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I just wanted to let everyone know that David W died on January 18th, 2004 at 12:50 p.m. at The Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma. David is now at peace and no longer in pain. David was a fighter until the very end. I want to thank all of you for your love, support and prayers, I dont know how I would have been able to get thru this horrible disease without somewhere to find information, education, and suggestions from all. Nancy W.

Thanks for the update! I was just looking for some kind of new treatment that might help my husband. He was basically told to go home and die also. I wont stand for that. David and I are heading to Tulsa, Oklahoma to the Cancer Treatment Center of America at the Southwest Regional Medical Center and I just checked to see if they do this specific procedure and guess what? They do!! It is so great to hear good news. I will keep everyone informed if this procedure works for David.

David seen the onco today and the onco begged him not to go to MD Anderson for the mear fact that they would do more chemo on him?? I hate it when the onco know what they are looking for when a drug is working, such as with Iressa, if you get a rash that means that the drug is working, well as usual, David didn't get any rash. Just a little acne. But the onco didn;t bother to tell us that up front. I guess we just didn't ask the right questions. David is feeling a little bit better, still short of breath when going up 5 stairs. He can't seem to get rid of the belches. He is taking Pecid AC/ Complete. Doesn't want to start back up on the Iressa, doesn't think it is helping. Looking for clinical trials for him now. Meanwhile, the tumor grows ever bigger. I just wish they could just go in there and vacuum out all the tumors and junk that is in his lung. David is eating a little more.

Thanks everyone. I just brought David home from hospital and he is so depressed! I am getting ready to go pick up his antidepressants and another antibiotic. The good news is that they did another cat scan and the cancer is NOT in the brain. But the tumor has grown in the lung. The onco thinks that the tumor blocking the broncial tube has created blood building up in the lung or it is pnemonia in the lung??? Not sure exactly what that means, or if they are going to do anything about it. I wasn't there to talk to the doctor today. I will call tomorrow and get the low down. David and I talked tonight and I told him that if the onco doesn't have a plan of action that is acceptable to him, that we will call and make the trip to M D Anderson in Houston for another opinion, but with the understanding that he needs to not give up HOPE yet. I needed for him to be strong and willing to fight this darn thing. I am not ready to give up on him and this fight. We will see if the Iressa is really helping or not and go from there. Thanks again everyone. Nancy W.

Just wanted to update everyone on David W. condition. It has gotten worse. He has another tumor in the left lung and it is in his adrenal gland also. He is on Iressa but not really sure if it is doing anything for him, we thought it might be because he started getting acne, funny at age 50. He started coughing up blood and called the onco and they did an xray and then an emergency broncoscopy to see where the bleeding was coming from. The pea size tumor that is blocking the broncial tube was bleeding and they suggested radiation. David has had 2 radiation treatments and just feeling exhausted, he's not eating very much, I am trying to keep fluids down him. He was not breathing very well so we called the onco and went to hospital to get him hydrated again. Emotionally, He is just wanting to give up. I can't take that. I feel like the doctors are just so calm about everything. So where do we go from here, if the Iressa is not working???? David's mother is not handling this at all!! We had to put her into the Mental Health Unit and she has schizophrenia and deep depression. They were to release her on Tuesday and I told them that if she could not care for herself then we could not take her home with us. I feel like when it rains it pours and I feel emotionally overloading with all of this. Does anyone have any hope of what to do next?? Needing some words of wisdom. I read on here all the time about how well Iressa is doing for everyone. I just wish we had some positive news. David is in the hospital right now, getting ready to go get another cat scan to see if the tumors are growing. I guess we will see from the results where we go from here. The onco is putting him on some anti-depressants, I think I need some too! Thanks for everyone here in advance. I am so glad I have a place to vent my fustrations. God bless. Nancy W.

Thank you all for letting me vent, I do feel a lot better. I just refuse to settle for one onco's opinion, or lack of. I got to thinking about this, and none of the oncologists are seeking to check for bone marrow problems, david has been complaining of his ribs hurting. He still has a tickling cough that they dont seem to be worried about. He did get some kind of desolving pills that will numb the throat. Thank you all for your support and prayers. I keep you all in my prayers too. God bless. Nancy W.

Hello, Everyone. I have been reading post for a few months under my husbands sign on, David W, decided it was time for me to get my own identity. As you all know David's newest tumor was found in the adrenal gland 2x2 cm, the onco thinks it is malignant because it wasn't there before the last ct scan. I am so frustrated with all of this. We keep thinking that we have a plan and then boom, oops, sorry change in plans. I guess I should be greatfull that they are trying different things, but it just keeps us guessing all the time. If the lung cancer tumor is not responding to the chemo drugs, then all they have to offer is Iressa, and if that doesn't help, Where to then????? They don't want to do surgery now because of the new tumor in the adrenal gland. The thoracic surgeon previously said that if we could just get some shrinkage then he would operate and remove the left lung and the lymph nodes. I told David that we should get another opinion from M.D. Anderson in Houston, I have heard a lot of good things about them. We'll have to see if insurance will cover expenses or not. Sorry to rant and rave, but just thought I would get this off my chest. Thanks for listening. Nancy W.