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luvmydog2

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  1. Hang in there Annette. Scans get easier as time goes on. As the others have said, FB is a great place to relax. Try FarmVille and it will definatly keep you occupied. Watching the fish is another good one. Good luck with your scans.

  2. I have come to actually hate pink lately. Breast cancer is bad and I feel sorry for those that have had to deal with it. Breast cancer is not the only cancer there is.

    Has anyone saw the new "pink" laptops that are out? I don't think I will be buying one of those either?

  3. I am 6 1/2 years out from my cancer now. My oncologist told me last year as far as he was concerned I was cured. I am having other issues right now but my remaing lung is still clear. I don't post much now because I feel with all the necombers her, that my treatment info is probably outdated.

    I have done some things I never did before my dx. My number one goal was to see the ocean. I had never saw it till this summer. I am making plans to see it again. Everyone here is in my thoughts and prayers.

  4. I have not had an inhaler sience my lung was removed. I saw my pulmonary doctor the other day for a follow up on my recent pneumonia. While I was there, he did a PFT test. I knew I had been short of breath for some time. The results surprised me and him both. He told me the results were pitiful. I have only 43% function. He gave me 2 inhalers and wants to see me back in 3 weeks while they are in my system. Has anyone used Advair or Spiriva? They seem to be helping. I was actualy able to sing in church Sunday. I've not done that in about 1 1/2 years now. If the PFT is not better we will try something else. I do better w/out oxygen. My hemotologist don't want me taking steroids because of WBC. Advair does have steroids. Can anyone that has used either of these comment?

  5. My doctor told me I had lung cancer. I left his office and went to my car. I got in and set down and lit me a cigarette. I ask myself "what am I going to do?" I immediately realized there was nothing I could do. That was my last cigarette. That was 6 1/2 years ago and I still have the last 2 pach that I bought in my glovebox (unopened of course).

  6. Hi Tami,

    I can relate to the shortness of breath but not the pain. Could it be two seperate things causing the problems. I did well for 6 years. In fact my onc actually told me as far as he was concerned, I was cured. I have been SOB for a year now and it gets worse each day. My onc said it was the fact I had only 1 lung and that was my new normal.

    Have you had your blood checked? Are you anemic? That causes tirdness and SOB.

    Here is something you might want to look into but may not want to hear. I have been dx with Chronic Leukemia. That definately causes SOB. My onc tells me it is common to get CLL and that it is one of the prices of survivorship.

    Do keep us informed because I'd like to see what the result is sience we share the same symptoms. Also, you can draw SS with the lung removal. You can even work some also and not affect check.

  7. I got back from the beach over the week-end. I had a wonderful time while there. I really did not know what to expect sience this was my first time. We are already making plans to return again.

    I went to see my oncologist today. The nurse told me that she was wondering how I was sience she had not saw me in over 1 year. We touched on lung cancer briefly.

    He looked at my records from my hospital stay. He told me from what he could see, I had Chronic Leukemia in my blood. He took blood to test to see to what stage I might have and what treatment I might need. The good part of all this is that I may not need any treatments. If so, it will be chemo. He also told me this was part of the price of survivorship. Anyone else heard this?

    I have met a lot of good friends here and I thank each of you for being here when I needed you. I will continue to check in from time to time to see how everyone is. I won't be leaving you but Lung Cancer and Lukemia are 2 different disease and the treatments are totaly different.

  8. I was hopeing I would never be writing this. My oncologist discharged me June 2008. He told me as far as he was concerned I was cured. It has been a little over 6 years now sience my left lung was removed. I was in the hospital twice in June. I spent 6 days the last time for pneumonia. That was no fun. My fever went to 104 before I was admitted. Everone agreed something was going on. My lung doctor did a bronscopy on my lung to take a look at whatever was there. He came back with good news that he did not see anything but did biopsy anyway. The results came back negative...NO CANCEROUS CELLS. My white blood count is around 30 which is extremly high. Follow up visit 2 weeks later showed less but still high. My PCP wants oncologist to take a look at possible cancer elsewhere. I am tired and weak and have been sience before going to doctor.

    As some of you may remember, I have never been to the beach and have never saw the ocean. I AM going this month before I see the oncologist. Hopefully it is nothing but something is not right. Will post more later.

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