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Journals
now what?
- By susanzzw7 · Posted November 14, 2009
- 17 replies
- does anyone know what i am feeling now that Ben died?? HELP. i don't even want to be here. I want to go with him.......don't worry.......i won't cause i have a son that needs me, so i won't.......but ...
Ex's Brain Radiation, Day 9 of 15
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · Posted November 13, 2009
- 6 replies
- The Ex seemed a little more himself today. He made Eggs Benedict (of all things!), for breakfast and served me at my desk (a 2x4-ft folding table against a window in the livingroom). It was delicious ...
Bone Scan Results - Good!
- By MajorMike · Posted November 13, 2009
- 17 replies
- I had a full body bone scan yesterday. My Onc nurse just called to tell me that there is "NO" evidence of any cancer in my bones - except for the small lesion on the spine that we already knew about ...
Thank you.......
- By susanzzw7 · Posted November 13, 2009
- 1 reply
- thank you all for the outpouring of love and prayers........it means so much.......will come on here later when i can again. thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. Susan ...
Squamous NSCLC patients taking CP 751,871 (Figitumumab
- By berlin2 · Posted November 13, 2009
- 7 replies
- After the next scan (if things are not stable), we will be searching for a different treatment. There is so little out there indicated for squamous cell patients, but I have read that this new drug which ...
The results are in!
- By ILIVEFORTHEM · Posted November 13, 2009
- 5 replies
- Well some of the tumors have shrunk but my lymph nodes are more swollen. My oncologist thinks since it still has not metastisized to anywhere else that radiation, along with lower dosages of chemo should ...
Questionable Spot
- By lucy56 · Posted November 13, 2009
- 4 replies
- My Onc called me at home last night, and thats very unusual for a Dr to call you at home, she had some news for me she presented my case at our major cancer centre at the Drs round table they all agreed ...
Bad Couple of Days for Mom
- By GitarGrl · Posted November 13, 2009
- 9 replies
- Well, the visiting nurse just ordered a hospital bed for my Mom. She was adamantly against it but my Dad stepped in and went ahead and agreed to it anyway. She's been in her recliner for like 2 days and ...
Alternative therapies
- By Tyger · Posted November 13, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi Vinod , I am based also in Delhi and am a stage IV NSCLC . There are some alternative therapies I am into besides the chemo which I take every 03 weeks . These are - ( 1 ) Every morning on an empty ...
scared is it kidney cancer?
- By antonella · Posted November 13, 2009
- 3 replies
- I'm a 47 year old female. I live in Canada. I have been on this wonderful site for over one year and a half but not on the kidney site but on the Lung cancer site. I was diagoned in 2007 with non small ...
Ben
- By susanzzw7 · Posted November 13, 2009
- 17 replies
- Ben died ...
Ex's Brain Radiation, Day 8 of 15
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · Posted November 13, 2009
- 9 replies
- Seems like today was a rough one, emotionally. Ex cried, he got angry, he was quiet and sullen. I have to work hard at not taking any of it personally. It's the steriods, I keep telling myself. We made ...
new news
- By susanzzw7 · Posted November 12, 2009
- 1 reply
- they tried to take out the respirator tube this morning, but it didnt go well. his breathing rate was way too high, so they put it back in. will try agian either tomorrow or the next day......but all ...
update
- By kareinone · Posted November 12, 2009
- 5 replies
- Well today has been pure hell for me anyway and I am sure for my mom to. She had the fluid drained off her left lung yesterday. They pulled off almost 2 liters of fluid. Guess what? They called this morning ...
LINewbie, wishing you the best with surgery
- By ksep · Posted November 12, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi, I added you as a friend so I could send a message to you. I don't want to post something else on Becky's site about Clark as I am praying so hard for them. I did want to tell you that Phil's surgery ...
Scan tommorrow
- By ILIVEFORTHEM · Posted November 12, 2009
- 9 replies
- Well i have my scan tommorrow to find out if the chemo has done any good..to all my friends out there please say a prayer for me and my family. Thanks for all your support and I wish you the best...KEN ...
TH APPOINTMENT
- By EddieSD · Posted November 12, 2009
- 9 replies
- I just had an appointment with my Onc. I had a .5cm shring in my major site! WOO HOO! Back to the 1 g of Gemzar for four weeks. Guys is there any better way to say that? I HATE using the word shrinkage ...
starting chem
- By Beachlove21 · Posted November 12, 2009
- 1 reply
- hi my name is teresa smyth. next thursday i start alimta treament. has anyone had this treatment ...
Bobs upward battle!
- By medium · Posted November 12, 2009
- 9 replies
- Hi all firstly thank you to all who responded about my query on vectamix (which turned out to be Vectibix) i found out a lot of information on it which was very helpful when we met with the oncologist ...
Been working on getting better...
- By orlando77guy · Posted November 12, 2009
- 21 replies
- Well, I have not written one of these down in a little while and there is so much that I just think I need to get out... Just like the title says I have been working on getting better, wouldn't say back ...