Justakid

Happy B-day David!

it's just wrong

not you too!

I had great hopes for Peter and believed that he would be back. I truly believed he would return. Between David C and now Peter (and others here on the board), and me feeling horrible, I'm trying not to slip further into my depression hole. Thank God he didn't suffer too long! He will be greatly missed!

Thanks for all the support! We have tried so many meds over the years we just have to find one that works. It's also hard waiting for it to kick in!

Can't find anything to be happy about. All I can do is cry and feel soory for myself, it started when I was in the hospital last week. I just wanted everyone to know that I'm in the bottom of and hole and trying like hell to hold on. Prior to all this cancer mess I was dx with depression and had been on meds for years but had finally stopped taking them because I had learned to manage it and see it when it was coming. We're trying to find something that will work now but having a hell of a time. I can honestly say I have hit bottom and I don't like it. I can see the top I just can't get there right now. I just wanted everyone to know I may be off/on the board depending on my mood for awhile. I know I will snap out of this, although I have never been this low before, I have two kids that need me to snap out of it and don't like to see me upset. Thank you for all your great thoughts and prayers in prior posts. I'm trying as hard as possible!

I too use O2 for sleeping and exertion

Haylee- I wish you wouldn't leave but thank you for all your support and love. I will miss you greatly!

Hang on TAnn, I'm with you! Trying is so hard, wish someone could step in and take it for me for about a month! I know you do too!

When we first looked into Avastin my doc said if they wouldn't pays that SPOC should. Check out the Avastin website. My insurance company approved without a fight

You may want to PM Karen (David C recently died), if she is up to talking, I know that Dave had some rage issues....what between the meds, brain mets and everything it's not surprising. She had some of the same problems, hope she doesn't mind me speaking for her....you may want to check out some of her posts.

Thanks everyone. Just feeling totally over whelmed about everything anf trying to keep my sanity about it all. See the Shrink tomorrow and the pulmonary doc on Thursday. These injections have me upset but they said it was better then pills and do what I'm told. Gotta dig myself out of this whole I'm in and try to keep posting as things settle down (at least everyone says they will settle down)

No gall bladder surgery for me. Had a nuclear test today and the gall bladder is working well enough with no problems to cut it out. Gonna get the blood clots staight and hopefully go home. Course we need to figure out what is causing the pain. Will keep you posted, but hopefully will get out of jail soon! Beth

Hey guys - got pulonary embolisms too will be here at least 5 days, dont know anything else! Will keep you posted

Beth's surgery was postponed by her Pulm Doc today. He came in for the pre-op check and didn't like her breathing. Admitted her to hospital for a bunch of tests and "breathing therapy" before he will clear her for surgery. When "dopler" was done on legs, they found a small blood clot in her lower right leg. They have her on blood thinners to try and disolve the clot. Also had CT scan of chest this afternoon but still waiting to hear results. I will keep you posted on Beth's condition as it develops. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, Kurt.

Why am I in so much pain? I know part of it is the gall bladder and part is from the prednisone. BUT why all the pain? Have Oxy and Hydo - codone but there is still pain and I don't understand why. DOes anyone else have this pain? How is it being controled?

OK, gall bladder surgery for 07/18 @ 2pm....here we go again, maybe this time we can get the damn thing out! Feel sorry for the girl at the doctor office, at first she said the 25th and I went off on her and said no that this was an emergency, she didn't understand that I had cancer and couldn't have treatments till after surgery and that she needed to recheck with the scheduling nurse. The nurse called me a couple hours later apologizing for getting the date wrong. I laughed and told her to apologize to the girl who called me since I had gotten a little excited. Sherry though that today was the 20th and couldn't imagine why I was so upset. Helps to go postal sometimes! Hope this all works out!

The ultasound I had in June showed lots of stones and the need for immediate removal, that's when we found out the cancer had spread and the doc wanted to try the avatin but I couldn;t have surgery because of the chance of hemmoraging with the avastin. My pain is everywhere in my torso and he said it could be reflective pain. He said he wanted it out so ............................

My treatment was called off today. I have been having severe pain and they think it's my gall stones. I don't but no one will listen to me. I am trying to reach the surgeon to get surgery scheduled so we can back on treatment. Wish we could have done it few weeks ago. I begged for one more treatment but they said no. I'm scared what if it's not my gallbladder that's causing the pain and we are doing all this and delaying treatment for no reason. Both the surgeon and my PCP wanted it out weeks ago (no questions asked) but couldn;t cause of the Avastin that the oncologist wanted. I can realte to TAnn, 2 hydrocodone every 6 hours and 3 Oxycodone every 4 hours and sometime it doesn't touch the pain. Will keep you posted.

TAnn- So sorry to hear about the MESS! Check out my post about my Alimta treatment I was supposed to have.

BC- I'm doing Alimta with Avastin. I too have nausea, fatigue and pain the first 6-7 days, then it seems to subside. I'm still tired between treatments. I take B-12 everyday and get a shot the day of chemo. Nice to know I'm not alone!

Welcome! I took Tarceva for three months and had a severe rash (disfiguring), unfortunately the Tarceva did not work for me and the cancer traveled to the other lung.

I don't know that the tarceva ever worked, I took it for 3mths. My rash was horrible and I was treated with antibiotics and I tried every cream on the market! No runs. I thought that the worse the rash was it made sense it was working, but not for me! Good luck!

I saw something about brain mets and avastin when it came to lung cancer. Can't think what it was but it was a problem with the two. Try their website www.avastin.com, maybe they can issue some insite.

Now that I have had a couple weeks to calm down about the reoccurance or spread of my cancer I remember the doctor mentioning Navelbine as a course of treatment. Does anyone know about these? Or have they tried it?