Hello everyone,
I am the caregiver to my husband Danny. He was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in his right middle lobe of his lung in June 2008. Danny had a pneumonectomy in September 2008 which was deemed a "surgical cure". After the first of the year 2009, I noticed a gradual weight loss and appetite loss in my husband. We went to the primary care doctor in March but was fluffed off, the doctor thinking I was over reacting. On May 5, 2009, I forced my husband to go to the ER at the VA Hospital. He was subsequently diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer to his right kidney and two left ribs. They also found renal cell carcinoma in his left kidney. After two bouts of hypercalcemia caused by the tumors, chemo was started on May 26, 2009. My husband's reaction to the doublet carbo/taxol was pretty bad. He had lost almost 23% of his weight and the chemo beat him up. He landed back in the hospital with dehydration and another bout of hypercalcemia.
Once recovered enough to think straight, my husband Danny and I made the decision to end all treatment. We are going to try and enjoy what little time we have left without all the side effects.
