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Cancer Support

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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts)
Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:09 AM Oct 2012

Does anyone ever become completely cured of stage-4 cancer? [View all]

Was diagnosed with lung cancer and then they found 5 lesions on my brain where the cancer had spread to. This all began about a month ago.

Had 3 initial chemo treatments at the beginning and had my last, 17th radiation treatment for my brain yesterday. Had a bone marrow test last week and it was negative. My doctor ran me through a million dollars worth of diagnostic tests while I was in the hospital and they were unable to find cancer anywhere else inside me.

Reason I am asking this is because I have never felt better in my life right now. Never had any nausia or felt sick through the entire process. I sometimes need a little nap in the afternoon but I had been doing that for decades already.

My appetite through all this has been better than ever. I now weigh exactly the same weight as I did before I got sick. I was eating so much I had to start watching my weight. I am hungry all the time. Especially for pastries but that is nothing new with me.

Is there any chance at all I could be over this? Is that even possible? After less than a month of treatment?

And be frank about this because I have no fear of dying. I have already had a great life in my 57 years. If I knew I were going to die tomorrow I would have no regrets. Yea, I had a real good life. Remarkable actually.

Thanks in advance for any comments about this situation.

Don

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