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Lobectomy/Lung resection questions
- By woodsjran · New reply 12:35 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage I · 10 replies
- I have just been diagnosed with Stage 1a non small cell adencarcinoma of the lung (upper left). The size of my tumor is 2.7 cm, the doctors are telling me that I have 6 to 8 weeks wiggle room for surgery ...
Fear
- By llacy · New reply 12:34 pm
- Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 11 replies
- My whole life has been driven by fear. I grew up with physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. From the time I was a little girl, that has been my driving force. I have OCD as a "result" or one of the results ...
I do not worry
- By nheepdanes · New reply 12:30 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage I · 24 replies
- I do not worry about my cancer coming back. I was in the medical profession and I am very aware that it will come back someday, somewhere in my body. So, why worry until it does come back. All I am doing ...
Bob lost his fight
- By Windy007 · New reply 12:29 pm
- Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 4 replies
- My husband Bob lost his struggle against sclc on November 1 at 12:53 am. I was with him as was my sister and her husband. I wrote a tribute and had it framed at his wake so that those who did not know ...
Alimta & Shortness of Breath
- By sojourner · Posted 12:27 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 0 replies
- Hi All, I was in the hospital with pneumonia last month and came home with oxygen for nighttime use as my blood oxygen levels would drop into the low 80's when I lay down to sleep. I have since discovered ...
Bottoms of Feet Hurt - especially the Heel
- By Peggy59 · New reply 12:24 pm
- Journal · 41 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 ...
Stage 3b Lung Cancer recurrance
- By ggullo · New reply 12:17 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 2 replies
- Hi: My wife susan, a never smoker, was diagnosed with stage 3b Lung Cancer last august 2008, After having cell sensitivity testing and going through the talc procedure for a plural infusion she received ...
Genetics is Behind Cancer
- By simplyklb · New reply 12:10 pm
- Discussion in Treatment options · 14 replies
- Hi All, I really believe that genetics plays a large part of if you get cancer or not. Sure there are environmental factors that increase your risk. I have spent enough time researching and reading and ...
Will this destroy us all?
- By Toosh · New reply 11:46 am
- Journal · 7 replies
- Briefly, I was the one who asked how to get through this tough time with my father entering Hospice. The doctor said that he could live up to 18 to 24 months with his slow growing cancer. Well, he made ...
Tarceva
- By Cackie · New reply 11:39 am
- Journal · 6 replies
- My Best Friend has been NED for two years now, thanks to Tarceva!! I am so happy!! It seems to be a wonder drug for so many of you. I have been hearing stories about people living much longer with much ...
So goes the fight...
- By brokenarrow · New reply 11:37 am
- Journal · 7 replies
- So... I guess what I'm doing now is keeping the stuff from returning. I'm not real clear on what my chances are of that. It's my plan that I keep my body as an undesirable environment for cancerous development ...
Saying Good Bye To Mom.
- By lucy56 · New reply 11:35 am
- Journal · 9 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 ...
Walking the walk through hell alone
- By kareinone · New reply 11:34 am
- Journal · 19 replies
- Today has been pure hell. My mom went to the cancer doctor. Got the expected news. She has Metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lungs stage 3b. They are thinking that it has metasias to other parts of her ...
Update after our 2nd Opinion at OSU The James Cancer Center
- By CliffsDaughters · New reply 11:32 am
- Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 9 replies
- My sister has a Caring Bridge Website so I just decided to copy what she wrote. She is NORTHPOWER on this sight. What an amazing place the Ohio State James Cancer Center was today. From the minute you ...
too hard
- By -T- · New reply 11:30 am
- Journal · 27 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 ...
Bedtime Prayers: Now I lay me down to sleep
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · New reply 11:27 am
- Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 12 replies
- I need a simple bedtime prayer for my terminally ill SCLC patient, but I can't bring myself to say, "if I should die before I wake..." So, I made some up! Do you have any comforting bedtime prayers for ...
Essiac Tea
- By D1 · New reply 10:54 am
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 1 reply
- I heard a speaker (not at a health related conference) who said that in 1986 she was dx with lymphoma and given 5 yrs. to live. She said she started drinking Essiac tea and that her cancer was cured...NED....completely ...
Waiting to exhale
- By kitkat4me · New reply 10:42 am
- Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 14 replies
- This has been the hardest month of my life. I wish that my mind would find peace and stop running the movies all the time. But, then again I don't want to forget a single moment. It all started last night ...
stage 4 survivors
- By Lookingforhope · New reply 10:38 am
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 5 replies
- Hello my name is jennifer and my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 non small cell acarsinoma and the doctors say maybe a year. She is my best friend in the whole world and I am looking for some hope. wondering ...
Ex Brain Radiation ends at 13: He's had enough
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · New reply 10:28 am
- Journal · 27 replies
- Oh, what a night. He (we) were up and down all night last night. He was weak, unstable, barfy, hot, cold, drooly, and gurgling. It was downright scary. And frustrating. I forgot what sleep deprivation ...