1saltydog Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I am new to this board but not to this topic. I am 66 y/o male non smoker and three year (almost) survivor of NSCLC(Adeanocarcinoma). I was diagnosed in March of 05 as stage IIB (5cm mass) and had a resection of my left upper lobe. After adjuvant chemo with Carbo/taxol, I figured I was home free, so it was another big surprise, when the cancer recurred two year ago.. this time with mets to the bones (shoulder, hip, and spine x4). Went on Tarceva then, in Jul 07, Alimata (plus Zometa) and have been more or less stable since then (25 rounds). I still consider myself to be very lucky. I am still very active and manage to stay fit. Like the ancient mariner, I feel an obligation to spread the news about Lung Cancer and how badly this disease has been treated by the National Health establishnment. I have become an activist on this and am very involved with the Lung Cancer Alliance where we are fighting for Federal funding for Lung Cancer research among other things. Glad to be part of this forum Phil C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlemike Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Hello Phil and welcome. I hope you keep coming and sharing your story with others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recce101 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Hi, Phil, welcome to the LCSC! Congratulations and a heartfelt thank-you for your activism. A number of us have "triple citizenship" so to speak -- here, LCA, and OncTalk. I hope you'll post often. Aloha, Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna G Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Hi Phil. Welcome. We , and our families need to get the word out about the leading cancer killer-Lung Cancer. Many of us here are trying to do just that. Hope you have looked at the different ribbon subjects and looked over the events we have had. Keep us posted on how you are doing and what you are doing. Again , welcome. DonnaG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Welcome Phil- I am glad that things are stable for you and you feel well. I am glad you joined us. Rochelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernrol Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Phil, Welcome to the site. Glad to have you on board. Stay positive, Ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley (MLC) Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hi Phil, welcome to the boards. I'm happy to hear that you are stable and can't tell you how much I appreciate you getting the word out about this terrible disease. I wish you the very best with your treatment. Please keep us posted. Shelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Welcome! I always appreciate hearing other survivor stories. Thanks for the advocacy!! Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsC1210 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hello and Welcome Phil~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph74 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Welcome Phil - so glad you've joined, and THANK YOU for spreading the word and getting so actively involved in the fight. My mom has been an activist as well since she was diagnosed with lung cancer (never smoker) almost two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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