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katalina

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  1. The results came in from the MRI and CT scans. No new tumors in body, one new "pindot" met to the head. I have had rare surgery to my right lower lobe and no systemic treatment for over 4 months. For the cancer to be stable is good news in my case. I'm so grateful it's as good as it is. 7/06 Diagnosed stage 4 with mets to brain and bones 7/06 Radiation to mets in brain 8/06 Started 6 treatments of "jet fuel" chemo consisting of Avastin, carboplatin and taxol 1/7 Avastin only until June 6/7 Radiation to mets in femur, spine 8/7 Right lower lobe removed I'm now waiting to resume Avastin / Alimta chemotherapy.
  2. Well the surgery was 6 weeks ago. I think I'm recovering fine, there isn't any pain anymore and I can get around OK. My only problem is extreme fatigue. I hope that's from the surgery. The surgeon told me he saw healthy looking lungs except for the lobe where the tumor was. He took it out along with some lymph nodes. I'll go on Avastin and Alimta in 2 weeks and will have an MRI and CT scan just before that. I told my wonderful husband I can't relax until I hear the results of those scans. Although really, I can never relax. But each day is a gift and I'm grateful to be alive 14 months after a stage 4 diagnosis.
  3. I was diagnosed last year in late July, so it's been 13 months since then. I've had it all, radiation, chemo and I'm about to have surgery. I have no new tumors since the first were discovered in my lung, bones and brain. All but the lung have been radiated out. As of my last scan, the lung is the only one left so they're going out on a limb and putting me into surgery to get it out--very rare! Congratulations to all lung cancer survivors. It's the scariest thing in the world to hear, "you have lung cancer". And even scarier to find out it's stage 4. I wish there were more stage 4 survivors!! I quit smoking 21 years ago. I was 58 at diagnosis.
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