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Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage II
Support for those diagnosed with Stage II non-small cell lung cancer.
prayers please!!
- By miracle_b · New reply 8:02 am
- 26 replies
- So its my turn on tuesday for my fullbody pet/ct scan, its been 6months so im so nervous and scard of course like everyone else when its their turn. I hope to god for the best results i just want sum ...
NED?? VATS??
- By miracle_b · New reply November 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- hi im new to this site its been a blessing in the last 3 days i havet felt joy like this in my heart about this whole ordeal in awhile. im still tryna learn all the terminology can anyone help me out ...
lots of questions i need anwsers to??added questions
- By miracle_b · New reply November 19, 2009
- 16 replies
- 1.ok so egfr mutation what is this and are our doctors suppose to test this on everybody? 2. whats the difference between lesions,tumors and mass's?(they call mine lesions) 3. can the lesions tumors or ...
results........ =))
- By miracle_b · New reply November 15, 2009
- 7 replies
- sorry everyone its been a couple of days since ive been on here just busy with stuff here at home. i wanted to let you all know, my results from my brain scan were clean as ever theres nothing that has ...
HAIR LOL =))!!
- By miracle_b · New reply November 14, 2009
- 13 replies
- Here i go again! lol so i know everyone here has had chemo one time or another but what i want to know is whats going on with everybodys hair after no chemo? my hair is growing very slowly my last chemo ...
pnemonia shot??
- By miracle_b · New reply November 13, 2009
- 6 replies
- well first off thank u all for the hair comments i thought sumthing mite b wrong with my hair since it was growing slow but i guess its normal for us cancer patients, that chemo is a hard drug so im sure ...
Carboplatin/paclitaxel?
- By Joanne50 · New reply November 12, 2009
- 13 replies
- The oncologist has changed my proposed regime to carboplatin/paclitaxel, instead of cistplatin due to poor kidney function.. First chemo tomorrow. Can anyone tell me what to expect. I am thinking of taking ...
bruising quick!!
- By miracle_b · New reply November 9, 2009
- 10 replies
- so im thinking my inr might be to high again i hit my hand on the door when i walked by it and it bruised up real fast and seems like its getting worst and the bruise is spreading also ive been noticing ...
H1N1/BRAIN CT SCAN
- By miracle_b · New reply October 28, 2009
- 15 replies
- i jst wanted sum prayers sent my way, i have a ct scan on monday at 9am of my brain i was getting a little worried because for the past few days i've had a bad headache and i know the cancer has a chance ...
Scanxiety time
- By Blondezilla · New reply October 27, 2009
- 24 replies
- Hi everyone, I will be having a Pet/Ct done Tuesday morning to see if my tumor has shrunk any. I will be getting my results back Wednesday and I am starting to feel the scanxiety setting in. I'm trying ...
rectal bleeding/lung cancer
- By tezzasgirl · New reply October 26, 2009
- 34 replies
- My husband has not been well lately even though he was told last month he was NED.Now he has constant diarrhoea with bleeding.A bloated stomach and is anaemic.Blood tests have ruled out an infection.Has ...
NED AGAIN PLUS NEW PHOTO
- By Niall · New reply October 24, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hi all, just had my first 6 month scan and I am now ned nearly 2 years. A relief as you all know when waiting to be checked up, especially as it was my first 6monthly. So to celebrate I went to my usual ...
got my blood levels!
- By miracle_b · New reply October 23, 2009
- 3 replies
- so yesterday was my third day holding on the coumadin since i had a lil episode monday and had to go to the ER and my level was at 5.2, today i went in they did my labs and jst called me to tell me to ...
another scare, please give me your opinion!
- By miracle_b · New reply October 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- so i had to go to the e.r today i noticed when i went to the bathroom there was blood coming out of both places not to much but enuff for me to be concerned i thought maybe is might be that time of the ...
pulmonary embolism(bloodclot)
- By miracle_b · New reply October 18, 2009
- 11 replies
- also something i havent mentioned, i happened to have a allergic reation to compazine i had totally freaked out my heart was racing i was having trouble breathing it felt like my tonge was swelling up ...
Tarceva??
- By miracle_b · New reply October 17, 2009
- 13 replies
- hi everyone so its been 8 months on tarceva now, my doc wants to leave me on at least a yr but she said if im still having sucess on it she'll keep me on it longer. i was wondering if anyone has been ...
#1mama!
- By miracle_b · New reply October 16, 2009
- 24 replies
- HI EVERYONE THANKS FOR THE WELCOME. IM SO GLAD I FOUND THIS SITE AND ITS GUNNA GIVE ME A CHANCE TO HEAR OTHER PEOPLES STORYS GOING THREW PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING I AM. IM 29 YRS OLD AND LAST JULY OF ...
right upper lobectomy
- By alleycat2583bb · New reply October 9, 2009
- 32 replies
- My mother, 55yrs old, was just told she has a tumor in her right lung and it is cancer. She now has to have surgery on the 30th and we have no clue what to expect..It is going to be a right upper lobectomy..can ...
PET SCAN VS CT SCAN
- By hanmarmax · New reply October 4, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hi I'm 20 months out NED. My onc. is leaving it up to me whether I can get a PET vs a CT scan. Any ideas. I'm leaning toward PET as the whole body is shown. Thanks, Lisa ...
No more chemo
- By hey-jude · New reply September 29, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi everyone It has been awhile since I have uptdated my husbands journey with nsclc stage IIB.I read this site faithfully every day and learn so much from you wonderful people who are battling this awful ...