wendyd Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 My name is Wendy. I'm 46. I live in arkansas. I'm just looking for someone to talk to. My son and I live here. His dad is dead so we have each other. 12/06 my Lymph Nodes swelled up in my neck 4/20/2007 lump in the middle of neck 5/16/2007 lump removed from neck 5/31/07 Found out I have Cancer a unknown primary 6/2, 6/4, 6/8/07 had CT, brain, pelvic and a Muga test 6/8/2007 Went to the Oncologist Dr. told me I have cancer of a unknown primary. 6/14/07 Had a port put in. 6/15/07 Dr. told me I have Adenocarcinoma/lung cancer stage4 6/15/07 Started Chemo. Avastin, Taxol, Carboplatin. with Premeds 6/22/2007 Chemo. Taxol, Carboplatin. with Premeds 7/1/07 Chemo. Avastin, Taxol, Carboplatin. with Premeds more treatments not going to list all 8/10/2007 More CT scans Chemo seems to be working. low bllod counts and lots of side effects. 9/21/2007 Dr. have to change up my chemo treatments due to very low blood counts. now i get my treatment of Avastin, Taxol, Carboplatin every other week. 10/19/2007 still have every low blood counts, bleeding, cough, shortness of breath, got to go for more chemo on the 29th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlemike Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Hi and welcome Wendy.I hope you keep coming for help and support. You will find many here with stage 4 cancer that will be glad to share with you.There is also a live chat on Tuesday nights and everyone there has or had lung cancer or is a family member or caregiver. I hope and pray the best for you in this.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyd Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 "beatlemike"]Hi and welcome Wendy.I hope you keep coming for help and support. You will find many here with stage 4 cancer that will be glad to share with you.There is also a live chat on Tuesday nights and everyone there has or had lung cancer or is a family member or caregiver. I hope and pray the best for you in this.Mike Thanks Mike for the welcome. I hope to talk to some of the people here. I have alot of side effects for the chemo. I worry most about my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie B Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Hi Wendy, and welcome to the place noone wants to hang out at. I'm sorry you have the need to find us, but I'm sure glad you did. Talk and Support and Education & Friendship is what we are all about. As you can see by my profile below, I too am a lung cancer survivor. I hope you'll stay with us and let us walk the journey with you. It's so much easier having someone to talk to who totally understands what your going through. Look over the Forums, maybe you would like to hang out in the Lung Cancer Survivors Forum. Read them over and find what best suits your needs. We're here for you. You should feel a little better now that you don't have to have your chemo until Oct 29. You know more get to feeling have human and bang here comes the chemo, but HONEST it's worth every mintue of it to have it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyr Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Hi Wendy and welcome from another Wendy. You don't say if low blood counts are RBC or WBC but there are shots for each. Have you been offered any of them? Stay with us and let us help you on this journey. Good Luck & God Bless wendyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Welcome Wendy, Glad you found us. Lots of sharing, caring, support and hope here. Stay with us. don't go it alone-- let us know how you are dong and how we can help you. I too am Stage IV, anytime you need someone to talk to be more then glad to. Prayers for the best. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Welcome- You are on a very aggressive treatment protocol that should give you good results. I know it is hard now but try to keep your eye on the future scan when you get some good news. If you read through our board you will see lots of people doing well following treatment, the same can happen for you. I am glad you found us. Rochelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyoung20 Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Hey Wendy, It looks like something happened to my previous post. Confused.... Anyway, I wanted to welcome you to the site and to tell you that I am thankful you found us. I live in TN ..not Ark but right next door. God Bless!! Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don M Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Welcome Wendy Don M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Wow, hello from another yet Wendy! I am glad that you found this site. There are so many positive people that can lift you up when you are down, celebrate with your good news and understand you when you have received bad news. When my blood counts were low, I started getting aranesp shots every two weeks to boost my blood counts. I think there is another shot for white cells too. All my best to you, keep us posted on how you are doing, Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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