krmloyd

Hi Jodi and welcome. I am very new here but have already found some really great advice, support and LOTS of hope! My mother is a 6+ year survivor of breast cancer and I remember how devastating it was to hear of her situation. The very best thing done for her, and us, at the time was doing lots of research and finding what we all believed were the best doctors and the best options. It sounds like this is what you are doing and I believe it will pay off for you and your family. As Maryanne said, I found everything seemed brighter once a plan was in place. Very best of wishes. I look forward to hearing good news from you soon! Blessings, Krista

Hi everyone and thanks SO MUCH for your feedback! I am happy I found you guys. Don, this is the clinical trial. There is some small indication that Digoxin helps the Tarceva do its job. I could take the Tarceva alone and not do this clinical trial thing, but if I have an opportunity to contribute to research, what the heck? Gotta go now ... more later! Love,K

Hello everyone. I just found this board and have not yet browsed everything on this site. However I already can see there is a lot of hope and support here and I think you folks must be pretty awesome to give of yourselves to help others. I don't know how to put in my history yet, so I'll be brief about letting you know where I am in my fight. I was diagnosed with stage IIIB NSCLC, adenocarcinoma Feb. 17, 2005. The primary tumor is in a lymph node, right hilar region and supposedly inoperable. After 6 rounds of Taxol/Carboplatin we saw about 50% shrinkage of my 4 cm tumor. After 37 heavy duty radiation treatments, we saw another 1/2 cm shrinkage. However, since I completed my radiation in October of 2005, we are now seeing the tumor beginning to grow again. I am to start a stage II clinical trial with Tarceva/Digoxin March 1, 2006. I just learned of this latest news on Tuesday this week, and therefore have not yet had time to do much research. If anyone here has experience with Tarceva, I would be ever so grateful for anything you could tell me. I am a bit overwhelmed right now and knowing a little about what I might be able to expect would be a help. I know this probably sounds vain and shallow, but I'm wondering if I'll lose my hair again? It is only now starting to look relatively good again! I am finding conflicting info about this so far. Thanks for being here, and I look forward to getting to know you all! Blessings, Krista - Louisville, KY