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Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jan 22 8:18am | Replies (1013)

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@olgamarie

You certainly have your challenges. The weather in the U.P. of Michigan has also been a struggle with rain, ice snow, sleet and -43 chill factors. And a lot of us do not brave the elements. I am sorry that the present diagnosis was such. He sounds like a fighter and a positive attitude affects any disease or illness. I hope your journey is a good one. Blessings

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The main tumor in lung and the rest of the lymph nodes one in the left arm pit and chest are are all stable and not growing... just that with the Supraclavicular lymph node acting up for now kicks him out of the original clinical study - he was done to the he went through the 1st 12 weeks week 1 was carboplatin, nab-Paclitaxel/abraxane (both chemos) & Pemrolizumab (immunology) and weeks 2 & 3 nab-Paclitaxel/abraxane (chemo) only with flying colors so to speak no adverse reactions to the drugs, very little hair loss (in fact grew back thicker), and only a little neuropathy in his feet reaching only to about the base of ankles in other words one who others would be very envious of or would like to "punch his lights out" did not have to take any of the 3 bottles of extra medication for nausea & vomiting prescribed; no diarrhea, loss of appetite etc. At least he gets to be in what the call Phase II

Yes we had much the same type weather... I had a nice warm water bed and that where I stayed most of the time in front f the bedroom tv, laptop and smartphone by my side... was diagnosed in Oct 2017 in fact we know before he was out of the biopsy of the lung that he had cancer there was PET scan etc and by Dec 15th he started his treatment... think we were in Indy every week or every other week in between Oct-Dec before we started the 12 week trips till nid April - only missing 3 sessions (delays) one we landed in the ditch on Jan 12th it was a rain/sleet weather with probably 2-3" or more on the highways before the snowplows was out - after getting out we headed home - the other 2 was because his immune count was down and they would not do the treatments (the "Do no harm") ... besides that we have made it through the death of his father on June 29th 2018 (he was not making enough red blood cells & having transfusions every 2 weeks) & his mother who died Dec 28th - of Acute Myocardial Infraction, near 100% blockage, sepsis, c-diff, Stage 3 Acute Onset Kidney disease beside her full right side stroke which she had been in nursing home since Dec 3, 2004 I sat with her and watched her die slowly from Dec 19-26 24/7 all but for about 3 hours she was comfort care only as was DNR no advance life sustaining support and if the did surgery to alivate blockage she would of possible not made it or done more damage than good

Just have to hope for the best and he does as well as he did on the first round but with only one chemo he should and it is to be similar to the nab-Paclitaxel/abraxane

How are you coming along @olgamarie ?