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Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage I
Support for those diagnosed with Stage I non-small cell lung cancer.
Anyone still smoking
- By nheepdanes · New reply yesterday at 11:59 pm
- 13 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 ...
I NEED MY FRIENDS PRAYERS AGAIN
- By stage1 · New reply yesterday at 10:08 pm
- 10 replies
- The doctors just found 2 lumps in my sisters breast, one in the left and one in the right breast. They don't know if it is cancer but they said it looked "suspicious". I am so afraid for her. She is very ...
looking for a excellent thoraci surgeon in europe
- By ak88 · New reply yesterday at 7:25 pm
- 8 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 ...
Has anyone ever had DEPRESSION/ANXIETY after sugery???
- By myanjoshmama · New reply yesterday at 6:41 pm
- 11 replies
- Hello everyone, For those of you who dont know, my mother had VATS (URL) on 7/2/09. She had NSCLC Stage 1b. She has been recovering excellently! After the surgery, about 8 weeks post op, my mother was ...
cancer nutrition
- By ak88 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi everyone in a previous discussion someone mentioned cancer diets and to avoid sugars etc. can someone tell me exactly what this diet is, can we eat honey, spaghetti, etc or is this to be avoided as ...
Hard Decision: 1B adjuvant chemo or not?
- By dm6maj7 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 40 replies
- I've been advised by my surgeon, who removed a 4cm adenocarcinoma last month (RLL, RML removed; no lymph node involvement) that the cancer has been removed, not to get chemo, just to live my life and ...
A story of healing
- By strawberrydude · New reply November 3, 2009
- 1 reply
- My heart is full of joy. The experience of having lung cancer and overcoming it has been a spiritual one. The tumour was found two year ago and I refused to have anything done because all tests were inconclusive ...
Rib pain
- By nheepdanes · New reply October 30, 2009
- 15 replies
- I am now 3 months post surgery and still have an unbelievable amount of rib pain where they moved them. I wish they had just broken then as they would be healed by now. Did anyone else experience this ...
Stage 1 non small cell lung cancer
- By stage1 · New reply October 29, 2009
- 97 replies
- January 2009, chest pain caused me to go to ER to have it checked out. Never had pain in my chest like this.... CT scan revealed lung mass, and they were sure it was cancerous.. Met with surgeon, oncologist ...
PET scans
- By nheepdanes · New reply October 29, 2009
- 20 replies
- I had a left upper lobectomy on 7/29. My oncologist told me before surgery that with a tumor at 1.6 cm I would not need chemo but he left the decision up to me. He told me the side effects of two types ...
Cyberknife cured my lung cancer
- By kayva · New reply October 28, 2009
- 12 replies
- I had my six month follow up yesterday and I am NED, It has now been a year and a half since my treatment with Cyberknife. The doctor told me I was a "pioneer" inasmuch as I was also a candidate for surgery ...
OUR PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED!!!!
- By stage1 · New reply October 27, 2009
- 20 replies
- I just got a call from my onc about 30 min ago and I am NED!!! Oh my gosh... I am so happy I can hardly type through the tears... His exact words were "everything is perfect" He said the spot he saw that ...
just went for six month check-up
- By maddy1977 · New reply October 27, 2009
- 10 replies
- Went to Sloan on Friday for my six month check-up. Dr. said everything was fine lungs were clear and not to see him in another six months but he was waiting to get the actual radiology report. He received ...
HAS ANYONE TAKEN THE H1N1 VACCINE YET?
- By stage1 · New reply October 26, 2009
- 11 replies
- Just wanted to know if anyone has gotten this vaccine yet. They started giving it here to children and pregnant women. Not sure if my doctors office is going to get it. I wanted to know if anyone has ...
LUNG CANCER STAGE 1A SURVIVAL RATE
- By NANASLOVE007 · New reply October 24, 2009
- 21 replies
- what is the survival rate for STAGE 1 LUNG CANCER? I had the entire lobe removed including surrounding lymph nodes.....no treatment recommended...I worry so much about it coming back, but being so small ...
H1N1 VACCINE
- By stage1 · New reply October 24, 2009
- 52 replies
- Is anyone going to get this vaccine when it is available? I am a little worried about getting it ...
Another Good Report!!
- By laurieg1 · New reply October 24, 2009
- 7 replies
- I feel sometimes we all see gloom and doom when it comes to lung cancer. That is why I share everybit of good news I get. It gives me great pleasure to say after my pet scan this week, it is 16 months ...
the reason why I like this site
- By D5493 · New reply October 21, 2009
- 7 replies
- this is the reason why I like this site .everyone here has been threw cancer in some way shape or form whether it be a patient or a care giver . And each and everyone of us has a different approach On ...
NEED MY FRIENDS AND PRAYERS
- By stage1 · New reply October 15, 2009
- 21 replies
- I am having my first pet scan tomorrow too,as several people on this site are as well. I am very nervous and scared. I have to go alone tomorrow. God, how I hate this...... God please give me peace and ...
Dad had adenocarcinoma stage 1b
- By mydadischuck · New reply October 13, 2009
- 11 replies
- My Dad had this cancer one year after I was diagnosied with adenocarcinoma of the reproductive track, we both travelled from our small towns in TX., to Johns Hopkins, neither of us had lymph node involvement ...