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Second Round (Better or Worse)

Scaredwife
  • By Scaredwife · New reply 10:27 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 6 replies
  • Hey guys. My husband as I posted earlier starts his second round of chemo with the cisplatin and etoposide on January 5th. Everyone seems to think this round will not be as hard on him as the first since ...

Request for prayers and thoughts this week..

iahawk97
  • By iahawk97 · New reply 10:15 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 12 replies
  • Well, mom is finally feeling better after the bout of low blood pressure (had one kind of bad day yesterday). We go for our PET scan on 01/08 and are scheduled to see the doctor to review the results ...

Sigh....Hospice

hopefuldaughter
  • By hopefuldaughter · New reply 10:11 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 14 replies
  • So, my mom was supposed to come to Boston (two hours) tomorrow for another Gemzar treatment. She is in terrible pain, losing more weight, lethargic and on lots of meds. My dad talked to DF today, and ...

Moss reports / Tarceva reaction

Jim08
  • By Jim08 · New reply 10:10 am
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 9 replies
  • Hi, I have been lurking here for a few months (I'm shy) I have BAC stage 3-4. I have recently started on Tarceva and was wondering when the rash usually starts. Also have any of you purchased a Moss report ...

Follow-up testing

Sunrey
  • By Sunrey · Posted 10:09 am
  • Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 0 replies
  • My ex-husband was dx'd w/SCLC in Nov. 07. He had an 11 cm (not MM) tumor surrounding his left lung with activity in two lymph nodes and his larnyx. He, of course, was not a candidate for surgery but had ...

911

Hopeful45
  • By Hopeful45 · New reply 10:06 am
  • Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 14 replies
  • Would someone/anyone please help me to help someone that I love very much... He just found out that he has Cancer this morning and that it is spreading.What can I do? what should I say? I have prayed ...

Lost Brother and feeling alot of guilt

sdoh58
  • By sdoh58 · New reply 9:53 am
  • Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 7 replies
  • It has been a month since my brother passed away and it doesn't seem to be getting easier. Yes, I don't cry as much, but the guilt I feel is terrible. I keep thinking I missed something, maybe I made ...

radon

magazine2
  • By magazine2 · New reply 9:51 am
  • Discussion in Help desk · 11 replies
  • I have radon in my home 4.5 and I have just sent in my 2nd. test. No one will do anything about it except it would cost me money I dont have. I dont know what to do. Its a poisionous gas and I am breathing ...

Music that uplifts you....

SuzzieQ
  • By SuzzieQ · New reply 9:50 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 19 replies
  • Hello everyone... I just finished watching the video of Lee Ann Womack's "I hope you dance". I love this song!!! I started thinking about all the other music that uplifts and comforts others. I've been ...

E-Mail Address

barbaray
  • By barbaray · Posted 9:43 am
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Q: How do I send my e-mail address to a friend I have met on this site? Thanks! B ...

Lost the battle

Nova_Scotia
  • By Nova_Scotia · New reply 9:38 am
  • Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 32 replies
  • Hello Everyone My husband lost his battle on the 2nd of January. It was a hard battle to win but he truely gave it his best effort. I would like to thank you all for your support over the past couple ...

Great Scan Results!

StacieK
  • By StacieK · New reply 9:34 am
  • Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 15 replies
  • I am very happy to report my Dad's CT scan today showed significant reduction in liver tumors and the lungs and other organs are still clear. Dad was diagnosed with SCLC in Feb 2007. His appetite is good ...

Low red blood cells

TERE38
  • By TERE38 · New reply 9:11 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 6 replies
  • My husband has low red blood cells and may require a blood transfusion this week. He is extremely tired and a little short of breath. He don't even want to talk very much. Is this normal with low red ...

Inflammation around Tumor?

Starlightsquad
  • By Starlightsquad · New reply 9:01 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 2 replies
  • Does anyone know or have heard that when their tumor was shrinking that there was inflammation around the tumor? Anyone know what it might mean? Thanks Janet ...

Livin' Life

GypsyGirl
  • By GypsyGirl · New reply 8:57 am
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Well we did it! We have always wanted to go white water rafting down the Grand Canyon, so I made our reservations for this June! It is crazy to 'wait' for this disease to catch up to us... we are going ...

New Chemo is Not Fun for Dad

bluiiis75
  • By bluiiis75 · New reply 8:55 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 2 replies
  • So my Dad is on his 2nd round of chemo. The first round was a mix of carboplatin and taxol. He handled the chemo okay, although it caused a normally not anxious person to be very anxious. The chemo didn't ...

Neck Pain?

KathleenO
  • By KathleenO · Posted 8:35 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 0 replies
  • My S.O. was originally diagnosed with stage IIIa adenocarcinoma. He endured chemoradiatherapy, then right pneumenectomy (complete removal of entire lung). Surgery was completed Oct. 30, 08. For approximately ...

Xrays tomorrow

jazzbo
  • By jazzbo · New reply 8:12 am
  • Discussion in What, me worry? · 10 replies
  • Hi Everybody, I just want you all to know even being out over 9 yrs since my diagnosis. I still have anxiety over these once a year check ups with my pulmanologist. No where near as bad as before but ...

rare cancer of lung

mitziger
  • By mitziger · New reply 8:07 am
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • I was diagnosed on August 18, 2008 with adenocarcinoma with bac features when a biopsy and wedge resection were performed at Moffitt Cancer center. All they said was some live for years and others don't ...

I'm going to confess...

FrankClem
  • By FrankClem · New reply 8:03 am
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • OK. I'm going to get a lot of slack for this and, well, I should. I deserve it. Are you ready? I can't seem to kick the cigarette habit. While I can do it for weeks at a time, I always end up back on ...

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