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azgirl

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  1. Thank you for all of your kind words. My mom's chemo. was delayed last week because her doctor thought she was too weak to begin. The extra week to recover from her WBR was great--she actually gained a few pounds! She will start chemo. tomorrow. I am praying she will be able to tolerate the treatments without too many terrible side effects.
  2. Rochelle, Yes, they were able to get everything from her lung. As far as we know, she is "cancer-free" right now and the additional treatments (WB radiation and chemo.) are for any cancer that could be "hiding". I just hope and pray she can handle the chemo. as she has already lost over 20 lbs. and she was a tiny lady to begin with. She's got a great attitude though, and so far that has carried her through the toughest times.
  3. Hello Everyone, I found this site shortly after my mom was diagnosed (June 6th) and it has been such a help for me. I decided to join today because my mom is starting chemo. on Tuesday and I thought I would probably have questions during her 12 week treatment. I know I should add her history to my profile, but for now I will just do it within the message: Mom, 55 yrs. old, started experiencing memory loss and weakness on her left side, went to emergency room June 6th (thought she was having a stroke) After x-rays and scans she was diagnosed stage IV lung cancer with tumors on her lung and brain June 14th-brain surgery to remove single tumor Doctors at the local hospital stated lung tumor was "inoperable" July 2nd-went to Mayo Clinic in MN for 2nd opinion July 5th-lung surgery August 8th-started whole-brain radiation (10 total treatments) September 4th-will start chemotherapy (once every 3 weeks) I live in Arizona and my mom is in Michigan. I am a teacher and was able to spend the entire summer with her. Now I am back to teaching and it is heart-wrenching not being able to be there for her everyday. This is quite a long introduction so I will sign off for now!
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