abermom63

I too have sclc extensive stage lung cancer. I was a smoker for longer than I was not. I quit the day of my diagnosed 2/1113. This is quite a scary diagnosis but I am determined to fight all the way. I am finishing my final round of chemo (carboplatin etoposide) this week. I had a CT scan yesterday so today I will find out where I'm at and what's next. Take care. Beth

MY BACK BACK IS ALSO SOOO AWFUL, HAVE 3 COMPRESSED VETERBRAES, AND 2 BUGLING DISCS AND I TORN, PROBABLY FROM THE RADIATION, SO FAR HAVE FOUND NO RELEIF, AM GOING TO TRY STERIODS HOWEVER.

DIAGNOSED 2012 BEEN ON CHEMO SINCE, THEY HAVE TRIED FOUR DIFFERENT CHEMOS, SO FAR NONE HAVE SLOWED PROGRESS, WITH THE LORDS HELP WE WILL FIND THE ONE TO STOP THE SPREAD.

SORRY TO MEET LIKE THIS BUT GOOD TO GET TO KNOW YOU AND YOUR JOURNEY, IAM 60 AND WAS DIAGNOISED NOV 2011 WITH ADENCARINO, SMALL CELL AND HAD A LUNG WEDERESECTION IN MARCH OF 2012 I HAD A TUMOR REMOVED FROM MY BACK (IN MY SKIN) AND IT WAS CANCER, THATS WHEN THEY STARTED CHEMO, IN JULY OF 2012 I STARTED RADIATION (18 TREATMENTS), AND CONTINUED WITH CHEMO, THE CANCER HAS SPREAD TO MY ADOMINAL WALL, LIVER, AXILLARY NODES, MY SPINE, NOW I HAVE 3 COMPRESSED FRACTURES OF MY SPINE, AND LUMBAR HAS 2 BULGING DISCS AND I TORN DISC, PROBABLY FROM THE RADIATION. I AM ON MY FOURTH TYPE OF CHEMO MY DOCS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME BECAUSE MY CANCER HAS METASIZED TO AREAS WHERE IT DOES NOT NORMALLY GO. HOPEFULLY THIS CHEMO SLOWS IT DOWN(I HAVE MY SECOND ON THIS CHEMO THIS FRIDAY, I HAVE BEEN BLESSED THAT I TOLATERATE THE CHEMO WELL HOWEVER, BONE PAIN IS BAD AND ALL THE PAIN MEDS WILL NOT TAKE IT AWAY NOW I AM ON I THINK THE 5TH TYPE OF PAIN MEDS TO HELP THE BONE PAIN. I AM GOING TO THE CANCER CENTERS OF AMERICA I PHOENIX WHICH IS A 5 HOUR DRIVE FOR ME. RIGHT NOW I ONLY GO ONCE EVERY 3 THREE WEEKS FOR TREAMENTS AND TESTS. IT IS TRULY A WONDERFUL PLACE THEY HAVE GIVEN ME HOPE AND FAITH WHEN MY LOCAL DOC STATED TO ME CHEMO IS NOT HELPING YOU AND I AM GOING TO PUT YOU ON JUST PAIN MEDS ND LET YOUR RIDE OUT YOU JOURNEY. THATS WHEN I WENT TO CANCER CENTERS AND THAT WAS A YEAR AGO THE DOCS THERE SAID THEY WILL TEST AND TRY EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO SLOW THE PROGRESS I JUST HAVE STUBBORN CANCER. I HAVE FAITH THAT THEY WILL FIND THE MEDS I NEED TO SLOW THE PROGRESS. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND I PRAY EACH NIGHT FOR ALL CANCER PATIENTS.

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Greg P
3x survivor

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