Donna G
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Hi Mary.
This is a great group of survivors, welcome. Sounds like you have been dealing with this for a while, having finished radiation and chemo and going on Tarceva. You are well aware having gone through breast cancer how the big C affects us. Hope you have some support at home too! Any problems with the Tarceva?
Donna G
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Hello Dave and welcome. Click below and see my story. I started with 2 chemo drugs and daily radiation. Wish you he success that I got! Please keep us posted.
Donna G
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Welcome Deborah. Glad you found us. Most of us know how scary this time is for you. Click the link below and read my story. I was just 50, I have never had another cigarette again. This I am told is a good decision especially in making cancer treatment more effective. By the way I also have scoliosis.
Bringing another set of ears or a recorder is a wonderul Idea! It is so hard to remember all the details of what is being said, it is so upseting.
Keep us posted.
Donna G
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Thanks for sharing that wonderful news. They do have some very good medicines that really help with the nausea. Keep us posted.
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It is good to be home. The lung dry sound like good news too.
The walking? Is it weakness?
Wishing you more success.
Donna G
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Welcome . Sounds like Pat is responding to treatment as you say her pain is gone.
Keep us posted.
Donna G
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Happy Birthday
One day late, sorry
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Barb I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. He is very fortunate that you can just pack up and go to be of help. Going through this you need a lot of support. It is a tough road.
Just yesterday I was talking to someone who helped me so much when I was going through treatment. I had 2 different Chemos and daily radiation, on the days I took Cisplatin I had to have a ride to the clinic because of medicine they gave me to keep me from getting nauseous. Also people from church sometimes would call and just let me vent. There was more to my treatment , you can click and read my story if you like. It is very important to have extra ears at Dr.s appointments also , or even a tape recorder.
Keep us posted on how you and he are doing.
Donna G
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It is 94 degrees right now in Minnesota!
This breaks all records kept for this date since 1875
The normal high for this date is 73
It is also very humid too.
We have turned on our air conditioning.
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Glad you found us. Welcome. I know this is really a tough diagnosis. Have you gotten a second opinion?
I agree, the above site is a great place to get an opinion from Dr. who treat lung cancer.
Keep us posted on how it is going.
Donna G
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Kasey thank you so much for the wonderful news.
When I was in treatment they were so concerned about my weight loss they taught me very well how to snack- drink that milk shake, that boost, eat that cookie, eat that brownie, how about that piece of cake. Well---------------
It was such a fun habbit that I gained from 30 pounds below my ideal weight to 35 pounds above my ideal weight!
A few years ago I went into a panic about it! Of course not enough to give up jelly beans! But I did join Curves and have over 700 days of exercise to my credit now.
Wish you luck on your shape up, keep us posted.
Donna G
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Anyone see the NBC News last evening?
A spot started talking about a gene test that might predict which smokers will get Lung Cancer. Finding smokers with this Dysplasia ( changes in the gene of the cells) was what they were looking for .
Then they said it counld be treated and reversed by a supplement called Inositol, found in Health food stores or naturally in some foods as oranges certain beans etc.
Interesting.
Donna G
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Welcome Nickel
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Welcome Joppette. Yes some of us do survive. Thanks goodness you went and got that CT. You evidently, like most, had no symptoms. There is no policy to screen for lung cancer---- so many, if not most, are diagnosed late.
Thanks for joining us to help those newly diagnosed, as we all know that is a rough time .
Donna G
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Did anyone watch the ABC morning news? I can not believe that Raqeul Welch , born 9-5-40, looks like she does!
What is her secret?
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Right now it is 35 here in Minnesota. THe high today will be 54.
I am so excited tomorrow they say it will be 61.
Tuesday we go to 71, Wednesday to 74 , Thursday to 71.
We have not seen anything in the 70's since last September! Yippee!
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I am so sorry for your loss. It is never easy to loose our loved one. Prayers going up for your peace and the family and friends and that soon you will have more days enjoying all your wonderful and blessed memories of all those years you shared.
Donna G
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HI Van. I too am glad you found us. I am about your age now but I was just 50 when I was told I had lung cancer. I will never forget how shocking and upseting it was and how stressful all the Dr. visits and tests were. I am so glad that your Dr. followed up and got the xrays and CT done. We are waiting to hear from you what else is planned and what the plan for treatment is. Best wishes.
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Woops , this was a duplicate post!
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Would you believe we made it to 62 degrees today, here in Minnesota. It won't last for ever though. Tonight a cold front is moving in from the Dakotas, they say won't go above 40 tomorrow.
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Foggy here in Minnesota but who's complaining! You don't have to shovel fog!
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I followed your posts link to another link and read about a Dr. discussing if you have too much thyroid you feed the cancer to grow faster.
When I was diagnosed the first thing they did was wipe out my thyroid, I was hyper ( Graves Disease) .
Glad to hear you are feeling better.
Donna G
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Hi Claudia, welcome. Boy you are fast finding this support group! So glad you did. How can we help?
Please keep us posted on your results and the plan.
This can be beat. I was not early either but I am cancer free now. I was diagnosed 12/3/1997
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Prayers going up.
Donna G
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Hi Sharon, welcome
I wish you the best during this difficult time. SCLC responds well to chemo, glad they got it started quickly. I know many with Advanced SCLC they have been doing well for years.
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