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Lung Cancer

soccerfreak I have a question for you?
Hello~ I scrolled through your history and had seen you had fluid in your pleural? My Mom just got out of the Hospital on Saturday. She got admitted for difficulty breathing was put on 02, nebulizer and very high dose of steroids after sevral tests they found her tumors have grown and with a vengance and fluid in the lung…
Is his body shutting down?
I posted a few months ago about my husband who is incarcerated and has lung cancer which has spread to his brain. Xrays were done in Sept 2010 which led to a CT scan which was conducted in Oct. 2010. In May 2011 a biopsy confirmed the lung cancer. In June 2011 additional CT scan confirmed cancer spread to brain. No…
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
HI everyone. I have posted before but rarely get a response. My grandmother has lung cancer that is squamous cell and has left the lung and wrapped around her spine. Does anyone have a similar case? Thanks.
Lung Cancer Vaccine
Did anyone see the news about the lung cancer vaccine. Its not for prevention, it is for treating lung cancer. I believe and the results are promising. If you google it the whole story will come up. The vaccine has less side effects as it stops a protein that lung tumors need to grow. Lori
Stereotactic Radiation . Help ?
Hello there all you brave and wonderful people, Im new here. It looks like my wife will be having stereotactic radiation for scc. Anyone know anything about this kind of RT. Were meeting the oncologist in a few days time. What questions should we ask: 1 2 3 tnx Clear
it is not real
i am so removed from my illness that i do not know even if it is small cell or not. how stupid is that? if i do not talk about it, it is not real. time to be quiet, and just get lost.
Just dropping in....
Nice to see some of the old familiar friends It will be a year Sept 23rd since I lost my mother, have not been on ,uch at all since early this year. The pain is still raw, but I am moving forward, living each day to fullfill my mothers legacy and make her proud. A dear friend of mine called me this weekend, her brother in…
Carboplatin and Altima
My Mom is starting this treatment next week using Carboplatin and Altima . She has Stage 4 NSC in lung, small amount to liver and lesion on spine. She had radiation this week on the lesion as a precaution. She was having no pain from it but the dr.'s thought this was the 1st step needed. Anybody have any experience with…
Appetite
I am my husband's caregiver. He had surgery, 4 Mo. of chemo, 10 radiation treatments and is scheduled for 10 more. All of this has taken it's toll. His appetite has upped and downed but now it is down and I can't seem to get it up. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Things he used to like he turns…
mom decided to stop chemo doctor not very helpful
My mother is 82 yrs of age and has had 3 chemo treatments which has left her very weak. She has stage 4 lung cancer and it has spread to liver and adrenal glands. She also has empysemia. She decided to stop treatment because it has been 5 weeks since last treatment and she still is so weak and having stomach pains. The…
Pet scan results
I had my first pet scan results yesterday since starting treatment in April. I had six rounds of chemo Carbo/Taxol as well as 37 treatments of radiation then two more chemo treatments after that with the full dose of Taxol. The Doc called last night and said the tumor has shrunk but is still active. He was happy with the…
Gemzar-
Mom has just started Gemzar on Wed. for a half hr. and it will be 3wks on 1 wk off. After 4 cycles of that, than scans. Could anybody shed light on what she should expect? I have looked at the patient info. sheet, but its always nice to here it from you all what to really expect? Thanks so much!
3-6 months
The oncologist has told my mom that she has 3-4 months without chemo or 4-6 months with chemo. Which would you choose? She just got out of the hospital with pneumonia, is on oxygen 24/7, pretty exhausted and I am trying my best to get her to do things. So she is getting one of those shoulder packs for her oxygen and they…
So many different emotions inside
I feel silly because Mom is the one sick, yet I find myself with all these different emotions. Some days I don't want to talk about it, some days I cry, some days I am so positive and energetic and some days I pretend it isn't happening...then there are moments I just get plain mad. But I do not let mom see me that way. I…
What does insulin have to do with the cancer if you are not diabetic?
My husband is 47, was diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2011. By June 2011 a spot was found on his brain. NO treatment has been started. He is being given steriods to reduce the swelling on the brain and a water pill to release the excess from the steriods. He is incarcerated so therefore does not receive the treatment…
82 yr old mother with nsclc mets to liver and adrenal glands also arotic anyhersyn
My mother was diagnosed in March with lung cancer. Her onocolgist has given her 6 months to a year. She has taken 3 chemo treatments. She is so weak she cannot go to the mailbox on a lot of days. She takes several naps a day. The onocolgist wants to give her 3 more treatments but he has given her 2 extra weeks off to get…
The Onc said she is the barerer of Good news???
Hi~ Help me is this good news I don't know? Mom started to well up last night when the Onc. called. She said the brain MRI shows possible live cells not sure (around her removed 9mm mass) so repeat MRI in 6 wks instead of the normal 12wks. The one lung tumor that grew last time had shrunk from 4 to 2.9 GREAT, but scan is…
Carbo/Altima
Has anybody experienced sore throat or sweating with these drugs?
Stopping treatments
Hi everybody. My mom has decided to stop all treatments for her cancer. I am not sure how to feel about it. Just takin it day by day and sometimes hour by hour. She is in good spirits and it seems is feelin pretty good! We go to the onco today to discuss the signs of when to call Hospice:( Not lookin forward to it. But she…
Diagnosed 4/12/10 still battling Stage IV SCLC with Mets to brain. 1 year 5 months.
Just wanted to give some hope out there not to give up.
Chaos abounds
My partner of 23 years, the rock in my life was diagnosed with bilateral, primary site lung cancer. He was operated on July 13th. My world for the past year has been filled with deaths of 3 family members, almost every male in my family is gone. My dad died fri metastatic cancer and my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer,…
New treatment today-Topotecan-anyone have this chemo?
Latest CT scan shows the existing lung tumor has gotten bigger and now a mass near adrenal gland was found. I just finished my regular chemo mid June. Onco doc started me today on topotecan, every Monday for 3 weeks. Then week off, do a scan and see how things are. Anyone familiar with this drug?
anyone with swollen eyes/bridege of nose?
Anyone with swelling around eyes and nose and even water sacs above cheek bones? Mom's off daily decadron only takes it the day before and the day of treatment.(taxotere) Im afraid this is making her discusted and is not going to want to continue. She's embaressed by the way she looks now. They said it was from the steroid…
Hello
I failed to introduce myself...new to the site and discussion boards...I'm the daughter of a wonderful mom who is fighting stage four lung cancer that has spread to adrenal gland. Just looking for info and support. God bless all of you fighting this disease and those caring for them.
Chemo Drugs: Alimta, Avastin and Carboplatin
Mom is now having chemo one day a week, every three weeks for her stage 4 lung cancer that has spread to an adrenal gland and nearby lymph nodes. Does anyone know about the chemo drugs Alimta, Avastin and Carboplatin (sp)? This is the concoction she will be having six rounds of. Curious the side effects you've experienced…
Mom has stage 4 lung cancer, spread to adrenal gland
Hi, I am looking for support from others who have or have loved ones with lung cancer, stage 4. My mother found out she had this the day before Thanksgiving in 2010, with two tumors on one lung and a few lymph nodes infected. She immediatley had 8 weeks radiation and chemo treatments, however, the cancer has since spread…
Anyone have a hard time breathing after first Chemo treatment? And any thoughts/ideas/suggestions?
HI all. Just a bit of background information on me. I was diagnosed July 09 with Breast Cancer Stage 1, grade 2. Had total mastectomy (both breasts removed.) On Femara for this still currently as my cancer was Estrogen, Progesterone positive, HER negative. July 5th 2011, my daughter and I were in a car accident. No serious…
chemo treatment.
I am starting treatment Wednesday with carboplatin and gemcitabine. has anyone had this commbination?
please need some advice and feedback asap. NSCLC stage IV
Hi, Im just tying to get some information and feed back. My mothers fiance has been diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer and has 5 small brain lesions. The tumor is in his left lower bronchos i beleive. The biopsy says it is 1.1x0.2less0.1 centimeter, But then also says no size of tumor because of its involving of the…
disability stage iv
I was diagnosed with stage iv squaumous cell lung ca in Janauary of 2011 (this year). I have worked for a teaching hospital since 1973. My chemo was spread out over 5 months, during which time I was unable to work or even unable to focus on applying for disability. Fortunately, I had a large bank of PTO (paid time off) to…

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