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Wife Just Diagnosed w/ ES SCLC - What Can We Expect?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Aug 20, 2022 | Replies (222)Comment receiving replies
Bob- Things are just never easy with cancer. Poor Liz, all these side effects from chemo and probably cancer too. I'm very glad that she was able to empty herself out. I think that because of her lack of interest in food and not eating much bunny food it will be very hard for her to have regular BM's. Also, Dee brought up a good point about anti-nausea meds. There seems to always be a trade-off.
The best of luck today. Was Liz discharged from the hospital?
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Merry, they drained about 1 qt. of fluid from her lungs but the follow up x ray showed there was still something in her lower left lobe. They will be sending a scope into her left lung today to see if it is just phlegm, which they can suck out, or if the cancer has grown/spread to the area. If it is cancer that would mean that the chemo has been ineffective inhibiting the spread. Liz is resting better and hopefully things will go well today.
On a positive note, her pelvic x ray showed that there was no structural damage to her pelvic bones and there were only two very small areas of cancer on her femur which should be easily treatable when she gets through this sequence of chemo.