I have a sister in law that was diagnosed with stage 4 nsclc in late August. I'm confused about what her prognosis is. I take her to the radiation treatments five days a week and to chemo once a week. The chemo the doctors have her on is too weak to make her sick or loose her hair. They are not planning any surgery. From what I gather they are not treating her to prolong her life but rather just keep her comfortable. What confuses me is that she has no symptoms and that she appears to be completely healthy. She sleeps a lot because the ratiation makes her tired but they started giving her fluids through an IV because of dehydration. She feels so much better since they did this. The doctors have classified her as "terminal" but how can this be when she appears to be so healthy? I'm really confused after reading all of the other comments about this disease. If anyone has any comments about a similar case and the outcome I would really appreciate the info.
Theresa