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"Whole brain radiation, with a touch in the eyes - its a blast"........
It's a blast alright
!Saying lot's of prayers that it "blasts" the heck out of the problem area, very, very quickly.
Harry had to discontinue his Taxol treatment also, for the same reason as you. Neuropathy seems to be a common problem with that one.
How's it going, being an old married fellow now?
Lot's of happiness to you and your wife.Nova
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I have to do a report on a disease/condition, and have chosen lung cancer.
It will mainly be on small cell, but I also want to be sure and correct the myth that only smoker's get lung cancer.
Does anyone have the latest statistics on how many new cases of lung cancer (in general) there are per year, and of those, how many are non-smoker's? If I'm not mistaken, there are basically 4 different types of lung cancer?? (That's what I'm "thinking", but please correct me if I'm wrong).
Is there a webpage or chart somewhere that you know of, that has information like this?
Thanks.
Hope you all have a good day.
Nova
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Hope the radiation zaps it good!
(It's what worked best at shrinking Harry's main tumor).
Thinking of you and saying an extra prayer!
Nova
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Your post (posts) brought me to tears.
They also scared me, because I don't think I'll be able to be as brave as you all seem to be, when and if the time ever comes that I'm in your situation.
I don't know how you do it ~~ any of you.
I prayer every night for comfort for you, (Teri, Nyka, Debi, and everyone else here who is going thru this) , but I wonder how you can be comforted, when you've lost someone you loved so very much?
If I could fix it for you , I promise I would.
With love and prayers,
Nova
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Thinking of you every day.
Nova
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I was reading the Link that Randy had posted in another area, about cyber knife treatment.
All I could find, is that they are currently using it for non-small cell cancer.
Does anyone have any idea why they won't try it for small cell? (or maybe they are, and I just didn't see it).)
I realize that SC spreads more quickly, etc., but it seems they could at least try it....?
Harry is now finished with his second line of chemo, and I wish I knew what they have in mind for a third treatment course....(just in case).
Thanks for any information. Hope you all have a very good day today.
Nova
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I'm grateful that I'm well enough to start school today, even though I don't want!! LOL!
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Thank you Randy.
Knowing any and all information on these things helps. It at least gives you a place to "start".
When I had insurance, I didn't give buying medication a second thought.
My Oh My, The lessons I've learned lately...
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Harry has just started developing this.
They are skipping his 6th dose of Taxol because of it.
It's been affecting his feet for about a month, and is now starting in his hands also.
Thank you for posting about the vitamins. Someone else had asked me if he was taking them, but the doctor had never mentioned it, so now I can ask at Harry's next appt.
I hope the new shoes and some medication help you feel better.
Nova
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Hope she feels better soon.
Maybe she's dehydrated.. (Just a guess). It's happened to Harry so many times.
Best wishes to you,
Nova
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Thank you for that. I'm going to print it, and also keep it favorite placed on my computer.
I've been hearing of more and more people that are without insurance.
Thanks again,
Nova
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I'm thankful that Proctor and Gamble has a medication assistance program.
I was dx'd with Crohn's Disease in 2000. The medication I take for it, (an aspirin-based pill), costs nearly $300 a month.
Our insurance was cancelled last month.
Proctor and Gamble sent me 3 months worth of medication at no cost. It arrived in the mail on Friday.
That's a miracle for me.
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I feel so badly for your husband.
Harry doesn't fully realize what is going on with his job either. (They've basically "laid him off", forever). He just keeps saying "When I get to go back to work"......
I guess I wouldn't make a very good "company owner", because I couldn't live with myself if I did that to one of my employees. If they wanted to work, I would find "something" for them to do.
It's like kicking a stray, hungry dog, in my opinion.
I'm sorry. It breaks my heart.
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Missing him
in GRIEF
Thank you both for sharing your memories with me.
I wish I knew what to do or say, to make you feel better, but I know there's nothing.....
I don't know how you guys even function, day to day.
I'm holding your hands, long distance.
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The doctor at the hospital was so wrong for telling your Mom all of that false information. How does HE know how many years, months, minutes, etc., a person has left? I can understand you wanting to punch him right in the nose. What a jerk.
I also understand fully, how upsetting it is trying to deal with electric companies, phone companies, etc.
It's enough to make you want to pull your hair out.
The bottom line is, they don't care....not at all, in the least.
Thank goodness you finally got someone on the phone that could fix the problem. Keep her name handy, (for the next 20 years or so), in case they try to change their minds again.
I'm sorry you guys are going thru such hard times.
It's exhausting, for everyone.
Take care,
Nova
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Congratulations on the new baby girl that will be arriving! (I have 4 grandson's! Not a girl in the bunch!
)What fun your Mom will have helping you plan, buy baby clothes, etc!
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I was happy to read that you have a choice as to whether or not to work. That way if you decide to quit for a while, you won't feel pressured.
I'm going thru the opposite thing myself. After being a "stay-at-home" mom for 15 years, I'm having to go back to school and work. Yuck. Not something I'm looking forward to, but I still feel thankful that I am able to.
I'd say to do whatever you feel most comfortable with, and I'm really happy that you can choose. That makes it much easier.
Best wishes for your family,
Nova
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That said it all, Randy. I'm going to copy that and keep it to read when I'm having the "blues", or when I get scared.
Teresa,
I think you're feeling very "normal".
It's scary stuff to go thru, especially in the beginning. Makes you feel helpless, and when people hear the word "cancer", they automatically think "death", which is just not true now-a-days.
It's hard though.
Take care, and just take one minute at a time, or one second at a time.
Nova
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I've been blessed SO much lately. It's unbelievable.
And one little new spot of cancer~ (that they had found last month)~ in Harry's lung disappeared too! yayyyyy!
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I understand how you're feeling.
When my husband was dx'd, my first thought was "I" wouldn't go thru chemo ~ no way, no how!
I'm SO happy that my husband decided to fight the cancer though.
He's had very bad days, especially when he got the first few rounds of chemo, but he's also had very good days.
We just got back from a week's vacation in Illinois, where he went for walks in the woods, and sat in a deer blind with our son. Who would have ever thought he would be able to do that?
Maybe your Mom is overwhelmed at the moment, and it's making it tough for her to "get" and keep everything straight. (Shoot, I STILL can't keep everything straight! It's too much to absorb.)
Take care of yourself.
It will all work out somehow. "Time" tends to bring answers, eventually.
Nova
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I'm sorry you had to find us, but glad that you did.
I'm also sorry for your Mom, and that she is having such a rough time.
Like Nyka said, it's very hard to watch someone that you love, struggle with this disease.
It makes it even worse, to not know what to expect, because there are some people that whiz right thru their chemo treatments and go into long remissions, (or are even cured!), and there are some, like my husband, who have a rough time with certain types of chemo meds.He has good days, rotten days, and in-between days too.
The people here are the very best, so please come back when you have questions, or just want to talk.
Take care, and nice to meet you,
Prayers going up for you and your family,
Nova
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I'm happy that things are working out well for you.
Maybe I wasn't here yet when you posted about it, but do you have a bad back? Sounds as if your new place will make things easier for you.
I'm thinking of you.
Nova
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I think that little girl might grow up to be a great Oncologist.
Bless her heart.Guess it's not just America that people have trouble finding (and paying for) treatments.
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Lot's of happiness to you and your wife.
Help with a class report, please
in GENERAL
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Thank you all! I appreciate the information.