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Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jul 27, 2021 | Replies (28)

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@reibur1951

I am sorting, taking boxes to house, got all but 3 sets of curtains with rods installed - they are my old curtains from the old house the except for the bathroom - there was not enough for it - the 2 bedrooms were from stuff we got from a thrigft shop they were to long so I measured and just whacked off "hillybilly style for now" they are a very loose open weave so really does not look bad

The living room & master bedroom are a combo from the dinning/living room and bedroom of old house a little short but long enough hem i can let out and use hemming tape on them maybe - the dining/kitcehn area are the cafe curtains from the kitchen & laundry room of old house - heck at my age soon to be 70 I may just make due with them Got small kitchen applainces new - working on it got my bed ordered (no matress yet but looking at them) st cleaning and or stripping down my collectable/antique furniture as it is done its goign to house. EMptied out the china hutch of antique collectabiles and the boxes at house yesterday - it needs to be cleaned down not going to attempt to re-do it

Another round on radiation done and set of scans done on Sept 15 - been several months since the neck was done - Stage IV NSCLC with dermal cutaneous metastases

10/25/2017 showed a fungating right upper lobe mass and a biopsy was done showing poorly-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma both in the mass and in his 4R and 2R lymph nodes. PET/CT showed there was also involvement of the bilateral supraclav and also left axillary and left level V adenopathy

The right supraclavical lymp node has basically disaapeared and not visible any longer on the scans - the main lung tumor has remained stable

left axillary mass (Opened up) it barely or no no longer shows on the scans; left upper back (2 times, Feb 2020 & Sep 2020); L axilla a subcutaneous mass in very inferior L axilla, and one in R axilla that seems deeper and more central - May/Jun 2021

All radiated area oif lymph nodes have remained stable - excepting the new ones which pop up

now there is Multilevel degenerative changes in cervical spine, & . Multilevel moderate spinal canal stenosis. but has increased with each scan seems to be getting worse with each scan

Now there is 3 new - Enlarging or new left levator scapulae ; subclavicular mass abuts the brachial plexus anterior inferior margin mass along the posterior medial aspect of the levator scapulae is also concerning for metastatic disease are consistent with progressive disease

Just trying to hang in as long as i can with my promise still not sure how it will work out. Oct 25 will start year 5 of this saga

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Hello @reibur1951

I so appreciate your checking in again with an update. I'm pleased to hear that your move is beginning to come about and you are getting situated in your new home! You must be very happy about that!

I admire your tenacity as you think about October 25, being the five-year mark of helping your friend's son with his cancer treatment. I admire your tenacity and loyalty.

It sounds as if there is some suspicion of metastasis. Is that correct? How is he feeling? Is he in much pain?