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Hi Linda Sounds like you have lots of offer's to help but thought I would add my name to the list you can PM. I smoked 2 packs per day for 30 years. I had my last cigarette in September on the hospital steps going in for a lobectomy. I used nicotine patches for a month and haven't used anything since. The first few weeks I had cravings but they started getting further apart. Now it very seldom occur's to me.

Sorry I do not have any answers to your question. Just wanted to welcome you to this site where members have a wealth of information both from experience and their own personal research.

Hello Coleen Welcome to this site. You will find the members here very nice and with alot of helpful experience.

Is anyone familiar with detecting cancerous cells from the white blood cell count in a blood test ? Is this considered an accurate test for early detection of cancer ?

I have never bought or sold anything on ebay. But I hear you can get some good deals or difficult to find items.

Happy birthday Harry and Geri.... Jack Daniels sounds good for me tnmynatt thanks.

I had a lobectomy in September and started adjuvant chemo in December. The surgeon told me I would get a chest x-ray every 3 months for the first 2 years and every 6 months for the following 3 years. I finally convinced the oncologist to alternate between x-ray and CT scan. I asked if there was more that could be done to detect a recurrance earlier, and received the same response as yourself.

Sue ... that 1 made my day. LOL. Good 1.

I agree with JB. Sounds like a good enough excuse for me. Remember " It's 5 o'clock somewhere...

Hi Gail Mine was discovered by accident on chest x-ray. Family doctor then referred me to thoracic surgeon after CT scan. Surgeon felt it was too dangerous to do a biospy and PET scan was inconclusive. I met with Oncologist after surgery.

Hi Deb The members here are great and always willing to provide information based on their experience. You will find this site very helpful and comforting. Welcome.

Thanks for the replies everyone. They did inject the Vinerolbine over a 10 minute period. They then started a saline drip through the IV and that is when the pain started. I am just using IV to receive the chemo. I am only scheduled to receive 4 rounds on a 21 day cycle with Cisplatin/Vinerolbine on day 1 and just Vinerolbine on day 8.

Today I had my 2nd round of chemotherapy, Cisplatin/Vinerolbine. A couple minutes after they inserted the Vinerolbine in the IV by needle, I had alot of pain in both my kidneys. It was a constant pain but every minute or so a very severe stabbing pain in each kidney. They decreased the flow of the IV. Then the pain seemed to radiate to the lower spine. The pain eased off after 10 minutes and they gave me Tylenol 3's for pain and continued on with the treatment. Has anyone else had this reaction ? My only reaction from the 1st round was a headache for a few days.

I'm sure other members may be more knowledgeable than myself on this subject. I just started chemo. ( Cisplatin/Vinerolbine ) 2 weeks ago, and I have been having the same symptoms as your Dad.

I had my last cigarette in September on the hospital steps going in for my lobectomy. I smoked for 30 years but used the nicotine patches for 8 weeks when I got out of the hospital. I think your desire to quit is alot more important than which type of aid you use.

Hi Corrine If you do get referred to the Cross Cancer Institute, they have great professionals there. I have met with 3 of the oncologist there and they have been very helpful. The patient care specialist are great as well. I live 1500km away but even the oncologist have returned my phone calls. You will find members on this site are a great source of support and have helped me make decisions on my treatment. Take care and hang in there.

Hi Kelly I had an upper left lobectomy in September using a VATS procedure. I was released from the hospital and flew 900 miles home on the 3rd day. I really noticed a difference in my breathing and lung capacity after the 4th week. I just started 4 rounds of adjuvant chemo. I had never had surgey before but the operation and recovery was a lot easier than I had anticipated.

I was being told the same thing after CT scans and the PET scan. They could not tell me with 100% certainty that is was not cancer so I asked to have the surgey. Even on the operating table the surgeon said he felt it wasn't cancer. When he did a wedge resection and checked it under the microscope, it looked suspicious so he removed the upper lobe. It was cancer. I had VATS and the recovery has been good. For me personaly, I am glad I had the surgery.

I live in northern Canada and I would like to have your temperatures. Today it is a mild -20c or -4F. Normal temperature for this time of year is -40c which is also -40F.

I had a small spot on the upper part of my left lung. I had CT scans and a PET scan and they still could not tell for sure if it was cancerous. The surgeon said it was a high risk to try to do a biopsy on a pea sized spot. If you are being told that your husband is 1a then it would be less than 3cm as well. Even on the operating table the surgeon was telling me that he did not think it was cancerous. He went in to only do a wedge resection but when he looked at it under a microscope,it looked suspicious so he did a lobectomy removing the upper left lobe. He used VATS and I was out of the hospital in 3 days and going out for drives in a week. I was diagnosed as stage 1b.

Best wishes Connie on your surgery and recovery.

I smoked for over 30 years and had my last 1 on the hospital steps before I went in for a lobectomy. The spot on my lung was superficial and did not enter the lining. The quitting was alot easier than I had anticipated but you certainly need to have the desire. It is great that you can spend the time there for emotional support.

Reading your stories will be heartfelt by everyone reading them. Quoted on my Dad's headstone " Gone but not forgotten. " We will miss our loved ones that have passed away but we will always have the memories. Funny how most of the memories are not of the big milestones in our lives but of small things that seemed insignificant at the time. Those are the memories we will cherish.

I have an appointment with my onc. and that was 1 of the questions I am asking. I'll let you know his answer.

Hi Jim I had my upper left lobe removed in September. I had a 2.1cm nodule. I was only in hospital for 3 days and the recovery has gone alot easier than I had anticipated. Good luck tomorrow.