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Marge

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  1. Marge

    Good luck Jay !

    Welcome back, Jay. Wishing you a speedy recovery. REST and TAKE CARE!! You're thought of often.
  2. Jay, How are you? Glad to see you posted. Been thinking about you.... Hope the Gamma Knife went well.
  3. Marge

    Cough

    I am looking for a new doctor. You never know who is in the "loop" and how you will be treated when leaving one for another. Fay - thank you for the pharmaceutical link... I've used it a lot. Great help to me. My cough lingers and I don't know what to do about it. Others here have talked of coughing, but I have no way of knowing how they compare to mine. Time will tell, I guess.
  4. Marge

    Cough

    I am receiving VP-16 & carboplatin. The small cell cancer is in the right lung and several lymph nodes. Yes, I've told to doctor weekly for about 3 months and he either makes no comment or else says it's probably just asthma or congestive heart failure or reflux. It is none of the above. One day after asking about my cough, he told me that he was an oncologist and would only answer questions concerning my cancer and anything else would have to be directed to either my primary or a pulmonary specialist. He has NEVER mentioned that coughing is a side effect. Several times, I have coughed violently while awaiting my lab results or while he was in the room and not a word is mentioned about it.
  5. Marge

    Cough

    I have developed a chronic cough since beginning chemo. I cough so violently, my head and teeth ache afterward. The oncologist suggested congestive heart failure, but an echocardiogram proved that wrong. My primary thought it was silent reflux and prescribed medication, but it was ineffective, too. No one has an answer. X-rays don't shed a clue. WBC isn't elevated, so infection has been ruled out. Has anyone here experienced a chronic cough that won't go away? Any suggetions?
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