Pat,
thank you for the information. The only other thing I am concerned about at
this time is her coumiden level keeps dropping. she is on Lovenex 80mg., as
well as coumiden pills.
Do you know if this is a common accurance with cancer patients?
Thanks,
Jenny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Keel" <bill_keel@hotmail.com>
To: <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MOL] Lung Adenocarcinoma
> My mom is on Taxol and Carboplatin. She gets her chemo every 3 weeks. It
> has not had bad side effects. She did lose her hair in week 3 after the
> first treatment. She has had a couple of days of nauseousness but the
> compazine helped that. The worse side effect has been muscle cramps which
> they gave her loratab for and has helped and numbness in her fingers
called
> neuropathy. There is nothing to do for that. The chest xray last week
> before her third chemo showed the spot on her lung was half the size it
was
> when they started. They will do a CT to measure the spots on her adrenal
> gland and windpipe before the next treatment in two weeks. So yes it has
> helped and she has had minimal side effects. She is tired but just has
> learned to pace herself and take naps. Since she doesn't work that has
not
> been a problem.
>
> I work at a hospital with the oncologists so please let me know if you
have
> any other questions. If I don't know the answer I will try to find out.
>
> Pat
>
>
> >From: "barbaresbest" <barbaresbest@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
> >Reply-To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> >To: <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
> >Subject: Re: [MOL] Lung Adenocarcinoma
> >Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 21:25:17 -0500
> >
> >Pico, my name is Jenny. My Aunt was just recently diagnosed with
> >Adenocarcinoma os the lower right lobe of the lung. It also has spread
to
> >the lymph nodes. They say that radiation is not an option at this point.
> >What Chemo meds did they give your mom and has it slowed the spreading
> >yet?
> >
> >Thanks for you info in advance
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Pico Sanders" <pico@texas.net>
> >To: <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 6:26 PM
> >Subject: [MOL] Lung Adenocarcinoma
> >
> >
> > > Hello, my Mother was diagnosed with "Lung Adenocarcinoma" in the
right
> > > upper lobe of the lung in August of 2000. The cancer had spread to
the
> > > Lymph Nodes, so they could not operate. She was scheduled for
Radiation
> > > and Chemotherapy treatments. She finished both of them, my question
is:
> > > The radiation treatments ended 14 days ago and they left her in so
much
> > > pain in her throat, esophagus, that she cannot eat solid food, only
soup
> > > and pudding. Is this normal? Can't seem to get a straight answer out
of
> > > the doctors.
> > > Thank you,
> > > Carman Sanders
> > > Spring, Texas
> > >
> >
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