Michelle58

Today was suppose to be the 6th round of chemo for my dad but his white count is down to a 1.8 so the doctors couldn't. After today the plans was for him to get 3 weeks off and then start again. Now they may either give him the chemo next Monday or wait 4 weeks to start again. Also, because of radiation he has a pretty bad burn on his neck. He has been using cream to help with that but he said it is still pretty painful. The only other side effects he had is ocassional dizzieness and cold chills. Is this all normal. The thing i'm most worried about is his count being so low.

Well my Dad made it through his first week of chemo/radiation. He seems to be feeling fine. The only bad day he had was on Wednessday, but has said he is feeling much better now. He's been eating a lot more this past week, which is great!! The more weight he can put on the better! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Hello Jenifer, Thank you for your prayers. Ever since I found out about my dad my two biggest emotions have also been fear and anger. I also have a lot of anger towards tobacco companies. You and your mother are in my thoughts and prayers.

Thank you everyone for your advice, kind words and prayers. I am very thankful that I found this forum. I know my dad has a long battle ahead of him but so far he has been very positive about this. He's only 50 years old and in good health other then the cancer. He's a fighter, and i'm not going to give up hope that he will pull through this. I will keep everyone updated.. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions once everything gets started on Monday. My prayers are also with all of you

Hi, I am new to this. My dad was recently diagnosed with stage 3b/4 lung cancer. He has a tumor in his upper left long. Also the lymph nodes on the R/L side of his chest and along the collar bone have been effected. He starts treatments on Monday. He will be recieving chemo once a week. They are giving him Taxol and Carboplatin. He will also be given radiation treaments 5x a week. Can anyone give me any advice... what should I expect?