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too hard
- By -T- · New reply 8:19 pm
- 13 replies
- early this morning around 2am my husband harvey started having trouble breathing. i called the ambulance and he was taken to hospital. they kept him going till our eldest could make the 2 hour trip to ...
Saying Good Bye To Mom.
- By lucy56 · Posted 8:15 pm
- 0 replies
- We layed mom to rest today , we are the last three of her children and lm the oldest now we all knew it was coming but oh how hard this is, mom didn,t die of cancer but she lost two son's to it she was ...
Bottoms of Feet Hurt - especially the Heel
- By Peggy59 · New reply 7:55 pm
- 38 replies
- I've had a new development in the last couple of months in that the bottom of my feet hurt, especially the left heel. I brought it up with my apt with my rheumatologist in October and he said I may need ...
November 20
- By wifeofhubby62 · New reply 7:40 pm
- 8 replies
- I had the wrong date all day. Thanks for all your responses and prayers and kindness. It's nice to know that this web site is so great. Love and kisses to all of you' we inspire each other, and give everybody ...
Ex's Brain Radiation, Day 13 of 15
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · New reply 6:48 pm
- 17 replies
- This has been the worst day of this current treatment. Ex said he had a headache all night, but I don't remember seeing him out of his bed on any of my umpteen trips to the bathroom last night. He's been ...
The Latest
- By MajorMike · New reply 5:41 pm
- 21 replies
- I just got back from my appointment with my Doctors of Oncology and Radiology. The news was better than good! They were extremely pleased with my progress so far (a 20% reduction in tumor and lesion after ...
Finally back in Massachusetts... Nov. 18, 2009
- By Seraphina · New reply 12:23 pm
- 13 replies
- Well, in many ways it's good to be home, but a few things happened in NYC that really brought my spirits down to the pit of despair. I am trying to process through it the best I can and I have decided ...
In Hospital Now
- By GitarGrl · New reply 10:47 am
- 3 replies
- I brought my laptop so I could do something while my Mom sleeps all day. She was doing better yesterday but today she seems to have taken a step back. Her stomach is still cramping and she still has diarhea ...
Avastin & Stomach Cramping?
- By GitarGrl · New reply 9:48 am
- 1 reply
- Anybody experience stomach issues - cramping, diarrhea, etc - from Avastin? I'd be interested to hear if this is common or not. It's listed as a rare side effect, but I'm wondering how it presents itself ...
Changed my picture so you could read what my shirt says
- By Barb723 · New reply 5:26 am
- 5 replies
- Hi everyone, To get my mind off of things, I have been making shirts and sweat jackets that say "cancer Sucks" but in a pretty glittery kind of way. If you click to my profile you can click on photo so ...
How do you detect lung cancer early?
- By NeeNee · New reply 12:16 am
- 26 replies
- I ask this question because they found a spot on my left lung 2 years prior to my diagnosis. I had a pulmologist follow up every 3 month with ct scans. Also in that 2 year period I had a bronchoscope ...
Ex's Brain Radiation, Day 12 of 15
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · New reply yesterday at 8:19 pm
- 20 replies
- Here we go again. Day 12. Twelve down, three to go. Are you as weary of this as I am? Wait, don't answer that. It's hypothetical. That means I ask, and you think about it, but nobody answers. This means ...
What is the EX paying you to stay with him?
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · New reply yesterday at 7:04 pm
- 35 replies
- Before it and a few other caustic posts were deleted from my journal, an angry poster wrote, "What is the Ex paying you to stay with him?" (I swear, she wrote this!) I had to laugh. What is The Ex paying ...
Are you ready to quit smoking for good? (Excerpts from RD)
- By Doubleightnine · Posted yesterday at 6:08 pm
- 0 replies
- From Reader's Digest. (Excerpts.) Stop Smoking for Good. Get smart about your body with Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz. By Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. Q: I'm finally ready to quit smoking. What's ...
Weight Loss Worries
- By GitarGrl · New reply yesterday at 5:16 pm
- 4 replies
- Something new to worry about, I guess... Mom's had 1 infusion of carbo/alimta and will have her 2nd treatment next Wednesday. They're adding avastin to the mix now that she's healed from the VATS surgery ...
noncalcified pulmonary nodules
- By zarahuen · New reply yesterday at 4:24 pm
- 12 replies
- I am a 42 year old retired firefighter. I'm a non-smoker, however I'm sure that I have inhaled my share of carcinogens. Now it seems that no good deed goes unpunished. Recently as part of a cancer screening ...
now what?
- By susanzzw7 · New reply yesterday at 3:04 pm
- 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 ...
Florida panhandle
- By Breezer · New reply yesterday at 2:36 pm
- 5 replies
- I would like to hear from other survivors in this area. I would like to get something started to raise money for lung cancer research since November is Lung Cancer month. If you are interested, or would ...
Radiation Journey Again
- By amanda-100 · New reply yesterday at 11:57 am
- 2 replies
- Well we went for the appointment with the Radiologist on Tues and Ray was taken straight in for radio mainly on L2 and L4 although are treating 5 in total for 13 consecutive days. We spoke to the Rad ...
After chemo SCLC extensive stage
- By dallas80 · New reply yesterday at 10:57 am
- 7 replies
- It now has been six weeks since my husband's fifth and final treatment of Carboplatin and Etoposite for SCLC extensive upper left lobe with liver mets. Our family doctor has emphasized from the beginning ...