Thanks and Update

Hi everyone!
It's been a couple of weeks since I have posted anything, but I seem to be drawn to this site daily. I get on and read about everyone's experiences and it really helps me to realize that there are people who truly understand what I am going through. So, I guess I said all of that to say thanks for sharing your stories and experiences. Well, I had my third chemo treatment today and so far everything seems ok. I have noticed that my stomach feels queasy, my legs are a little shaky, and I'm tired than before. I am going back and forth to the doctor several times per week to have bloodwork done and so far he said my levels look great. I had a CT scan done last week to see how much the mass has shrunk after 2 treatments. The mass on my lung was 14 x 8.8 cm, so I'm looking forward to finding out how well the chemo has worked so far. Now for the questions. When I saw the doctor on Tuesday I asked him how many treatments I would have to have and he told me that it would be 6-8, he wasn't sure yet and to remember that I had a very large mass on my lung. He also told me that he was certain that it was shrinking and that some people go into complete remission after only 4 treatments. He also suggested spliting my chemo up into 2 days with a bag of fluids so that hopefully I would not have to come back so many days for fluids, but then he said, but it will all depend on how your bloodwork looks so you could possibly have to come back for fluids anyway. So, I may be being overly sensitive or maybe the chemo has made me a little crazy, but it's like he gives me an answer, but doesn't really give me an answer. I know that he can't tell me something that he doesn't know and that every case is different, but did any of you experience this? Also I have been on several discussion boards and read stories of people with the same type of cancer that I have and took the chemo and didn't go into remission. I am SO worried about this, because of the size of the mass. I try not to think about it, but whenever I breath in deep I can feel pressure on the left side where the mass is. I have been thinking about taking some time off from work, not that I feel terrible so far, but because when I wake up in the mornings I just feel like I need and want to stay in bed. I have also noticed that my students seem to be better at pushing my buttons and rubbing me the wrong way than ever before. (I hate this!!) When I was talking to a coworker about it, she told me not to worry about it, that it is probably just because I don't feel as good as I use to and my nerves are a little shaky. I realize that she is probably right. Maybe I do feel worse than I admit to, because afterall I am the same person that waited about 2 months before going to the doctor about my cough and shortness of breath beacuse "it wasn't that bad". So anyway, how did you handle work and taking time off when you were going through treatments? Sorry that this turned out to be such a long post and thanks for listening! Amanda