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  1. Hoping for best for your mom. There are great people on this site that give sound advice and encouragement. I have learned so much by reading other people posts.
  2. He came home yesterday. VNA nurse hopefully will be out today to check on him. He got sick to his to stomach last night. Maybe do to the new meds he is taking. Think it might be the potassium pill. Didn't take with enough food.
  3. Since then end of January it has been very nerve racking. Dad has very been sick he has had his pleuera effusions drain 4 times. Two weeks ago he needed go into the hospital to get blood transfusion and they took another chest xray and found the effusion had shifted his heart. They tried drain it once more but nothing came out. So a thoratic surgeon went into the chest and suck out the pus and put in a long term chest tube. He has been getting stronger every day. What is surpising and is confusing the pathogists and doctors they cannot find any cancer cells in the samples of the pleural fuild, pluera lining and pus. This kinda good news, they think he has had very bad infection instead of the cancer spreading. But as everyone cautions because it does not mean there is not cancer they just they can't find it. Right now we hope he will come home sometime this week and get him stronger then go from there. My dad is physician and knows whats going on and has alot friends which care for him. ICU Nurses rule they're best. I am trying to get ready for the next battle. Hoping for some better quality of life for him. My Dad was Dx with Extensive SCLC maybe large cell too (mets to the bone and liver) on 12/17/04. Started first round of chemo (VP-16 and others)1/5/04-1/7/04, then around of Zometa (for bones) on 1/13/04. Docetaxel three times in Feburary Has had Procrit shots for anemia. Blood transfusion 3/2/05. 1st Pleural effison drained 1/21/05. Chest tube 3/04/05
  4. Does anyone know someone in hospice care while undergoing agressive treatment for lung cancer?
  5. I kinda can relate. My father has the cancer. But my mother takes her fear and anger out on me.
  6. Thank-you all for your kind posts. I think will see how things go and decide closer to June if I can or want to go. I am feeling better now last week dad felt and look bad. Yesterday he perked up and a friend came over to see him and it seemed really to help him. We have to remember it is day by day and celebrate the good days. Yesterday was a goodday. My Dad 74 was Dx with Extensive SCLC(mets to the bone and liver) on 12/17/04. Started first round of chemo (VP-16 and others)1/5/04-1/7/04, then around of Zometa (for bones) on 1/13/04. Has had two Shots Procrit for anemia. Pleural effison drained 12/21/04 Felt really bad that week Started second 3 days of chemo 1/26/05 , 2/2/05, 2/9/05 1/27/05 Started feeling little better
  7. Since my Dad was dx I have been invited to go to Las vegas in June with friends of mine to celebrate their 25th anversary. They know that my dad has cancer. I told them that I could not commit to anything until we see how things turn out with his treatment. Lately I spend time thinking about going to Las Vegas with and hoping he will have a remission so I can go. I know I can't leave while he is so sick. Then I beat self up saying I'm so selfish. I live with him and my mother to assist in her taking care my dad as he battles this$#$%^. But sometimes I wish would I wake up and life would be back normal again. My Dad 74 was Dx with Extensive SCLC(mets to the bone and liver) on 12/17/04. Started first round of chemo (VP-16 and others)1/5/04-1/7/04, then around of Zometa (for bones) on 1/13/04. Has had two Shots Procrit for anemia. Pleural effison drained 12/21/04 Started second 3 days of chemo 12/26/03
  8. Thank you all so much for your replys. He actually ate better today. Had an egg, some cottage cheese/ peaches, OJ, Tomato juice and some Ice cream. A feast compared to past few days. He is suppose to start his second round of chemo weds. Robert Dad 74yrs old SCLC DX 12/15/04 Chemo 1/05/05-1/07/05 Pleural effusion drained 1/21/05
  9. Hi, My Dad was Dx with Extensive SCLC(mets to the bone and liver) on 12/17/04. Started first round of chemo (VP-16 and others)1/5/04-1/7/04, then around of Zometa (for bones) on 1/13/04. Has had two Shots Procrit for anemia. Pleural effison drained 12/21/04 He is so fatigued. Doses all day. Can't sleep in his bed ( we are going to try to get Hospital bed for him). He will only can get out of his the chair to go the restroom. Some days won't a shower. Barely eats less than 1000 calories. He does drink water.He has made statements that doesn't he will make. He scheduled for the second round of chemo on the 26th My question is. Should he be this fatigued or could he be depressed? Mom is going to ask the doctors but I want to get info from the members of the forum.
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