Hello, will try to make this a quick question. For about the last two weeks, Pam has been coughing up dark red phlegm. For quite a while she has had phlegm to cough out about once a day or so, about a week ago she told me that she thought what she was now coughing up was blood. Seems like it is mostly red as opposed to phlegm with blood streaks. Sorry for the gross description but almost looks like a blood clot or like what you can sometimes blow out after a bloody nose. Last few days seems like it is getting more often (several times a day).

We plan on calling the clinic Monday but wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Blood counts have been good the last several weeks at chemo.

Thanks,


Tom-CG to wife, Pam 46@dx
Stage IV Tongue Cancer T2N2C
Dx 6/08, Surgery 7/08, 3 nodes positive
9/08 33IMRT/7Carbo/Taxol
4/09 node biopsy positive, mets to lungs/stomach
5/09 Cisplatin or Cis/Alimta study
6/09 Cis/Taxotere
9/09 Taxotere
1/10 Xeloda
3/10 Cetuximab weekly
6/29/10 lost battle