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Survivor stories
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Whine
- By Jim08 · New reply 7:24 pm
- 25 replies
- Please excuse me, I really need to whine. I stopped treatment a year ago with the plan to get a CT scan in one year. I had that scan two weeks ago and I am still waiting for the onc to call with results ...
Under water
- By kentmere · New reply 5:15 pm
- 2 replies
- This week ,our county in the u k has been battered with gale force winds and heavy rain, yesterday rivers burst there banks flooding houses,all schools are closed roads blocked,our fields are under water ...
SCLC Survivor
- By SunnyOne10 · New reply 1:46 pm
- 49 replies
- I was diagnosed with SCLC in Sept. 2005. In Oct. 2005 I had the upper left lung removed and began 4 months of platinum chemo in Nov. No matter what I read or where I looked - the stats and figures were ...
Radiation Throat Pain Tips?
- By ST1528 · New reply November 18, 2009
- 8 replies
- I am finishing up my Proton Therapy this week and have just now started having pain when swallowing/eating. I have yet to attempt the xyloxylin to numb my throat, and have been drinking milkshakes and ...
I'm no longer an air head
- By Toddy · New reply November 11, 2009
- 29 replies
- Just a little update. I went to see my neurosurgeon last Monday. He had a CT done and all the air that had accumulated in my cranial cavity had been reabsorbed. Then he checked the brain shunt and it ...
LC SURVIVAL RATE MUCH HIGHER THAN BELIEVED
- By jrrees2006 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 38 replies
- There are over 300,00 people in America with LC who have lived well beyond the 5 year range; Over 220,000 who have lived beyond the 10 year range but no information about people who never had a recurrence ...
not all bad for me
- By kentmere · New reply October 30, 2009
- 2 replies
- 5 years ago my athletic son started a print finishing bussiness from scratch .Working very long hours making him and the family stressed out .he was chain smoking .his diet was s unhealthy and he was ...
Was 100% posotive until brain tumour found
- By lassymac · New reply October 20, 2009
- 11 replies
- Had a full left lung removal in dec 07.all was clear until recently. i now unfortunatley had brain tumour removed welll luckily really, they could operate.I was in the last part of my pregnancy and was ...
Continued Post-op Pain
- By lisarn710 · New reply October 13, 2009
- 10 replies
- I am 8 months post-op from a VATS procedure for a right lower lobectomy. I'm a 36yr old tri-athlete who has gotten back into exercise and weight training. But at times it still feels as if I have been ...
questioning whether I am still cancer free
- By 1lung · New reply October 1, 2009
- 33 replies
- I have been cancer free for 17 months. I was flying for my check ups every 4 months, this time is 6 months! My next cat scan will be March 25th. I have been experiencing pain in my right ribs which is ...
another place for survivors?
- By PrayzGod · New reply September 27, 2009
- 13 replies
- My mom was just diagnosed with SCLC. I want to make a book up for her. I was going to put pics of the grand kids, jokes, scripture and I wanted to print some survivor stories for her. I am having trouble ...
Longest Living Survivor on Avastin for Lung Cancer in Trouble???
- By SKIP1 · New reply September 26, 2009
- 29 replies
- Well It's been a hell of a ride and the ride is not over, I can promise you that. First I need to bring you all up to speed. I am the longest living survivor in the world that was in the first phase of ...
Four Years!
- By CKP · New reply September 25, 2009
- 20 replies
- Today is a good day. It marks four years since I wound up in the ER with SOB. When I was told I had a "mass" in my lung I didn't think I would see 2006, yet I'm still here. Everyday I wake up is a gift ...
thank you for hope.....
- By susanzzw7 · New reply September 25, 2009
- 2 replies
- My fiance was diagnosed last week with Mesothelioma. The survival stats are so depressing......and this now after losing my husband 4 yrs ago to stomach cancer...it is surreal. I was determined not to ...
Vietnam Vets
- By sclcsurvivor · Posted September 22, 2009
- 0 replies
- Vietnam veterans you should be collecting VA disability benefits. The benefits are extensive and range from monthly compensation to free life insurance to reduced property taxes to all inclusive medical ...
Tarceva Guidelines
- By BrooklynDeb · New reply September 21, 2009
- 5 replies
- Dear LCA Survivors, After several months of reading your posts about Tarceva, I am now undergoing the Tarceva Experience myself. But why do we all have to re-invent the wheel? With the help of several ...
Surviving Lung Cancer without Chemo or Radiation
- By Bonkie · New reply September 17, 2009
- 48 replies
- I am a Lung Cancer Survivor. on October 11th, I will be celebrating Seven years of being a Survivor. Not, everyone, would agree, with my decision to not have either or both Chemo, and Radiation. Unfortunately ...
Recovering From Pneumonectomy
- By ST1528 · New reply September 14, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hello Everyone, I was released today from the hospital after having a thoracotomy on Monday, Aug 24th to remove my left lung. (It was a carcinoid). My surgery went well and I feel well, just the usual ...
GREAT NEWS - NEVER GIVE UP HOPE
- By RoRo · New reply September 13, 2009
- 19 replies
- Haven't been on this site in a long time, but am always thinking of everyone that is here. My husband, who had inoperable lung cancer (diag 7-1-08, NSCLC), just had his PET/CAT scan (10 mths since Cyberknife ...
Vietnam Vets
- By sclcsurvivor · New reply September 7, 2009
- 44 replies
- I am a Vietnam Vet (US Army 1970-71) diagnosed with SCLC on 12/12/09. Am about ½ way through chemo/radiation treatment and will have PCI early May. Would like inputs from others who have gone through ...