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Ellen B.

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  1. Welcome Charlotte!

    My friend also has a pancoast tumor. He's stage IIIB. He (and his docs!) also thought that he had a pulled muscle.

    This board is wonderful. Lots of info and support here. I see Kasey has posted already. She has helped us a lot!

    Ellen.

  2. Just got the answer from the Dutch LC board Doc. They don't give pneumonia shots in Holland 'because there is no proof that this can prevent pneumonia'. Well, I can't believe it! I'll ask Dr. West if this is true.

    I hope that we can go to Belgium and get the shot there. Not sure if this is possible....

    Kasey, thank you for asking. Apart from the pneumonia, Henk is doing well. We think and hope that the tumor isn't growing. But we're not sure about this, because Henk doesn't get CT-scans or PET-scans. Only X-rays, bloodwork etc. He had an X-ray last week and his Doc was pleased with the results. He's going to see the radiologist next Thursday.

    Ellen.

  3. Thank you so much Jackie and Jamie!

    Henk didn't have a pneumonia shot. In fact, I'm not sure if this is available in Holland. I've seen that the shot is available in Belgium but can't find it on Dutch websites. I've decided to ask this in the Dutch LC board. And, of course, we'll ask the Docs about it. We consider to travel to Belgium if it's not available here. Ellen.

  4. Henk has had several bouts of pneumonia (or radiation pneumonitis???) since September. We don't know how to prevent this from happening again and again. It starts with a simple 'cold'. A couple of days later, he has pneumonia. Any suggestions how to prevent the pneumonia?

    Ellen.

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