Don M

I am sorry that Mary has progression Hawkeye and I hope a trial will stop it. Don M

Welcome Cyndy. I hope your father in law responds well to treatment. Don M

Some people choose cyberknife surgery after attaining stable late stage disease and if there is no longer any lymph node involvement. It is not considered a cure, but one could attain NED for a while. Talk to the radiation oncologists at the following link: http://www.cyberknifesupport.org/forum/ Don M

Welcome Mike Don M

Welcome. Your mother could get very good results in spite of what the odds say. Don M

It seems to me that the surgeon should have know better. I hope the next installation works out better. Don M

Welcome Mary Don M

John Hopkins is one of the best places to go. It is on the National Cancer Institute list for approved compressive cancer centers. Here is a website that you can look at. There are many good places to go that are not on the list too. The important thing is that they have a team approach to cancer and a lot of experience treating lung cancer. http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/cancer_ ... /skjh.html I would want to know why surgery is not an option if there is no lymph node involvement. Sometimes the tumor may be too close to the heart or may involve a critical artery. If surgery is too risky for whatever reason, cyberknife surgery is a safe alternative. It is a very accurate form of radiation that is designed to kill the tumor only while conserving the rest of the lung. Here is a link where you can ask radiation oncologists about cyberknife. Unfortunately the site is down now, but you maybe able to go there a little later. http://www.cyberknifesupport.org/forum/ Here is a link where you can read about cyberknife. It includes a search page too look up the location of cyberknife centers by state. http://www.accuray.com/CyberKnifeCenters/index.aspx I see that John Hopkins does not have one but Sinai Hospital of Baltimore does. Don M

I hope your sister has a speedy recovery Debbie and that they find no further spread of the cancer. don M

Eva: I hope you all continue to find grace in the midst of this difficult time. Don M

Mike: please accept my condolences for your loss. Unfortunately , you are not the only one who posts here that have loss spouses, but at least there are people here who understand your loss. I hope you find that the ordinary routines of your life help you in getting through your grief. Don M

I hope the hospice can make your dad comfortable and you all will have some quality moments with him. Some times people rebound after getting off chemo while in hospice. Maybe your dad will too. Don M

Hiya: I hope you have great results. Don M

Welcome Val. Don M

Thanks a lot Rick and Katie. I wonder how many cups of of coffee it took to get up and running again? Don M

Yeah Steph, a pleural effusion can happen early on. I hope your mom has a fast recovery. I have read that the talcum powder they use to seal the pleural lining to the lung can in itself act as an anticancer agent. http://news.health.ufl.edu/tape_template.asp?ID=228 I have never heard that a pleural effusion can be a side effect of tarceva. I think I will ask Dr. West about that. I may be going on tarceva in 2 months. Don M

Congratulations

me too.

Congratulations Deanne...you prevailed. Don M

I am sorry you have to deal with insurance hassles now Nova. I know your are right about the Medicare. I hope some of the other links will help you out. Don M

Hi Heidi: I am glad to read of your mom's good news and I hope your friend does ok. Don M

Welcome Marci Don M

You all have my prayers. Don M

I think you got it beat Debi. don M

Mitchell: I am glad to hear the good news about your mom. Don M