Thank you so much for your quick reply! My husband & his dad will be
meeting with his Oncologist within the hour this morning, so we hope to know
more. This is one of two different doctors on his case; basically a 2nd
opinion. I've read a great deal about drugs to deal with the side affects
of Chemo. Did your dad have any? What was the worst part of the chemo for
him?
Thanks again,
Laurie
-----Original Message-----
From: CCR0417@AOL.COM <CCR0417@AOL.COM>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 7:12 AM
Subject: [MOL] Laurie Poole
>Laurie,
>My Dad, age 75, has NSCLC. Orig in both lungs and some nodes. Smaller new
>growths in the rt lung cancer were removed and has not returned, thank God!
>He was dx on 8/24/98 and has had been having chemo since Oct. (taxoltier &
>carboplatin). Everything I had read indicated that NSCLC doesn't respond
to
>chemo, only to radiation so I was very much opposed to the chemo therapy
that
>he and his doctor chose. Additionally, my father refused a 2nd opinion, so
I
>was really terrified.
>
>Though the chemo is pretty hard on him it is WORKING! There has been no
>return of the cancer or spread of it thus far, again THANK GOD! The larger
>primary tumor in the left lung, which was originally the size of a walnut
has
>shrunk a great deal, so the doctor says. Also my father's voice has
returned;
>he lost his voice completely after a bronchioscope last October.
>
>Hope this helps you to consider the option of chemo.
>
>Chris R.
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