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dreamxpert

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  1. Oh Holly, I can feel your pain through your words and wish there was some way to help. Mothers are our "rocks" and the possibility of losing yours, just as your becoming one, must seem like being cast adrift in a stormy sea. Whatever comes, please try to remember that you will only give birth to your first child this one and only time, and your Mom's first wish would be for you to experience the total joy and happiness that this same miricle brought her when you were born. It's ok to feel love, even when your heart is breaking. Lori B
  2. Does anyone know if it is common to lc surgery to be performed by a cardiothoracic surgeon vs. a thoracic surgeon? Lou's tumor is on the right side of the lower lobe of the left lung. By his onc referring him to a cardiothoracic specialist, would you surmise that it has invaded the heart wall or something similar? Lori B
  3. Thanks everyone, so much. It's an amazing feeling to feel so alone and suddenly, many total strangers are touching your heart and boisting you up. You all are wonderful. Ry...thanks for the suggestion of RFA. I will mention it today when we see the doc at KU. From what I read though, I believe his tumor is too large for it to be effective. It said no larger than 3cm and his is over 6cm I think. But I'll ask them about it anyway. I told Lou last night that the biopsy came back positive for LC. I had known for a couple of days, but I didn't want to tell him until I had heard back from the doctor's nurse when we would be seeing the doctor. I didn't want him lying around worrying himself sick with days before he could talk with the doc. Understandably, he was emotionably crushed. He's tried so hard to keep a positive attitude with the myeloma but I so very afraid this is gonna knock him to the ground. He's said it feels like for every step he takes forward, he slides back two. He's really been fighting the depression and frustration and now this. Oh well. Time to shake off the pity party and get ourselves to KU. Gotta go find my boxing gloves. Lori B
  4. Hi Everyone. I'm new to the list though I've been lurking for the last few weeks since my husband's local oncologist called to tell us that the unknown spot which had shown up in a CT scan in July was now more than doubled in the CT scan done in November. I asked him what he thought it was and he very bluntly stated "I think it's lung cancer". Needless to say, I was horrified to hear those words. He was diagnosed just last June with Multiple Myeloma, a blood cancer that destroys the bones and is considered treatable, but uncureable. He is under the care of the Cancer Institute at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City and our local onc follows through on their orders, delivering chemo and weekly blood tests. We live about 3 hours from KU so we needed something local for the daily stuff. I won't go into his entire history here but will place it in my profile for those who are interested. Suffice it to say, he's been through hell these last months. We just found out today that the tumor in his lung is squamous cell carcinoma. They want to send him to a cardio/thoracic surgeon and made us an appt. for Dec 29. That seems so far away though it's very possible we'll not keep the appt. Lou (my husband) has had two abdominal surgeries within the last 10 weeks and doesn't feel he can face anymore major surgery. The first one was a bowel resection due to ruptured diverticuli, with resulting colostomy and the second was more of the same. I just don't know how we'll manage 2 cancers at the same time. They both require totally different chemo treatments and so far, his body has been unable to handle the two different ones they've tried him on for the myeloma. He's so sick and weak. We're to go to KC tomorrow to meet with his oncologist there to discuss what we can do. I don't know that I've really got any questions for anyone here, I just was feeling overwhelmed and needed to unload. I'm sure each of you will understand the feeling. Lori B.
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