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Max, Will be praying that it is not cancer. Stay positive, Ernie

Welthy, So sorry to hear of your loss. May God comfort you in your time of sorrow. Ernie

Welcome to the site. Keep us posted as you learn more. Stay positive, Ernie

Pipfitz, Welcome to the site. I am sorry to hear about your husband. My cancer was very similar to your husbands. I am so sorry that you believe that you will loose to cancer. There are many of us here that have hope. Hope that we can survive. Hope that a new treatment is just around the corner. Hope that the drugs we are taking will work. I was told by one doctor that I had 18 months tops. I was told that I would be very sick from the treatment. I elected to take the treatment and not believe the prognoses. It has been 30 months. I have not had a sick day and feel great. None of us know anything for sure when it comes to cancer. Each one of us may have a different result from our treatment. I don’t believe any of us can know for sure what God’s plan is for our lives. I do not wish to be critical of your beliefs. I only want to share with you the hope that many of us on this site have and how it has helped us survive. I will pray that they find the treatment that will reduce your husband's cancer. Stay positive, Ernie

Peachy, I have been on that for three months. I have two weeks to go. I have not had a sick day from it. Stay positive, Ernie

Sally, Welcome to the site. You may want to ask about Avastin and Tarceva if you need more chemo. They have been used together and by them selves. I am now having Carboplatin, Taxol and Avastin to try to get rid of a couple sots. Stay positive, Ernie

Randy, I want to see photos of you running across the finish line. Stay positive, Ernie

Lor, You do need to get a second opinion. Go to the web site below and it will give you a list of places that give second opinions and how to contact them. I went to Sloan Kettering in New York. They are not on the list but they are very good. http://www.blochcancer.org/articles/xtrnew.asp You can certainly find a place that will give you better treatment than you have told us about. Stay positive, Ernie

What kind of scans were done? A CT scan will show mass. A PET scan should show an uptake if it is cancer. This is not positive, but I would want it done before a biopsy. Stay positive, Ernie

Jussi, I am glad to see that you were able to get on the site. I was out of town for the weekend and just got back. This is the best site for suport. Stay positive, Ernie

Welcome to the site Stay positive, Ernie

Dave, Welcome to the site. You can't go wrong on two wheels. Stay positive, Ernie

Welcome to the site, I will be praying that you have good scans on the 17th. Keep us posted. Stay positive, Ernie

Teresa, I would go for that second opinion before they start treatment. Go to this web site, it will give you a list of places to get a good second opinion. These places will use all three approaches, surgery, radiation and chemo. http://www.blochcancer.org/articles/xtrnew.asp Stay positive, Ernie

Jb/Colleen, Welcome to the site. The Tarceva seems to be working. I had good response from Tarceva for almost two years. Keep us posted. Stay positive, Ernie

Dawn, Welcome to the site. IIIa is very treatable with chemo. Keep us posted. Stay positive, Ernie

A biopsy does not allways require an operation. What kind of biopsy did they have in mind? Kep us posted. Stay positive, Ernie

Teresa, You will get lots of support here. You will know more after the testing. Keep us posted. Stay positive Ernie

My only symptoms were shoulder pain and what I thought was indigestion. The pain was like a slight sprang. Neither one was severe. The shoulder pain was what I thought was from playing golf. I noticed when I played golf again that none of my moves agitated the pain, so I concluded that it was not from golf. Because of this pain and the slight indigestion, I requested a chest x-ray when I had my annual physical. They had just told me how healthy I was. They did do the x-ray at my request and then that is when we found the pleural area full of fluid. The cancer could not be seen till I had a CT scan, because the fluid was blocking it. If you have any doubt about what your problem is, I would recommend an X-Ray and a CT scan. After my diagnoses my daughter had a CT scan just to be safe, I hope this helps some. Stay positive, Ernie

Mary, If you feel OK then do what ever you want. I worked right through my chemo the first time. I have retired. I am back on chemo. I have chemo one day and play golf the next day. Don’t let cancer interfere with what you want to do. Stay positive, Ernie

Welcome Cindy, You will find a lot of support and info here. Sty positive, Eernie

Mike, Welcome to the site. You will get plenty of support here. I have a little of that numbness too. Stay positive, Ernie

Welcome to the site. Your mom could be around for a long time. Many of us hear have been around for a lot longer than what was predicted or what I call an educated guess. The chemo has come a long way and treatment can be very successful. Keep us posted. Stay positive, Ernie

Mary, Welcome to he site. I will pray for good scan results in Oct. Stay posiative, Ernie

Nova, Sorry to hear about the insurance. I keep seeing adds on TV about people with no insurance that need help sponsored by the American Cancer I would contact them maybe they can help. I would hang onto the cobra if at all possible. Where in Florida are you. Maybe his fellow workers could help. Stay positive, Ernie