went to the surgeon today and since I am still coughing a lot, he wants to wait a few more weeks to let everything heal good before I have the left upper lobe removed. The coughing is caused to inflammation of the trachea. He will not being doing this lobectomy VATS (that sucks) like he did for my wedge resection. So we…
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inoperable lung cancer
hi my boyfriends father is 84 has COPD and has 30% kidney function. he was rushed to the hospital a few nights ago; apparently he had pneumonia but with the testing he was just diagnosed with lung cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes in his neck. A biopsy was done from a tumor there. we dont know yet more specific…
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Cancer is back
Hi all I always thought after five years I would be safe!!! How about that I was wrong. Ya know what else they told me the chemo was preventive. Well it was prevented it prevented me from having a life for 5 years. The good thing is I have non small cancer. The tumor that came back in my right lung is about the size of a…
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Thanks for your light!!
As I sit on my bed reading all the new post, I am sadden, my heart cries out to them all. I think to my self that I should be very happy even though this my second journey with cancer. First breast and now lung. You see my lung cancer was found early enough that it should be treated by removing the left upper lobe of the…
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Hi, I've lost my mom and last year my brother to cancer. They don't believe much on alternative medi
Hi, I've lost my mom and last year my brother to cancer. They don't believe much on alternative medicine. I've done a few research and also info from close friends that having a daily dose of vit. C before meal, 3x a day is a great cure for fighting cancer. I have not proven this yet but hope this info may help. Any local…
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It happened so fast... Renee has passed
Thank you all for helping me with this journey. My wife Renee (Nay)died in her sleep last night. Luckily we had told our four children that while we hoped to stave off death, that things could unravel. Unfortunately my wife thought she had a few months left. The doctors were stunned she went so fast. But I knew last night…
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Orange county- Thoracic surgeon/Oncologist needed
Was recently diagnosed with Lung cancer. Surgery was recommended. Considering Vats surgery. Looking for a good thoracic surgeon in Orange County, California. Preferably one experienced with VATS.Also looking for an oncologist in OC to go to for a second opinion.
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Surgery Tomarrow
Well, since my last post before the Holidays my mom had her scans done and were awaiting the results. We got them back and of course didn't like what they showed. Her lung cancer is still stable at the same growth/mass as it has been which is good. No further spreading within the lower body (neck down) again great news.…
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Newly Diagnosed Stage 4 - Any feedback is appreciated.
Well, here's the skinny.... My mom was just diagnosed (2 days ago) as Stage 4 Non-Small Cell (the biopsy did not specify which type of Non-Small Cell). Small nodule on lower right lung, which has spread to (an unknown number of) lymph nodes as well as a spot on the Liver. We are all very scared and still digesting all this…
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NSCLC - Diagnosed Mother's Day, May 9, 2010 - stage 3b
I was in total shock. I had been sick for a while, my pcp was treating only the symptoms and I was getting worse. He sent me for a colonoscopy, a mammogram, put me on an antibiotic for a fungus. Finally my husband insisted we go to the E.R. at the medical college, (which turned out to be one of the finest cancer institutes…
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Hoping I do not become a member of this forum
Hello All, Nov 2009 diagnosed with prostate cancer. Robotic surgery May 2010 and so far all is well. Bladder cancer diagnosed January 2010. Small tumor removed Feb 2010..Cystoscope every 4 months... so far so good.. Have a postive outlook and prognosis...until the past two or three months as I have developed hoarseness and…
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I Am Doing the Happy Dance!
I just got word that my bone scan shows the met to my l2 is reduced and the CT shows no new activity anywhere!! The Tarceva I have been taking since September is working it's magic. I am one happy camper today.
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New Symptoms
My husband has some new symptoms... hiccups and heartburn. What could this mean? He started Alimta on Friday but admits these symptoms started before that.
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Worried
My husband's cough is getting worse and worse. He just started round two chemo with Alimta on the 6th by the 10th he was SICK with chills and fever. Took him to the doctor and without xrays or anything decided he most likely had pneumonia again and wanted to admit him. He absolutely refused and told them to give him…
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avastin, carboplaten and taxol every single week??
My husband just completed one round of radiation (35 days in a row), and chemo. Now he is taking carboplatin, avastin and taxol every single week. I didn't think about it too much until I did a little research and found out that most people only take two of those drugs every third week or something like that. Can you tell…
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Husband has DX of Lung Canes
Hi, My husband was diagnosed with no Staging yet. He went for Brain MRI today and had a reaction to the dye whiched meant no biopsy. His lump was found in the lung during a routine xray for another matter. He is 49 and a smoker. He has 2 children from a previous marriagae. I need to know what questions should we ask. The…
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Alimta?
Have any of you taken Alimta? If so, did it work for you? What kind of side effects did you have? Any info you can share would be appreciated as the doctors want to put my husband on this as a 2nd line treatment since he has experience metastisis.