SusanL's Journey with Lung Cancer
Patient: Lung Cancer
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: over 11 years ago, Female, Age: 58
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: over 11 years ago, Female, Age: 58
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SusanL
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Experience with
Lung Cancer
almost 5 years agoChemotherapy and radiation combined
Drug or Chemo Therapy
It's all about adjusting every day with a new goal and telling yourself it will get better. Having a good support system. Life will never be the same.
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SusanL
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Experience with
Lung Cancer
almost 5 years agoExternal radiation
Radiation
Having radiation to cover lung means your throat and below are sore hard to swallow, giving up some foods and drinks. The drying of the skin was tough to this day I still put on lots of lotion.
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SusanL
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Experience with
Lung Cancer
almost 5 years agoFlu-like symptoms (fever, chills, sweats)
Side Effects
Fatigue everyday you just learn how much you can do, chemo brain, no desire for food, some smells literally make you sick. I lived knowing where every bathroom was due to a cancer med. Hair loss was the worst for me wore a wig.
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SusanL
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Experience with
Lung Cancer
almost 5 years agoCancer has spread/Metastasized
Oh No
First they thought is spread to my thyroid had surgery they just took half of thyroid. Sept 09 1 week after my first grandchild was born I had cyberknife to a brain tumor(it's not like the commercial) side effects were tough. Put back on Tarceva chemo drug keeps cancer at bay ??? It has bad side effects I have adjusted to and it's away keeping me alive. Another brain tumor found Feb 2012 another cyberknife Mar 2012
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SusanL
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Experience with
Lung Cancer
almost 5 years agomemory problems, balance issues, anxiety
Loss
Memory problems I think it's every thing chemo induced memopause, my age, cyberknife....the words just don't come out.