I have always had medical problems, but in 1995, the stress I had to endure was too much and my body reacted. First, lupus, Leukemia for my Igg was 4610, fibromygia, neuropathy, and bone marrow biopsies. My Igg went down to the 2000's and low Igm and Iga. I began falling so my neurologist had me have a PET scan which showed I had non cell lung cancer dxed at the end of March. I have two of three lobes with cancer on my right lung. For the person that asked about the protein, yes, I always had high protein. I was tested for the chemo oral pill and because I have some mutant gene, it will not work for me. No radiation except to remove my entire right lung. I said no to that. I do smoke, but I am/was always into art. At 17, after high school, I went right into art school where there was no ventilation when we worked on oils, turps, linseed oils, pastels, etc. At 25, I also re-entered art school in another state also with no ventilation. At the end of March, I was dxed with non-cell lung cancer. There is no cure for me, and I told my children I will try chemo just for them. I start June 1. I will be having chemo for 2-1/2 hours for 3 weeks. I told my children if I get very sick, I am going to stop. I don't even cough. I just want to enjoy my life as it is now. I am 65 years old and live alone. I am also on a holistic orphan drug that is being tested. It seems I'm the only one that likes the test.

I was diagnosed with stage one non-small cell lung cancer in January of 2011. I was operated on in April for a lobectomy of the upper right lobe. I had no follow up chemo therapy because my oncologist said they caught it early enough where they could more than likely get all of the cancer during the surgery as long as it hasn't spread to my lymph nodes. It has not. I will be going for follow up CAT scans and blood work every six months for a couple of years, and should be fine as long there is no reoccurrence.

The cancer was already in stage 4 when diagnosed. It was in the lining of the left lung and the lymphnode above the lung. I was given chemo treatments for a period of three months, making me very ill. It could not be removed surgically due to being in the lining of the lung. A scan was done showing it wasn't spreading at this time. Three months later it had spread more. I am finishing 16 weeks treatment now with Avastin and different meds. They seem to be helping more.

My mother just got the results of her biopsy after several doctor visits. After all the tests, she has been told that she has lung cancer. She was also told that they had seen a spot a year ago but did not think it was anything to worry about. My mother's health has declined in the last year, and now they have found another spot that went from 3 cm to 7 cm in the last two months. The doctors tell us that the type of cancer she has is unusual; it's small cell cancer and large cell cancer. Every visit seems to get more confusing. Even though we ask questions, nobody seems to have answers. Now we are being told that she will need radiation and chemo but they don't think her lungs can take the treatments again. I'm confused.

Reply to the father whom has been given 6 to 9 months to live - My father had liver cancer in 2011. We brought him over to France to have Cyberknife treatment. This is covered by your European Health Card - same as NHS, so free. The tumor shrunk in size and has been static since Jan 2012. This treatment is a much more powerful form of radiation which effectively kills off the cancer cells. If the lung cancer is 3 or less small tumors, this treatment should work. My Dad now has lung cancer, but opposition to my family prevent him having the Cyberknife treatment again, so apart from two courses or low dose chemo, he is now being left to die. Hope this message will help others.

Speaking for my 27 year old sister. She was diagnosed 9 months ago with stage 4 lung cancer that has metastised to her brain. She has gone through a chemo treatment every three weeks. Chemo made her sick and very tired. The last couple of treatments were maintenance chemo. A Pet scan revealed yesterday that she has two more tumors in her brain, two more on her lung and now in her hip. There are soo many things she wants to do in life. The doctors are going to start different kinds of chemo.