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Hey Deb, Have a nice time in the " boonie's, ; will miss ya in chat next week; Just remember girl; your a SURVIVOR! enjoy your week God bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC- stage IIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Thanks for the update Fay; I will keep Janet in my thoughts and prayers. God bless and stay well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 "absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hello Dave; Congrat's on the excellent check up!!!! You deserve it, now as Ry put it, GO CELEBRATE !!! BUT EAT SLOW God bless and stay well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB -left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hello Kathie; Welcome, I'll be praying your tests come out well. Glad you found us, you will find good information and very caring people here. Yes, it's cancer but we don't have to go through it alone. God bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC- stage IIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hello Lauri; Also wanted to welcome you and let you know how very sorry I am that your mom was diagnosed with this terrible disease. I'm almost a 2 & 1/2 yr. survivor now but still remember the early days of anguish, confusion and anger at being diagnosed. It unfortunately goes with the disease and does effect the entire family. Yes, it's not fair but still we have to deal with it. The wonderful thing about this board is that you don't have to do it alone, others are with you, you will find much knowledge and caring people here. I live just a bit north of you in Northern NJ. I was operated on in Morristown, NJ and got second opinions at Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute. What you will find in this entire area is excellent Medical facilities and staff, Fox Chase as others have said is amoung the best. Get, information, write your questions down and by all means get second opinions. again welcome, sorry your here but also glad you found us God bless, be well and your mom will be in my prayers. Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Thanks for the update Dave. We were just asking about her on chat last night, She will be in my thoughts and prayers. God bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Well Hello again BLT, So very glad you made it, I was getting worried and was about to e-mail you , I think you will find some wonderful support here on the boards. People are knowledgable and caring and most important of all you will find many SURVIVORS. Again welcome, and I must say both you and " Father of five" have GREAT atitudes. please keep posting because you both have much to give and will inspire many. God bless and stay well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Oh Carleen, I'm so very sorry you and Keith are going through this. Please, please, please, get another opinion. Don't give up cause of one lousy doctor, Keith is young, you need a doctor who will try the latist on him. I'm just at a loss for words, but know I will be praying real hard for you two. God bless and hang in there Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hey Ray, Hang in there, know I'll be praying real hard for ya!! to join that empty headed club your right, the waiten does suck! God bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Ohhh Jay, that really sucks!!, , but Donna's right it's do able, especially for you cause you got age on your side. Besides I just have a feeling about you, that if anybodies gonna be a miracle it will be you. So pick yourself up, take a deep breath, put one foot in front of the other and do what the doctors tell ya. And, keep us informed, cause we'll all be worried about you. know you'll be in my thoughts and prayers God bless and hang in there Bobmc- NSCLC- stage IIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hey that's just OUTSTANDING !!! So very happy for you and Lucie, Now go CELEBRATE. God bless and stay well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

WONDERFUL NEWS, Berisa, Your dad will be in my thoughts and prayers; Good to be a survivor today! God bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Oh Kathy; I'm so very sorry for your loss. Please accept my most sincere condolences. My thoughts and prayers go with you and your family. This d---m disease sucks, It's just so unfair. God bless you and the family Bobmc- NSCLC-stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

OK, I'm in!! God willing, could'nt think of a better way to celebrate my 3rd anniversary of being cancer free. Just need the T-shirt, a hotel and a local golf course. Gotta get a round in. Donna, give us a heads up when the issue comes out. God bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC-stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hello Alisa; Welcome and so very glad you found us. I'm also a stageIIB, dx.'ed in April of 2001 with squamous type. I came down with pneumonia in late Feb. which led to the discovery of the cancer. So very glad I came down with that now. Also had nodes involved but just one. My follow up has been ct scans, x-rays and bloodwork every 3 to 4 months for 2 years and now every 6 months. I had the left lung removed on 5/2/01. I tolerated the surgery pretty well and had no follow up chemo or radiation. . I'm not really into alot of the alternative med.'s but I do watch my health pretty close and I do love my herbal tea. I also do have residual pain, it's actually worse the second year and I take Vioxx for it ( similar to Celebrex ). I am pretty active though and enjoy travel, golf and photography as well as talking to other survivors. Anyway, welcome again. God Bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hello Diane; Good to hear from you and even though your dad's been through the ringer, I'm happy He was operable and they were able to remove the cancer. ; Also, glad his spirits are up, for me that was real important. They took my left lung and I managed to bounce back pretty quick. I was 50 at the time and in decent shape although I used to smoke. I needed the oxygen after surgery for about a month. It was good to have it at night as your O2 level drops then. It Helped me to get rest but took some time to get used to. Also, tell him to take the pain med,'s as prescribed and keep a pillow handy to put under the right arm when he coughs. Also, helps with the pain. The healing process is a bit slow so again it's important to keep the spirits up. Remember, others have been there, and it will get better. God bless, be well and hang in there Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

DUKE, DUKE DUKE, --- DUKE of EARL --- just can't find the musical notes on this keyboard??? Yea, love that song- Ginny, that's fabulous news , so very happy for you and Earl!! Back in the fight again!! Good to be a survivor today!! God bless you both Bobmc- NSCLC- stage IIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hey Tiny, That's just OUTSTANDING, , Congrats and enjoy your trip. God bless, be well and may all your news be this good!! Bobmc- NSCLC- stage IIB - left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hi there Mony; I just wanted to say your doing a wonderful thing and this SURVIVOR just wants to thank you. So thanks alot, it means much to many of us!! I see you have lots of sites so I will not add any. Also, I had surgery, like your freinds mom will get and I'm doing just fine today. That was almost 2 & 1/2 years ago. You might want to let her know we're here if she wants to talk. God bless you and thanks again Bobmc- NSCLC-stage IIB- left pneumonectomy - 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Thanks Candee, Think I just might be able to make that one. Sounds interesting. Glad your with us, getting to be quite a few of us from Jersey, been thinking about a NJ Lung cancer support group, can't find a single one in the state. I got a couple numbers from Cancer Institute of NJ, I'm gonna give them a call and see what they say. They have support groups for breast ( of course), prostate, cancer in general, and even one for ****'s with cancer Now, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against that but in my mind there certainly needs to be one for LUNG CANCER. So anyway, I'm off and running, I'll post when I know more. thanks again for the inf. God bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hi Estrea; A great BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you, How absolutely wonderfull, and yes there certainly is life after Lung Cancer. Thanks for the inspiration and the example and may you continue to have many, many more anniversaries all celebrated in the same manner. God bless and be well, and yep - Good to be a survivor today! Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hello Darla; Welcome and so very glad you found us. Good to have another 2 year survivor aboard. Did some camping myself awhile back. Hope to hear more from you. God bless and stay well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Ohhh Ginny, so very sorry for you and Earl, You and Earl will be in my thoughts and prayers. I'll be praying for the Iressa to do it's miracle on Earl. God bless you both Bobmc- NSCLC-stage IIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hello Candee; A big welcome to ya, I'm so very happy you are doing better! You certainly have been through quite a nightmare and then to get diagnosed with lung cancer. Must of drove ya up a wall.!! Glad you found us and don't worry about venting or the length of the message. Were kinda like one big family here, not always happy but we help one another deal with this d---- disease. Interesting, your the first one I've heard of that's doing the Thalidomide trial. I saw the PBS TV special on it awhile ago, I think it was titled Cancer Warriors or something like that. Anyway, when you get a chance tell us more about it, also where are you from and where are you being treated. Again welcome and glad your with us, God bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"

Hey Ry, Guess we think alike, just did the same thing about an hour ago. Good to be alive today!! Good luck in the race John,!! God bless us all Bobmc- NSCLC- stage IIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!"