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farrah123

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  1. Thank you so much for your responses. My mom called the onc's office today to ask about lycopene & green tea. He said there have been studies shown that they can prevent certain cancers, however, once you have cancer, it doesn't help. I started thinking that green tea is listed to help stop the spread of free radicals which damage cells. I realized we don't want him to have anything that may counteract the chemo. I don't know, maybe I'm overthinking it. Once the cancer is gone (I have faith) then it may be a better idea to use the supplements then. Right now, maybe it's better to concentrate on keeping him plump. He had a huge appetite before this. It's not as big now, but he's still eating well. It's just so many things to think about. My family and I want to do everything we can to help my dad beat this, but there are no perfect answers or remedies or medicines you can buy to treat something like this. I won't give up or stop searching though!!!!
  2. I'm new to this group. My dad was diagnosed last Thursday w/ ext. sclc. I've heard about watermelon being good b/c of the Lycopene, but the doc and nurses say no fresh fruits or vegetables b/c of the bacteria they may have. I also heard green tea is very good. My dad doesn't really like green tea. He does like watermelon though. However, I'm having a hard time finding a whole watermelon at this time of year and yesterday, I found lycopene supplements and green tea supplements are whole foods market. Of course, we will ask the doctor about this, but I was just wondering if any one has tried the supplements and/or have heard they would help. Thanks.
  3. My sincerest thanks to all of you for your warm welcome and insightful remarks to my questions. I know you all know how good it feels to be able to talk about this with other people who are going through it. My dad's onc (getting used to these slang words) said the same thing about the chemo and radiation - that it would be too much on my dad. They want to shrink it with the chemo and then later come in with radiation. Also, if they do chemo and radiation at the same time right off the bat and he doesn't respond, doc won't know which one didn't work. Again, I thank all you for being here. This is my first time using a message board, and I'm so grateful this website is available. An update: My dad finished his 1st 3 chemos yesterday and he did really well. He and my mom went back home from the hospital yesterday.
  4. We were told my dad (65) had cancer Wednesday and was diagnosed with sclc Thursday. A MRI revealed it is in his lung and lymph nodes. It's also in his lower spine. The past couple of months, we'd been to several different doctors because of major lower back pain. X-Rays couldn't find anything. It wasn't until a friend of dad's recommended he go to this spine diagnostic clinic. They found he had a fracture in his lower vertebrae. The doctor was suspicous when my dad couldn't recall what could have caused the fracture. He scheduled an out-patient procedure called Vertebroplasty (injecting cement into the fracture). The day of the procedure, Mon, Nov.13th, a biopsy was also done, which they said was routine. They said he would have instant relief after the Vertebroplasty, but the pain actually got a lot worse and that night, major muscle spasms, he was rushed to the hospital. The doctors were able to relieve the pain, and he was feeling a lot better. They scanned his back again, and said the procedure was a success. He was about to released from the hospital when the biospy came back as cancerous. They scanned again to find it was lung cancer, a spot on his lung and in his lymph nodes. The Dr. said 3 months to live without treatment. Yesterday, a scan was done of his brain and it was clear and normal. Praise God. He started chemo yesterday: etoposide/caroplatin for 3 days. They plan to do 3 more days of chemo again three weeks from now. Dr. Stagg said we would see how this works, and if it works well, then later, we will try Radiation. I'm wondering why he doesn't want to do radiation and chemo at the same time since the cancer is so fast-spreading. Why not try to knock it out full force instead of waiting? Also, what about trying this PCI to prevent it from going to his brain and/or laser therapy??? I've spent three days in shock and intense sadness trying to come to grips realizing what my loving, humble and gentle father will have now to face. Now, I'm jumping into a new mode of needing to know and understand the best way to attack this. Any advice any of you have would be greatly appreciated. I just found this website this morning and printed out Don's message on how to beat sclc. It's an inspiration.
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