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Oct 09, 2009 - 3:59 pm
My Mother-in-law discovered blood in her urine in May and her family dr sent her to a kidney specialist. The kidney dr said she had some hormonal inbalance, but nothing out of the ordinary for 69 years; however, the dr noticed a spot on her liver and she was referred to a liver spec. That dr did a liver biopsy and on Aug 20th our world was turned upside down. After a PET scan, chest x-ray and MRI we were informed that my Mother-in-law has Stage IV lung cancer with mets to lymph, liver and 7 masses on the brain. Saw the Oncologist, Radiologist and Surgeon on Sept 8th where they determined that she needed to start steriods immediately for the swelling on the brain and radiation began 3 days later on the brain. She was also placed on Tarceva that same day and was told she could no longer drive, as they estimated she was 3-4 days from having a stroke. She has been given 6-9 months with treatment. |