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ALIMTA AND CREATINE LEVELS

By dmcarretta · New reply 6:28 pm
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I HAVE HAD 9 TREATMENTS OF AVASTIN AND ALIMTA. THIS TIME WHEN I WENT TO GET MY MEDS, I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE ALIMTA BECAUSE MY CREATINE LEVELS KEEP GOING UP. I AM AT 1.7 NOW. HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCE THE ...

Solitary Way

By Bridgette123 · Posted 11:14 am
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A Solitary Way" There is a mystery in human hearts, And though we be encircled by a host Of those who love us well, and are beloved, To every one of us, from time to time, There comes a sense of utter ...

father recently diagnosed with stage 4 SCLC

By Daddysgirl01 · Posted 10:43 am
Discussion in Lung cancer · 0 replies
Hi, I am new to this support community, and very glad I found it so soon after hearing about my father's diagnosis. I am at the very beginning of this journey. So, any advice offered is greatly appreciated ...

Night owls

By sugarwoman72927 · New reply 10:39 am
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hello my dear friends, Another night of no sleeping.......oh well, just wanted yall to know that my daughter with the neck and back problems came down today.......she is doing some better, but the muscles ...

I know a first year is gone

By hope4seka · New reply 9:57 am
Journal · 13 replies
I know a first year is gone,I just have to say what is on my mind. I miss my Seka , my daughter so much, she was my everything my daughter, my best friend, my life. I know she left me two beautiful grand ...

Finally some good news!

By Llyrell · Posted 9:17 am
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Went to see the OR last Thursday after my husband had an MRI and CT scan the week prior. The brain tumors have shrunk from the Gamma Knife and there is no evidence of new tumors - hurray! He has another ...

SCLC Ex. Stage......Spread to brain.....PLEASE HELP ME!!!

By PreciousFox15 · New reply 8:49 am
Discussion in Lung cancer · 1 reply
My husband was diagnosed with SCLC Ex. Stage in Aug.2009. He went through chemo and then the PCI to the brain. The PCI was back in Feb. and was just a precaution since this cancer spreads to the brain ...

Dull ache in the right groin area

By Iamblessed62 · New reply yesterday at 4:05 pm
Journal · 10 replies
Short history, complete Hysterctomy in (08) and recurrence of Uterine/ endometrial cancer 1n (09), remove some (50%)of the colon. Chemo ended January 2010.Have been doing good. however the last couple ...

Just summing up some things...for my own benefit I suppose

By LynnLuc · New reply yesterday at 2:23 pm
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I was thinking back to when my melanoma was "just a flat brown spot" and it was called lentigo maligna...Had it removed around 92-93 but it returned in 96. Oct 10, 2000 I had it removed again. It wasn't ...

8th month check up still Ned!

By formy3 · New reply yesterday at 1:45 pm
Journal · 4 replies
Hi cancer family its been awhile since I last posted you are always in my heart and in my prayers I went for my eighth month check up and with the endoscope they have not seen any cancer yippie! but clearly ...

Jesus on the main line

By sugarwoman72927 · New reply yesterday at 7:40 am
Journal · 12 replies
hello my dear ones, please pray for my daughter she is 43, same age as me.....lol no really she just found out that she has something wrong with the nerves in her neck , back and shoulder.......She is ...

HAD MY ULTRASOUND...CONFUSED.....HMMM

By sonia40 · New reply yesterday at 4:09 am
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Hello all not sure where to post this as i have so much health issues goin on all at once...(bladder disease, kidney tumor, pelvic pain etc...)...for those who havent read my posts a 6cm cyst was found ...

2 days till hospitalization

By Pam5155 · New reply September 3, 2010
Journal · 11 replies
I think I have most things written down to take to hospitial with me. Embolization will be done Monday with Rod,Cage,screws on the agenda for Tuesday. I do hope this helps with the pain and stability ...

AML MDS Survivor

By dbrowncsuaedu · Posted September 3, 2010
Discussion in Leukemia · 0 replies
My complete survival story is too long to post here. It is on http://BibleThought.org/ -- on the home page scroll to the bottom and click on No Visitors Please. I was diagnosed at the end of May 2009 ...

Mesothelioma Spread

By RiaShanti · New reply September 2, 2010
Journal · 2 replies
I am shattered to say that my daddy's pleural meso has spread to his abdomen. I am at a loss. I'm scared, anxious and so very sad. My poor darling dad, This is the cruellest disease! So very unnecessary ...

Enhancing Life

By michaelg · Posted September 2, 2010
Journal · 0 replies
Below are excerpts from an opinion piece that appeared in the Wall Street Journal, in January 2009. It is a strong endorsement of so many of the things that in addition to medicine we can incorporate ...

What is hope?

By michaelg · New reply September 2, 2010
Discussion in Survivor stories · 8 replies
What does "hope" mean to you? Tell us what gives you hope, what inspires you most and what helps to bring hope to you when the very real and intense challenges of cancer bombard you ...

I live my life this way

By Wotserface · New reply September 2, 2010
Journal · 3 replies
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and ...

Lost dreams and broken pieces

By sugarwoman72927 · New reply September 1, 2010
Journal · 11 replies
What do you do when a dream seems to be lost? You have cried and prayed and stayed up all night. You tried and tried, still nothing works out right. what do you do when a dream seems to be lost? You pick ...

Need Information-Surgery for SCLC??

By MomandDaughterof2 · Posted September 1, 2010
Discussion in Treatment options · 0 replies
My Dad is 77 and was diagnosed with lung cancer in March. We were told that it was not operable. I did not know it was small cell until July. He started treatment late May. He has had 35 radiation treatments ...

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