Wow, Surveyor, what a well written and thoughtful post. I can see you are your own best advocate.
If I had a troublesome lymph node, I would ask to try avastin in combination with carboplatin and gemzar. I think avastin is mainly used to inhibit larger tumors by cutting off the blood supply, but I would want to try it anyway.
I also take supplements, even though I am(hopefully) cancer free now. I take cq 10 which is supposed to be a good antioxidant, and some of the others you have been taking. You definitely drink a lot more fluids than I. I walk a brisk mile every day, and walk up and down a flight of stairs at work.
I have just one lung now, and have been trying to maximize its use you might say. I work for the Forest Service and my job calls for going in the field about 40% of the time. I have gotten to the point where I can walk up 40 to 50% slopes and get by, but I don't think I am going to be productive on ground steeper than 60% anymore. My agency is offering a buyout, and I have applied for it. I could be retired by the end of September. I am 60 yers old.
I wish you the best in your fight against lung cancer.
Don M.. a fellow survivor.