Lets hope they find nothing

[ss4825]

My Dad is going in Friday for a biopsy. They found a couple of somethings in his left lung. Lets just pray that it turns out to be nothing. As some of you know my Grandmother passed 2 years ago from lung cancer. My Mom has been beside herself over this and we won't have the results of the biopsy back till next Thursday.

Thanks,

[Larry Gibson]

Alan,

Here's hoping it amounts to nothing major. Will keep your dad in our thoughts.

Larry

[1 bad gs]

good luck to your dad alan. i can't believe the doctors are making you wait that long for the results.

[ss4825]

Thank you for the well wishes. Unfortunately they found a tumor in the bronchial tube. The doctor said he thought it was a small cell carcinoma. We will have the biopsy report back Thursday and then on Friday we go to see the oncologist.

Please keep my Mom and Dad in thoughts and prayers.

Thank you, Alan

[ss4825]

Thanks for the well wishes. Here is the latest om my Dad.

We got the call yesterday to come in and see the doctor they had the preliminary report back. It is small cell lung cancer. He gets an MRI of his head and some blood work done today and a PET scan Thursday. If everything checks out and it is limited to the lung he will start Chemo and radiation Monday. The doctor was upbeat about getting the upper hand on it because my dad is very healthy.

But I went to the National Institute of Healths website and the odds are that only 1 in 10 people who get this are still alive in 2 years and out of that group only 6% survive past 5 years.

But I know my dad is a tough old man and if anyone can be beat this he can do it.

[DaWildcat]

I am married to a two time survivor, so we've beat the odds both times. If she can do it, so can he!!!

Devon

[docgsx]

Prayers and info you may not be aware of.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/23/vitamin-d-deficiency-part-one.aspx

God Bless

[ss4825]

My dad has undergone two rounds of chemotherapy so far and next Tuesday they are going to do a CT scan to see if the chemotherapy is working. If it is they will start radiation treatments. So lets hope the CT scan comes back with good results.

[chryco63]

Alan, you'll have my prayers that his CT scan has a good return. God bless. :TU:

[ss4825]

My Dads CT scan was good the Doctor said the tumor in his lung had been reduced by 50%. Now two more rounds of chemotherapy and then another CT scan.

So hooray Dad!

[Ken Mild]

Alan, GOD BLESS your Dad. I will pray for him and your mom.

[1 bad gs]

that's great news alan. spend lots of time with him. i lost my dad 2 years ago and still miss him terribly.

[chryco63]

Much thanks to our Good Father! I echo Ken: God bless your dad. :TU:

[ss4825]

Thanks all for the well wishes and prayers. We know it is a tough road ahead but we are cautiously optimistic after yesterdays news.

Thank you all,

[ss4825]

Dad had his post chemo CT scan yesterday and all the small cell cancer is gone. He does have a small spot that they are going to biopsy and either remove or treat with radiation. But all in all it was a great report.

Alan

[DaWildcat]

Glad to hear the news!

Devon

[2manybuicks]

That, my friends, is great news indeed. :TU:

-- Steve

[Ken Mild]

Great news Alan!!

[1 bad gs]

i'm very happy for you alan!

[ss4825]

Dad, Started radiation treatment this week on his lung and brain. He is a little skeptical about the brain treatment. But so far so good.

[breakinbuick11]

hope everything works out.

[ss4825]

Dad went in yesterday for his CT follow up from the radiation treatment. Not good news he starts chemo again Monday. Life sucks right now.

[ss4825]

Dad finished the second round of chemo and he went for the CT scan yesterday and the *&#@* tumor had grown. Now they want to do another round of radiation. He is hesitant.

[Jim Weise]

Sorry to hear this Alan..

Having a good friend who has been battling various forms of cancer for the last 5 years, I will just say that they don't know everything, that's for sure..

After the first round, of chemo and surgury, they gave him a clean bill of health, only to tell him a year later that he now had lung cancer, and had 6 months to live without treatment.. so..

2 years ago they gave him 2 years to live, with regular chemo..

Now they say,as long as the drugs keep working, he will too..

Just saw him a month or so ago, and he looked good.. says he feels good, as long as he is off the chemo.

That Chemo and radiation is nasty stuff, one wonders if the cure is worst than the disease.. in the short term it sure is.

Best wishes for your dad and your family..

JW

[TuBBeD]

Alan,

I'm a cancer survivor myself with undergoing chemo and radiation treatments. And, from personal experience the greatest hardship was trying to have the people so close be so upset over something I couldn't conquer on my own. Family and friend support for me was the most important and over time I accepted and understood the consequences of not making it. But, supporting your father and letting him know that his illness won't be fought by himself, will make a great difference.

Back in the day, I remember when a nurse my mother knew at the hospital wished me good luck, and it was one of the most hurtful things someone said with the knowing she had doubt in me beating cancer.

[ss4825]

We are now 10 rounds of radiation into the 25 rounds suggested. They did CT scan this morning and now it looks like it has moved into the bones of his rib cage. The radiation oncologist and the chemo oncologist are working to come up with a new plan of action for tomorrows meeting.

[DaWildcat]

Alan, our thoughts & prayers to your father, you and all family & friends!

Devon

[ss4825]

Today was the last last day of the second round of radiation treatments. The radiation started to make Dad sick this last week. Today when Dad asked the doctor for a prognosis the doctor said he didn't have one. Dr Scar went on to say " you are abnormal, we didn't expect you to live this long, you are the exception to the rule". Dad said something about the "Corps" being his abnormality in other words God would rather leave him on earth than have another Marine in heaven to deal with. At least for now. I later told Dad that he would be in the New England Journal of Medicine some where down the line. He laughed. Other than the fact that Dad is dying from lung cancer he is in unremarkable good health. We have an appointment to go see the oncologist in a couple of weeks to see what he has to say.

All of our travel plans for the GSCA Nationals and the BPG Nationals are on hold. The wife and I still hope to bring the 70 Stage1 to the BPG Nats in August but we will have to wait and see.