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Lung Cancer

gemzar treatment - anyone have this?
Anyone have gemzar treatment for non-small cell lung cancer? My mother-in-law has stage IV with mets in both lungs and mediastinal lymph nodes, nowhere else so far. She went through 6 rounds of Taxol, cisplatin and avastin last year. Took a long break and is starting up again. Due to permanent neuropathy no more cisplatin,…
To have a port
Mom is now being torchered with the poking today, was 3 times. 1 of the nurses told her to consider it. They have to put heating pads on her veins to bring them up and out. She's just so worried that its one more thing she has to worry about like infection etc... Could anyone tell me do people get infections from a port…
SCLC REMISSION but now new spots
My wife had a ct yesterday and the doctor called this morning and said that her lung looks great but they now see 3 spots in her liver and a spot on her bone in her back....has anyone had this happen and not been sclc? Her last chemo was last year in July...I'm hoping and praying that this could just be something else...if…
stage 4
My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer that in just a few short months has spread to chest cavity wall, other lung, throat, armpit, ribs, spine, and upper leg. The doctors say the only thing they can do is chemo. I want to know if anyone out there knows someone that has had this advanced or aggresive behavior. Also…
Momma is still in the hospital
My mom has stage 4 lung cancer with mets to the brain and now mets to the bone. She just had knee surgery because she contracted a staph infection. They cleaned all that out and she is healing. She is also having excruciating pain in her shoulder and arm on the right side. So they did a whole bunch of tests and found a…
BAD NEWS FoR THE FAMILY
As some of you know my dad had a bacteria tisue eating infection. well they did surgeriess and its all gone. My dad has now not ate in over a week. The Dr. said chemo isnt a option for my dad because he has lost so much weight and is so weak that one treatment of chemo and it could kill him. Well we found out yesterday…
HOW LONG SHOULD IT TAKE FROM CANCER FOUND TO BIOPSY????????????????
My mother in law was diagnosed with lung cancer about two weeks ago, she had whatever test done and found out that she has a 5cm mass in one lung and small pieces in the other. I'm wondering how long it should take from when they diagnosed her with cancer to her biopsy??????????? please help
Starting new chemo drug
My husband had treatment with cisplatin and navabeen. Had some hot spots after completion. They are now going to try chemo again with a drug called Lymphia or something like that. One treatment for about 2 hrs. every three weeks along with B-12 shot. Has anyone ever heard of this drug? If so, what are the side effects etc.?
Please keep us in your thoughts
Haven't posted in a while, but I have not forgotten all of you. My grandmother, who was 94, passed away of pnuemonia on May 23rd and my mother and I both are having a very difficult time adjusting to her death. My mom is still taking chemo, (two more rounds to go), and radiation, (2 weeks to go). Needless to say we are…
insurance approval
Hello, my doctor said I needed to have another biobsy done on my lymphnodes and a pet scan done, however it has been 3 days and still no appt. they said I have to wait for the insurance company. Is this normal? and how long does approvals usually take?
Momma is in the hospital again
Hey all, I haven't been on in a very long time. Well, my mom is back in the hospital again. This time we went to the ER for pain in left knee and right shoulder. I mean excruciating pain beyond belief. She said she would rather have all 3 of us kids again at once!! Anyway, come to find out she was losing blood somewhere…
CyberKnife
Has anyone had CyberKnife with success? If my nodule proves to be cancerous am thinking about cyberknife instead of surgery. Could a nodule grow 4 mm in 2 years from something other than cancer? Just curious?
stage 4 lung cancer
On 5/27/11 I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, I was told that they could remove part of the lung and with chemo I would be fine. After I visit to my oncologist I was given the news that it spread to my lymph nodes and that they would not be able to operate. I was devestated, i was not expecting to hear that. I go…
Bronchoalveolar Carcinoma
I am wondering if anyone has been diagnosed with BAC recently....I had adenocarcinoma both lungs with BAC features 5 years ago...I had wedge recection with chemo and Tarceva following....BAC progressing slowly but am now having a more difficult time....I wonder if this sounds familiar to anyone...thanks
New Symptoms
My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer that had already spread to the brain by the time of the diagnosis. There is one spot on his upper left lung and one spot on his brain. Both spots are only approx. 2 cm. They started him on steriods for the swelling of the brain. He is now having blurred vision and breaking out in a…
Husband has stage 3A lung cancer; should he have surgery?
My husband who is 57 years old was recently diagnosed with stage 3A lung cancer (large cell carcinoma). He just finished his first round of chemo and next round starts 3/29. Also just finished 3 weeks of radiation 5 times a week and has 3 more weeks to go. Originally the medical and raditation oncologist recommeded surgery…
CT scan
Hi have had four rounds of Chemo Carbo/Taxol and radiation so far but my oncologist is not going to do any CT scans until the treatments are all over, I have two more to go. I am just wondering if it's normal for them not to take any scans until the end of your treatments are done. I ask him if he thought the treatments…
confuse state
hi all i just come back after visiting the oncolgist with my dad. if some of you remember, team A doc say that its primary cancer but after today visit, this doc say its should be secondary and there some small spot in the liver. who should i believe now?? anyway dad will start chemo next week with the drug start with the…
Help me understand
Help me understand! They found a tumor in my husband's lung. CT and PET did not show anything else. They removed the lower lobe of his right lung. Found two swollen lymph nodes in his chest. Did chemo for as preventative measure. Four mo. of treatment later, he had three hot spots on his PET. Now they want to do radiation…
DOES ANYONE KNOW
Am curious to know if there is anyone who knows of, the limitations/requirements for consideration of Cyberknife. i.e. Can this procedure benefit a large tumor in a remission status? And is it only an option available upon completion of standard treatments of radiation/chemotherapy? I have researched a few web sites on…
Breathing exercises
Does anyone know of any good breathing exercises I can do. I have had the left lunb removed. Thankyou in advance for any suggestions.
Low Platelet count
I went for my 5th Chemo treatment today but was sent home because my Platelet count was below 100 it was 96. I am just wondering if it is normal for your platelet count to go below 100. I am taking Carbo.Traxol and have had no side effects at all. The only thing that I have done different in the past week is to add one…
Stage 4 -- Friend just past
He was diagnosed with Stage IV about 3 yrs ago, tried chemo, the "rife machine", then back to chemo. The family finally had hospice in and he stopped chemo, died 2 months later, died Friday, a day after his 61st birthday. It took over adrenal gland, liver, and lungs. He was a good friend. He had cyber knife. U of M is one…
Would like to hear from Stage IV survivors
I've just come to this site and have been very interested to see that there appears to be quite a number of long term survivors. I would love to hear positive stories of survival. My partner was diagnosed in March 2004 with Stage IV NSCLC with mets to the spine. He's done well with chemo (cisplatin/gemzar). He goes in for…
Don't know what to do.
Well Monday will be a month that my dad has been in the hospital. I really dont know what to do. Within the last couple days he hasnt ate or drank and has been sleeping all day and he is very depressed. I know there really isnt anything i can do for him but be there but he doesnt even know im there with him when i stay. He…
QUESTION
I had radiation to the chest area for 7 weeks for a tumor in the right upper lobe, as a result there is a lot of scar tissue left behind. My Oncologist states that scar tissue expands and contracts over time, which poses the question as to the accuracy of the ct-scan readings in the ability to detect any new tumors or…
mom has cancer of un none primary that has spread to lungs an liver HELP
well we were told 2 years ago that she only had monthes to live when they found the tummer in her liver, all CT scans show that it has spreed to lungs, cant get info from doctor he just shakes his head mom wants no treatment an says every day she just wants to die. she is 77 an lives with me so i can take care of her. up…
Treatments options
Does anyone have experience with Sodium Bicarbonate as an alternative cancer treatment? I would love to get your take on this. Thanks, ----jag
Side effects,Cisplatin,etoposide and radiation
Husband recently started treatment for large cell cancer,left lung and lymph nodes-already has had problems with low sodium,now low potassium,sodium and WBC at0.5-has been in treatment for 2 weeks with radiation daily and cysplatin days 1 and 8,etoposide days 1-5;We did not expect problems so soon ! Anyone else had this…
AVASTIN
Hi, Because my husband had rare side effects from this drug, I'm still curious to know if anyone else has had any experiences with it. Any info would be appreciated. He passed away one year ago, but it's still fresh in my mind and I can't believe others haven't died from having a rare side effect. Carole

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