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@waynepa My wife is in similar situation except not yet in the lungs. She is about to start carboplatin/etopocide combo chemo. Is that what your husband has been taking? If so, I am glad to hear it is helping him. And your comment about the port being helpful is helpful to us as well.

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@praisegod13 Hi! yes, that is the chemo that he is receiving. He tolerated it well and it must be working because his pain was reduced after his first round of chemo and only takes pain meds to sleep at night. He started losing his hair about 2.5 weeks after his first chemo treatment. He did not have the port during his first round of chemo and he felt like a pin cushion from all the chemo, blood tests etc. The port makes each treatment and blood test less painful and so much faster, the nurses were having trouble finding a good vein. He is in the middle of round 2 of chemo, we are hopeful that the chemo continues to work and reduces his tumors even more. Wishing you the best and I hope her experience goes as well as ours.