went to the Accident and Emergency due to a persistent cough for over a month and pain on the upper right back.
biopsy tests were done
biopsy tests were done
confirmed the cancer
Doctor says the oral targeted therapy was responding quite well
my body could not tolerate the drug, feeling painful, and liver enzymes went too high...
First CT Lung scan
visible side effects were really bad, my face got swollen, and I got bad reactions with eyes..
I’d never smoked anything except a salmon, but I GOT CANCEEEER! WHY!?
tumors were not responding to the drug and they even grew bigger
So tired. See my tdoc at 2 today and then a group for families of suicides tonight. Bummer having to drive clear into Anchorage for that one but want my sisters bf to attend. Think I have already given up on the drinking, can't take the morning afters. Feel like that was my last "rope" to hang onto. If I can't bury the pain I am not sure that I can go on period.
I got stage III A non-small-cell adenocarcinoma. I had a 7-cm tumor in my lower left lung, two hot hilar lymph nodes in the left lung, and one hot subcarinal lymph node between my lungs at the bottom of my windpipe.
When I finally realized I didn't have to follow AA's tragic script of crashing and burning if I "went back out", I found I was able to drink much more sensibly than ever before...
Doctor says Im responding quite well
After 10 days in the hospital and weeks of IV antibiotics, I recovered enough from pneumonia to get 33 daily radiation treatments (66 Grays total) concurrent with 6 weekly chemo doses (both carboplatin and paclitaxel) followed by one full chemo dose. I couldn’t have the second planned full chemo dose because my blood values tanked in addition to other side effects.
feel like going into a time machine
Has anyone when you eat or drink & you don't know when it happens stuff goes down your windpipe & you start coughing to get it up & it hurts for a while afterwards.
finally get to enjoy my favorite tacos after blood test
the lymph nodes were almost completely resolved, and the tumor had shrunk by over 90%! I was feeling good, the CAT scan was good … I thought I had a great chance at a cure. Hurray!
severe anemia after receiving chemotherapy
I underwent several tests (15 appointments in 16 days) to determine if I was healthy enough to have the lung removed. Seriously, 15? someone please make an appointment app for that?
6th radiation treatment and second Chemo today, sugar is running high due to steroids they give me but dr is working on that. Because of my cough, I have to wear a mask today.
Got shortness of breath, man, is it coming back?
A new tumor grew by my right collarbone in the area where the nodes were removed. It’s an ugly thing that grew from nothing to about 3 inches long and 1.5 inches wide in less than 2 months–very aggressive. My pulmonologist and oncologist say they’ve never seen anything grow so fast. THIS SUCKS...
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