Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage II

Support for those diagnosed with Stage II non-small cell lung cancer.

Can I drink inbetween chemo appointments?

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply November 21, 2008
  • 44 replies
  • Hello there my long lost friends!!! My oncologist made cancer sound so boring.He told me to refrain from sex,of course no smoking whatsoever,dont even breath around people smoking a joint,and of course ...

disability

pocoman
  • By pocoman · New reply November 12, 2008
  • 6 replies
  • Hello everyone.Its so nice to find this place.I had my right lung removed a little over 3 years ago and so far i have had ned scans altho my last one was in dec. and my next one is this dec.I worked at ...

I FEEL SO BLESSED!!!

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply October 16, 2008
  • 15 replies
  • Hello everyone!! I just wanted to share with you an amazing web site my wonderful friends made for me on my behalf.They are putting together a very big fund raiser for me in my community.Check out the ...

I HAVE A QUESTION GUYS, CAN YOU HELP?

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply October 8, 2008
  • 11 replies
  • IM GETTING MY CHEMO THIS WEEK(SECOND ROUND) ON THE FOURTH DAY LAST TIME THEY GAVE ME THAT SHOT THAT BOOSTS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.(FORGOT THE NAME OF IT)OK I HATE TO SOUND LIKE A WIMP BUT THAT SHOT REALLY ...

gonna start chemo

whaletwins
  • By whaletwins · New reply September 28, 2008
  • 10 replies
  • the best way they are telling me to do all this chemo and kick this cancer is to have a positive attitude and lots of support and to be active in your health care and I am doing all of the above!! I believe ...

I START MY CHEMO ON TUESDAY AND HAVE SOME QUESTIONS

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply September 21, 2008
  • 25 replies
  • hELLO TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS.i GOT MY MAMMO TODAY AND IT WAS A LITTLE SCARY BECAUSE IT WAS MY FIRST ONE EVER SO I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND THEY KEPT FINDING SOMETHING THEY DIDNT LIKE SO I ACTUALLY ...

NED

Niall
  • By Niall · New reply September 19, 2008
  • 38 replies
  • Had checkup today all good still ned. Pheeww nearly a year since my dx.Next month. N ...

NOW WHAT DOES THIS MEAN????

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply September 14, 2008
  • 37 replies
  • OK here is my story now.I finally meet with an oncologist for the first time.I had my 2 lower lobes removed 2 and 1/2 weeks ago.I thought I was meeting with him to discuss what type of chemo we were going ...

Answers please?

ronnieandjanet
  • By ronnieandjanet · New reply September 9, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • We found out a week ago that my mom has Stage IIB LC. Our doctors do not communicate well. Everything seems to be moving so slowly. Appointments scheduled for weeks from now. We want to get this going ...

SKINNY AFTER SURGERY?

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply September 7, 2008
  • 16 replies
  • Hello there friends.Ok so its been exactly 2 weeks since my bilobectomy and I have lost 21 lbs.What is going on?I feel like im eating I even bought ensures but still not gaining?Anyone out there know ...

IM SO CONFUSED!!!

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply August 31, 2008
  • 23 replies
  • Ok so I start looking up the prognosis of lung cancer small cell and non small cell.All of these web sites state that after surgery only 5% of the population live past 5 years?I just dont get any of it?My ...

WHICH IS WORSE ? CHEMO AND RADIATION OR SURGERY?

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply August 30, 2008
  • 17 replies
  • IVE BEEN READING EVERYONES STORIES ALL MORNING IM STILL SO AMAZED BY ALL OF YOU AND YOUR STRENGTH AND COURAGE.MY QUESTION IS FOR SOMEONE WHOS BEEN THROUGH BOTH THE SURGERY AND THE CHEMO OR RADIATION.WHAT ...

oh crap!

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply August 30, 2008
  • 23 replies
  • Ok I was officially diagnosed with stage 2 non small cell lung cancer adnocarcinoma.The cancer has spread locally in lymph nodes near the cancer tumor she called it a N1 node?anybody have any input ...

IM HOME YIPPYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply August 28, 2008
  • 45 replies
  • Hello to all of my wonderful friends!!!! Ok man was that the roughest thing Ive ever been through in my lifetime!!!! They only had to take out 2 lobes of my right lung so that was a blessing! I was in ...

smoking yuck

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply August 23, 2008
  • 27 replies
  • I am so embarrassed to admit this but I still smoke.My quit day is tomorrow because they are removing 2 lobes of my lung.Did anyone else still smoke after being diagnosed ? Everyone who knows I have cancer ...

Please Help

hapmcc
  • By hapmcc · New reply August 21, 2008
  • 13 replies
  • I've just gone through 7 months of lung caner w/ the removable of the upper lobe of my top right lobe and 4 rounds of chemo'And I've done all of this w/ a very limited support of people lik me, and now ...

Second Month on Tarceva

janasett
  • By janasett · New reply August 20, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • Hi- my dad was diagnosed with what sounds like stage II nsclc about a month ago-- his doc wouldn't stage it officially, but location is in the left lung wrapped around the bronchus, with no mets to the ...

whats worse? small cell or non small cell lung cancer?

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply August 18, 2008
  • 17 replies
  • I was under the impression that non small cell LC was the better of the two.As I read on this sight I am learning that non small cell LC spreads just as much as small cell?Am I getting the right info?Please ...

Hello to all of my beautiful friends!!!

kandyxxo
  • By kandyxxo · New reply August 17, 2008
  • 15 replies
  • Here is my update.I received my lymph node results and I am thrilled to say that they are negative!!! So they scheduled my lung removal surgery for this coming Monday.I am being such a wimp about it.I ...

stage 2b adenocarcinoma questions

dands
  • By dands · New reply August 15, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • My husband David had his upper left lobe of lung removed last April 08. He was staged at 2b adenocarcinoma after surgery because there were some lymphnodes in that lung that were positive for cancer ...

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