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Lung Cancer

What happens after chemo?
what happens after you are done with your 4 or 6 sessions of chemo? My dad was given 6 to 8 months if he took chemo (extensive small cell lung cancer with mets to bone and liver.) Will he feel better and then just get sick again as the tumors grow and then they won't treat it at that point? I think I might be a little…
Lost my husband in March & today one of our friends died!
Just felt I had to talk. I'm really sad, cause one of our friends died this morning. I lost my husband in March. It's going to be so hard to go to the funeral. This has been a terrible year.
Ventilator
I am having VATS Surgery Tuesday...How long can I expect to be on a ventilator ? Having a section taken out (lingula) that holds a 1.4 cm growth.......Thanks , Buzz
Chemo not working on new tumors
My father just finished his 2nd round of chemo for extensive small cell lung cancer. We are waiting to have the CT scan done but he said something about the chemo will not work for any new tumors growing. Does anyone know why this is? Thanks!
What cancer facility is the best?
My husband was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma with bone mets on 8/31/10. We live in Baltimore and yesterday met with a lung cancer medical oncologist at Hopkins. He is scheduled to start chemo - alimpta & carboplatin - next week. Surgery is not an option. Need advice!! 1. Is there a hospital that is better at treating lung…
new to this site
My boyfriend (with whom I live) had a seizure in July and they found numerous brain lesions (20-30). They did a biospy and determined it was metastasized cancer, although nothing had showed up on the CT scans of his body. He has finished radiation to shrink the lesions and has an MRI in a week to see how effective it is.…
Please help me. I feel so lost
My 58 year old mother was diagnosed in October with limited stage SCLC. She went through chemo and radiation. She then had prophylactic radiation to her brain. She had no tumors there though. Her last session was in February, and within the last 4 weeks she has completely become a different person. She's hallucinating,…
Happy 61st Birthday to my Love!
In this journey that everyone is on, in one way or another, so many days may be filled with worry, pain, discomfort,sadness, it is a wonderful thing when we can share a blessed day. A day when all goes well, a day that the cancer is not the first thing on our minds, a day when smiles and laughter abound! One such day has…
alternative therapies??? help
I am interested in hearing from anyone who has success information on alternative therapies to treating lung cancer (specifically small cell). What has been tried, what has worked? Is it all a hoax and money making scheme? there are things on the internet that claim cancer cure with some kind of frequency waves and…
Is This Horrible Guilt Justified??
Hi. I'm new here and have met some of you in chat. You all are so encouraging and generous. My husband, Gary, was dx'd with nsclc 3 wks ago. After the initial shock wore off I have been having thoughts that I do not want to have. You see, Gary has screwed around on me for the entire 20 years of our marriage. He's distant…
Indeterminate lung nodule
Hi everyone. I had a CT scan last week for another issue and it revealed a 1.9 cm indeterminate nodule. I'm having a needle biopsy tommorrow. Dr said the is a 40 percent chance for malignancy. Does anyone know about these? 57 years old smoker
Lung nodule that didn't look good from petscan
In July while on vaction with my kids I had a tacycardia, during my stay in the hospital they found a 16mm nodule on my left lung. When I got home my Dr. order another CT and was refered tp pulminory, they order a Petscan and I was called yestesday that they need to do a biopsy, so I waiting today for that call. I am…
Anniversary
It was seven years ago today that I saw the cancer team at Prebysterian Medical Center University Of Penna. and diagnosed with small cell lung cancer I would begin my first round of chemo and radiation on Sept 22nd, I am still here today to celebrate.
Not sure what to expect.. can anyone help
Hi. My Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer May 2009. Doctors spent 3 months trying to stage her and finally approved her for surgery in Sept. 3 days before surgery they found 3 brain tumors. She had gamma knife and they appeared to be gone. Her lung tumor is growing (slowly) and there are now more lymph nodes on PET. Plus…
Chemotherapy Drug Concession
Drug Concession Profits are Hugh for Cancer Doctors Cancer doctors have the financial incentive to select certain forms of chemotherapy over others because they receive higher reimbursement. Medical Oncologists are pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars each year by selling drugs to patients, a practice that almost no…
Headaches
Family..anyone experience constant headaches from awake time to sleep time? On a scale from 10 being a severe migraine, I would say I have a number 2 all the time. I am complete now by two weeks with chest and back rads, 35 of them, and I have had 12 chemos of carbo and taxol, and have another 10 or so to go, 1x/week. It…
Spent afternoon/evening in hospital
This damn dizziness. Had to call boyfriend home from work to take me to hospital. Dizziness is worse. They did blood tests and 2 heart tests. Gave me Antivert for vertigo. All heart tests are good, my pulse just jacks up and down erratically, which causes the dizziness, fading vision and pounding in ears. 3 doctors and…
Finished Rads, work is questionable
Well family....I finished rads last week, about 35. Throat burn never got as bad as they said it would, although it sure was there. The exterior burns to my chest and back were was the worse part of it, but healing now. However...when I swallow, the first couple swallos sends a sharp pain up my neck to the base of my skull…
stage IV adenocarcinoma of the lungs with bone mets
My husband was diagnosed with stage IV adenocarcinoma of the lungs with abone mets in March of 2010. He also found out he has diabetes 2 a month before this. He does not like talking about his condition. His left hip gave way and he had to have surgery in April of this year. He is anemic and also has a heart arthymia which…
Extreme dizziness after treatments?
Finished chemo Jan - May, lung radiation (for SCLC) Jan - March and then precautionary brain rad July - Aug 9th. Experienced lightheadedness when doing chemo, usually when blood counts were low and needed transfusions. Continued to happen after that-mostly when I stood up or leaned down and back up (learned to take it…
pneumonectomy-and what to expect afterwards?!
My father is 63 and on May 25th had a full pneumonectomy. We were told about some possible side effects that they would be watching out for. Pneumonia and any infections. Well he did real well when he was in and was discharged six days later. About a week later he was back in the er, because he was really sick, vomiting…
Disappointed but never without hope!
Well, we finally heard back from Rush University. We had inquired on a study they were conducting on protecting the "hippocampus" and "limbic" areas of the brain while administering PCI. Turns out they are currently not studying this at this time. :( Probably a financial issue, funding? What's new? One day, soon, my love…
They think my Mom has lung cancer
I will be her caregiver. Can anyone advise me on how to be the best caregiver I can? I'm so crushed by this and my heart is breaking. I'm so lucky she lives with me and my husband and I can care for her. She says her neck hurts. Does that mean that the cancer has spread to her brain?
Pain Meds
Hello Knowledgable Famly out there! I hear alot about pain meds and LC. I have nsclc, stage 3b and central nodes, now a tennis ball size tumor in upper right lung (was fist size, down 30%!!) I have 20 rads left and about 22 chemos left....am I missing something? SHould I have more pain?..My hair is about 50% thinned out,…
For all intents and purposes...Opinions wanted on decisions to be made: Update
Just diagnosed with growth in lower left lobe...dx with crc in 08 and nothing since...CEA elevated and PET showed lower left lobe growth. He thinks primary not mets nothing else just the one growth. If this is a solitary growth should I have it biopsied first to assure what it is or just opt for removal period...I am…
intimacy during treatment?
My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer this last May. He had 7 wks chemo and radiation. After PET scan we learned tumor is still there, (decreased by 30%) They found it has jumped to the 2nd vertebrae in lumbar. So more radiation scheduled along with several meds. Prognosis is median 6 mos. Is it safe for us to have…
Family issues
My husband was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer (stage 4) with mets to bone & lympf in April 2010. We are 10 chemo's into a 18 week program. We were significant other's for 8 years, living separately. With the diagnosis, we got married and he is living with me so I can care for him and be there for him. He was…
need help, need hope
My mother-in-law is battling stage IV lung cancer (2 mets, one in each lung). Had her first round of Yaxol carboplatin and Avastin on July 13. She's had a lot of bone/muscle pain and weakness. Already has some neuropathy--diabetes may be magnifying that. She also says that if anyone raises their voice to her or even looks…
3 weeks remission, now 3 days on hospice....
My mom, my best friend/mentor/hero.... WOW...what a rollercoater, yes the timeline above is correct! Small cell w/mets to brain March 1st, met to spine March 31st, rad to both locations then chemo. Remission declared 7/12, released to inpatient Pt towork on stength due to being too weak to walk (test upon tests ran, no…
alimta thanks
Started my alimta yesterday. Thanks Kelly for the advice. So far so good. Thanks again. Sue

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