denn1don

On Jan.4th, My wife, Cheryl, passed away after a 17 month fight with sclc. She died peacefully with me at her side. She took one last deep breath, jumped up toward me, looked me in the eyes, and died. It has been a very difficult time. It has taken me this long just to be able to write this post. I want to thank everyone on this board. To be able to come here for information and support was one of the things that enabled Cheryl and I to push on. God Bless You All Dennis Donahue

We want to thank everyone for sharing their experiences with leg cramps. We'll keep you posted as to results.You guys are the greatest. God Bless You All Cheryl & Dennis

Hi To All: My wife has been getting horrible leg cramps that have become unbearible for her. She finished her last radiation and chemo in Jan. She has been getting these cramps for about three weeks. Her Drs. have prescibed Quinine, but this has only helped a little bit. She is not bed ridden and walks around ok. Have any of you had any experience with these type of leg cramps and could you offer any info on them? Thanks, Dennis and cheryl

My wife recently had a brain CAT scan and a PET scan. She was getting ready for possible PCI to her brain The brain scan came back all clear. The Pet scan came back showing some lighting up in the area of her tumor. They said it lit up to a "5" rating. Can anyone explain to us what this means? Thanks, dennis

My wife is NED after her last CAT Scan. Now she must have a PET Scan aand brain MRI so she can begin PCI. My wife is clausthrophobic and is stressd out about the PET scan. Any ideas to help ease her stress? Thanks, Dennis

My wife's Cat Scan showed NED. We are both thrilled beyond belief. We are talking about PCI. Can anyone give me the pros and cons of PCI? It seems like the next step but does evryone get it done? thanks dennis

My wife had a Cat Scan 12/29/04 and it showed significant shrinkage in her tumor, but 6 spots were seen on her lungs. They are very tiny but Dr wouldn't speculate on what they could be. My wife has finished 4 rounds of chemo ( she is scheduled for 6 rounds) and 35 days of radiation. This has beaten her up a bit. She has been in and out of the hospital with low sodium and or low blood levels. She currently is experiencing sever esophogitos and is having trouble swallowing food. The Dr has told her to build her stregth back up. In two months she will have another Cat scan and we will take it from there. Has anyone had a similar expeience? My wife is 55 years old and smoked until the day of her dx. Other than the cancer she is in terriffic health and her attitude has been A1. She is a little down due to these six new spots.

My wife had a Cat Scan 12/29/04 and it showed significant shrinkage in her tumor, but 6 spots were seen on her lungs. They are very tiny but Dr wouldn't speculate on what they could be. My wife has finished 4 rounds of chemo and 35 days of radiation. She has been beaten up by this. The Dr wants to let her heal for two months, do another Cat Scan and take it from there. She originally was due for 6 rounds of chemo. Can anyone tell me what is happening here?