Hi guys haven't been on line with the site in a long time. I am doing well , 7 yrs clean of stage III. Iam probably one of the pioneers of the site,from 2003. My mom passed of lc in Feb. 2010. Several cousins have been diagnosis. Sticks!

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[size=84]This pic is myself with grandaughter Riley, Christmas 2004. I was dx w/very early stage IIIA nsclc, large cell(sub division is clear cell) w/lymph node involvement on 7-31-03, two weeks before my 50th birthday. Had lobectomy of top lobe of right lung on 9-15-03. Was done all chemo (carboplatin and taxol ) 8 rounds and 22 days (together) of radiation by 1-23-04. Stopped smoking after 35 years. Have two married daughters and 4 gorgeous grandchildren under 12. CT scan 8-13-04 cancer free. X-ray 12-10-04 clean. CT still NED 1-14-05. Xray NED again 5-6-05. Another cat scan 9-23-05 NED again. Xray for bad chest cold on 1-17-06 clear again. Chest xray on 3-16-06 still clean. CT from 9-7-06 clean. Another clean x-ray 3-5-07.[/size] CT of the chest 9/6/07 still NED! Another clean CT on 9/10/08! Clean chest xray 9/16/09. Discharged from cancer center, yeppie. As of 8/6/10 still
clean. Chest xray 9/14/11 still clean.

Good to hear from you again. (I remember you - I joined in 2003). That's really great news, so glad you let us know. Maybe you could keep in touch a little more often?

Muriel

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Dx NSCLC 5/03. Surgery UR lobe. Staged as 1B. Chemo (taxol & Carbo)9/15/03 - 11/13/03. Wonderful CTs until Nov 04. Surgery 11/27/04, again staged as 1B. Chemo (Cisplatin and Gemzar) 2/05 to 6/05. Good CTs and PET since chemo.

Hi Mare, glad to see you.

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Ginny
Please use gdecoursey@aol.com for email.

Earl born 1/28/42 - dx 9/21/02 - died 8/18/04. He was the sunshine of my life.

SO good to see your post.
Many hugs for you. I've missed seeing you around.
(((hug)))

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Hi Mare, pleased to meet you! Your story is awesome, and gives some of us newbies much hope. Thank you for that.

Judy in MI

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6/07 DX NSCLC, Left Upper Lobe wedge resection: Stage 2.3/4, (2B?) Adenocarcinoma, measures 2.5x1.5x1.1cm. Involving visceral pleura but not through it. 5 rounds chemo, carboplatin and Taxol. Subsequent scans NED.

1/11 3.5 mm node found. 10/11 CT node now 8 mm, and new 6 mm node. 11/11 CT Pet shows slight uptake. 1/4/12 Biopsy - Pneumothorax complication. 1/14/12 Lobectomy of upper rt. lobe. NSCLC Adenocarcinoma in situ, nonmucinous (bronchioloalveolar carcinoma) 1.4cm involves pulmonary parenchyma.
3/14/12 Begin 4 cycles of Cisplatin/Navelbein, with Neulasta shot
4/6/12 Chemo changed to Carboplatin/Navelbine without Neulasta shot. Reduced chemo by 50% due to intolerance.
7/5/12 CT scan is clean, NED for lung cancer! There are issues with liver and stomach that will be investigated but not believed to be because of cancer. Wait and see!

*Avatar was taken 7/3/12 on our way out to see the Fireworks on a friends boat on their lake!

Mom dx SCLC 1/96, passed 10/19/96, age 62
Dad dx Brain cancer 4/87, passed 6/87, age 57
Sister dx Brain cancer 4/83, passed 12/83, age 25

Hi there! I am also from the class of 2003! It's good to see you again and I'm glad to see you are doing well!
Cindy

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age 56
surgery 6/20/03, stage 1B, upper left lobectomy
started adjuvant chemo on 08/14/03
3 cycles--cisplatin/gemzar
finished chemo 11/6/03
now 9 years post-lobectomy, annual x-ray and follow-up with surgeon
follow-up with oncologist every year/bloodwork and clinical exam

2001 early stage breast cancer/surgery and radiation only, no chemo needed. Mammograms once a year,

Just passed 11 year mark for the breast cancer and 9 year mark for the lung