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Glad your back! Get some rest!

My lung collapsed 2mths after surgery. It did not require surgery, it repaired itself. I was in the hospital with oxygen. Sorry I can't be more help!

David was in the ER getting his blood transution yesterday. Well I decided that he was getting all the attention again! Had major problems breathing all day and my heart was racing higher then normal, ended up in the ER checked for pulmonary embolism again! Everything is fine, increased the beta blocker. I'm glad the doctors are being very cautious with me, but boy am I tired of all this mess!

OK Addie, you sound like me. At least we are still here!

I had carbo/Tax and had all the side effects (had 7 rounds, 6 with radiation and one without). Can't say that it worked for me since my cancer returned 3 months after treatment ended. Good luck and I'm glad she is handleing it so well!!!

Today is my one year anniversary of having quit smoking! It was at 7:30am one year ago that I took the last drag off of a cigerette. I never did cheat, but boy do I miss them. It almost feels like my best friend died one year ago. Since the cancer had reappeared (this past February) I would have started to smoke again but I swear the surgeon did something when he did surgery to make it so I couldn't smoke again! I wish I could, but I can't, it would kill me. It kills me to just smell it on someone. Guess I should celebrate no cigs for one year!

OK Dave are we competeing with each other? Hang in there! Your strong!

Hi Oliver! Glad you found us! I use to be stage 3A, until February or this year when the sucker spread! I felt like you! I have at least 10-20 more years before I have any problems (I was 36 at dx and will turn 38 this month). I did the whole surgery, radiation, chemo thing (taxol/carbo), then got a three month break and the cancer returned.....hopefully we will get it under control this time! Keep coming back, this is the best place for support!

Hang in there! It can only get better!

I had leg cramping and still have pain in my rib cage and jaw. No one can tell me why, everything looks normal. Could it be your meds?

Hang in there and good luck!

Pat and Brian Hang in there! This is the real deal and it is very scarey, there is a lot that goes along with it as well. Hate all this mess! Some times the hospital is the best place you can be! Hang in there!

Welcome, sorry you had to find us! This is a good place for support! Good luck with your chemo.

Way to go Charlie! Git Er Done! I get stuck again Wednesday! Finally got a copy of the pathology report. The nodules in my left lung have had no remarkable change, the right lung.....some have disappeared and others have shrunk! Whould have gone to medical school so I could understand all these big words! Glad you are doing good! Praying for an uneveryful Wednesday for me!

This is a support group not a bash group! Let's look at all the non-smokers who have LC! If we look at it that because you smoke you deserve it, then what about the non-smokers. We could say they must have done something wrong to deserve it according to the person who is not named. I look at it this way, NO ONE DESERVES this disease! Smoker or Non-smoker! You handled that very nicely, nicer then I think I could have!

Mel- Sorry you can't do chemo, your always in my thoughts! Get stronger!

Melanie- Just try chemo once and see how you do, if it goes OK then you can do it again! Think about it! Your in my thoughts!!!!

You go Fay!!!!! Give em hell!

17cm, I would have fainted! My gosh!!!!!!

If it takes years and years for the tumor to grow to just 3mm (or whatever), then why after only 3 months can additional tumors be found? And the cancer is back. I don't understand how it can take so long for the initial tumor to grow then after just a few months the cancer "has spread" and there are additional tumors?! Were they there all along only they couldn't be detected? Then how did they grow so fast after only 3mths. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

I'm a cheap date! Just a draft beer! We need to open a buffet table with meatballs and chicken wings and all kinds of food to go with the drinks!

Thanks everyone! Trying to be cheery! Don't know how everyone keeps their spirits up, mine have been down lately. Trying to work on that! It's hard! But your right, I made it a year. Doesn't matter what condition I'm in, only that I'm still here!

Your in my prayers!

Prayers coming!

Hi Michael- We were dx about the same time only I was Stage 3A back then, in 02/05 my cancer came back and I am now Stage 4.....at the age of 37, I turn 38 next month. I has been a long hard journey and I agree about the loss of control of your life! My daughter asked me about a concert she wanted to go to in July (she is 13 so her father or I would have to go with her). I broke down and told her wecouldn;t plan that far in advance because we didn;t know how I would be feeling. Although you had some pain at dx, I didn't. I went in cause I feel down the stairs and thought I better be checked out just in case. You picked a good place to come for support! Keep us posted on your progress.