On 8/28/2007
prest wrote:
My Mum was last week diagnosed with Stage IV Non Small Cell Lung Cancer.
The consultant says she has had it for approx 7 months and that there is a mass in the top lobe of her right lung and small nodules in the other. Because of the nodules in her other lung, they have classified it as stage IV - There is no other involvement.
She starts Chemo this Thursday and although initially I was positive towards the outcome, I am now starting to think negatively and feel very scared.
My Mum is only 58 and I naturally want her to be around a lot longer than a few months.
The consultant won't give her a timed prognosis and says she is otherwise fit and healthy and that they would concentrate on keeping her that way.
I would appreciate any advice anyone can offer here. Maybe someone has encountered something similar to my Mums diagnosis? I really don't know what to expect or indeed what is possible in this instance.
Thanks in advance.
Hi Prest, I also have the same diagnosis with no other involvement. When I first learned about it, the onc gave me 6-12 months because I was in otherwise good health. I refused the standard chemo/radiation and was started on Tarceva. It will be one year on October 28. I am still working full time and other than being tired at the end of the day am doing just fine. I eat a lot of vegetables and take pomegranite every day. I also take a pill called muco-fen dm that helps keep my lungs clear. When I asked the onc about my prognosis the last visit, he said he wouldn't commit to any date because I was doing so well. Have never spent a day in the hospital. There is hope. I have a great many people praying for me and just there for me and that helps tremendously. I truly believe that without the prayers I wouldn't be doing this well. I wish you and your Mom all the luck in the world and I will say a prayer for her. Whatever you do, no matter how grim things SEEM to be, faith will take you through it. God Bless.