wolfman54
09-24-2008, 06:03 PM
:confused: I was diagnosed with small cell (oat cell) lung cancer at the end of January 2008. According to the statistics I was supposed to die in May 2008. Yet here I am, nine months later (not complaining about this state of affairs:)) but here is where the confusion comes in. I have had four rounds of chemotherapy between February 08 and June 08. I had my latest CT scan this past week, September 08, and the cancer lesions in my lungs have neither grown nor gone away and are the same size as at the time of diagnosis in January 08. According to the doctors, this is not supposed to happen with small cell lung cancer. They are calling me an anomaly. Am I actually an anomaly or are there others out there that are survivors of small cell lung cancer with dormant cancer lesions in their lungs. I am taking daily doses of shark cartilage, zinc as well as Flax seed oil. Both my wife and I swear that it is the shark cartilage that is keeping the cancer cells dormant but the doctors severely discount this. I would very much like to hear from other small cell lung cancer survivors to find out if I am truly an anomaly.
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mishymay3
09-24-2008, 09:46 PM
Hello there. My mother in law was diagnosed with sclc October of 2008, the same week my father passed away from non small cell lung cancer at the age of 55.
My mother in law is in remission and has been for a couple of months. They did do preventative brain radiation since this is the place those cells like to travel to next. She is still very tired but amazes us all everyday with her fighter and positive spirit.
I wish you all the best.
Michelle
My mother in law is in remission and has been for a couple of months. They did do preventative brain radiation since this is the place those cells like to travel to next. She is still very tired but amazes us all everyday with her fighter and positive spirit.
I wish you all the best.
Michelle
wolfman54
09-25-2008, 01:04 AM
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. I wish your mother all the best and that she continues to remain in remession. The British Columbia, Canada cancer agency has been wonderful in their support, both physically and mentally. According to the nurses on the cancer ward 30% of winning the battle against cancer is all in your mental attitude. From your message your mother has courage and attitude that is required to successfully fight this terrible disease. My very best to both of you. Wolf
Marlinsum
09-27-2008, 01:10 PM
My father in-law 74 y/o was diagnosed with sclc in august of 06. He was in remission for a year then relapsed in Jan of 08 he did chemotherapy again. He’s tumor did shrink from 8cm to 5cm with no Symptoms. He was stable for 4months but now has progression of he’s disease. It has been just over 2 years now and he is still here. He will not be doing any more treatment for he's small cell lung cancer but thats because he has other health problems he’s heart only functions at 20% and is in heart failure if not for that he would be going for more treatment. Hang in there you could very well stay stable for a long time.
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wolfman54
09-29-2008, 01:54 AM
My father in-law 74 y/o was diagnosed with sclc in august of 06. He was in remission for a year then relapsed in Jan of 08 he did chemotherapy again. He’s tumor did shrink from 8cm to 5cm with no Symptoms. He was stable for 4months but now has progression of he’s disease. It has been just over 2 years now and he is still here. He will not be doing any more treatment for he's small cell lung cancer but thats because he has other health problems he’s heart only functions at 20% and is in heart failure if not for that he would be going for more treatment. Hang in there you could very well stay stable for a long time.
Mar
:wave: Hello Marlinsum, thank you very much for taking the time to post a reply. Your post is very encouraging for me as yours is the first that offers some form of hope. I am sorry to hear that your father-in-law is so seriously ill, especially after successfully battling small cell lung cancer. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time.
Mar
:wave: Hello Marlinsum, thank you very much for taking the time to post a reply. Your post is very encouraging for me as yours is the first that offers some form of hope. I am sorry to hear that your father-in-law is so seriously ill, especially after successfully battling small cell lung cancer. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time.
cookie558
09-29-2008, 10:51 AM
My husband was diagnosed in July 2006 with SCLC.A large tumor was starting to block off his vena cava and he was given three weeks to live if he didn't get immediate treatment. So he had chemo and reaiation. This shrank the tumor a bit but it is still there, but not doing anything.He had a check up last week and he is still doing fine after 2 years and 3 months.;) He is anxious to go to work but his oncologist does not recomend it. Cookie
wolfman54
10-02-2008, 01:58 AM
My husband was diagnosed in July 2006 with SCLC.A large tumor was starting to block off his vena cava and he was given three weeks to live if he didn't get immediate treatment. So he had chemo and reaiation. This shrank the tumor a bit but it is still there, but not doing anything.He had a check up last week and he is still doing fine after 2 years and 3 months.;) He is anxious to go to work but his oncologist does not recomend it. Cookie
Cookie, thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with me. It has certainly made my day to know that there are others like myself who are living with cancer lesions that have remained stable (that is what my oncologist is calling my current condition). God Bless you and your husband and I will pray that your husbands health continues to improve so that you might enjoy a long and fulfilling life together. Wolfman54
Cookie, thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with me. It has certainly made my day to know that there are others like myself who are living with cancer lesions that have remained stable (that is what my oncologist is calling my current condition). God Bless you and your husband and I will pray that your husbands health continues to improve so that you might enjoy a long and fulfilling life together. Wolfman54
jeaniek
12-03-2008, 03:10 PM
I love seeing success stories such as this - thank you for sharing.
I unfortunately lost my father to sclc almost 2 years ago...but it's always wonderful to see that glimpse of hope that Cancer can be beat.
I wanted my dad to use supplements as well, but he refused and the doctor would not back it up - but I believe that natural remedies can be helpful in addition to the help you get from your doctor:D
I just think that either doctors are generally not open minded towards them or there's not enough research so they don't want to put their foot in the mouth or even more, why push natural remedies when surgery/drugs/treatment are effective...but whatever the reason if they are working well for you then that is wonderful!!!
Lots of best wishes for the future!
Jeanie
I unfortunately lost my father to sclc almost 2 years ago...but it's always wonderful to see that glimpse of hope that Cancer can be beat.
I wanted my dad to use supplements as well, but he refused and the doctor would not back it up - but I believe that natural remedies can be helpful in addition to the help you get from your doctor:D
I just think that either doctors are generally not open minded towards them or there's not enough research so they don't want to put their foot in the mouth or even more, why push natural remedies when surgery/drugs/treatment are effective...but whatever the reason if they are working well for you then that is wonderful!!!
Lots of best wishes for the future!
Jeanie
wolfman54
12-04-2008, 02:31 AM
I love seeing success stories such as this - thank you for sharing.
I unfortunately lost my father to sclc almost 2 years ago...but it's always wonderful to see that glimpse of hope that Cancer can be beat.
I wanted my dad to use supplements as well, but he refused and the doctor would not back it up - but I believe that natural remedies can be helpful in addition to the help you get from your doctor:D
I just think that either doctors are generally not open minded towards them or there's not enough research so they don't want to put their foot in the mouth or even more, why push natural remedies when surgery/drugs/treatment are effective...but whatever the reason if they are working well for you then that is wonderful!!!
Lots of best wishes for the future!
Jeanie
Jeanie, thank you for your words of encouragement and I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your father to sclc. The British Columbia, Canada cancer agency is doing a 5 year study on the effectiveness of shark cartilage on cancer. They are doing this because there are enough cancer patients in BC that ignored their doctors and used both medical recommended and holistic treatments and the anecdotal evidence suggests that there is a strong enough link to be worthy of a longer study. The nurses:angel: at the cancer agency, all who have 20 plus years working with cancer patients, that 30% or more of the cure for cancer is in the mind and the attitude that you bring to the fight. Is there a guarantee? Absolutely not.
A friend of ours was diagnosed with cancer and given 0% chance of survival managed to survive 18 months, much to the doctors amazement. Before the end she told me that while she had hoped for more, but an extra 18 months with her family was a gift from God. She tried all of the supplements and in the end felt that she had not received any benefit from them.
So what has worked for me? Laughter, a positive attitude (people say they cannot believe how positive I am considering my diagnosis), the love and support of family and friends, using both holistic as well as "regular" cancer therapies and a determination never to give up. On my worst days when I should have stayed in bed and felt that I hardly have the strength to breath let alone get up, I made myself get up, get dressed, brush my teeth and shave and all of that other grooming stuff and go down to the living room to participate with the family in family life. To me this was a small victory and provided me with a positive feeling and with each day or week or month, I added to what I was able to do. I am now at the stage where I am almost back to normal for both strength and stamina and spent the last month bucking up trees for firewood and the last five days splitting (using a mechanical splitter) and stacking (that was done manually) our winter supply of firewood for heating our home. I am looking forward to even greater victories as time goes on. My apologies for the length of this note but I wanted to provide you with my view of surviving cancer. I still take shark cartilage, zinc, and a number of other anti-oxidants and believe that they continue to help me survive. :wave:
I unfortunately lost my father to sclc almost 2 years ago...but it's always wonderful to see that glimpse of hope that Cancer can be beat.
I wanted my dad to use supplements as well, but he refused and the doctor would not back it up - but I believe that natural remedies can be helpful in addition to the help you get from your doctor:D
I just think that either doctors are generally not open minded towards them or there's not enough research so they don't want to put their foot in the mouth or even more, why push natural remedies when surgery/drugs/treatment are effective...but whatever the reason if they are working well for you then that is wonderful!!!
Lots of best wishes for the future!
Jeanie
Jeanie, thank you for your words of encouragement and I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your father to sclc. The British Columbia, Canada cancer agency is doing a 5 year study on the effectiveness of shark cartilage on cancer. They are doing this because there are enough cancer patients in BC that ignored their doctors and used both medical recommended and holistic treatments and the anecdotal evidence suggests that there is a strong enough link to be worthy of a longer study. The nurses:angel: at the cancer agency, all who have 20 plus years working with cancer patients, that 30% or more of the cure for cancer is in the mind and the attitude that you bring to the fight. Is there a guarantee? Absolutely not.
A friend of ours was diagnosed with cancer and given 0% chance of survival managed to survive 18 months, much to the doctors amazement. Before the end she told me that while she had hoped for more, but an extra 18 months with her family was a gift from God. She tried all of the supplements and in the end felt that she had not received any benefit from them.
So what has worked for me? Laughter, a positive attitude (people say they cannot believe how positive I am considering my diagnosis), the love and support of family and friends, using both holistic as well as "regular" cancer therapies and a determination never to give up. On my worst days when I should have stayed in bed and felt that I hardly have the strength to breath let alone get up, I made myself get up, get dressed, brush my teeth and shave and all of that other grooming stuff and go down to the living room to participate with the family in family life. To me this was a small victory and provided me with a positive feeling and with each day or week or month, I added to what I was able to do. I am now at the stage where I am almost back to normal for both strength and stamina and spent the last month bucking up trees for firewood and the last five days splitting (using a mechanical splitter) and stacking (that was done manually) our winter supply of firewood for heating our home. I am looking forward to even greater victories as time goes on. My apologies for the length of this note but I wanted to provide you with my view of surviving cancer. I still take shark cartilage, zinc, and a number of other anti-oxidants and believe that they continue to help me survive. :wave:
scotty1uk
02-08-2009, 06:35 PM
My husband was diagnosed in July 2006 with SCLC.A large tumor was starting to block off his vena cava and he was given three weeks to live if he didn't get immediate treatment. So he had chemo and reaiation. This shrank the tumor a bit but it is still there, but not doing anything.He had a check up last week and he is still doing fine after 2 years and 3 months.;) He is anxious to go to work but his oncologist does not recomend it. Cookie
Hi there cookie after reading through lots & lots of posts i have came across your one which seems very simular to my fathers diagnosis. We started getting worried as his face started to swell after several consoltations with he was put for a chest xray which showed up a mass on the right lung. He was referred to Main hospital for a CT scan where they confirmed lung cancer and we was told 2 weeks and he would have had a anurism to the brain which more than likley would hace caused death. He has 3 masses 1 right lung / 1 lymph node betwen the lungs and 1 under left arm pit. We have been told there are only 2 stages to sclc. LIMITED & EXTENSIVE. I asked doc on thursday and was told my father was extensive. He was diag on 22nd dec08 and has started his chemo 2 down 2 to go then 4 weeks of radio. Can anyone please give me more info on this.
scotty
Hi there cookie after reading through lots & lots of posts i have came across your one which seems very simular to my fathers diagnosis. We started getting worried as his face started to swell after several consoltations with he was put for a chest xray which showed up a mass on the right lung. He was referred to Main hospital for a CT scan where they confirmed lung cancer and we was told 2 weeks and he would have had a anurism to the brain which more than likley would hace caused death. He has 3 masses 1 right lung / 1 lymph node betwen the lungs and 1 under left arm pit. We have been told there are only 2 stages to sclc. LIMITED & EXTENSIVE. I asked doc on thursday and was told my father was extensive. He was diag on 22nd dec08 and has started his chemo 2 down 2 to go then 4 weeks of radio. Can anyone please give me more info on this.
scotty
cookie558
02-10-2009, 09:51 AM
Hi, that is the same as my husband's situation. SCLC usually responds better to the treatment than non small cell. My husband is still in remission. Hang in there and watch the treatment work. Cookie
tuckygal
02-12-2009, 07:11 PM
Hello all, I haven't posted for a while but contine to pray for all the cancer patients and families. I had treatment, chemo and radiation, for SCLC in the spring of '05 and have had 'clean' scans since them. I am thankful to wake up each morning. I don't have much energy anymore and have put on too much weight from eating non-stop. Other than that I am glad to still be hanging in there.
Never lose hope. And yes, a good attitude is a wonderful medicine.
I will try to check back in more often. God bless all; Pat in KY
Never lose hope. And yes, a good attitude is a wonderful medicine.
I will try to check back in more often. God bless all; Pat in KY
likekfc
02-16-2009, 01:16 PM
:confused: I was diagnosed with small cell (oat cell) lung cancer at the end of January 2008. According to the statistics I was supposed to die in May 2008. Yet here I am, nine months later (not complaining about this state of affairs:)) but here is where the confusion comes in. I have had four rounds of chemotherapy between February 08 and June 08. I had my latest CT scan this past week, September 08, and the cancer lesions in my lungs have neither grown nor gone away and are the same size as at the time of diagnosis in January 08. According to the doctors, this is not supposed to happen with small cell lung cancer. They are calling me an anomaly. Am I actually an anomaly or are there others out there that are survivors of small cell lung cancer with dormant cancer lesions in their lungs. I am taking daily doses of shark cartilage, zinc as well as Flax seed oil. Both my wife and I swear that it is the shark cartilage that is keeping the cancer cells dormant but the doctors severely discount this. I would very much like to hear from other small cell lung cancer survivors to find out if I am truly an anomaly.
I have just been dianosised with small cell went through my frist round of chemo which has kicked me good No idea what to expect Like in Mobile Al. sure would like so input thanks
I have just been dianosised with small cell went through my frist round of chemo which has kicked me good No idea what to expect Like in Mobile Al. sure would like so input thanks
wolfman54
02-25-2009, 06:38 PM
I have just been dianosised with small cell went through my frist round of chemo which has kicked me good No idea what to expect Like in Mobile Al. sure would like so input thanks
Hello likekfc;
My apologies for the delay in my reply to you post as I have not had the opportunity to access my messages much as of late. There is so much variation in tolerance to the chemotherapy regimen that I have discovered that each session with chemotherapy is unique to the person going through the process. Providing you with a rundown on my chemotherapy experience will simply make you wonder whether I am telling you the truth as my experience might be different than yours.
I can offer a very, very important learning from my experience. Demand that you NOT be treated as a patient who has treatments performed on you. DO DEMAND that you be treated as an equal partner in your therapy regimen. Do not worry that many of the medical terms might at the beginning sound like a bunch of baffle gab. Buy a good quality dictionary or get on the web and look up the words. ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS and demand answers. If you don't know then you cannot respond or be prepared for what is happening. Too many folks with serious diseases enter into medical facilities and have procedures done to them. Letting the medical profession do things to you means that you do not have a share of the control. If you have a share of the control over what is happening to you, you will feel better. And while this is easy to say and hard to do, many believe that my 13 month survival is also due in large part to my attitude. Never, ever give up. No matter how hard the day, allow yourself some time for self-pity but then find something to smile and laugh about and think positive thoughts.
I wish you the very, very best in your successful journey through cancer and look forward to hearing about your success's in the coming months.
May God be with you.:wave:
Hello likekfc;
My apologies for the delay in my reply to you post as I have not had the opportunity to access my messages much as of late. There is so much variation in tolerance to the chemotherapy regimen that I have discovered that each session with chemotherapy is unique to the person going through the process. Providing you with a rundown on my chemotherapy experience will simply make you wonder whether I am telling you the truth as my experience might be different than yours.
I can offer a very, very important learning from my experience. Demand that you NOT be treated as a patient who has treatments performed on you. DO DEMAND that you be treated as an equal partner in your therapy regimen. Do not worry that many of the medical terms might at the beginning sound like a bunch of baffle gab. Buy a good quality dictionary or get on the web and look up the words. ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS and demand answers. If you don't know then you cannot respond or be prepared for what is happening. Too many folks with serious diseases enter into medical facilities and have procedures done to them. Letting the medical profession do things to you means that you do not have a share of the control. If you have a share of the control over what is happening to you, you will feel better. And while this is easy to say and hard to do, many believe that my 13 month survival is also due in large part to my attitude. Never, ever give up. No matter how hard the day, allow yourself some time for self-pity but then find something to smile and laugh about and think positive thoughts.
I wish you the very, very best in your successful journey through cancer and look forward to hearing about your success's in the coming months.
May God be with you.:wave:
wolfman54
02-25-2009, 06:42 PM
Hello all, I haven't posted for a while but contine to pray for all the cancer patients and families. I had treatment, chemo and radiation, for SCLC in the spring of '05 and have had 'clean' scans since them. I am thankful to wake up each morning. I don't have much energy anymore and have put on too much weight from eating non-stop. Other than that I am glad to still be hanging in there.
Never lose hope. And yes, a good attitude is a wonderful medicine.
I will try to check back in more often. God bless all; Pat in KY
Bless you Pat and may you enjoy continued good health.
wolfman54
Never lose hope. And yes, a good attitude is a wonderful medicine.
I will try to check back in more often. God bless all; Pat in KY
Bless you Pat and may you enjoy continued good health.
wolfman54
wolfman54
02-25-2009, 06:50 PM
Hi, that is the same as my husband's situation. SCLC usually responds better to the treatment than non small cell. My husband is still in remission. Hang in there and watch the treatment work. Cookie
Thank you, Cookie. My cancer lesions showed small signs of growth during my regular checkup in December 2008. On Wednesday of last week I began the first of my next round of chemotherapy treatments. Neither my doctor nor I knew that I had a slight chest inflammation which was aggravated by the chemotherapy. I spent overnight in the hospital and am now on antibiotics to combat the chest inflammation. Filled me with so many drugs while in the hospital that my head was on a really weird trip and so I am glad to be home and coming back to earth. Three more treatments to go.
I am so glad to hear the positive news that your husband is still in remission. I wish both of you the very best and continued good health.
wolfman54:wave:
Thank you, Cookie. My cancer lesions showed small signs of growth during my regular checkup in December 2008. On Wednesday of last week I began the first of my next round of chemotherapy treatments. Neither my doctor nor I knew that I had a slight chest inflammation which was aggravated by the chemotherapy. I spent overnight in the hospital and am now on antibiotics to combat the chest inflammation. Filled me with so many drugs while in the hospital that my head was on a really weird trip and so I am glad to be home and coming back to earth. Three more treatments to go.
I am so glad to hear the positive news that your husband is still in remission. I wish both of you the very best and continued good health.
wolfman54:wave:
wolfman54
02-25-2009, 06:57 PM
Hi there cookie after reading through lots & lots of posts i have came across your one which seems very simular to my fathers diagnosis. We started getting worried as his face started to swell after several consoltations with he was put for a chest xray which showed up a mass on the right lung. He was referred to Main hospital for a CT scan where they confirmed lung cancer and we was told 2 weeks and he would have had a anurism to the brain which more than likley would hace caused death. He has 3 masses 1 right lung / 1 lymph node betwen the lungs and 1 under left arm pit. We have been told there are only 2 stages to sclc. LIMITED & EXTENSIVE. I asked doc on thursday and was told my father was extensive. He was diag on 22nd dec08 and has started his chemo 2 down 2 to go then 4 weeks of radio. Can anyone please give me more info on this.
scotty
Hello Scotty,
The best website for cancer information on the web has been the British Columbia Cancer Agency (www.bccancer.bc.ca/default.htm). I hope that this link will help in some small way.
wolfman54:wave:
scotty
Hello Scotty,
The best website for cancer information on the web has been the British Columbia Cancer Agency (www.bccancer.bc.ca/default.htm). I hope that this link will help in some small way.
wolfman54:wave:
daughter issues
03-09-2009, 07:20 AM
Wolfman, I want to say WAY TO GO! It's very encouraging to hear that you're doing so well.
I lost my Mom March 2007 to SCLC after 10 months of fighting it (also in BC, Vancouver Island). The doctors advised against a lot of the herbal remedies, but I made sure she got them anyway. It's very encouraging to hear the BC Cancer society is looking closer at the herbal or non-medicinal therapies to help with cancer.
I lost my Mom March 2007 to SCLC after 10 months of fighting it (also in BC, Vancouver Island). The doctors advised against a lot of the herbal remedies, but I made sure she got them anyway. It's very encouraging to hear the BC Cancer society is looking closer at the herbal or non-medicinal therapies to help with cancer.
AtlantaSuvivor
05-17-2009, 12:19 AM
:confused: I was diagnosed with small cell (oat cell) lung cancer at the end of January 2008. According to the statistics I was supposed to die in May 2008. Yet here I am, nine months later (not complaining about this state of affairs:)) but here is where the confusion comes in. I have had four rounds of chemotherapy between February 08 and June 08. I had my latest CT scan this past week, September 08, and the cancer lesions in my lungs have neither grown nor gone away and are the same size as at the time of diagnosis in January 08. According to the doctors, this is not supposed to happen with small cell lung cancer. They are calling me an anomaly. Am I actually an anomaly or are there others out there that are survivors of small cell lung cancer with dormant cancer lesions in their lungs. I am taking daily doses of shark cartilage, zinc as well as Flax seed oil. Both my wife and I swear that it is the shark cartilage that is keeping the cancer cells dormant but the doctors severely discount this. I would very much like to hear from other small cell lung cancer survivors to find out if I am truly an anomaly.
Like you, I was diagnosed with SCLC in March 2008. I began chemo treatments in April 2008. I underwent 4 rounds of chemo with no change in the growth of the tumors. I then underwent 33 rounds of chest radiation and by December 2009 I was ending up 18 rounds of PCI (brain radiation). In January 2009, my CT scan showed that my 2 or the 3 tumors had shrank to an unmeasurable size, while 1 tumor showed no growth, yet no shrinkage. Since, I am being monitored by CT scans every 3 months. So far so good. I do have a CT scan upcoming in a few days. I'm just grateful for the shrinkage.
Like you, I was diagnosed with SCLC in March 2008. I began chemo treatments in April 2008. I underwent 4 rounds of chemo with no change in the growth of the tumors. I then underwent 33 rounds of chest radiation and by December 2009 I was ending up 18 rounds of PCI (brain radiation). In January 2009, my CT scan showed that my 2 or the 3 tumors had shrank to an unmeasurable size, while 1 tumor showed no growth, yet no shrinkage. Since, I am being monitored by CT scans every 3 months. So far so good. I do have a CT scan upcoming in a few days. I'm just grateful for the shrinkage.
Aviator11367
06-09-2009, 09:05 PM
Hi guys,
Good to see you are in such good spirits and positive about your condition and hope all of you get well soon and beat this disease.
My sister was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer about a month ago, they found an 8 cm mass inside her lung. What the doctors prescribed in NY is that she hes stage 2 cancer and is limited to the right lung and should undergo Chemo and Radiation.
I however suggested that we get a second opinion for her and brought here to New Hampshire at the Dartmouth Medical center.. The doctor here told her that she has maybe a year and it is incurable.
Now is there any chance that its his opinion only and maybe i should get another opinion in NY from Sloan Kettering?
Any suggestions would be welcome guys and god bless
Good to see you are in such good spirits and positive about your condition and hope all of you get well soon and beat this disease.
My sister was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer about a month ago, they found an 8 cm mass inside her lung. What the doctors prescribed in NY is that she hes stage 2 cancer and is limited to the right lung and should undergo Chemo and Radiation.
I however suggested that we get a second opinion for her and brought here to New Hampshire at the Dartmouth Medical center.. The doctor here told her that she has maybe a year and it is incurable.
Now is there any chance that its his opinion only and maybe i should get another opinion in NY from Sloan Kettering?
Any suggestions would be welcome guys and god bless
wolfman54
06-10-2009, 02:50 PM
Hello,
My apologies for not replying in a more timely manner. The past four and one-half months have been a medical adventure, which I will explain later. First to your question.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes...get as many opinions from as many different doctors that specialize in lung cancer as you can. I was diagnosed in January, 2008 and after two rounds of chemotherapy was called in to the doctors office and told that the chemotherapy was having no effect on the cancer lesions. I was told that any further chemotherapy was wasting both time and money and that I should go home and get my affairs in order. I was stunned, but after a week said, "Hell no, I think this doctor has it wrong!" So I asked for and received medical opinions from 4 other doctors who recommended that I continue with my chemotherapy. Here I am, now a one and one-half year small cell lung cancer survivor and still going strong. So please do not give up, continue to seek different medical opinions, and most of all, your sister must develop a full fledged fight attitude towards her illness. Everyone that I have spoken to is firmly convinced that a full thirty percent of surviving a serious illness such as cancer is due to the patients attitude to surviving. I borrow a phrase from the Vietnam anti-war protesters, "Hell, no, I won't go!" Seems to be working so far...
During a regular checkup in December of 2008 the doctors noticed that there was some small growth occurring in one of my lymph nodes and one of the cancer lesions. I began another round of chemotherapy in February 2009 and all hell broke loose. I did not realize that chemotherapy treatments can be so damaging. Around the heart is a sack with a minimal amount of fluid that helps keep the heart lubricated while pumping. The chemotherapy caused some sort of problem and the fluid sack around my heart became full of fluid. I was rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery to drain the fluid from around my heart. In the process, the surgeons left a hole, or "window", in the sack in order to reduce the risk of another fluid buildup during a future chemotherapy session. Apparently I set a new record at this hospital as they removed 700 ml of fluid (about the same amount as a soda can) and was still alive. You see, the fluid buildup was using up room that the heart needed to beat, and by the time they rolled me into the operating theatre, my heart was barely beating. The good news is that not only did I survive, but my chemotherapy since having the heart surgery I have had no further problems. Next round of chemotherapy is administered next week.
The reason for sharing is that the road back to life on the journey through cancer has many twists and turns, many unexpected. That is why in order to survive the journey, the patient must be a survivor in the very essence of the meaning of the word. That flame that is the will to live within each and everyone of us must burn more brightly now than it ever has. Please, my best wishes on you and your sisters journey through cancer, God will be beside you throughout this journey. David's Psalm, which in part says, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you walk beside me..." will have more meaning now than ever before.
Wishing you the very best,
Wolfman54
Hi guys,
Good to see you are in such good spirits and positive about your condition and hope all of you get well soon and beat this disease.
My sister was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer about a month ago, they found an 8 cm mass inside her lung. What the doctors prescribed in NY is that she hes stage 2 cancer and is limited to the right lung and should undergo Chemo and Radiation.
I however suggested that we get a second opinion for her and brought here to New Hampshire at the Dartmouth Medical center.. The doctor here told her that she has maybe a year and it is incurable.
Now is there any chance that its his opinion only and maybe i should get another opinion in NY from Sloan Kettering?
Any suggestions would be welcome guys and god bless
My apologies for not replying in a more timely manner. The past four and one-half months have been a medical adventure, which I will explain later. First to your question.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes...get as many opinions from as many different doctors that specialize in lung cancer as you can. I was diagnosed in January, 2008 and after two rounds of chemotherapy was called in to the doctors office and told that the chemotherapy was having no effect on the cancer lesions. I was told that any further chemotherapy was wasting both time and money and that I should go home and get my affairs in order. I was stunned, but after a week said, "Hell no, I think this doctor has it wrong!" So I asked for and received medical opinions from 4 other doctors who recommended that I continue with my chemotherapy. Here I am, now a one and one-half year small cell lung cancer survivor and still going strong. So please do not give up, continue to seek different medical opinions, and most of all, your sister must develop a full fledged fight attitude towards her illness. Everyone that I have spoken to is firmly convinced that a full thirty percent of surviving a serious illness such as cancer is due to the patients attitude to surviving. I borrow a phrase from the Vietnam anti-war protesters, "Hell, no, I won't go!" Seems to be working so far...
During a regular checkup in December of 2008 the doctors noticed that there was some small growth occurring in one of my lymph nodes and one of the cancer lesions. I began another round of chemotherapy in February 2009 and all hell broke loose. I did not realize that chemotherapy treatments can be so damaging. Around the heart is a sack with a minimal amount of fluid that helps keep the heart lubricated while pumping. The chemotherapy caused some sort of problem and the fluid sack around my heart became full of fluid. I was rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery to drain the fluid from around my heart. In the process, the surgeons left a hole, or "window", in the sack in order to reduce the risk of another fluid buildup during a future chemotherapy session. Apparently I set a new record at this hospital as they removed 700 ml of fluid (about the same amount as a soda can) and was still alive. You see, the fluid buildup was using up room that the heart needed to beat, and by the time they rolled me into the operating theatre, my heart was barely beating. The good news is that not only did I survive, but my chemotherapy since having the heart surgery I have had no further problems. Next round of chemotherapy is administered next week.
The reason for sharing is that the road back to life on the journey through cancer has many twists and turns, many unexpected. That is why in order to survive the journey, the patient must be a survivor in the very essence of the meaning of the word. That flame that is the will to live within each and everyone of us must burn more brightly now than it ever has. Please, my best wishes on you and your sisters journey through cancer, God will be beside you throughout this journey. David's Psalm, which in part says, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you walk beside me..." will have more meaning now than ever before.
Wishing you the very best,
Wolfman54
Hi guys,
Good to see you are in such good spirits and positive about your condition and hope all of you get well soon and beat this disease.
My sister was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer about a month ago, they found an 8 cm mass inside her lung. What the doctors prescribed in NY is that she hes stage 2 cancer and is limited to the right lung and should undergo Chemo and Radiation.
I however suggested that we get a second opinion for her and brought here to New Hampshire at the Dartmouth Medical center.. The doctor here told her that she has maybe a year and it is incurable.
Now is there any chance that its his opinion only and maybe i should get another opinion in NY from Sloan Kettering?
Any suggestions would be welcome guys and god bless
angelomercy
06-11-2009, 08:28 AM
Wolfman, I have been reading your posts and I am convinced that you are alive because God is using you to give hope and encouragement as well as critical advise to others. I pray for your continued success in your battle and heaps of blessings for your mission to help others. God Bless you
Aviator11367
06-12-2009, 01:07 AM
Hello,
My apologies for not replying in a more timely manner. The past four and one-half months have been a medical adventure, which I will explain later. First to your question.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes...get as many opinions from as many different doctors that specialize in lung cancer as you can. I was diagnosed in January, 2008 and after two rounds of chemotherapy was called in to the doctors office and told that the chemotherapy was having no effect on the cancer lesions. I was told that any further chemotherapy was wasting both time and money and that I should go home and get my affairs in order. I was stunned, but after a week said, "Hell no, I think this doctor has it wrong!" So I asked for and received medical opinions from 4 other doctors who recommended that I continue with my chemotherapy. Here I am, now a one and one-half year small cell lung cancer survivor and still going strong. So please do not give up, continue to seek different medical opinions, and most of all, your sister must develop a full fledged fight attitude towards her illness. Everyone that I have spoken to is firmly convinced that a full thirty percent of surviving a serious illness such as cancer is due to the patients attitude to surviving. I borrow a phrase from the Vietnam anti-war protesters, "Hell, no, I won't go!" Seems to be working so far...
During a regular checkup in December of 2008 the doctors noticed that there was some small growth occurring in one of my lymph nodes and one of the cancer lesions. I began another round of chemotherapy in February 2009 and all hell broke loose. I did not realize that chemotherapy treatments can be so damaging. Around the heart is a sack with a minimal amount of fluid that helps keep the heart lubricated while pumping. The chemotherapy caused some sort of problem and the fluid sack around my heart became full of fluid. I was rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery to drain the fluid from around my heart. In the process, the surgeons left a hole, or "window", in the sack in order to reduce the risk of another fluid buildup during a future chemotherapy session. Apparently I set a new record at this hospital as they removed 700 ml of fluid (about the same amount as a soda can) and was still alive. You see, the fluid buildup was using up room that the heart needed to beat, and by the time they rolled me into the operating theatre, my heart was barely beating. The good news is that not only did I survive, but my chemotherapy since having the heart surgery I have had no further problems. Next round of chemotherapy is administered next week.
The reason for sharing is that the road back to life on the journey through cancer has many twists and turns, many unexpected. That is why in order to survive the journey, the patient must be a survivor in the very essence of the meaning of the word. That flame that is the will to live within each and everyone of us must burn more brightly now than it ever has. Please, my best wishes on you and your sisters journey through cancer, God will be beside you throughout this journey. David's Psalm, which in part says, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you walk beside me..." will have more meaning now than ever before.
Wishing you the very best,
Wolfman54
My apologies for not replying in a more timely manner. The past four and one-half months have been a medical adventure, which I will explain later. First to your question.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes...get as many opinions from as many different doctors that specialize in lung cancer as you can. I was diagnosed in January, 2008 and after two rounds of chemotherapy was called in to the doctors office and told that the chemotherapy was having no effect on the cancer lesions. I was told that any further chemotherapy was wasting both time and money and that I should go home and get my affairs in order. I was stunned, but after a week said, "Hell no, I think this doctor has it wrong!" So I asked for and received medical opinions from 4 other doctors who recommended that I continue with my chemotherapy. Here I am, now a one and one-half year small cell lung cancer survivor and still going strong. So please do not give up, continue to seek different medical opinions, and most of all, your sister must develop a full fledged fight attitude towards her illness. Everyone that I have spoken to is firmly convinced that a full thirty percent of surviving a serious illness such as cancer is due to the patients attitude to surviving. I borrow a phrase from the Vietnam anti-war protesters, "Hell, no, I won't go!" Seems to be working so far...
During a regular checkup in December of 2008 the doctors noticed that there was some small growth occurring in one of my lymph nodes and one of the cancer lesions. I began another round of chemotherapy in February 2009 and all hell broke loose. I did not realize that chemotherapy treatments can be so damaging. Around the heart is a sack with a minimal amount of fluid that helps keep the heart lubricated while pumping. The chemotherapy caused some sort of problem and the fluid sack around my heart became full of fluid. I was rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery to drain the fluid from around my heart. In the process, the surgeons left a hole, or "window", in the sack in order to reduce the risk of another fluid buildup during a future chemotherapy session. Apparently I set a new record at this hospital as they removed 700 ml of fluid (about the same amount as a soda can) and was still alive. You see, the fluid buildup was using up room that the heart needed to beat, and by the time they rolled me into the operating theatre, my heart was barely beating. The good news is that not only did I survive, but my chemotherapy since having the heart surgery I have had no further problems. Next round of chemotherapy is administered next week.
The reason for sharing is that the road back to life on the journey through cancer has many twists and turns, many unexpected. That is why in order to survive the journey, the patient must be a survivor in the very essence of the meaning of the word. That flame that is the will to live within each and everyone of us must burn more brightly now than it ever has. Please, my best wishes on you and your sisters journey through cancer, God will be beside you throughout this journey. David's Psalm, which in part says, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you walk beside me..." will have more meaning now than ever before.
Wishing you the very best,
Wolfman54
Aviator11367
06-12-2009, 01:12 AM
Hello,
My apologies for not replying in a more timely manner. The past four and one-half months have been a medical adventure, which I will explain later. First to your question.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes...get as many opinions from as many different doctors that specialize in lung cancer as you can. I was diagnosed in January, 2008 and after two rounds of chemotherapy was called in to the doctors office and told that the chemotherapy was having no effect on the cancer lesions. I was told that any further chemotherapy was wasting both time and money and that I should go home and get my affairs in order. I was stunned, but after a week said, "Hell no, I think this doctor has it wrong!" So I asked for and received medical opinions from 4 other doctors who recommended that I continue with my chemotherapy. Here I am, now a one and one-half year small cell lung cancer survivor and still going strong. So please do not give up, continue to seek different medical opinions, and most of all, your sister must develop a full fledged fight attitude towards her illness. Everyone that I have spoken to is firmly convinced that a full thirty percent of surviving a serious illness such as cancer is due to the patients attitude to surviving. I borrow a phrase from the Vietnam anti-war protesters, "Hell, no, I won't go!" Seems to be working so far...
During a regular checkup in December of 2008 the doctors noticed that there was some small growth occurring in one of my lymph nodes and one of the cancer lesions. I began another round of chemotherapy in February 2009 and all hell broke loose. I did not realize that chemotherapy treatments can be so damaging. Around the heart is a sack with a minimal amount of fluid that helps keep the heart lubricated while pumping. The chemotherapy caused some sort of problem and the fluid sack around my heart became full of fluid. I was rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery to drain the fluid from around my heart. In the process, the surgeons left a hole, or "window", in the sack in order to reduce the risk of another fluid buildup during a future chemotherapy session. Apparently I set a new record at this hospital as they removed 700 ml of fluid (about the same amount as a soda can) and was still alive. You see, the fluid buildup was using up room that the heart needed to beat, and by the time they rolled me into the operating theatre, my heart was barely beating. The good news is that not only did I survive, but my chemotherapy since having the heart surgery I have had no further problems. Next round of chemotherapy is administered next week.
The reason for sharing is that the road back to life on the journey through cancer has many twists and turns, many unexpected. That is why in order to survive the journey, the patient must be a survivor in the very essence of the meaning of the word. That flame that is the will to live within each and everyone of us must burn more brightly now than it ever has. Please, my best wishes on you and your sisters journey through cancer, God will be beside you throughout this journey. David's Psalm, which in part says, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you walk beside me..." will have more meaning now than ever before.
Wishing you the very best,
Wolfman54
Thanks Wolfman and i hope to god that you pull through this very difficult time and beat this horrible disease.
Ive tried telling my sister but she still does not seem to get out of this depression and has totally given up.
Im a very broken up person and i wish i would rather die before anything happens to her.
Thank you for taking your time to reply and god bless you
My apologies for not replying in a more timely manner. The past four and one-half months have been a medical adventure, which I will explain later. First to your question.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes...get as many opinions from as many different doctors that specialize in lung cancer as you can. I was diagnosed in January, 2008 and after two rounds of chemotherapy was called in to the doctors office and told that the chemotherapy was having no effect on the cancer lesions. I was told that any further chemotherapy was wasting both time and money and that I should go home and get my affairs in order. I was stunned, but after a week said, "Hell no, I think this doctor has it wrong!" So I asked for and received medical opinions from 4 other doctors who recommended that I continue with my chemotherapy. Here I am, now a one and one-half year small cell lung cancer survivor and still going strong. So please do not give up, continue to seek different medical opinions, and most of all, your sister must develop a full fledged fight attitude towards her illness. Everyone that I have spoken to is firmly convinced that a full thirty percent of surviving a serious illness such as cancer is due to the patients attitude to surviving. I borrow a phrase from the Vietnam anti-war protesters, "Hell, no, I won't go!" Seems to be working so far...
During a regular checkup in December of 2008 the doctors noticed that there was some small growth occurring in one of my lymph nodes and one of the cancer lesions. I began another round of chemotherapy in February 2009 and all hell broke loose. I did not realize that chemotherapy treatments can be so damaging. Around the heart is a sack with a minimal amount of fluid that helps keep the heart lubricated while pumping. The chemotherapy caused some sort of problem and the fluid sack around my heart became full of fluid. I was rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery to drain the fluid from around my heart. In the process, the surgeons left a hole, or "window", in the sack in order to reduce the risk of another fluid buildup during a future chemotherapy session. Apparently I set a new record at this hospital as they removed 700 ml of fluid (about the same amount as a soda can) and was still alive. You see, the fluid buildup was using up room that the heart needed to beat, and by the time they rolled me into the operating theatre, my heart was barely beating. The good news is that not only did I survive, but my chemotherapy since having the heart surgery I have had no further problems. Next round of chemotherapy is administered next week.
The reason for sharing is that the road back to life on the journey through cancer has many twists and turns, many unexpected. That is why in order to survive the journey, the patient must be a survivor in the very essence of the meaning of the word. That flame that is the will to live within each and everyone of us must burn more brightly now than it ever has. Please, my best wishes on you and your sisters journey through cancer, God will be beside you throughout this journey. David's Psalm, which in part says, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you walk beside me..." will have more meaning now than ever before.
Wishing you the very best,
Wolfman54
Thanks Wolfman and i hope to god that you pull through this very difficult time and beat this horrible disease.
Ive tried telling my sister but she still does not seem to get out of this depression and has totally given up.
Im a very broken up person and i wish i would rather die before anything happens to her.
Thank you for taking your time to reply and god bless you
princess1958
07-06-2009, 05:20 PM
:confused: I was diagnosed with small cell (oat cell) lung cancer at the end of January 2008. According to the statistics I was supposed to die in May 2008. Yet here I am, nine months later (not complaining about this state of affairs:)) but here is where the confusion comes in. I have had four rounds of chemotherapy between February 08 and June 08. I had my latest CT scan this past week, September 08, and the cancer lesions in my lungs have neither grown nor gone away and are the same size as at the time of diagnosis in January 08. According to the doctors, this is not supposed to happen with small cell lung cancer. They are calling me an anomaly. Am I actually an anomaly or are there others out there that are survivors of small cell lung cancer with dormant cancer lesions in their lungs. I am taking daily doses of shark cartilage, zinc as well as Flax seed oil. Both my wife and I swear that it is the shark cartilage that is keeping the cancer cells dormant but the doctors severely discount this. I would very much like to hear from other small cell lung cancer survivors to find out if I am truly an anomaly.
princess1958
07-06-2009, 07:59 PM
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Hello, I'm really Sorry to here about your diagnosis of small cell lung cancer, but really pleased to here your survival story. I was diagnosed with small cell lung and secondary liver cancer on March 2nd 2008 and was giving two months to live, and nearly 17 months later, just like yourself I have also been called an anomaly.
Throughout my treatment which has involved Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy, I have been told that I look very well for a lady with my condition. The small cell tumour which I have in my Lungs has decreased in size, and all the metastasis in my liver have gone...
I was so relieved, there was no explanation why the cancer had retreated away from my liver, and the doctors can not give me any answers as to why the cancer has gone from my liver because i was told this has never happened before.
I feel great hope inside, but I still feel anxiety, fear and pain. I am told the cancer has gone from my liver so I live in hope that I can carry on fighting this tedious, unpleasant, or monotonous cancer that is affecting my body, and my familys life. I think the reason I am doing so well is because I tell myself everyday that I dont have cancer and fight to stay with my husband and children.
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Hello, I'm really Sorry to here about your diagnosis of small cell lung cancer, but really pleased to here your survival story. I was diagnosed with small cell lung and secondary liver cancer on March 2nd 2008 and was giving two months to live, and nearly 17 months later, just like yourself I have also been called an anomaly.
Throughout my treatment which has involved Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy, I have been told that I look very well for a lady with my condition. The small cell tumour which I have in my Lungs has decreased in size, and all the metastasis in my liver have gone...
I was so relieved, there was no explanation why the cancer had retreated away from my liver, and the doctors can not give me any answers as to why the cancer has gone from my liver because i was told this has never happened before.
I feel great hope inside, but I still feel anxiety, fear and pain. I am told the cancer has gone from my liver so I live in hope that I can carry on fighting this tedious, unpleasant, or monotonous cancer that is affecting my body, and my familys life. I think the reason I am doing so well is because I tell myself everyday that I dont have cancer and fight to stay with my husband and children.
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