Mary McLoughlin

hi tom im having a central line put in october 11th and back on chemo the 13th so figures crossed do you mind me asking where your cancer reoccured. ya i feel there is a stigma that comes with lung cancer as i have tryed for local support groups with lung cancer suvivors havent found any yet surely they must be some, i will keep trying. Think my husband is showing fear on display at present and also my kids but we will get passed this, so glad your wife is so supportive a true angle without wings im sure my husband and kids will step up too just like last time we all had a rough couple of years my mom passed away last year from a stoke and my husband had a heart attack at the same time he had 5 stints put in i think were all very scared and in shock at present slowly im thinking bring the beast on so i can win this battle

hi tom hope your keeping well thank you so much for getting back to me, it means a lot to me. so happy to hear there is some hope out there.I start back at chemo in 2 weeks pemetrexed and carboplatin to be honest i wasnt sure id take the treatment but reading your post it is making me think differently.I had a biopsy and they are testing the DNA to see if theres a more targeted treatment for my cancer which was adenocarcinoma stage 3 b but is now stage 4 due to lymph nodes. The doctor has said its very small and that its a very good sign that Im feeling very physically well. lets hope hes right I am not coping very well with all this mentally as my family dont seem to want to speak of cancer so thanks again for your reply and information its very helpful please keep in touch. mary

hi i was 18th months after treatment for stage 3b nsclc and doing great all chest xrays and scans going really great, until a scan last month just before my 50th birthday showed recurrent cancer in my right lung this time a lymph node in my neck and lower pelvic area feeling really scared and down. I had just started to put all this behind me and get on with my life now my world is turned upside down again really have lost my mojo.If anyone out there has been through a similar situation and would like to chat that would be great.