Hi Tonim,

Don’t panic, there are still options.

I have lung cancer stage 4.

First line was 35 session radio plus 4 session chemo in combination.

The main tumour shrunk by @55% but we found a new metastatic lump below my kidney last Monday.

Now we have to make a new plan for the second line therapy.

Looks like 4 or 6 sessions of Docetaxel with some Nintedanib to help it along.

Docetaxel is very effective on a variety of cancers and might be an option for you too?

It will not cure you, but it can hold the cancer at a stage where you could go on for years without any progression.

So don’t give in just yet

All the best

Mike

Hi Mike and welcome. Just popped in to say that I am about to have my 5th cycle of Docetaxol. On Monday I will have a CT scan to see how I am doing.  Glad to see your tumour has shrunk and fingers crossed that the one near your kidney will respond to treatment too.  Take care my friend x

Hi tonim ...I really do understand I to have stage 4 lung cancer with secondaries in my mouth and brain . please stay strong there are treatments to help , I'm about to have my last chemo on Fri ...I've had 4 and its shrunk my tumour right back . this will buy me some time ....I hope !! My consultant is brilliant and always forward thinking , and you need positive people on your side.

I know only to well how you feel I'm only 51 and its such a shock ...please say hi if you feel like it 

Best wishes Christelle xx

Hi again Christelle,

Not sure if I'm replying to you in the right way, still new to the forum.

Toni xx

Hi tonim

i think I understand how you are feeling!  I went into hospital because of a constant headache in March and found out I have secondary triple negative breast cancer which has spread to my spine.  I still can't seem to get my head around it all and there's rarely a day I don't cry.  I know everyone says be positive but it's difficult to keep it up when all you can think about are the 'incurable' words.  I'm wondering if as time goes on you cope better.  I know some days I feel strong then others it's back to crying.  It does help to hear others stories of how they cope.n I don't think anyone can give us a time limit as everybody is individual and we all respond to treatments in different ways.  I'm only 49 and not ready to go anywhere yet!    Xxxxx

I totally agree with you sallyk. I'm also hoping that as time goes on I begin to cope better. Its just so hard, its the first thing in the morning, and the last thing at night you think about. I know there's a few hours of me doing something that I don't think about it, and also I try to be upbeat for the sake of the family and friends but, its hard.

I'm hoping with more treatments and tests, things will hopefully level out and not be so all consuming. Its great to hear from others, going through this, because unless you are I don't think you really understand. I know the family are going through it as they may lose their mum/wife. Awful as it sounds I can't be dealing with theirs. That sounds terrible and I don't mean it to be, as I can't think of not being here for them.

Keep in touch, hopefully we can lift each other

Toni xxx

So sori to hear this tonim, but as pple say . It's not fair to put a time on any1, every1 responds different , u'd left me a message on my post the other day saying about your bowel cancer, as I've just been told I've rectal cancer , although they say it's confined to the rectum & an op will remove it along with having a bag, they did say they seen a few speckles on my lungs , but told me not to worry about them.atm & they will investigate further , I did have a chest infection 2-3 wks ago , so I'm hoping that's what has showed up . I start my 6 wks of radio/chemo nxt week :(. I will be thinking about u , keep u in my prayers xxx katrina

Hi Toni ..I'm new to all of this too , I never did really introduce my self on here I just kinda joined in !! Thanks for saying hi ...we all need to talk to some one and if its some one who understand s then so much the better .chat away as much as you need to !! Hope to hear from you soon ....Christelle xx

Hi Toni, not been on here in a while but thought I'd check in and see how you are doing. I'm on my second round of chemo and I'm really struggling with it. Not managed to keep anything down for four days.  If there is a plus side it does take your mind of everything else!  I'm not quite as do and gloom as I was initially so wondered if you'd managed to deal with it any better xxxx