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I am so sorry that your mom is not doing well. Its so sad to see our loved ones go down hill and there's not much we can do for them. I am saying prayers for her that God will comfurt her now and bring her peace. I feel for you too.
You must live in or around Seattle? I was born in Seattle, now live in Olympia, and next week we will see Dr West. Thanks so much for the info.
Tess
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Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers. We are Christioans and we do have faith in God. He will see us thruough this one way or another.
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Well we were shocked today to hear from the Dr that the original tumor in Robs left lung is growing again. Also he has multiple tumors (2 or 3) in each lung. So now we go to the university of Wash. to find out what we can do. The Dr there is Dr West and he is up on all the newest things and clinical trials. We are not going to stop fighting!!!
At least there are no new nodes involved. So now we start praying for God to show the Dr what to do and to give us strength to keep up the faith that we will make it thru this. Thanks for being here for us.Tess
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Hoping your results are good. My husband finds out the results tomorrow too. I am praying for you both!
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As far as I know any lung cancer can spread. If its extensive, it sounds like it may have already spread.? No lung cancer is good news. Hopefully they have caught it in time. So sorry to hear that another person has this dreadful disease
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Make sure you eat and drink a lot of water to flush out the toxins! Good luck to you!
Tess
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You need to ask the Dr. if she is getting chemo because our Dr says that it could cause more harm than good during treatment. Something to do with the blood counts. I have two unopened bottles if you want them, you can pm me with your address and I will send them NC to you! Please ask the Dr first though.
My sister took it a couple months before she died of breast cancer. It was too late for her by then. My husband is taking Mannatech supplements which have kept him feeling good thru chemo and radiation. If you want more info on it let me know and I will get you more info in it. Tess
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Hi and welcome,
Hope and pray that things work out for you. We do all help each other a lot here. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here. A God send for us.
You sound like like you have a great sense of humor, which we all need to get thru the tough times. Glad you are here, but like all of us, sorry that you have to be.Tess
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I am sorry she went thru this horrible disease. I just pray that you and your daughter might find comfort knowing that Becky is waiting for you on the other side where there is no more sorrow or pain. You are in my prayers. I am so sad for you.
Tess
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Hi and welcome. sorry you had to seek this site out just like all of us here, but this is a great place to find information. Everyone here is really helpful and kind. I agree this site has been a real blessing! I come here every night to see how everyone is doing. Its a great place to relate with other people who are going thru cancer, and for the care givers. I have gotten a lot of great advice here and will always be thankful. Sending up a prayer for your mom and dad, and you too.
tess
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Ditto to what snowflake said, and just take it one day at a time. You may feel you are carrying the weight of the whole world on our shoulders. It is just too much to do. Please take a deep breath and take care of you first. (and your fiancee)! You two need each other the most right now!
tess
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If the Dr says its a virus, why is he telling you to take antibiotics? They don't work for viruses. I can't believe how Dr's just give out antibiotics as a cure all. No wonder they don't work anymore. You must have something going on, but I wouldn't worry too much about it, unless you lose your appetite and start to lose weight and your strength. I would try some good multi vitamins and maybe a B-50? Couldn't Hurt!
Sending up a prayer for you!Tess
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Taking a break will be good.
Sometimes, (for me) all the information here is so overwhelming and its hard not to take it personal. We all feel the sadness and the trauma everyone is going thru here, Its hard to bear, but at the same time, we are all rooting for everyone to get better and fight this demon. I just want to cry each time someone tells their story.
Take care, and hope your mom will get thru this too.
God Bless and keep you in his care.
Tess
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I also have those days where I just fall apart and cry, but I always feel better when I'm done. Its best not to bottle the emotions up inside. It probably causes cancer when we can't release it! (seems like everything causes cancer) I lost my sis to cancer two years ago and now my husband is fighting for his life too. I keep wondering when or who will be next? Cancer is like a demon who takes posession of us. Some people learn to fight back and some will win the fight, and some won't. Take it one day at a time, thats all we can do, and have faith in God. He does answer prayers!
I think all of us here get a little crazy sometimes, and thats ok. We are only human. God bless and comfort you. (I know I'm crazy, but I have the right!) Tess
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Praying for you and hoping you get rest and get strong again! Drink some green tea and take some supplements to help your body fight!
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Hi everyone,
We are excited that Rob is going to get the 3D radiation on his rib mets, starting this week!! The pain is becoming so bad right now. Sat. night he hurt so bad, he was crying. (I was crying with him) He said he has never has this much pain in his life.
Last Friday, we went to Overlake Hospital in Bellevue Wa to see a new radiologist. He said they have all the latest technology from the University of Wash. there. The Dr also told us that he will have us get in touch with the head lung cancer Dr. at the UW med center to plan our next line of defense. Then if the chemo quits working we will have a new plan of attack all set to go when we need it! I like that Dr! It is going to be well worth the 130 mile drive each day. Rob has been so miserable for the past 3 months, its time for some relief now, and time for the cancer to go! He gets another CT scan on 3/29. So far no other mets! Thank you God! The Dr. said he thinks we are doing the right thing by coming to Overlake Med Center. We told him that we had to be our own advocates. Robs Onc. says "We will do whatever you want" WEll yeah, its a good thing this forum is here, you all have helped us tremendously! Thank God for the internet too, or we would not have known about the 3D, IMRT, Zemeta, etc. So thank you EVERYONE!!!
This site it outasite! Tess
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Just remember, your mom has no more sorrow or pain, and she is with your dad and brother now, looking down on you and she is very happy! They are always with you and watching over you. Look for the signs that she will show you to let you know she is ok.
God bless you. I know how hard it is to lose loved ones too. My sis just died 2 years ago of breast cancer. I also had two brothers who were (in 1969) only 17 and 21 who died on the same day from two separate accidents, two blocks away from each other and a half an hour apart! It actually made my faith in God stronger because I knew it could not just be a coincidence! It was more like a heavenly miracle to me. Take care, and time will help heal you until you meet your loved ones again some day!
Remember to take care of yourself now! And come back to the forum when you need to talk or read, it;s good therapy! -
Well we all need to vent. This is a tough job we caregivers have. Its so hard watching my husband be in so much pain. I just feel so helpless. So I keep praying and wondering why these things have to happen to all of us. We are the caregivers is this senario of life. Coming to this site does make me feel like my problems are no worse than anyone elses and sometimes makes me thankful that I could be a lot worse off than I am!
My sister introduced me to my husband. After we were married, she came and lived with us, she was dying of breast cancer. She had hospice care in our living room because she wanted to be here with us, not in a hospital or nursing home. Well she died two years ago. Now my husband has stage IV nsclc and the Dr says" maybe 1 or 2 years left. We have only been married 2 and a half years! Everyone says how sad that I have to go thru this again (cancer). I don't know why except that I am here to take care of people and love them and comfort them. The rest is in God's hands. I am beginning to realize that the more I pray for people, the more comforted I feel. I guess if (or when) I need someone there for me God will make it happen....................
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Thanks for the encouragning words. Rob is on morphine oxycontin 30mg, but after a while it seems to lessen the pain.MS contin doesn't work much at all anymore! (morphine sulphate) I guess one becomes immune to the effects.? Well I got a hold of the Overlake Hospital and they do the bone mets there!
I just hope it will take away the horrible pain Rob has. We'll find out on an appt after the Dr office contacts them and we will update the findings. Rob will also have another CTscan on March 29th, and we find out the results on April 2nd. Thanks for all the prayers too! -
Well, we just found out the the Dr we made an appt with next Monday is not going to help. He specializes in 3D but not for bone mets. They say they are close to doing it, but as of now, they are not ready. I don't understand what the difference is if you get the 3D on an organ or on the bones?? So now we are going to see what we can find out up in Bellevue at Overlake Hospital Onc. Radiology center. Wish us luck! If we can get rid of Rob's bone pain, it will be well worth the 65 mile drive everyday. He is in so much pain all the time, and the pain meds just don't work good after a while. It gets so discouraging
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I was married for just two years when my husband was dx with Stage4 lung cancer also. It just doesn't seem fair or real! My husband is 48, first marriage for him, second for me. We had so many plans to grow old together, but now this nightmare.............
Just take it one day at a time, and ask God for help. He will comfort you, he never gives us more than we can handle.
There are so many young people on this site with lung cancer and have never smoked. I feel sorry for them, they haven't even had the chance yet to really live.
I guess all I can say is that I am thankful for having my husband, and he is thankful for me being here for him too.
Just do what you can do for him and love him for as long as he's here.
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Hi everyone,
thought I'd better tell you what happened today. We found out that Rob has cancer in his right #6 rib, and also in the opposite side. The left side we were not aware of because he has no pain there. (We know it was in the left side.)It must be very small! Anyway, we are scheduled to go to a 3D Radiation specialist in Tacoma on the 15th to talk over what we need to do to get rid of this demon in his ribs. The bone scan still lights up on his T12 vertebre and hip, although he has not had pain there for months. The Dr says it will light up for a long time. (not quite sure what this means) We will be so happy to get rid of the pain. He feels pretty good about the news because during the scan, he said when he looked at the screen. he thought he lit up like a Christmas tree! WE were so glad he was wrong about that!
He also got a little stronger medicine for the pain, so he won't be so down. I can't imagine how that bone pain feels, I just know it is debilitating! Anyway, after the meeting with the radiologist we will get started on the radiation again . He shouldn't feel as bad and the first time around (we hope) It was hard on him. Good luck to everyone here and we are praying for all of you. By the grace of God may you be healed! If not in this life, just think, no more pain when we get to the other side!!!!!!!!!!! Amen! -
My husband has mets to his spine, rib and hip. Cancer filled up his T12 Vertebre. There was no pain yet, he did 25 or 30 doses of radiation in the his T12 vertebre, hip and Lung. It took away the pain in his hip after 2 or 3 doses! (It barel showed up on the scan) His vertebre still doesn't hurt. Unfortunately, as soon as the radiation was done, this is when his rib started to hurt. (This didn't even show up on the scan) This was back in Oct. 2003. We just got another bone scan done this last Tuesdsy. We go the the Dr tomorrow and find out what's going on. He has not had any fractures that we know of yet. (?) Just make sure your son doesn't do anything to get a fracture. My husband's Dr says with the weakened bones, its real easy to fracture a bone. Good luck to your son!
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Great news Tbone, hope you can get the GVAX! Its getting rave reviews lately. I hope my husband can get it too if needed. Let us all know what happens with that! take care and rest.
At least there are no new nodes involved. So now we start praying for God to show the Dr what to do and to give us strength to keep up the faith that we will make it thru this. Thanks for being here for us.
You sound like like you have a great sense of humor, which we all need to get thru the tough times. Glad you are here, but like all of us, sorry that you have to be.
This site it outasite! 
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Great news, hope it works for you.