Holly,
My 73 year old husband was diagnoised with small cell lung cancer, stage 3B on July 19, 2008. He took his first "aggressive" chemo. one week later. It consisted of carbo. and VP16. He was had no side effects except fatigue and loss of hair. He had lost 20 lbs. by the time of diag. and this week at his second treatment, he had gained 3 lbs., stopped coughing, and his voice was improved. His last treatment day was this past Fri. (20th), and today he is having quite a bit of fatigue. He exercises regularly, forceses himshelf to eat, drinks 3 Boosts each day and takes a multivit daily. His attitude is one of "I'm going to win this battle", and does everything his oncologist tells him to do. We are hopeful that his next CT scan will show much improvement. He also has an abdominal aortic anurisim which is operable size, but we have chosen to fight the cancer battle first. Prayer, attitude and family/friend support are all as important as the chemo. I am not familiar with Alimta, but I'm sure it is also a good treatment plan. May God bless you and your family as you go through this. I'd love to hear how treatment is going for you guys.
Daisy