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Sounds tought Karen but at least they know what is causing a problem. Praying for a resolution to the problem. pammie

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haven't had epotoside. Hopefully this will work well. praying for your family. pammie

Good news of being home. That may really make him feel better. Hoping your week is a celebration of good events. pammie

Getting home is a wonderful blessing after being in the hospital. Praying for you both to have a time of rest and renewal. pammie

What a lovely MOther's day blessing for your mom to come home today Jessica. Will continue to keep her in our prayers. pammie

So thankful Charlie that the Alimta is tolerable for you. A blessing for sure. Keep hanging in there. pammie

Glad Brian is better. This may be a time for him to branch out into some other talents and skills. praying for great things to happen for all of you. pammie

Praise the Lord for good rest results. Continuging in prayer for a enjoyable wedding for all of you. pammie

dear Melanie, praying that hospice will be so helpful you will start feeling much better. as someone else said, Miracles happen. put your faith in God and let Him take all your burdens upon His broad shoulders. you, your husband and all your family are in my prayers. pammie

So thankful your mom has such a sweet kid to help her out with information. Being informed is a key to treating cancer. This site is a great place to come for information. People share their own experiences and ways they have coped with problems they face in treatments. What a blessing it has been for all of us. Glad you found this site. keep us up on your mom. pammie

Melanie, we are praying for you to hear some good news. So thankful for your sweet spirit. Please remember that God will never forsake you. pammie

continuing in prayer for all of you to get through the wedding in a marvelous way. pammie

asked the first doc why i had more pain after the first chemo treatment than before i knew i had cancer. he said, the cancer could be growing, or it could be shrinking or the tube they put in my chest to drain the pleural fluid could have caused scar tissue. So the docs don't know the answers. Some times when there is an injury to the skin though, the itching and pain as it heals is bothersome. perhaps the same idea for this. praying for you to feel better. pammie.

Hang in their Nancy and hubbie. The gift of him being at your daughters wedding will be priceless for her. Keep up the fight. praying for you. pammie

Glad you are on the website. Make sure you ask your onc about the side effects being expperienced. Communication with the doc is very important. if the doc doesn't address the issues you ask about get another if possible. There are lots of us out here leading normal or seminormal lives. Your DH is not the only person experiencing the disease of cancer. There are many groups that can help you and your local hospital probably has a group of cancer supporters who could give you and him some great encouragement. It is a shock to find out you have cancer, but it can be dealt with in a positive way. praying for you both.pammie

Melanie, so appreciate your attitude. I too have four children but am 10 yrs. older than you so mine are all grown. You are right. We only live one day, really one minute at a time. God gives us this life as a prepartion time to get ready for eternity. Sounds like you are doing a great job and not giving up hope for more time here. My goal is to see some of my grandkids. Don't have any and none on the way but I do have something to look forward to that gives me motivation to fight for each minute, day or year. God has blessed us so much already and continues to do so. Will be praying for you to do well with the WBR. love pammie

Hey Dee, I can only echo what the others have said. Always be positive and optimistic about yourself and in dealing with the cancer. i think it has taken me until now and (maybe not even yet) to get over the shock of hearing "you have cancer." My husband asked our doc if he had any patients that were still living with the malignant pleural effusion that I was diagnosed with. the doc said none. My husband said, "We want to be the first survivors." So there is our fight and it is OUR fight, not my fight. I could not do this without my husband. He has a wonderful positive attitude that I feed myself from when the negative thoughts and feelings hit me. So glad you found the web site and look forward to keeping up with you. pammie

What a blessing that it is TB instead of cancer. Praise the Lord. pammie

Good luck, hope you outfish the boys. Thankful for your good news. pammie

So very thankful for your good news. pammie

happy 43rd b-day. Praise the Lord for the gift of another year. I love the pic of you with your son's arm around you. it is what I call a "treasure picture." What sweet emotions and memories it must bring for you both. Treasure each day as a gift, TAnn. praying that you will reach 44 next year. pammie

Jen, the docs just don't know everything. they are humans and make plenty of mistakes like the rest of us. I just don't want them to make their mistakes on me!! Hang in there girl. YOu are doing well to have the NED in your lung. Thanks so much for your positive out look. What are the pros and cons of keeping your ovaries? You might want to consider your answers to that. there has never been a primary tumor diagnosis for me but the colon and ovary tumor makers were high for a while, now to normal. Where did the lung cancer come from? Don't think we will ever really know. You may never know also. I love your family pic. I have four children, 21 to 26 in ages. You make me think of us but your kids are younger. God is very gracious to us and we are saying all the good news is from Him working in my body. will be praying for you. Keep the positive outlook. pammie

Started Iressa in January of 2005. the tumor markers in the blood tests continue to get better and better. Question: Have any of you had good tumor marker tests but the cancer was spreading or getting worse? The doc told us that sometimes the tumor markers are not a good indicator of the progression of the disease. Perhaps he said that to make sure we stayed in touch with reality. Just wondering what the experiences of others were. Thanks for the info. pammie

Carrie, what a blessing from God that you got through the gamma well! Now praying for complete recovery for you. pammie