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lond night and day
- By wifeofhubby62 · Posted 6:04 pm
- 6 replies
- Just an update of Levi, he was admitted to the hospital this morning. This morning started out about the same as yesterday He had a hard time getting up off the couch and chair and toilet.. I have to ...
Condolonces for one of our friends Robert Spencer
- By medium · Posted 2:27 pm
- 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 ...
God took my hero home
- By wife · Posted 1:06 pm
- 10 replies
- I lost the other half of my heart this morning. He fought until the very end ...
Nausea Advice?
- By GitarGrl · Posted 9:21 am
- 0 replies
- Mom had her 2nd chemo last Wednesday (alimta/avastin/carbo) and last night had a bad bout of nausea that resulted in a little incident with some cold coffee that didn't want to stay down with a Docusate ...
I did it!!
- By ECC72 · Posted 8:38 am
- 5 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 ...
spinal cancer
- By samanthia · Posted yesterday at 8:50 pm
- 7 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 ...
im totally freaking out about monday with first radiation treatment
- By pjbubbles47 · Posted yesterday at 8:29 am
- 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 ...
7 n0v 500am
- By levi · Posted yesterday at 5:02 am
- 8 replies
- looking like slow day here wx nice 30 40s ...
Finally Getting Better After a Week!
- By Barb723 · Posted yesterday at 1:32 am
- 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 ...
prayers please
- By BridgetteMom · Posted yesterday at 1:23 am
- 9 replies
- My family needs strength. Please pray for us. Pray that we can hold it together, be strong and honor my Mother's wishes. Thank you, Bridgette, Gretchen, Clint and Ed ...
To Hell... The Latest... 11.06.09
- By Seraphina · Posted yesterday at 1:02 am
- 11 replies
- Hello Fellow Survivors and Supporters, -Right now I am at the Hope Lodge in NYC recovering from a VATS that turned into a thoracotomy followed 6 days later by the implantation of chemotherapy port. -Dean ...
Ex's Brain Radiation, Day 4 of 15
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · Posted yesterday at 12:08 am
- 4 replies
- Our formerly-fractured, now ducktaped-together family -- Dad, Son, and Mom -- all trooped to radiation today. At Ex's request, Son and I watched the make-ready procedure in the radiation room. They place ...
Well, it's chemo time again!
- By Marg · Posted November 6, 2009
- 11 replies
- Mike had an appointment with Dr Saba today to get results from a CT scan I requested last Friday. The scan results were about what we thought. The cancer is growing again. This time it is back in his ...
My Dad's Journey with Lung Cancer
- By laurampink · Posted November 6, 2009
- 4 replies
- My role as my father's caregiver began on September 11th, 2009. I knew my dad had an appointment at the veteran's hospital but didn't really know how serious it was. I sent a text message to my younger ...
Aching back and leg
- By dallas80 · Posted November 6, 2009
- 5 replies
- My husband who has SCLC Extensive stage has been doing really well during and after his five cycles of chemo treatments. Earlier this week he developed an aching lower back and says his left leg feels ...
Another good day for Bob.
- By medium · Posted November 6, 2009
- 5 replies
- Bob had another good day today. He had his second radiation treatment and his breathing is already a lot better. He has also eaten toast, icecream, and cake!!!!Yipee!!! Could you believe that something ...
This horrible ride is almost over.
- By reb8 · Posted November 6, 2009
- 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 ...
Ex's Brain Radiation, Day 3 of 15
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · Posted November 5, 2009
- 4 replies
- This third day of radiation seemed to start roughly, but later, just like in "The Christmas Story," we were visited by three angels. Prior to treatment, we were frustrated by the beauracracy as we worked ...
I Need information
- By Diamante · Posted November 5, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hello!!! I Have stage IV lung cancer non small cells, DX in november 20 2007, this month will be 2 years of been in this roller coaster, after one beautiful year without a quimio, next monday I´ll began ...
Is Confusion Normal on Chemo?
- By GitarGrl · Posted November 5, 2009
- 9 replies
- I read a comment somewhere on this board referring to something like "chemo head" or something... I'm wondering if chemo drugs can affect memory or cause confusion. Anybody have any opinions on this ...