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Those 3 little words you hate to hear -- "You have cancer"
- By sharpie · New reply November 18, 2009
- 18 replies
- I was in the middle of a major move to take care of my 87 year old Mom when out of the blue I became suddenly ill with pneumonia. At my post pneumonia treatment xray a lung tumor showed up and I got the ...
Post Operative Recovery
- By DottieCatt · New reply November 18, 2009
- 10 replies
- My thorecotomy was 26 Aug 2009. The Oncologist wants to start Chemo. The surgeon will place a port in my chest to make venousconnections less troublesome ...
Ex's Brain Radiation, Day 11 of 15
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · New reply November 18, 2009
- 11 replies
- From the time he wakes in the morning until we leave for radiation at 12:30 p.m., he sits as his computer, catching up on emails, checks in on his user boards, checks the sale ads, reads the paper, and ...
Vena Cava Filter
- By GitarGrl · New reply November 18, 2009
- 2 replies
- Okay, so now I know a lot more about the filter thing they put in my Mom's vena cava yesterday. The procedure was pretty easy, she tells me. And the peace of mind is good for her - not to have to worry ...
16 nov 525 am wx 405os lots stiff back
- By levi · New reply November 18, 2009
- 15 replies
- wife ask to put somothing on it ...
Squamous NSCLC patients taking CP 751,871 (Figitumumab
- By berlin2 · New reply November 18, 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 ...
swine flu
- By meriterry · Posted November 18, 2009
- 0 replies
- My daughter let us know that the doctor told her husband not to come into the doctor's office, and to assume he has swine flu due to symptoms he reported. He has headache, achy, fever, coughing, but unless ...
start chem
- By Beachlove21 · New reply November 18, 2009
- 3 replies
- hi my name is teresa. i have lung cancer in my lower lobe that spread to my brain i had the brain tumor removed and tomorrow i start chem. it is alimta. i am very nervous. my loved ones tell me to "stay ...
Neurontin for pain management/neuropathy
- By gpawelski · New reply November 18, 2009
- 23 replies
- I've written before that anecdotally, drugs like Neurontin are used off-label. Most drugs are prescribed off-label. One must be cautious that off-label remedies are fully discussed with patients and must ...
what to do now
- By luckeyone2 · New reply November 18, 2009
- 5 replies
- My mom called me this am to tell me she is having difficulty breathing and her chest is sore and she is also coughing. She wants to go to her GP she thinks she has a sinus infection. Question is........do ...
"Filter" for Blood Clots
- By GitarGrl · New reply November 17, 2009
- 12 replies
- So they've decided to insert some kind of filter thing in my Mom's body to prevent the blood clots in her legs from traveling higher into dangerous places. I have never heard of this, but they say it's ...
Ex's Brain Radiation, Day 10 of 15
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · New reply November 17, 2009
- 23 replies
- It's seems all the Ex's activity over the weekend -- grilling steaks and laundry, going to Sam's and the grocery -- caught up to him today. He seemed especially tired and quiet, and more off balance than ...
happy anniversary
- By wife · New reply November 17, 2009
- 8 replies
- A link to his caring bridge website http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/robert spencer Today would have been our 22nd anniversary. I miss him..I love you Bob ...
So many questions
- By kareinone · New reply November 17, 2009
- 4 replies
- Well mom is still not doing good. She had the fluid drained off her left lung last Wed. she is still no better. They had said that she should feel better in a couple of days but that hasn't happened yet ...
So far, sooooo good.
- By terrywind · New reply November 17, 2009
- 8 replies
- YAY! Hey Everybody - have faith and HANG IN THERE!! After six brutal CarboTaxol treatments, my husband's tumors have all shrunk by about a third. Doc gave him two weeks off and then he starts Alimta ...
I got good News.
- By misself · New reply November 17, 2009
- 23 replies
- My 6 month after surgery CT scans look good.Had them done yesterday and nurse called late that day.Said that it never happens that Quick but the CTS of lungs and abdomen looked good.Yay.I worked last ...
Bad Couple of Days for Mom
- By GitarGrl · New reply November 16, 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 ...
TH APPOINTMENT
- By EddieSD · New reply November 16, 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 ...
My diagnosis
- By woodsjran · New reply November 16, 2009
- 10 replies
- I have no symptoms and my diagnosis came quite by accident. I have stage 1a non small cell adenocarcinoma lung cancer. I have been getting tested to prepare for my treatment. My lung function is at 77 ...
Help bring awareness to Canada!
- By Rosetta1213 · New reply November 16, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hello to my Lung Cancer Alliance Friends. I need your help. I am trying to get a Lung Cancer Awareness Month in Winnipeg, Canada. I Haven't been successful alone and am now sending a petition to our Mayor ...