Adenocarcinoma - newly diagnosed

Hello- My name is Merry, and I am one of the Mentors for this group. My first lung cancer was in 1981, and I have Multi-focal adenocarcinoma. I have met some of you before. It is an adenocarcinoma, and many of the treatments can be tough. I've had two lobotomies and 3 SBRTs, the last one last October. My chemo wasn't as bad as the previous radiation that I had last October.

I had a horrible time as I also, it seems, have sensitive lungs and wound up on prednisone and oxygen for many months. But I did heal and am no longer on either of them! This Tuesday, I have my first follow-up CT since the radiation. Since I live in the North East, I go to Mass General in Boston.

It's been a very long haul for me, and this year I also lost my caretaker and husband of 45 years. It was the first time that I had to care for myself. It was hard and miserable. And tomorrow will mark 3 months since I lost my husband. I'm bringing my younger sister with me in case...I surely don't want to be alone.

There's no way around it, Cancer sucks, and treatments can be awful. I've read that some of you use Omeprazole. I was on it for many years but had to get off of it because it wasn't advisable to take it with Prednisone. I was switched to Pantoprazole. I find that it is much better and have heard many people say that. I rarely have breakthrough GERD now. Or, maybe I've had GERD so long I don't have a stomach either? lol

I'll try to catch up and get to know you all as much as possible. Please feel free to ask me questions. I will try and match your names to your cancer-but no promises!

Merry

Hello- My name is Merry, and I am one of the Mentors for this group. My first lung cancer was in 1981, and I have Multi-focal adenocarcinoma. I have met some of you before. It is an adenocarcinoma, and many of the treatments can be tough. I've had two lobotomies and 3 SBRTs, the last one last October. My chemo wasn't as bad as the previous radiation that I had last October.

I had a horrible time as I also, it seems, have sensitive lungs and wound up on prednisone and oxygen for many months. But I did heal and am no longer on either of them! This Tuesday, I have my first follow-up CT since the radiation. Since I live in the North East, I go to Mass General in Boston.

It's been a very long haul for me, and this year I also lost my caretaker and husband of 45 years. It was the first time that I had to care for myself. It was hard and miserable. And tomorrow will mark 3 months since I lost my husband. I'm bringing my younger sister with me in case...I surely don't want to be alone.

There's no way around it, Cancer sucks, and treatments can be awful. I've read that some of you use Omeprazole. I was on it for many years but had to get off of it because it wasn't advisable to take it with Prednisone. I was switched to Pantoprazole. I find that it is much better and have heard many people say that. I rarely have breakthrough GERD now. Or, maybe I've had GERD so long I don't have a stomach either? lol

I'll try to catch up and get to know you all as much as possible. Please feel free to ask me questions. I will try and match your names to your cancer-but no promises!

Merry

Hello Surajit- Good afternoon. I wish it were as simple as selecting food to help live a long life. It isn't. I wish that I had a magic wand for you, but I don't. It's just luck, plain ole boring luck.

Actually, my very first cancer was a very fast-growing adenocarcinoma and because it was found early enough - well, maybe that was the reason that it didn't return. I just don't know. Since you know that after 10 years lung cancer came back - but in a different form. Who knows why it changed? And why has it returned only a few times rather than much more? I do not know.

I don't even take "cancer" medications, just an inhaler to help open up my tubes to breathe more easily.

I'm very sorry you must watch your wife suffer from lung cancer. It must be very difficult. The medication that she is on is a good one. I suggest that your wife eat what she wants as she is the one who must be comfortable. Try and purchase clean, organic foods, and if she can, let her eat from a variety of colorful vegetables and fruits, and legumes. There is no sense in asking her to eat something not in your normal diet because then she might not like it and not eat.

Is your wife up and around? Does she get up and walk outside? With you?

Hello- My name is Merry, and I am one of the Mentors for this group. My first lung cancer was in 1981, and I have Multi-focal adenocarcinoma. I have met some of you before. It is an adenocarcinoma, and many of the treatments can be tough. I've had two lobotomies and 3 SBRTs, the last one last October. My chemo wasn't as bad as the previous radiation that I had last October.

I had a horrible time as I also, it seems, have sensitive lungs and wound up on prednisone and oxygen for many months. But I did heal and am no longer on either of them! This Tuesday, I have my first follow-up CT since the radiation. Since I live in the North East, I go to Mass General in Boston.

It's been a very long haul for me, and this year I also lost my caretaker and husband of 45 years. It was the first time that I had to care for myself. It was hard and miserable. And tomorrow will mark 3 months since I lost my husband. I'm bringing my younger sister with me in case...I surely don't want to be alone.

There's no way around it, Cancer sucks, and treatments can be awful. I've read that some of you use Omeprazole. I was on it for many years but had to get off of it because it wasn't advisable to take it with Prednisone. I was switched to Pantoprazole. I find that it is much better and have heard many people say that. I rarely have breakthrough GERD now. Or, maybe I've had GERD so long I don't have a stomach either? lol

I'll try to catch up and get to know you all as much as possible. Please feel free to ask me questions. I will try and match your names to your cancer-but no promises!

Merry

Hello- My name is Merry, and I am one of the Mentors for this group. My first lung cancer was in 1981, and I have Multi-focal adenocarcinoma. I have met some of you before. It is an adenocarcinoma, and many of the treatments can be tough. I've had two lobotomies and 3 SBRTs, the last one last October. My chemo wasn't as bad as the previous radiation that I had last October.

I had a horrible time as I also, it seems, have sensitive lungs and wound up on prednisone and oxygen for many months. But I did heal and am no longer on either of them! This Tuesday, I have my first follow-up CT since the radiation. Since I live in the North East, I go to Mass General in Boston.

It's been a very long haul for me, and this year I also lost my caretaker and husband of 45 years. It was the first time that I had to care for myself. It was hard and miserable. And tomorrow will mark 3 months since I lost my husband. I'm bringing my younger sister with me in case...I surely don't want to be alone.

There's no way around it, Cancer sucks, and treatments can be awful. I've read that some of you use Omeprazole. I was on it for many years but had to get off of it because it wasn't advisable to take it with Prednisone. I was switched to Pantoprazole. I find that it is much better and have heard many people say that. I rarely have breakthrough GERD now. Or, maybe I've had GERD so long I don't have a stomach either? lol

I'll try to catch up and get to know you all as much as possible. Please feel free to ask me questions. I will try and match your names to your cancer-but no promises!

Merry

Hello- My name is Merry, and I am one of the Mentors for this group. My first lung cancer was in 1981, and I have Multi-focal adenocarcinoma. I have met some of you before. It is an adenocarcinoma, and many of the treatments can be tough. I've had two lobotomies and 3 SBRTs, the last one last October. My chemo wasn't as bad as the previous radiation that I had last October.

I had a horrible time as I also, it seems, have sensitive lungs and wound up on prednisone and oxygen for many months. But I did heal and am no longer on either of them! This Tuesday, I have my first follow-up CT since the radiation. Since I live in the North East, I go to Mass General in Boston.

It's been a very long haul for me, and this year I also lost my caretaker and husband of 45 years. It was the first time that I had to care for myself. It was hard and miserable. And tomorrow will mark 3 months since I lost my husband. I'm bringing my younger sister with me in case...I surely don't want to be alone.

There's no way around it, Cancer sucks, and treatments can be awful. I've read that some of you use Omeprazole. I was on it for many years but had to get off of it because it wasn't advisable to take it with Prednisone. I was switched to Pantoprazole. I find that it is much better and have heard many people say that. I rarely have breakthrough GERD now. Or, maybe I've had GERD so long I don't have a stomach either? lol

I'll try to catch up and get to know you all as much as possible. Please feel free to ask me questions. I will try and match your names to your cancer-but no promises!

Merry

Diane,
Sorry about your long time enduring this. It gets old real quick. I also taking Levofloaxin right now. Because I was running a slight fever. They did bloodwork and my WBC was at 0.7. I had tongue sores fever blisters and just felt and looked horrible. They did some cultures and bloodwork and when I went back on Monday she said the tests came back negative and that my WBC was up again. He only explanation was it was both the Radiation and chemo side affects hitting me at once.