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Lung Cancer

Mom just diagnosed with Stage 3 b lung cancer - really need guidance and support
Today my mom was diagnosed with Stage 3 b lung cancer at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, MN. She has been fighting pneumonia for some time until finally local hospital found 2 spots on her right lung. She opted for the Mayo clinic as it is only 3 hours away from them for further tests. Today they found two enlarged lymph…
anyone experiencing these side effects
Moms on Gemzar and Onc is thinking theres a possability that she has been in and of the hospital because of some side effects from Gemzar. Spirts of shortness of breath (that caused her to come home on oxygen), diarrhea, on/off facial swelling and cant sleep at night now and again? A friend told us poss. of toxic over…
support
I am thinking about going to support group. My boyfriend has stage 4 nsclc and he doesn't do anything we used to anymore. He changed many ways. One is he doesn't want to take walks no more. Other is he used to hang in his room a lot and doesn't do that. Sometimes I want to do my own things and he doesn't want me too. He…
Any one out there
who has nsclc who's status is in remission and currently only being scanned every 6 months??????? Would appreciate hearing from you.
Mom' s thumbnail just fell off
Could anyone tell me are the rest of her nails going to fall off? Was on taxotere and now on Gemzar. They all turned brown and look like there lifting not sure though. So heart wrenching for mom, no hair, losing her eyebrows, eyelashes, nails are brown and no yest. rt thumbnail just popped off :( I hope someone could shed…
Chemo and Radiation at the same time...Has anyone experianced this?
I have a friend who has 3B non small cell lung cancer. It is mostly on one lung except a lymph node on the left side. The doctors are saying since he is only 50 and in good health they want to blast him with aggressive chemo and radiation at the same time... Has anyone gone through this and can they let me know what…
Anybody on LDK 378 By Novartis?
Hello, My 21-yr old son was on crizontinib for 5 months and now he has developed resistance to the drug and his condition is now getting worst so the doctor is moving him to LDK378. I understand this is an extremely new drug with about 10 or less in trial. Does anybody have any thoughts on this drug? I could not find much…
brain scan
Well, was taken to ER twice in last 2 weeks for shortness of breath, dizziness. Found to have pneumonia, plus magnesium and potassium were real low. Had heart palpatations. So, admitted me for 3 diff antibiotics and mag and potassium, and heart monitor for 3 days. Did cat scan, 2 chest x-rays and brain scan. Discharged…
oxygen at home
For 3rd time in 15 days, I'm admitted to hospital for breathing problems. Still doing chemo, have my "bad" days where I get out of breath after sleeping, or getting up. Can't catch breath, get vertigo and panic. End up having bf take me to ER or ambulance. Currently on prednisone, magnesium, potassium, 3 antibiotics, 2…
blood clot in lung
has anyone ever develpoed a blood clot in the lung. My dad has mesothelioma. He develpoed a blood clot in his lung. They have him on an injection of blood thinners 2x's a day. If there is anyone out there that has developed a blood clot just wondering what to expect from here on in.
Assistance Needed in Las Vegas, NV
Hi Everyone, My name is Alena Malatesta, and my Dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer in early May. My Dad is 69 years old and he lives alone in Las Vegas, NV. He has lived in Las Vegas for the past 25 years. He has started his chemo therapy treatments (6 cycles of 3 treatments every 3 weeks). He has…
my mom
My mom is 78 years old and has been a healthy woman up until she got sick in August. She was in and out of the hospital with many different ailments, thought they were treating Phnemonia, however it turned out to be lung cancer. She was diagnosed with non small cell stage III B. The cancer is confined to only the left side…
Final Plea
This is my plea to the Warden for my visit. Warden Steele Deberry Special Needs Facility 7575 Cockrill Bend Boulevard Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0471 October 6, 2011 Dear Warden: On yesterday I faxed a letter to you requesting a visit with my husband at the Cannon Cancer Center located at Centennial. By the end of business…
Update on my dads NSCLC STAGE 3a/squamous cell
Hello all, I haven't been on in a while, my dad has completed 6 treatments of carboplatin and taxol and 39 radiation treatments concurrently with the chemo.His radiation was completed on Aug 29th.He started is adjuvant chemo on Sept 21st.He has agreed to 3 treatments of chemo,which are in much higher dosing,because he is…
How to understand PET scan results??? Please help!!
Hi, My grandmother was diagnosed with Lung cancer metastatic to the skin in March this year. Since then she has done 6 cycles of chemo therapy every three weeks for 18 weeks. She had her last cycle a few weeks ago. Following that was a PET scan. I have the results here, but am having trouble understanding them. The doctor…
Lung cancer mets. to brain
hi,I am a regular visitor to the colorectal site, because tht is my diagnosis. Today is was confirmed tht my sister has lung cancer metastisised (?) to the brain She had her lung out 15 years ago! They are going to start radiation asap.. Right now the dr. says no chemo. There are 2 spots on one side and 1 on the other.…
red on the brain
I have finished my Chemo. I go for my PET Scan and an MRI this week. My Dr said to prevent Cancer in the Brain , I need to get this. I have had 2 friend die from this and one in a nursing home. Some of the Chemo nurses said the rad is good. I’m scared, do not want to live that way . Could anyone out there tell me about…
Count the blessings
For those of you who know my story, I just wanted to give you a few words of encouragement. Count your blessings that you are able to spend whatever time you may have free to be with your loved ones. Use it wisely and enjoy every good day that you can. I would give anything to be able to be right there with him through it…
brain scan
Well, was taken to ER twice in last 2 weeks for shortness of breath, dizziness. Found to have pneumonia, plus magnesium and potassium were real low. Had heart palpatations. So, admitted me for 3 diff antibiotics and mag and potassium, and heart monitor for 3 days. Did cat scan, 2 chest x-rays and brain scan. Discharged…
2 tumors
Well I haven't had my first surgery yet and now they found another tumor. They said it hadn't spread but now they are saying I have one, which is the one I started out with, on my lower right lobe and my surgeon did another CT scan before scheduling surgery and now there is one on the upper right lobe. This all happened in…
purposely misled
Most of you who have followed my story knows what has been going on to this point. Therefore; I won't go into it again, so please go back and read if you haven't heard it. I haven't been allowed to see my husband in over a week now. I receive daily updates on his condition because I'm not allowed to call the hospital…
Scared of death
Three weeks before our wedding I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. This is supposed to be the happiest time of our lives. We both cannot stop crying. It's so unfair. How did we get here? I'm 44! I was the good girl all thru high school. It wasn't until my 20s that I finally gave in to peer pressure and attempted…
similar stories?
Hi All - I am new to this site. Dad, 78 yrs old, recently diagnosed with stage 3b lung cancer - poorly differentiated adenocarcenoma. Long story short, went to ER in mid April for what DR thought was potential kidney failure. Was bleeding from somewhere, had to have 8 units of blood. Thought they figured out the problem…
Aspiration
I am still having some problems with hacking up mucus with blood in it. My PET scan a few weeks ago did not show anything like cancer the lungs, but did show 4 areas that the doctor believes to be from aspiration. Every time I eat or drink something a little of it goes into the lungs and I start hacking until I get it up…
Just found out I have stage 4 lung cancer
Im a 49 year old woman non smoker, I just finished my last test today (PET) to find out if my cancer came from somewheren else. Tomorrow I have an appointment to get results and depending on the results I should start chemo on Friday (dont know what kind yet) I have not had time to actually take of of this in, I feel as…
Dads report is in, please read and provide insight.
Hi folks, Today was a very scary day coz today the reports for my dad came in, initially i saw the reports and as a lay man, i thought that the reports are serious but not that serious. We saw the doctor and this is what he explained, as per the biopsy and the PET scan, it is a "poorly diffrentiated squamous cell…
My heart is breaking....
I can't stop crying, when I signed on to Facebook this morning the first post I saw was from Deb...stayingcalm's son Corey. Deb passed away at 1 am from cardiac arrest. We just lost one of the greatest women I have ever met and in the 2 years I knew her from CSN she became a great personal friend also. My heart and prayers…
Stage 3b Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer... Have a scare please help
My friend is going through Chemo and Radiation at the same time and aggressively, last night he went to the ER because he was complaining about not being able to breathe well. They told him that his mass has doubled in size! He has been having aggressive treatment for 3 weeks and he (we) could not believe the news we…
My Mom, sick & not herself four days post her first chemo treatment......
My 60 Y/O Mom just underwent her first round of chemo on Sunday for large cell lung CA with Mets to her mandible bone & a couple spots on her spine. She was Ok post cheomo through day 1-3 (Mon-Weds).....today, not so much. Diarrhea x 2 days.....throwing up - (my Mom hasn't thrown up in years and years). Not only is my Mom…
early lung cancer
I have early lung cancer in right lower lobe and my surgeon wants to remove lower lobe. He does not mention VATS and I wonder why because it seems to me that it would be an easier surgery to go through. Any opinions on this?

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