Question 1

life expectancy for someone with smallcell lung cancer taking gene therapy drugs?

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Small cell. : Overall survival for small cell lung cancer is quite poor, regardless of the treatment. If someone is receiving "gene therapy", then it is likely they have advanced stage disease since this is not standard treatment. Survival with advanced stage small cell lung cancer is extraordinarily poor.

Question 2

sodium low 132, potasium low3.4 experiencing fatigue&muscle/weight loss any sugestions on what could be causing these? ocult smallcell lung cancer?

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See below: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Having said that, your results are only marginally low and may be your normal. You may try drinking something like Gatorade, but for rest of the issues, you need to consult the doctor who ordered the tests as s/he know more about your health.

Question 3

30mins after eating my gut sounds noisy.suffering from fatigue&weight loss.colonoscopy clear, worried about smallcell lung cancer secrting hormones?

Accepted Answer

Unlikey: Small cell lung cancer is not subtle. This would be way down on my list of possibilities, along with other paraneoplastic GI syndromes. With fatigue, weight loss, and a rumbling gut, I'd check you for malabsorption / maldigestion, gluten enteropathy, maybe Whipple's, Crohn's, giardiasis, pancreatic insufficiency from tumor / adult onset cystic fibrosis, a few others.

Question 4

no libido, fatigue&muscle loss for 1 year.  ct chest clear.  thyroid ok celliacs negatve. worried about hormones from smallcell lung cancer.  advice?

Accepted Answer

Diagnosed?: If you've been Dx'd w/ this cancer - do speak to your Dr about the illness and what to expect as well as all Tx possibilities. The relation to hormones is usually 'growth' hormone, not sex hormone and it's part of the cause - not an effect. Being ill can definitely lower libido, cause fatigue and the less activity can reduce muscle tone. Discuss it all w/ Dr ASAP. Best wishes!

Question 5

why are my lungs hurting?

Accepted Answer

Pleurisy or muscle: Lungs actually have few nerve endings within the lung tissue itself.  Most of the nerves are on the outer surface so pain is  usually related to inflammation of the lining of the lung (known as pleurisy) or muscular.

Question 6

what is lungs opacificification?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive term: This is a term used to describe the lung fields on an x-ray that show little change in degree of density between normally dense areas like heart and bones and the lungs.Dense areas like bone show up white, if the lung areas that are supposed to be filled with air show up white instead of dark, it implys that the lung tissue is filled with dense material like water making it opaque., .

Question 7

lungs have holes is it nescery for opertion?

Accepted Answer

????: Do you mean holes, like in collapsed lung or pneumothorax?  If so, that usually needs a chest tube, or if recurrent a surgery to create more scr tissue in the lungs

Question 8

what is bullae in lungs?

Accepted Answer

Enlarged air sacs: Bullae occur when the normal air sacs of the lungs collapse into themselves causing larger and larger air spaces.

Question 9

what is lung dies?

Accepted Answer

You die too: If your lungs necrose, or die, you will also die without a transplant.

Question 10

what is a stiff lung?

Accepted Answer

Inflation problem: This usually means there is a problem with the lungs expanding properly. There is some sort of restriction to keep the lungs from inflating.

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30mins after eating my gut sounds noisy.suffering from fatigue&weight loss.colonoscopy clear, worried about smallcell lung cancer secrting hormones?

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No libido, fatigue&muscle loss for 1 year. ct chest clear. thyroid ok celliacs negatve. worried about hormones from smallcell lung cancer. advice?

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