LUNG CANCER LIFE:

Some good news.The doctor said that the artery supply to my one good kidney is okay.They will not have to do the invasive surgery now.I am so relieved. I am actually back to original diagnosis,which had said that I could live on one kidney. I am sure going to have to make some real life changes to stay on top of this one. It sure is a little off my plate right now,and I am so grateful . My husband hugged me when we got the news.I felt that when I was busy worried about me dying,I had forgotten about his feelings on my loss. I also surely know that for sure God has a reason for keeping me well. For those of you that have read my posts over the last five years know about all my close calls.Death has been at my doorstep many times.I have prayed and I have shared my stories with you and you have sent me well wishes.I believe all of that has helped with all of these terminal illnesses. I will still see a vascular surgeon,but the need is not at an urgent stage. I hope not to have any doctor...

Welcome everyone.Once again,Thank You all for your thoughts and prayers. I am about to set on a new voyage.My diagnostic tests are in with regard to the loss of a kidney and the about to be,loss of the other kidney. I have now been told that I will have to have vascular surgery to open up an artery that is blocked in the renal area.They have also suggested that I might have to have a kidney transplant.I have been told that without the surgery,I will be on dialysis for the rest of my life. I am sure that this is a situation that is faced by many.I am just amazed at why it is happening to me. I have been dealing with lung cancer,emphysema,heart attack and two strokes.I never knew anything was even wrong with my kidneys,when this all began. It has been a year now since they first discovered that I lost my right kidney.It is only now,a year later that they are about to get around to saving my only kidney and my life. I am scared,and I feel like running. It is not the operation i...