Hello J.,
I have been dropping in on this newsgroup from time to time since my
original diagnosis (Sept. `04) and have just been amazed at the
excellent, patient and caring advice you give out to cancer sufferers.

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Kimberly Pryor

wife, 49
first diagnosed biopsy, ct scan, bone scan, july 19
confirmed NSCLC on August 20
Stage 4 NSCLC,

I just started a new course of chemo today using Gemzar and Navelbine. The
doctor states that the side effects are going to be similar to the
Taxol/Carbo drugs I had already taken.
I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has taken these drugs (either

Reading Alayne's story about the anniversary of Tony's death, and still
feeling a huge hole, missing my dad (he's been gone about two months), I
hope I don't offend anyone here by asking how some of you deal with
significant dates.  For example, tomorrow would have been my ...

Good day everyone:
I was on this site last February explaining to everyone how my husband
was diagnosed with liver cancer in January 2005 and how we were told to
go home and die, there is no chance of recovery, there is no chemo for

My 61 year old father was diagnosed with CML in June 2006.  Along
with that diagnosis he also found out that he had
diabetes,hypertension,bleeding behind the eyes & on top of all that he
also needed hearing aids.  This all came as a complete suprise since he

The analogy (similar to someone preparing for an air flight): preparing
for a battle.
Fig's looking for information and/or support for the friend of a friend
who has lung cancer, got me pondering on who (or what) each person looks

Extract.....
This is something that is a relatively new area of research, and it's
chemo brain. Everybody knows what that is. How many people know
personally what that is? Well over half the room, men included. Did

J
Thanx for the kind words. Tomorrow morning my mum has an appointment with
the oncologist from the local cancer unit. The pharmacist has been up to see
her and at present they are working out the dosages for the morphine tablets