22nd December 2003
Hi Poe0020
My dad was a stage IIIA when first diagnosed 2 years ago. He had surgery to remove the upper right lobe within a month of his diagnosis, 8 or 9 months later they found the cancer spread to the bone (hip) which made him a stage IV then it had spread back to the other lung soon after that. The doctors put him on Iressa for 30 days, then they did another x-ray and found that he had multiple tumors all throughout his lungs. It spread so fast at that point. That is when they gave him 2 months and he lived 6 weeks. Dad and mom decided to enter him into the hospice program when the doctor gave him 2 months. We knew there was no cure at that point and dad seemed to just have enough by then. I think it's a great idea that you will go to Houston for the better hospital. There is always hope, and don't believe the doctors when they tell you there isn't. Dad recovered nicely from his surgery, he was sore for a few months, he had tubes in his chest, he had to learn how to breath again but when he recovered he was out on the golf corse playing golf. Just take one day at a time there will be many more good ones ahead, I'm sure. Hang in there and keep us posted...
K.
My dad was a stage IIIA when first diagnosed 2 years ago. He had surgery to remove the upper right lobe within a month of his diagnosis, 8 or 9 months later they found the cancer spread to the bone (hip) which made him a stage IV then it had spread back to the other lung soon after that. The doctors put him on Iressa for 30 days, then they did another x-ray and found that he had multiple tumors all throughout his lungs. It spread so fast at that point. That is when they gave him 2 months and he lived 6 weeks. Dad and mom decided to enter him into the hospice program when the doctor gave him 2 months. We knew there was no cure at that point and dad seemed to just have enough by then. I think it's a great idea that you will go to Houston for the better hospital. There is always hope, and don't believe the doctors when they tell you there isn't. Dad recovered nicely from his surgery, he was sore for a few months, he had tubes in his chest, he had to learn how to breath again but when he recovered he was out on the golf corse playing golf. Just take one day at a time there will be many more good ones ahead, I'm sure. Hang in there and keep us posted...
K.