Hello Everyone,
I'm new to this site and want to introduce myself. My name is Ellen and my husband Chuck was recently diagnosed with Stage IIIa NSCLC - adenocarcinoma. He had his first chemo treatment with carboplatin and taxol and experienced very few side effects. I'm feeling very positive after this initial round. Looks like his hair is starting to fall out just today.
Next round of chemo is scheduled for 8/15 and they plan to up the dose. I was wondering if others who have been through this have found that if you do well the first round is the second round likely to be the same or is there really no way to tell?
My husband has always been thin - only 130 pounds - and can't afford to lose any weight. I'm very concerned the treatment will kill him rather than the cancer. He has no cancer symptoms but was a heavy smoker for 30 years. Routine chest x ray revealed a tumor and the whirlwind started.
