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Teresa

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  1. Teresa

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    I Have been lurking on this message board for 5 months now. Reading it faithfully every day. Sometimes I am here for hours at a time waiting for new post. I am very impressed and feel like one of the family here. I feel I know each and every one personally, some days there is terrific news and I am so happy, others there is sad news and I cry for each and every one of you ( my husband thinks I'm goffy that I'm so attached to this board and I cry for people I don't even know). The reason I have chosen to post now is in regards to Bill winning the apprentice.. and to provide my thoughts on the posts in this subject. We as a society cannot blame the government on cigs and cigars, is the government not in our lives enough as it is, we are a free society that has the right to make choices, be those choices one makes good or bad, it is still our right, do we want the government dictating and deciding our freedom of choice? If we were to allow the government to take society's right to smoke away, where would it end, would we then allow them to take away the right to arms, the right to dictate what we can eat and cannot eat - (to high in fat, to much cholesterol to much sugar etc). Would we allow the government to banish alcohol? As I read Fays post on with out a trace, here is a couple of lines from Fays letter to CBS: "We fight the disease process, and we fight the stigma associated with having a disease that society believes we brought upon ourselves and deserve." "One more thing...if you believe that because you have never smoked, never been exposed to secondhand smoke, never been exposed to radon or any other known carcinogen, that you are not at risk for developing Lung Cancer, then you are wrong" Granted, smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, but - do we want to continue with the stigma as Fay points out to allow society to believe we brought it on ourselves because we were smokers? As KellyB points out, " awareness and prevention" not the government dictating to society... Well with that said, I will go back to my lurking and praying for each and everyone of you. God-Bless....
  2. Thanks everyone for your replies and concerns, I was able to convince my mother to call her onc today, I suspect it is just side effects from the chemo but I'm just a concerned daughter that worrys so much.
  3. Please, can anyone help with these questions, My Mother had a chemo treatment 1.5 weeks ago, (Camptosar - Taxotere) I can understand the fatigue.. But she has server abdominal pains and now her ankles are swelling, and no appetite. I have encourgaged her strongly to call her onc, she says shes going to be fine, its from the chemo. Any help anyone?
  4. Would like to thank those who replied and provided me some insight, the high calcium level was due to the tumors, I do beleive the steroids shes taking is the reason for her not sleeping, as for the server abdominal pains and the constant coughing and the coughing up phylem I have no answers, I tried to get her to see her ONC but she feels shes bothering him, shes very moody, also suspect steroids.. I think she doesn't want me to interfer with her treaments, she wants to remain in control, last chemo treatment, she requested I nor anyone else go with her. She seems to get irritated when I suggest she speak with her doc about this or that. My only concern is I want to understand and be kept totally informed, possible shes doing this to protect me?? any ideas?
  5. My Mother was recently diagnosed with stage IV NSCLC on Dec 02, 03. She has tumors in both lungs, one is the size of a small fist and is wrapped around her windpipe, also the Adrenal gland and again is the size of a small fist. The cancer was found due to her not feeling well and going to the doctor, they did blood test and sent her home, later that day they called her and asked her to come check into the hospital, her calcium level was extremly high, I took her to the hospital, after she was checked in they started her on meds to get the calcium level down, they succedded, they then performed chest x-rays, Mri and a biopsey, also she required a blood transfusion of 2 units. She was released from the hospital 4 days later. She went thru 2 treatments of Gemzar and Carboplatin, after 2 weeks she went back for more x-rays, the tumors have grown, she just went thru a treatment of Camptosar and Taxotere last Thursday, this last week has been extremly diffcult for her, she has fatigue and sever abdominal pain. My mother is on steroids to help her with her appetitie, she is on another steroid she took a day before, the day off and the day after this last chemo. She also has sleeping pills and pain pills she takes, she has lost her appetitie and is extremly weak, She is able to drink some ensure each day but eats no solid food. She might sleep for 2 hours a night, then gets up for 3 or 4 hours and sleeps for another 2, that is the extent of her sleep in a day. Her breathing is labored, she coughs all the time and is coughing up phlem. Her doctor tells her the abdominal pain is due to the chemo, but its so server she can't walk, and when she does she needs to sit down cause the pain is so sever. What I'm looking for is some help from anyone who has experienced this be it themself or a loved one. I have read thru the message boards and can find nothing in regards to high calcium levels, not sleeping, sever abdominal pain after her last chemo treatment. Sometimes I feel her doctor is not being truthfull, he tells us shes doing good. But with what shes experiencing, I feel that its worse then the doc is telling us. My question is.. is she nearing death or are these normal side effects and she will once again get stronger and enjoy more of life. Please, be it good or bad,, help me understand..
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