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living with stage 4 cancer

My name is Carolyn Troutman I am 72 years old. I found out that I had stage four lung cancer in 2021. My first treatment was a pill call taggresso. before I started the pill I was on oxygen for months. I also had a very bad cough. After starting the pill my oxygen got better. I started out riding in a wheelchair because my oxygen would drop w…

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Dale E S.

I had nonsmall cell adenocarcinoma in my left lung in 20210. I had done well until the spring of 2019. My cancer had matestized in my bones. It is wide spread and I am stage four. It came back very fast.

I am on a new medication called retevmo. My last two scans have shown no new growth, so I am very happy. While I have no pain, I do deal wit…

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1 day at a time

Diagnosed in summer of July ’19 at VA MRI in St. Pete Fl. Decided to go private because of my 1 1/2 hour drive to get there from Holmes Beach. Accepted into VA Community Care program because of distance. Hormone treatment ongoing and starting Radiation next week. 3-4 Gleasons and one 4-3. Bone scans and body scans negative for now. Could be a l…

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Successfully dealing with 5FU side effects

I am now on my 110th cycle of chemo, mostly FOLFIRI (5FU, or fluorouracil, plus irinotecan, with leukovorin as an adjuvant) but some FOLFOX too (5FU plus oxaliplatin). Every two weeks.

With the help of my team – spouse as caregiver, all those at CINJ – I no longer have mouth sores, do not experience constipation, do not lose 5 lbs or more fro…

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Srage IV metastatic lung cancer. Spread to bones and liver.

Tumors on liver have finally responded favorably from chemo. Shrank more than half there size. All other is stable. First positive news in a long time. Actually when I was told I was so surprised I got good news I didn’t even react. I was in disbelief but very happy. I know I can’t be cured but cherish any extra time to be with my family.

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Climbing the Cancer Mountain

On the off chance that it may help someone else, I have published a personal memoir of my cancer treatment experiences. You can find it at the following link:

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Colon Cancer diagnosis

I just want to share my story and any advice is appreciated… I was diagnosed with stage 111b Colon cancer in August of 2017. I had a foot of my colon removed in September of 2017. This all happens so fast I was scared to death. I started in early spring of that year having bloating, major heartburn, a few sharp pains and dropped 15 lbs in abou…

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PROSTRATE CANCER

I FINISHED FORTY-FOUR PROSTRATE CANCER RADIATION TREATMENTS AT THE FLEMING ISLAND CANCER SPECIALISTS OF NORTH FLORIDA FACILITY IN SEPTEMBER 2017 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DR. EMILY TANZLER. THESE TREATMENTS, ALONG WITH HORMONE THERAPY ADMINISTERED BY MY UROLOGIST, DR. MARC BLASSER, HAVE DEFEATED MY CANCER. ACCORDING TO BOTH DOCTORS, I AM NOW 10…

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Starting Hydroxyurea

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