Sorry to be so nosey but my husband has small
cell lung cancer. Your lady onc. sound just like his. What part of
the country are you from??? We're from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
Wouldn't it be a hoot if you both had the same dr.
cindy crowe ccrowe@msn.com cindyc@themaxfoundation
Until There Is A Cure
Your situation sounds very similar
to my father's. He has an inoperable adenocarcinoma in his right lung
with metatasis to several vertabrae and one rib. His oncologist is taking
a similar medical approach as your's, but terminal is not part of her
vocabulary. She has given us odds, but with encouragement that we can
fight this disease and that nothing is hopeless. She too has not
recommended the use of experimental therapies, but only because she feels
that there are many conventional chemotherapies yet to be explored. She
has been straight with us, but at the same time advocating hope and
optimism in the face of this thing. I cannot say enough good things about
this Dr.; she has supported us medically as well as emotionally. When we
were presented with the original prognosis, we requested a second
opionion. Rather than reacting defensively, she congratulated us on our
decision and put a great deal of effort into giving us a list of
oncologists we could choose from. I'm probably beating this to death by
now, but my feeling is that your situation isn't "terminal",
your oncologist's attitude is. One thing I've learned from the people on
the MOL is how truly powerful a positive attitude can be. An oncologist
you can be confident in can make a huge difference. Good luck-I'm praying
for
you!
Bill Hale At 04:45 PM 7/1/98 EDT, you wrote: >Hi,My name is Debbie
and I first wrote a couple of months ago. I have been >off line
since then. > >To refresh everyone, I
am 35 years old and have stage IV non small
cell >adenocarcinoma. I was digagnosed four months ago.
The cancer at that point >had already metastisized to my bone. I
have undergone 6 chemos using Taxol >and carboplatin. I will go
tomorrow for a ct scan and on Friday the DR. will >decide whether or
not to go with 2 more chemos or try radiation at least on my >bone.
> I feel like I am about to come to another
crossroads next week as it again >will be time to make a decision
about the next course of treatment. I am very >willing to try
any trials, but my Dr. is not very open to that. He has told >me
that my diagnosis is terminal but I am not willing to give up that
easily. >I have two small children ages 2 and 5 who need me and I am
desperatly i n >search of any information that might be
helpful. > If anyone has any info. I would
appreciate hearing from you. Also, a >couple months ago I had written
to another Debbie who also has non small cell >and I have wondered how
she is doing. Debbie if you read this I would love to >hear
from you. > Debbie M
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