Thanks for your straightforward response! Yes, I;m either Stage 1 or Stage 3 which they will figure out after a bronchoscopy on Wednesday. How did you stay alive so long ? I have an adult handicapped son at home - my relatives live in other states. Yes, it is non-small cell squamous. I really messed up the subject line plus my letter o isn't typing 90% of the time. why didn't you loose all your hair. Do others loose all of most?