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    Tuesday's Air

    in JUST FOR FUN

    Posted

    I'm home from the car wash. Hope it doesn't rain, but at least I got the car taken care of before they closed due to rain. One of the sons arrives tomorrow - need a clean car.

    Laurie is right, tho., so far it's mostly sunny and very pleasant.

    Muriel

    Tuesday's Air

    in JUST FOR FUN

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    Good morning! I like Judy's idea about posting info. about where we live. And I've really enjoyed Eric's info.

    Everything seeems to be/can be political these days. Even the space program! We live about 30 - 40 miles from Cape Canaveral (sp?) and the Kennedy Space Center. The space shuttle landed this am. at 9:08 am. The last couple times the Orlando area has been cloudy, so we couldn't see the shuttle from our front yard. Decided not to bother trying to see it this morning, but watched on tv. I think our Golden Retriever heard the shuttle approaching before we did, as he started barking a 5 - 10 seconds before we heard the sonic boom. The boom itself sent him searching - from one window to the next - for the cause of the noise. It's really, really loud here. One of our local tv stations - located about a mile and a half west of us - heard the boom and said the windows, etc. shook. There are three more shuttle flights and then this phase of the program ends - maybe the whole program will end. Very difficult times for the space coast. The loss of jobs will be enormous and everyone out there will be affected by that loss.

    My first task today is to go to the carwash - with a car, of course. Gotta get there before it starts raining.

    Muriel

    Friday's Air

    in JUST FOR FUN

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    I guesss it's still morning for some people - not here, tho. It's become very, very humid and those with allergies are still suffering. We really need this "promised" rain.

    Congratulations to your daughter, Eric! I'm sure she is "one in a million."

    Muriel

    New Here and a survivor

    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

    Posted

    It's late and I'm tired. Wanted to say this to you now, tho. Lots of us who were diagnosed early have had wonderful outcomes. In June, I'll be a seven year survivor.

    What do you need to know to "navigate?" Not sure what you are looking for.

    Muriel

    Also, I used to live in Portage, MI

    Thursday's Air

    in JUST FOR FUN

    Posted

    Wow! That's fast. My husband had this surgery (both sides) as an outpatient a few years ago. It slowed him down for a while, but it wasn't long until his life was pretty much back to normal. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

    Muriel

    CT scan results-eric the red

    in MEMBER UPDATES

    Posted

    Hi Eric,

    I'm really not qualified to offer an opinion. Nonetheless, I think the CT results are ok. Lots of things can cause lymph nodes to be enlarged. Maybe something to watch, but not a problem or the Dr. would have said so. Be sure to share the report with your primary care physician. All in all, it sounds good to me.

    Muriel

    Hello

    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

    Posted

    Welcome to our group, Van. I'm glad that you found us so quickly. I think you'll find lots of support and information here. Do let us know your treatment plan after that is determined. We're good at trying to answer questions, so come back soon.

    Muriel

    Father newly diagnosed with NSCLC

    in NSCLC GROUP

    Posted

    Welcome! I'm sorry that you have reason to be here, but I think you'll find the people have a lot of information and are very helpful. I'll try to answer some of your questions.

    According to Newsweek (I think), the best places to treat cancer are; Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC; MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston; Mayo Clinic in Rochester; Dana Farber (Boston?) and several others. You might research cancer and hospitals on google.

    Surgery is considered to offer the best option for cure or long life without cure. Sometimes, depending on the stage of the cancer, surgery is followed up with chemo and/or radiation. My understanding is that radiation before surgery isn't an optimal situation because radiation damages tissues and makes healing from surgery more difficult.

    Sometimes people have chemo and radiation before surgery in hopes of shrinking the tumor before trying to remove it. The sooner that you dad can get rid of the tumor the better, so hopefully, he won't need other treatment first.

    If he has surgery, then the next problem is to keep the cancer from returning. Frequent CTs will be needed.

    I had a 3" tumor in my upper right lung (URL) removed in June 2003 and had chemo following that. The doctors seem to think that in Nov. 2004 I had another primary tumor. Had surgery and chemo again and have been cancer free since then. In June 2010, I'll be a 7 year survivor.

    We have a number of people here who are longg-time survivors. The longest being a woman from MN who is a 14 year survivor.

    Let us know how things are going with your dad and what treatment plans are decided upon.

    Muriel

    Marisa Update

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    Bruce,

    Are you saying that she is going to decline all further treatment? I don't understand why her dr. is advising radiation. Many follow surgery with chemo. Do you know what stage her disease is?

    Muriel

    A huge thank you to you all!

    in NSCLC GROUP

    Posted

    Melanie, It's sooooooooooooooooo good to hear from you again. Sorry about the little "surprizes" in the hospital, but it sounds as tho. everything is fine now. I think many/ most of us have experiences one or more little glitches during/after this procedure.

    Remember, to keep ahead of the pain/discomfort take your pain meds before you start hurting.

    Good luck with the rest of your recovery!

    Muriel

    Wednesday's Air

    in JUST FOR FUN

    Posted

    Ann, unless you really enjoyed tieing (sp?) shoes when your kids were little, you might consider getting some shoes or firm-soled slippers with velcro straps for hubby. Another almost "live-saver."

    Muriel

    Tuesday's Air

    in JUST FOR FUN

    Posted

    Ann, give your husband my best wishes for his knee replacement. I did that in 1999. He'll need lots of help after and if the doctor doesn't order physical therapy (some don't) ask him/her to do so.

    Muriel

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