T R

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Age 53 smoked for 17 years, quit 18 years ago

4/7/ 04 DX stage IV NSCLC

3.7 cm/1.4"  tumor, right lung.

Met-bone tumor,. left humorous, right hip,- right orbital?

4/28/04 start chemo,

Carboplatin, Gemzar, Zometa\

6/3/04 Off pain pills, all pain left

84/04 New scans show stage IV is not holding up very well, things are lookin good. Bone mets have left and new bone has grew in place.

11/1/04, new scan. Primary increased to 4.5cm, and new subcarinal node problem, bone mets are too scared to get back in the fight

Starting Taxol

1/18/05, new scan. Slight overall shrinkage. No evidence of Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy as shown in earlier scans, aaaaand nothing new. 

3/30/05-----6th Taxol treatment. What a difference a year makes. Maybe, likely, the last or second to last treatment.

4/25/05-----Head and chest Scan, whew, a little smaller yet and no brain problem, whew.

Things are working well. Not talking cure, more just hanging in there. It works!