Alisa Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Hello all. I just found out about this group, although I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago. The following is a brief history of my condition and treatment. I belong to another group, where I usually just lurk. I was Stage 2b due to size of tumor(7), non-small cell adenocarcinoma (I think undifferentiated) in my right middle lobe and 2 nodes involved, but within the same middle lobe. I was 43 yrs. old when diagnosed. I had the middle lobe removed. At that point, my thoracic surgeon felt he got it all, but both he and the oncologist at the hospital (Columbia Presbyterian in NYC) felt I should have follow-up chemo to help prevent a recurrence. I had six treatments of carboplatin and taxol, which I tolerated well. I was getting scanned every 4 months for the first 2 years and now every 6 months, alternating between ct scan of chest, pelvix, abdoment/brain mri/bone scan and PET scan. As for complementary therapy: custom blend chinese herbal tea (nasty tasting) containing many things like ganoderma, astragalus, polyphenols, mushroom, licorace root, ginseng, co-10, and other traditional chinese herbs which I don't have the translations for; traditional vitamins (A,C,D,E,Selenium,Zinc); green tea capsules; Mega Soy; modified citris pectin; IP6; tumeric (curcumin); celebrex; worm wood; Thisilyn. I'd appreciate any feedback, especially where complementary/alternative medicine is concerned. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anais Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Hello! As you see in my signature, my mother was also dx with NSCL adenocarcinoma (stage IV). She started carboplatin/gemcitabine chemo a month ago and she also takes chinese herbs. She has to boil them and drink the liquid (250 ml). Here is a website about chinese herbs and lung cancer : http://www.internethealthlibrary.com/He ... search.htm Regards, Anaïs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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