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who has been on Gemzar?

By alicenoele · New reply 2:50 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 12 replies
After 4 rounds of Cisplatine/Alimta and a third one.I stayed stable a whole year on Alimta.Then my onc decided my kidneys did not want Alimta any more .So after a 2 months break the cancer was increasing.So ...

We're No Different or Are We ?

By newcourt · New reply 2:50 pm
Journal · 8 replies
When we really think about ourselves we aren't very different from anyone else, or are we? Yes, we have cancer. Yes, we're receiving treatment and praying it's effective, but no one is promised a tomorrow ...

Alta -- An Update on Our Gal, Saturday, 5-18

By sharpie · New reply 2:47 pm
Discussion in Hope, friends and humor · 24 replies
This is for all of Alta's friends here on Inspire. I heard from Jackie today, Alta's wonderful daughter, and she allowed me to post an update on our Alta: From Jackie: "She's doing better, it's taking ...

Please- need advice- we are running out of time

By Caitybug · New reply 2:38 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 8 replies
Hi everyone: My mom has been fighting for 2.5 years, stage IV NSCLC. She did Tarceva for a while, when she stopped responding she did some clinical trials. One of them was Efatanib- then that stopped ...

lobectomy

By deschl · New reply 2:32 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 13 replies
what can I expect after lobectomy have lung cancer that they say they caught early because nothing else showed up on pet scan but they tell me that while I am under they will send some of my lymph nodes ...

Time to joke #3

By Russia · New reply 2:29 pm
Discussion in Hope, friends and humor · 4 replies
A couple around 60 years old went to bed. He reads a news paper and she dreams. Suddenly she ask her husband. Honey, do I have beautiful eyes? Of course your eyes are green and gorgeous. In a few min ...

IIIb Adenocarcinoma Newbie

By angels1five · Posted 2:23 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 0 replies
This is my first post although I've been lurking since February. My 57 year old husband was diagnosed with stage IIIb Adenocarcinoma (T2 N3 M0) in his left lung and spread to his mediastinal nodes on ...

TARCEVA DIVAS AND DUDES

By Marie-Zee100 · New reply 2:16 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 3 replies
WELCOME NEWBEES DIVAS AND DUDES! If your happy and you know it come right in! If your smile is upside down hurry in to hang around! WHAT'S DOING IN TARCEVALAND ...

Going home on Tarceva....hopefully

By lynn-rich · Posted 1:50 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 0 replies
Well, we were in th14th e hospital for 6 days last week when we found out the lung Cancer had mets to the bones (shoulders, femurs, spine) and a small mets to brain. Blood clots to both legs, lungs and ...

Neulasta

By Terri253 · New reply 1:48 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 10 replies
Hi My Mom just received her first injection of Neulasta, and the pain in her feet has her out of her mind, any one have any suggestions, Tylenol is not touching it, heat or cold haven't helped. Feel so ...

New chemo

By tkjerico · New reply 1:37 pm
Discussion in Treatment options · 7 replies
Hi All, I was just wondering if anyone out there has been given gemcitabine before. Next week I start Altima, carbo and gemcitabine, which I have no experience with. I've had Altima and carbo and didn't ...

Mom Is Doing Great After Spine Surgery!

By autowoman · New reply 1:35 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 9 replies
Mom had emergency spine surgery Thursday night. I just found out that T6 was shattered so they rebuilt T4 through T9. She is already getting out of ICUs and can get up with assistance and walk baby steps ...

Medical Marijuana ..

By Jennarose · New reply 1:24 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 37 replies
What's your take on this? Since my mom can't smoke it because of her lung cancer how effective would marijuana brownies be? Im not trying to be funny I am serious, I am desperate to get my mom out of ...

incase anyone needs reminding...

By brensdaughter · New reply 1:09 pm
Journal · 11 replies
In a mother's womb were two babies. One asked the other: "Do you believe in life after delivery?" The other replies, "why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ...

Stage IV Squamous NSCLC FGFR1 marker

By CST · New reply 1:06 pm
Journal · 9 replies
Good morning, I am trying a couple new chemo infusions to see if we can stop the growth of new tumors. 34 months have had cisplatinum/Gemzar 6 rounds, Carboplatinum/Taxol with 5 weeks radiation. Had a ...

My mum passed away on wed

By Lisa38 · New reply 1:05 pm
Journal · 9 replies
Hi everyone I've only posted on this site once or twice but I have went to bed reading all your posts every night now for around 7 months. All your stories really have been inspirational and I have learned ...

PD 1 trial at Ucla

By CST · New reply 1:04 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 6 replies
Good morning Feisty 1 I just received a call from Peter Chou at UCLA regarding the PD 1trial. Can you give me some feedback ...

lung cancer and kidney metastases

By akmp · Posted 12:49 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 0 replies
Dear all , I wonder if anyone of you have heard or experienced an kidney metastases ...

Burning sensations after lobectomy

By cracadile · New reply 12:48 pm
Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 4 replies
Almost six weeks after a lobectomy of my right middle lobe via VAT I am having the most severe burning sensations in the whole right area of my lung. Gabapentin (300mg twice a day) worked for a few days ...

Just started hospice

By Barbiej · New reply 12:34 pm
Discussion in Small cell lung cancer - Extensive · 10 replies
After fighting the sclc for almost a year, finally had to stop treatments and go to hospice. The pain is so bad underneath the right shoulder blade had to have a pain pump with dilaudid going in to his ...

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