I've been in NC since Saturday visiting my parents. I will be here until Sunday and posting only sporadically. I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Susan

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76 year-old mom diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer January 5, 2007.

15 radiation treatments to the spine and four rounds of chemo, Jan-May, 2007.

Stable disease May, 2007-May, 2008.

Bone scan May, 2008 shows new mets in the spine, pelvis and ribs.

July, 2008--finished radiation and has a Quadramet treatment.

October, 2008--Scans show mild progression. Began chemo (carbo/taxol/avistin). Will have four rounds of threatment (every 21 days) and scan in January.

01/05/2009--TWO YEAR SURVIVOR!

4/2009--STABLE! No treatment. Next scan in July

7/2009--Scan shows pleural effusion. Fluid drained and malignant. Cancer has spread to other lung and a 13 mm lesion is seen on the liver. Mom to begin Alimta on 8/3

11/2009--Alimta was hard on mom and scans showed progression.

12/2009--began Tarceva, noticed almost immediate improvement.

2/25/2010--Celebrated Mom's 80th birthday!

5/15/2010--Mom watched her oldest granddaughter graduate from college and then paritied well into the night! She's still feeling great.

6/15/2010--Mom watched her youngest granddaughter graduate from high school. Still feeling great!

8/2010-10/2010--Mom begins feeling tired and stays in bed more and more. Scans reveal that the cancer is moving rapidly throughout her body.

10/13/2010--Mom wins her battle once and for all, and passes to a place where the cancer can no longer touch her.

For a more detailed timeline see:

http://www.lungevity.org/l_community/viewtopic.php?p=360385#360385

Enjoy!

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My mom is 45 and a lung cancer patient Stage IIIA
Dx 11-17-04, 45 yrs. old.
Chest X-Ray
CT Scan
Pet Scan
Lung Biopsy (Superior Sulcus Tumor of Right upper lobe squamous cell)
Lymph node of neck biopsied (Negative)
Chemo and Radiation started 12-20-04
First week of Chemo finished 12-28-04 has three weeks off!
Started chemo on Jan 17th will hopefully finish on Monday the 24th and finishes radiation on Tues the 25th. Praying that this works!
Surgery March 1st. Successful Tumor was all dead Doc. says NED but has had no scans.
Chemo Etoposide/Cisplatin started again Beg. of April
Doc changed last round of Chemo to Carbo/Etoposide due to hearing problems and last round was postponed because of low blood counts
May 9th, 10th, and 11th last of the chemo!
Scans scheduled for Aug. 15th Praying for NED!
Scans show NED is with us! Appt. with radiation doc 10/23 and oncologist 12/19
12/27 Mom had appt. Doc ordered bone scan is to return in 4 months
12/02/2006 Mom had appt with Oncologis in November everything is going good. Scans to be scheduled not sure when I think in three months. Mom is doing great and unfortunately still smoking =( Dr said to stay away from sick people
3/13/2007 Mom is 22 months from last treatment and doing fantastic
9/25/2008 Mom turned 49!
10/27/2008 Mom still dong well. Ned is still our very best friend and we will keep him =)