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FrankClem's journal
Request to Oprah
- By FrankClem · Posted September 8, 2009
- 11 replies
- Once upon a time (last year?) we cancer survivors sent out a petition with thousands upon thousands of signatures in hopes that Oprah would do a show on lung cancer. Does anyone know what ever became ...
Sharing My Good News
- By FrankClem · Posted August 18, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi old friends and new ones, I had my three month CAT scan and everything came back normal. Once again, I'm NED. I hope everyone is giving hope the chance it deserves. Stay well all! -Frank ...
Reoccurance Question
- By FrankClem · Posted July 15, 2009
- 17 replies
- Hi Everyone, I posted a question but had to rephrase it, as I wasn't comfortable with how it came across. Anyway, I have a question and have always had this question since after my (successful) surgery ...
Happy Fourth Everyone!
- By FrankClem · Posted June 30, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi All, I haven't been on in a while, but I thought I'd let everyone know that I'm thinking of you, and always hopeful that we're ever closer toward something extraordinary in the way of a cure. As Christopher ...
Just a Question on Scans
- By FrankClem · Posted May 20, 2009
- 18 replies
- Hi Everyone! I hope all is well. OK, question time. You know me. What I know is that this is the BESTEST place to get my answers. As you all know, I had my surgery in December. When it was time for me ...
NED 4 Frank...
- By FrankClem · Posted May 12, 2009
- 32 replies
- Hi Friends, I got my results back today from my scan. I remain cancer free! Thanks to everyone for your support. ~Frank ...
Radiation Question
- By FrankClem · Posted May 8, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hi Everyone, I have a question about radiation. I was talking to someone yesterday and she told me that one can only have radiation once. Is this true? I'm just curious. Thanks, ~Frank ...
A NYT article on Lung Cancer Survivors
- By FrankClem · Posted April 24, 2009
- 6 replies
- http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/22 /voices-of-lung-cancer/#comment-301387 ...
Sight Seeing Problemos...
- By FrankClem · Posted April 18, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi All, I've been out of contention with Inspire. I thought that some time away to focus on getting my life back toward some normalcy, along with giving the focus on cancer a break, would be good for ...
Post Surgery Question(s)
- By FrankClem · Posted March 16, 2009
- 25 replies
- Hi Everyone, I hope you all are doing what you can toward being well and staying positive. While I've been reading a lot of posts on the website, I've really stepped back and have decided to stay silent ...
Remission Questions
- By FrankClem · Posted March 9, 2009
- 29 replies
- Hey Everybody, I hope we're all doing great out here. I don't get on too much - as my life is picking up where it was left off after the diagnosis. I'm looking to get back to work, etc. I have a few questions ...
Post Chemo: Cisplatin and Navelbine
- By FrankClem · Posted February 23, 2009
- 22 replies
- Hi Everybody, I haven't been on because of nausea and a little pain. I have a question. I began my post chemo on Friday. They decided on Cisplatin and Navelbine. Here's my problem, besides the ordinary ...
Simple Diet for Post Surgery and Remission
- By FrankClem · Posted February 16, 2009
- 26 replies
- Hi Everybody, I hear of some of the strangest and fascinating diet remedies people swear by when and after they've been diagnosed. While I don't eat extremely bad, I could change a few things about my ...
Chemo or no chemo, I ask...
- By FrankClem · Posted February 7, 2009
- 23 replies
- Hi Everyone, I'm in physical/occupational therapy when I'm usually online, so I haven't been on the site all that much. I hope everyone is doing well and that you're keeping your spirits UP! I have a ...
Reassure Me
- By FrankClem · Posted January 19, 2009
- 34 replies
- Hey Everyone, I hope everyone is doing well. Here in New England, we're digging ourselves out of yet another storm. We seem to have one every other day. It's piled up pretty high. Snow's always been one ...
It's TIME to QUIT!
- By FrankClem · Posted January 7, 2009
- 11 replies
- For anyone who is struggling to quit the cigarettes, even with their diagnosis, this is the area we'll use to support one another. It can be an area where we might get ideas and most importantly, just ...
I'm going to confess...
- By FrankClem · Posted January 3, 2009
- 37 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 ...
Cure or Remission?
- By FrankClem · Posted December 29, 2008
- 20 replies
- Hi Everyone, I received a call from the Patholigist department at Brigham and Women's, Boston today to give me great news. All tests done during the surgery came back clean, including several lymph nodes ...
Frank - Glorious Monday Morning
- By FrankClem · Posted December 22, 2008
- 17 replies
- Hi Everyone, OK. Today's probably the best morning I've had since I've been home. I'm not sure if it's the surgery itself or its the fact that they went and took three ribs to boot that causes me the ...
Hi Everyone
- By FrankClem · Posted December 19, 2008
- 22 replies
- I'm going to just give a rundown right now and will respond to everyone personally in a few days when I'm feeling better. I had the surgery, and so far everything went well. The surgeon says that he got ...