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  • Forum Post: How quickly will small cell regrow?

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    Posted 10 days ago
    Hello all, new to the forum and hoping you may be able to advise me. My Dad was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in January. The tumour was blocking air entry, his lung had collapsed and he had a significant pleural effusion around the lung. It was made clear they could only treat symptoms and...

  • Forum Post: Is Dad really as ill as he appears?

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    Posted 29 days ago
    My 82 yr old Dad had one blast of radiotherapy for sclc. He is stage 2 T3 N0Mo. He doesn't have any trouble breathing and isn't in pain. Steroids have increased his appetite and when he makes the effort he can go to the bathroom or to the kitchen for his lunch etc without help. Blood tests were...

  • Forum Post: Re: why only one treatment of radiotherapy?

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    Posted 1 month ago
    thanks for your message - reassuring, lets hope it works for my dad. xx

  • Forum Post: why only one treatment of radiotherapy?

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    Posted 1 month ago
    Can anyone give me optimistic reasons why radio therapy would be given in one dose? My dad is 82 - diagnosed with sclc in Feb - he has problem with his kidneys so chemo wasn't an option. surgery isn't possible as it's near main blood vessels to his heart. We thought he had a good prognosis...

  • Forum Post: Who to tell and how to tell them?

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    Posted 8 months ago
    Hiya folks. This could be a little long winded so I apologize in advance. :) I hope nobody minds me asking about this subject but I'm sure it's something we've all had to consider as we get the news of cancer and start to face the consequences whether treatment is available or not. In my...

  • Forum Post: Im so angry and feel lost

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    In april we found out my lovely Stad had small cell lung cancer. Chemo treatment began straight away and although he had his off days he responded well and so did the cancer. About a week before I was due to get married on 1st September we were told that no more chemo would take place and that his doc...

  • Blog Post: Brain Scan ??

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    I suppose I will find out soon what going on with my husband he has SCLC (inoperable ) only diagnosed a couple of months ago ( feels like years) , He started chem 8 days ago and since then he has become confused and his speech is a bit slurred. Its so very upsetting, I dont know how much more I can take...

  • Forum Post: Small Cell Lung Cancer

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Hi Just wanted to know if anyone has ever heard of Tarceva as a 2nd line treatment for SCLC. My mother finished etop/carbo in May and now the oncologist wants her to start on Tarceva. I was under the impression that this drug was only approved for treatment in NSCLC. I would appreciate any information...

  • Forum Post: Re: small cell lung cancer success stories?

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Well my treatment finished on Friday - the end of 2 weeks of brain RT - I have already had the 6 cycles of chemo and during that 3 weeks of RT to the chest. There are no major side effects from the brain RT though I did fall asleep this afternoon and now have messed up my sleep patterns which is annoying...

  • Forum Post: Re: Extensive small cell lung cancer and NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE!

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Your Mum is my inspiration. Please tell her she is nothing less than heroic . I am having twice daily RT over the next 3 weeks, but my chemo has been delayed (3rd cycle) for a week due to low blood counts. I think the RT to the brain will be done later as I haven't had a mask done yet. When will...

  • Forum Post: Re: small cell lung cancer

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    hi thanks for repying to me, was a bit of a state last time, doing what i have to for my mum now, shes had her first chemo now , not too bad last week but not good this week, got chest infection , is on antibiotics , hope things get better, hows your mum doing well i hope, shes having the same treatment...

  • Forum Post: Re: small cell lung cancer success stories?

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Sorry to hear about your Mum. I too have recently been diagnosed with the same. What stage is she at? Whichever stage it is I understand completely why you want some good news stories - they make it all sound a bit bleak don't they :( I start Chemo on Monday and may well have radio afterwards concurrent...

  • Forum Post: Re: Small Cell Lung Cancer

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Hi Amanda06. So sorry to hear of your loss. I can't help but wondering if that may be happening with mum.... Mum's chemo finished in June, the results were positive in so much as the tumour had receded some and mum wasn't getting so much 'referred' pain in her back/side. Mum...

  • Forum Post: Re: Small Cell Lung Cancer

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    Posted over 4 years ago
    Hi all, My mum was diagnosed with SCLC March this year (age 59 at the time). Being that I live on the other side of the world, makes it very difficult to appreciate all that is being said and done - but I do ask lots of questions via email and on the phone when I call. Mum went through 6 cycles...

  • Blog Post: Beginning grieving whilst Mum is still alive

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    Posted over 4 years ago
    Well, as far as I know Mum is still doing pretty well. Had a rough couple of weeks on the Radiotherapy, as the tumour is close to the gullet and this resulted in a painful burning in her throat. She was quite down for a couple of weeks as for the first time she felt frail and weak. On the very day the...

  • Blog Post: Mum's Progress!

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    Posted over 4 years ago
    Hey all, Been a while since I last blogged - but just wanted to update with some good news really. Mum has now had 4 sessions of chemotherapy. After the first 3 they changed the recipe slightly to E&C which is quite heavy going, as the drugs can have an effect of the kidneys so they have to be...

  • Blog Post: wills

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    Posted over 4 years ago
    Look I know that I'm not going to die tomorrow or even next week, but for what ever reason I couldn't sleep last night, I have no money, no life insurance, I've put enough money (I hope) into an ISA account in my hubby's name to bury me, and then all there is is a joint savings account...

  • Blog Post: All coming out in the wash

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    Posted over 5 years ago
    Hey friends, Well following on from last weeks blog about the Saint, it wasn't long before it all kicked off *rolls eyes* I stayed away from Mums whilst she was in her lowest immunity week following her first chemo. I know its a bit of an over-reaction, but I would hate to give her germs. I work...
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