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This is really great news. Have a fab time! Dee

I'm with everyone else on this. My Gran's cancer was not caught early. She did do chemo but she was diagnosed (this is what my family tell me) with stage iv NSCLC and lived for nearly another 8 years. It wasn't even LC that killed her! Now my gran was old when she died and this was years ago when the treatments weren't so good. Statistically speaking I should be about 130 lbs for my height. I just can't make those statistics fit! Dee

I too have no ideas on your questions but thinks sound good! Dee

Val, How did you get on with your Mum pre-cancer? If you got on with her well then I'd say that she's looking to give you a break. She's probably only too well aware how hard this is on you given your own situation with a new baby etc. Dee

Welcome Becky. The second opinion option seems to be the only sensible way to go. Good luck! Dee

Sorry but I'm wetting myself Dee

I don't have much first hand experience of a lot of what is on this board but this, this I know about. I nearly caved in when I put on so much weight but I haven't and it's been about 18 months now. Visit www.whyquit.com - worked for me and many others here. Dee

To those of you who responded (and who sent incredible PMs) - thank you from the bottom of my heart. I think I've been bottling this up for a while but thought I'd no right to feel it so ignored it. Thank you for not making me feel like a freak. Spoke to Claire a little while ago. She's still full of not smoking (terror attacks notwithstanding) and mentioned a male colleague of hers three times in a 20 min call.....um I got off the phone feeling happy and thankful she's my friend. I don't know how long I've got her for but I know that she's here now. A very much happier, Dee. ps Apparently I'm going to Vienna in March, well so says Claire!

Thinking of you, Dee

Cindi, You know I'm mad about you and have lined myself up for a double shift at the pub Just give me the word Dee

Jana and Karen, I'm sorry that things aren't going well. Still hoping for an upturn, Dee

Congratulations Don, I hope that this is the end of it all for you. Dee

Well Fred, a very warm welcome to you. Kasey is like everyone's favourite and is really special to me - she was the first to reply to my first post. I don't think anyone read her story without crying. Hope to see more of you. Dee

I know I said on another thread that I wouldn't be around for a while but I feel like that's not helping much either. If this post is wildly inappropriate (in either content, the forum or both) then I'm sure someone will tell me and I won't do it again. I feel really,really down. The horrible injuries of a friend's husband in yesterday's bombings is probably the catalyst but it's not everything. I feel bad because I don't feel worse about that. My friend, Louise, is a university friend. We were very close then but that was years ago. Since then we have kept in touch by cards on special occasions, the odd e-mail and phone call. We only ever see each other now when someone gets married and I have only met her husband four times. I don't even really get on with him to be honest. I am obviously devastated for her but I feel so guilty because I don't personally feel affected. The thing is, and I really really hope I don't offend anyone with this, I am waiting for Claire to die. Her odds of never having a recurrence are low. I am so scared. I feel my life has changed forever and I resent that. I know how selfish that is but it's the truth. I sometimes can't think about her and deliberately block it out because it's too painful. The simple fact is that some people mean more to you than others. This post is going nowhere. I'm sure everything will OK again soon. Sorry. Dee

Wishing you luck for tomorrow, Dee

Hi Melinda, I know diddly squat about tarceva but just wanted to welcome you. Dee

Billie, I just wanted to say that I too felt you should be with your Dad. I'm so glad you decided to go and I'm so sorry about the fight with your family. I can't offer you any concrete advice because i've just never been there. Dee

Hell, don't stop posting the good stuff! I'm forever quoting from this board to my friend when she gets down. I can't make her admit it but I reckon she's a lurker now. She said something on the phone yesterday which made me suspsicious Anyway, it's not just people who have signed up here who read and everyone sharing their good stories (including the I feel well and I have nothing to else to report) is massively uplifting. Dee

Peggy, this really is such great news. Dee

I love her whatever she does but she phoned me up tonight bursting to tell me. It's apparently been four days and she wanted to wait to tell me until after she'd gone 3 days. This is her first quit attempt since her diagnosis and it came out of nowhere. She said that when she got up on Thursday morning she managed to spill a cup of coffee over her last two ciggies. She went to microwave (??!!!) them to dry them out and thought "what the hell am I doing"? She hasn't had one since and she's proud as punch. I know this is early days but as I said - it's come out of nowhere and she's thrilled. So am I. Dee

Kathi, I am so very sorry to hear this. dee

I was going to say what Geri said. A dentist's trip would once have been the least of your worries Dee

I'm glad there's a plan in place. it sounds like they've put a lot of thought into it as well Dee

I am sorry to hear this,Brandy. Let us know when you know more. Dee

I agree absolutely with everything Becky said. Dee