... My dad's experience was that he had severe back pain, and his doctor did very little.. that is until he was taken to the ER and diagnosed with cancer. ... (1 replies)
... I'm so thankful to have a place to ask my question. ... (11 replies)
... t a 10 lb...not expected...weight drop...should put up a red flag...but there could be so many reasons....and tightness and wheezing....does not necessarily mean lung cancer...hopefully your scheduled scans will give you the answers...and hopefully your symptoms are totally unrelated to cancer... ... (1 replies)
... I have psoriatic arthritis and Anemia of Chronic Disease. I have chills to the point where I am wearing 3 shirts and 2 jackets in South Florida. I am fatigued. Itching. Periods of malaise where I get a feeling of deep body aches. ... (1 replies)
... lower back and pelvic area. Nothing touches it...morphine...maybe and barely. I know that time is drawing near and honestly with as much pain as he is experiencing....I don't know what I would do...choose. He wants to live, but what medicine can do and what the cancer will do.... ... (5 replies)
... lower back and pelvic area. Nothing touches it...morphine...maybe and barely. I know that time is drawing near and honestly with as much pain as he is experiencing....I don't know what I would do...choose. He wants to live, but what medicine can do and what the cancer will do.... ... (5 replies)
... depends how your cough is. I told my husbands doctor about his cough and she just said its a smokers cought well 1 week later it was lung cancer. please check into this. dont listen to psychiatric doctor. one also said my hubby hand shaking was in his head. ... (3 replies)
... my goodness, I am always amazed at the number of new people that end up here, looking for answers, hope, support, strength...a shoulder to lean on. ... (12 replies)
... The blood loss left her very anemic, and her hemoglobin count dropped to 7.8. Subsequently she received two units of blood transfused. Currently without more transfusions, her hemoglobin reading is just above 10. ... (8 replies)
... With this disease its hard to tell. My father had his whole lung removed 6 years ago and was considered cancer free. He also had NSC with a large tumor in his left lung. He was fine for 6 whole years. ... (32 replies)
... When my husband went to the ER when this all began. ... (8 replies)
... This is probably not necessarily related to the cancer, but it could be due to a clot, or just poor circulation. ... (3 replies)
... Thanks very much to both of you who took the time to reply. ... (11 replies)
... the hospital he went in yesterday he thought he was dying. He had mom call 911 with shortness of breath he really thought that was it. Then as she was talking to 911 the pain lessened and he was able to breathe better so he had mom cancel 911. She then drove him into the hospital where he had his chest drained again. ... (4 replies)
... I am so sorry for the delay in getting back to you and was so happy to see Kris answer all the Tarceva questions for you. ... (15 replies)
... I have a couple questions that I am hoping for some answers to, that I just can't seem to find anywhere. ... (4 replies)
... I haven't posted for some time, but I made a number of posts when my Dad was diagnosed with NSCLC lung cancer in October 2005 and regularlarly visit the forum. ... (3 replies)
... I'm new to this board, and without the intention of hurting anyone's feelings, I wish I never had a reason to come here. My grandpa and my dad both died of lung cancer. Now I'm sick, and I fear it's cancer this time for me. I'm so scared. ... (7 replies)
... My sister had an MRI from a neurosurgeon who diagnosed the bulging disc. It did not show the tumor. Please have a CT scan. The pain was intense for her and I believe she also described it as burning. She said it was like someone twisting a hot poker in her back. ... (11 replies)
