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CONFUSED ABOUT STAGE IV REMISSION. ANY HELP?

By ANDIQUES · New reply 12:13 am
Discussion in Lung cancer · 8 replies
Man oh man...this is such a roller coaster! I can't believe all the extremes this cancer is putting me through! I was told I am in remission a couple weeks ago, but lately I keep wondering what does that ...

Is anyone familiar with Immunotherapy rather than Chemo??

By hope4seka · New reply yesterday at 11:54 pm
Journal · 2 replies
Someone suggested (not a doctor) innovating treatment -Immunotherapy - for my daughter with ovarian cancer that is spreading to other parts of her body. She is in constant excruciating pain and very tired ...

Alone you'll self destruct

By FridayThe13th · New reply yesterday at 2:30 pm
Journal · 16 replies
I've taken a bit of time looking through other people's journals on here today. There's hope, love, and families who've been made stronger because if nothing else is shared they share an illness. Sad ...

Heading to Maryland Sunday and Hare Krishna

By FridayThe13th · New reply yesterday at 1:22 pm
Journal · 1 reply
It's almost that time. Time to go get this over with. One more day at work then the infamous "VHL Vacation" I just keep reminding myself..."It is what it is". I stopped the other day to think about it ...

The world has lost the most wonderful man

By KathleenO · New reply yesterday at 8:41 am
Journal · 68 replies
My heart was taken from me yesterday, & I helplessly have no way of getting it back. Mike's life, as we knew it, was taken from him yesterday. Mike went into cardiac arrest yesterday morning, & although ...

I believe I have been misdiagnosed

By Da45na · New reply July 2, 2009
Discussion in Breast cancer · 4 replies
A lump in my right breast has returned and it is now twice as large as it was a year and a half ago. I had a biopsy done a year and a half ago and was just told that the reading came back inconclusive ...

STAGE 4 BAC lung cancer

By FAMILYGIRL · New reply July 2, 2009
Discussion in Lung cancer · 2 replies
?????? anybody....just found out my sister doesnt have the strand it takes to take the drug Tarceva, waiting to find out whats next. Family still can`t believe my sister has lung cancer ...

LONGGGGG DAY!!

By Blkbeauty12 · Posted July 1, 2009
Journal · 0 replies
My body is aching badly today. I'm also tired, tired, tired ...

Cancerland and an island

By 71133 · New reply June 30, 2009
Journal · 20 replies
A couple of months ago someone wrote and said how friends and family have a way of disappearing during this time. I being the optimist that I am said that we all have a way of looking the other way when ...

Father has NSCLC BAC IV after 6 mo. pneumonia diagnosis

By amberwaves · New reply June 29, 2009
Discussion in Lung cancer · 14 replies
My father Robert, entirely healthy at 65 years of age, swimming 2 miles daily, began to show breathing problems. Diagnosed with pneumonia for 6 months on antibiotics, the doctors finally decided to do ...

finally

By tqm1ed · New reply June 29, 2009
Journal · 4 replies
well, here we go again. i will begin my 'post chemotherapy' treatment this upcoming Monday. the reason i've not already gone through this recommended treatment until now is due to battling of infections ...

Any help with the cost?

By fasi · New reply June 29, 2009
Journal · 15 replies
My brother in law was diagnosed a few days ago with cancer at stage 4..it was very sudden. We were told about a clinic in Reno but it is highly expensive. We've only managed to come up with half of the ...

my dad died :(

By trickajane · New reply June 28, 2009
Journal · 18 replies
dad didnt die of the cancer, but a blood clots in the lungs, and partial phemonia, he was talking and laughing the night b4 then sudenly gasping for air, his oxygen went down to 50 with life support on ...

After Salvage chemo round 2

By joyrmttx · New reply June 28, 2009
Journal · 4 replies
We have round 2 of salvage chemo done and the side affects were crazy like before. This IEVG therapy is tough or at least it has been on me. It brought my blood counts down too low so I had to get 2 units ...

Please help

By Jessica107 · Posted June 27, 2009
Discussion in Uterine cancer · 0 replies
My mother in law just went through 7 hours of surgery and we found out that she has a very rare type. I can not tell you for sure the name. Something like Serous CA of the uterus but not the papillary ...

Please help

By t29tn · New reply June 27, 2009
Discussion in Ovarian cancer · 11 replies
Hi, my name is Tabitha eight years ago I found out that I had cervix cancer they did three surgerys and told me it was gone. three years passed and I kept hurting they did four more surgeries over another ...

“You have cancer but cancer doesn't have you"

By hope4seka · New reply June 27, 2009
Journal · 6 replies
I would like to say thank you to everyone who replied to my last post. Sorry I am not sanding individual thanks to all, but I so appreciate all the good wishes and the advice..I know I am a little overwhelmed ...

GREAT SCAN RESULTS, Quincy has about 70 percent

By kq182 · New reply June 26, 2009
Journal · 33 replies
SHRINKAGE in his lung tumor!!!! Thank you all for your prayers!!!! Also his brain mets, he had three and 15 WBR and now only one very small one is showing up!!!! And even more good news NO ACTIVITY with ...

Doxil ... Any advice how to get through this ???

By hope4seka · New reply June 25, 2009
Journal · 5 replies
Doxil ... has been very , very tough on my baby girl, my best friend . What should we expect regarding ...Doxil ...

Neuropathy of the esophagus, stomach & bowel

By jbgary · New reply June 25, 2009
Journal · 17 replies
After 8 months of stomach trouble, I have found out that I have neuropathy of the esophagus, stomach & bowel, thanks to chemo. Does anyone else deal with this? I started Reglan last week and it seems ...

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