Michele Bellinger

Grace I am so sorry for you and the girls, may God and you friends guide you throught this difficult time. My prayers are with you; Michele

lilacs are my favorite flower and any kind of dark chocolate will do for me.

I was put on magace in Dec after my surgery, I noticed within a few days it increased my appetite. I put on over 10 pounds, My appetite is the first thing to go when I get sick, I have always been that way. I hope magace works for you. give it a few days. take care Michele

I'm so sorry to hear of Frank, I send my prays and condolences to Franks friends and family. Michele

welcome to this site, there is so much understanding and hope this family gives everyday, I'm glad you found us. michele

God Bless you Frank, thank you for always responding with humor and kindness to all my post, you eased my pain and lighten my load; you made it easer to accept my cancer and deal with it, always with kindness and humor. Michele

I'm in.

I'm in.

I'm in.

Hello Everyone My name is Michele, I joined this site Nov 17 at least that was my first post. I was so shocked and frighten after the initial dx. I needed to reach out to anyone, Finding this web site was a true blessing, it’s brought me back down to earth and give me hope. The advice I received from my first post was right on. I was filled with hope and inspiration; I thank everyone that responded for my change in spirit. I had made an appointment with the Moffitt Cancer center on Dec 6th; I was in the O.R. on the 8th. I had an extrapleural pneumonectomy, my diaphragm was replaced with gortex mesh; my left lung was shot. I know there are many people on this site that are living with one lung, maybe when you get a chance your could help me out with what to expect; for instanced I only sweat on one side of my body ( the side with the lung), is this normal and will it go back to normal.. I start chemo tomorrow, I’ll be taking Carboplatin and Gemcitabine; if any one can give me tips on how to make chemo a less freighting experience I would greatly appreciated it. Since my surgery I have been lurking around the site reading all the posts and even the old ones; I feel like I know all most of the people here. Connie, Randy, Ernie, Nick, Geri, and Frank just to name a few, I thank you all so much for support you feel like my family, I ‘m not sure you know how important you people were to me during my recovery. I also love the Moffitt Center, its not what I thought it would be like (all doom and gloom) it is completely opposite; the first person I talked was a volunteer who walked me to my appt. he turned out to be a cancer survivor himself, he gave me his email address and phone number, the people are just wonderful. Cancer has change my and my husband lives, we want to help other cancer patients, we live 30 minutes ( in heavy traffic ) away from Moffitt Center, we want to donate our guests bedrooms to patients and there families; I’m not sure this can be done, I guess we need to talk to a lawyer. I feel I need to give back. Thanks for taking the time to read my post. shel[/size] [/size][/size]

Hello, My name is Michele Bellinger I live in Tampa Fl; I'm married, have a son and a 3yr old grandaughter. I was diagioised with NSCLC Friday the 17th, I have not told my son or my family yet. I am scared and depressed. I cannot eat or sleep. I have not had a PET Scan yet I go on the 22nd of this month for that test. I wasted three months with my soon to be ex-pulmonologist who told me all I had was an infection that will not go away; even after the bronchial scope he told my husband and I that there was no sign of cancer. I have made an appt with the Moffitt cancer center here in Tampa. The Pulmonologist told me my blood work and lymphnodes are in good shape, but I do not trust this Dr. I took care of my brother years ago, he died of a rare cancer, I watched my step father die just a few months ago. I'm not afraid to die...........I'm just not ready. I think its the waiting for results that stresses me out. I'm on no medacations, I have no idea what stage of cancer I'm in. Thanks for reading my blog,I find that these web sites for people with cancer are a blessing, they give me hope. thanks