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im totally freaking out about monday with first radiation treatment
- By pjbubbles47 · New reply 3:03 pm
- Journal · 13 replies
- hi there monday i go for the tumor markers and im already very high strung......im at the point of saying screw it and just living for as long as god permits it...im saying this because the house environment ...
Anyone still smoking
- By nheepdanes · New reply 3:00 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage I · 36 replies
- I stopped when I had the ULL surgery but with so much stress and under so much pain I am thinking of starting again. At least I won't be so stressed out. Does anyone still smoke that has had the surgery ...
spinal cancer
- By samanthia · New reply 2:56 pm
- Journal · 6 replies
- i really would appreciate anyone who has been through or is going through spinal cancer,..what happens next as far as chemo radiation?,...the oncologist has scheduled a pet scan to see what he and i are ...
Budwig diet?
- By lge · New reply 2:54 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 1 reply
- Has anyone tried the cottage cheese and flax seed oil diet (budwig diet) for shrinking tumors and curing caner ...
PET Scan Results
- By MikeVeasy · New reply 2:46 pm
- Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 19 replies
- I have received the results of my PET scan performed earlier this month. It is clear. Three of the best words I have ever heard!!! Mike ...
Daily Survival Kit for Serious Illness
- By Yankeespie · New reply 2:40 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 2 replies
- You don’t have to agree with all of this all of the time. But if it generally speaks to you, try to read all or parts of it every day, or have it read to you. Part of the help is in the doing, regardless ...
looking for a excellent thoraci surgeon in europe
- By ak88 · New reply 2:30 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage I · 10 replies
- hi everyone. I'm 48 y.o and have just been diagnosed as having stage 1a NSCLC of the left lower lobe. I had bilateral node enlargement and during surgery I initially had a mediasternoscopy where the nodes ...
I did it!!
- By ECC72 · New reply 2:28 pm
- Journal · 3 replies
- I have been fighting lung cancer for the past three years. I have had chemo twice and three surgeries. My last surgery in 9/08, I had my entire right lung removed. Yesterday, I joined the Lungevity walk ...
Condolonces for one of our friends Robert Spencer
- By medium · Posted 2:27 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- I want to offer my condolonces to Dawn who's husband Robert Spencer passed away today. Dawn goes under the name Wife and has been a good friend to me and my Bob as they were both diagnosed at the same ...
ACS Response
- By Chi-Dreamer · New reply 2:08 pm
- Discussion in Lung cancer in the news · 13 replies
- I emailed ACS in regards to the University Smoke Out and the event in Nov for Breast Cancer here is her response. Feel free to respond to her if you like. Thank you so much for your email. I do understand ...
God took my hero home
- By wife · New reply 2:07 pm
- Journal · 3 replies
- I lost the other half of my heart this morning. He fought until the very end ...
Question about Pleurex Catheter
- By GitarGrl · New reply 1:31 pm
- Journal · 8 replies
- Here's a question for anyone who's had a pleurex catheter. Mom has been doing well with hers since her surger about 3 weeks ago. She started chemo last week and today she's had some pain during the removal ...
Finally Getting Better After a Week!
- By Barb723 · New reply 1:26 pm
- Journal · 10 replies
- Hello everyone, I have not been on lately but I have been trying to keep up with everyone. I received my chemo last wed. I also got my vit.B12 shot and the flu shot. Everything was going ok until Sunday ...
Any News about Haley??
- By Chi-Dreamer · New reply 1:05 pm
- Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 8 replies
- Has anyone heard anything about Haley? It has been awhile since her mother last post. I tried to google her blog and could not find it. Linda ...
My Mom has passed
- By peace33 · New reply 12:48 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 10 replies
- Hi friends, I just wanted to let everyone know that my Mom passed away on Wednesday, 11/4, in the morning, peacefully in her sleep, without pain. We miss her more than words can say, but we're thankful ...
Nausea
- By suziegirl · New reply 12:21 pm
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 10 replies
- What is everyone's best remedy for nausea? Medical, alternative, nutritional ...
This horrible ride is almost over.
- By reb8 · New reply 12:17 pm
- Journal · 20 replies
- I sit here at the Hospice House in East Stroudsburg with Tootie as she continues to fight to live. She is one tough cookie. Her downward spiral has been sudden and dramatic. On Monday October 26 she was ...
Info: Dont know if this has been posted or not
- By llacy · New reply 12:12 pm
- Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 3 replies
- Has anyone visited the site: www.oncologystat.com? I am by no means promoting it, however, it seems like a lot of good information and updates can be received from there. Its an oncology site and all ...
Getting a 2nd Opinion
- By Mom3x · New reply 11:57 am
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 5 replies
- Its been a rough couple of weeks. My dad has been in the ER and hospital. They thought he had a heart attack. He has severe burning in the center of his chest. The EKG was irregular but the blood work ...
Mom's SCLC- and my frustrations
- By Captain_Red · New reply 11:51 am
- Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 8 replies
- I haven't been around for the past few months. I'm just needing to unload. May, mom was diagnosed SCLC, but it was early stages, with a dime size tumor. (she was getting a CAT scan or something when they ...