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JennyS

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  1. Hi all,

    It has been a while since i have visited the board and as usual I am looking for info :oops:

    Has anybody had experience with the drug taxotere as a second line chemo treatment and if so what sort of side effects (if any) did you suffer?

    My mum is due to start this regime tomorrow.

    Thanx for any advise you might be able to give

    Jenny :)

  2. Congratulations to you both :) from the sound of your roller coaster year that you have been thru, you deserve you celebrate :!: Thankyou also for the inspiration and hope that your msg conveys.

    Yours sincerely,

    Jenny

  3. Hi Joanandlarry,

    I read messages from this board for quite a while before I contributed...they are such a friendly and compassionate lot that I couldn't hold off for too long before I decided to ask for help and loving support...and guess what; I got it 10 fold :!::) and the same will happen for you :) The sad part is that we had to end up here :cry: The best part is we couldn't have found a more understanding bunch :wink: Know that there is so much hope, help and compassion found here that you will be so grateful to yur daughter for ever finding this place :)

    Best of luck to you and your family,

    Jenny

  4. Hey Cindi,

    I wish I lived closer as I would send my Hubby around; He always has a way that gets action :wink: Anyway you just tell them if they don't want lots of nasty emails from your friends at lcsc, they would do well to give you back your licence ASAP :twisted:

    Take care and have a great chrissy

    Jenny

  5. Hi guys, I don't know if you remember me but I wrote a few things a got quite a bit of help in the nsclc message board; I have just found out that my husband has lung cancer; 2 weeks after the biopsy they have finally named it....Anaplastic carcinoma - not otherwise specified??? which apparently means that they are 80% sure that it is non small cell but there are small cells shown in the biopsy result...it is also 7cm....and seems to be embedded in the chest wall. He has to have an ultrasound guided biopsy of the pleural fluid next week as they say to get a staging. He has 3 small nodules around lymph nodes but this did not show up on PET scan...only on CT scan. I am scared because they believe that they can do surgery on it...but if it is small cell, have I got reason to worry that it might spread to another part of his body while waiting surgery?

    I hope someone can allay my fears...My husband is only 45 years young!

    Thanks again for your support and even tho I haven't been on the site for a while....you have all been in my thoughts.

    Take care

    Jenny

  6. Dear Nancy,

    I am deeply sorry for what you are going thru....I truly cannot imagine the pain you would be feeling right now... :cry: my heart goes out to you and your family...

    Take care

    Jenny

  7. Dear Don and Lucie,

    You have been an inspirtation to me Lucie as Mum has a dx similar to yours and to see you still going strong after all this time...gives me great hope for mum :!: I am truly, truly rapt for you guys....you deserve nothing less than the best of what life has to offer :) Thanx again and keep the good news comin :!:

    Jenny

  8. Sorry guys...late again as usual :oops:

    I'm like Bunny, as in I am very lyrical driven and like a variety....I just bought mum a single cd of "Better Days" by Pete Murray...Mum absolutely loves it...she says she finds it uplifting when she is not having such a good day.

    Jenny

  9. Well it is spring here in good old aussie land, which means cool mornings (sleep in till 10 weather!!) then have a nice bacon and eggs brekky, go for a walk along the beach...then laze around, maybe watch a movie...head back down the beach (5 minute walk from our place) around 5.00pm and watch the sunset with a Vodka and pepsi max....Ahhhh....wish it was Sunday already :!:

  10. My mind has gone blank right now but I loved "Get Shorty" and my favourite one was the one that Adam Sandler played the golfer....my mum doesn't really get into funny movies but she loved this one...Maybe someone else will be able to remember the name :)

    Take care and hope you have a great night :!:

    Jenny

  11. Dear Jana,

    I am so sorry I missed your post; first of all, congratulations on your beautiful girl, secondly, I wish I could be there to give you a great big hug(())

    I can't imagine what you might be going thru, but hearing your pain and sadness broke my heart and made me think of my mum, I just can't imagine her not in my life...I have sent a few pms to your sister Karen...please let her know I am thinking of you all and I just wish I could take away your pain :cry:

    Take care and don't hesitate to pm me if there is anything I can be of help with.

    Jenny

  12. Millie,

    I am saddened to hear of your mum's passing, yet relieved to hear that she wasn't alone...I cannot imagine how it must feel to lose your mum :cry:

    My heart, thoughts and prayers are with you.

    Take care

    Jenny

  13. Hi,

    I can only speak from my experience with mum, she was told that after her last round of chemo they would do a ct scan and see where things were at, then she would have another appointment with her onc 3 months later and another ct scan and if the cancer had got any worse they would look at a different type of chemo...well mum's last ct scan showed NED of lungs bone mets were the same as dx. We didn't like the idea of mum stopping chemo but have come to realise that her body needed the break to recuperate...also the chemo lasts up to 3 months in the system so in a way she is still getting the effects of chemo without the side effects, so we are just making every day count...doing things that she enjoys doing...My sister even booked her on a glider and mum had a ball!! got a certificate and all :D

    Hope this helps a bit.

    Take care

    Jenny

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