Darlene, found it so interesting that your cancer is also not caused by
smoking. I was a smoker and grew up in a house of smokers, but mine wasn't
from smoking. Needless to say, I don't smoke anymore. What a shock it was
to find out that lung cancer is becoming the leading killer of non-smoking
women.... and they say it is surpassing breast cancer... Lets hope they get
a fix on this and find some of the good news for us like they are for breast
cancer... May God Bless you,,, Carla
-----Original Message-----
From: DARLENE NEILSEN <wren@goldrush.com>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Saturday, March 28, 1998 12:35 AM
Subject: [MOL] Re: cheryl, nonsmall cell cancer information
>noAt 08:18 PM 3/27/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>Good evening all...
>>
>>I'm not sure if this is the "right" place to be, but here goes.
>>
>>I have been diagnosed with lung cancer, stage 3. I don't know how long
>>I've had it, nor how long I have to live. I went to my first chemotherapy
>>today, 5 hours long, and will go every 21 days for 3 or 4 treatments, then
>>more tests to see if the tumor and lymph nodes have gotten smaller. I
>>would like to hear from anyone with the same type of case to e-mail me for
>>questions, stories, experiences, laughs, etc. I tried to find a chat
room,
>>with no luck. If you know of any, let me know...
>>
>>Hope to hear from someone soon!!!
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>>Hi Cheryl:
>
>My name is Darlene and I have Broncialaviolar carcinoma. I have had 2
>treatments of Chemo that sound like what your are taking every 21 days.
>After the first treatment about 2 weeks my hair fell out. I got a wig
>through the Cancer foundation in Tuolumne County. I have never smoked or
>been subjected to smoke in the household and have been told this is the
>nonsmoking cancer women
>primarily get. This is a nice group here and all messages go on everyones
email
>address and you can pick and choose what you want to read. Because the
>treatment takes so long I take a book, some hand games and you could take
>puzzles if you like to do them. Also, I have thought of a headset and to
listen
>to tapes.
>
>2 and 1/2 years ago they removed the lower left lung and said they believed
>I was cancer free. I believe it has been continuing and it is now in both
>of what lungs I have left and spine and right thigh bone and lymph nodes.
I
>have a cough that won't quit and pain in my lungs and lymph nodes. The
>tingling in my hands are from the chemo and so is an allergy rash. At
times
>I can hardly walk
>because my hips and legs don't want to work.
>
>Am I happy? You bet. I go in for a ct scan this week and am looking
>forward to hearing them say, we are beating the beast.Write me a note and
>tell me about your cancer and treatment and how you feel about it./
Darlene
>BOB & DARLENE
>
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