LUNG CANCER LIFE:

I received wonderful news on my breast "biopsy".There is NO malignancy! I finally exhaled.It had been a worrisome time for me ,with the waiting for the diagnosis. My friend from my doctors office informed me and with that I said ",Thank You,You have made my Life" It seemed to me to not be so trivial this time with the mammagram and things. After all,they had Diagnosed Lung Cancer already and the area in my breast that had raised the concern,was within centimeters of where they had removed the right lobe of my lung. The finding of that biopsy,has really made me want to smile,again! Again,I have been very BLESSED ! I feel like ,if they were able to have cut my cancer clean,and it has not spread when I go on August26th,then you know What, I might have another chance for another few months or years,hopefully. How about you all say a little prayer for me,and maybe ,just maybe,It could happen. By the way,I chose to have the biopsy on my breast,I knew it might hurt and I k...

Welcome,For those of you that are new to my site,and perhaps some regulars,I have decided to do a re-cap on the last 4 months. I believe I have been drifting into other areas of emotion lately,rather than explaining why I am here. Emotion is the very biggest part of this for me,but I will remind you all medically why I am here in the first place. In October of 2005, aroutine chest x-ray revealed a spot on my lung.A CT scan was then taken on January 26th 2006.My doctor called me into his office on February1st.I was to see a surgeon February15th.Well.I figured it was to see about a small biopsy ,just to see if there was anything to worry about.Well, Surprise,Surprise.A ten minute discussion revealed to me that he would perform a "Lobectomy" on my lung on February28th.Whoa,just a minute here,I could hear myself thinking and sinking.That ,I believe is when the shock set in and is still the same shock as with me now. Grant it,I have come a long way.I was very blessed in my cas...

Hello,again. The "emphysema is starting to show itself I went from walking the mall to not getting to the car to get to the mall. I have always had plans to visit Las Vegas,and walk the famous"strip". Well.now I suppose I can't.Goes to show we should "Do it Now" in our lives and not put everything off til tomorrow.What good is planning? I do have plans for tommorow.I am having a "core biopsy" done on my breast.The after math warnings are reading to me a lot more scariar than my "Lobectomy,"{the removal of a lobe on the lung}. The warnings consist of bleeding and/or infection.That is not the bad part.The real hard blow comes when they get the results. When I get the dreaded results that there is malignancy,I again will have to face some curves in the road. I was blessed and fortunate to have survived,so far, the Lobectomy and the lung cancer,I just Pray my spirits will stay up to get through this round again. I will of course be reading ...

LUNG CANCER:One more month,one more week,Please Lord,just one more day. I seem to be running so fast and going nowhere slowly.There seems to be so much more that I want to be accomplished,so much more to do.The thing is...I do not know what that is yet.Sure ,there are the basics.I must see that as a mother, I have left my children good memories of me.I must assure my husband that every moment I have spent with him was never wasted.I must give calls to everyone that I remember that have helped or touched me in my life.I must,I must. I also MUST remember to remember myself through all this . SOMETIMES , now I want to stop and just reflect on what has happened to me so quickly.SOMETIMES , I want to be selfish and rest.SOMETIMES, I don't want to think of anything but flowers and sunshine,and SOMETIMES, I just don't want to Think! Lately,as I feel that I don't accomplish everything I want to,I feel a little let down. I know I am doing well ,with what I have done,but I hope I n...

Yes!The title is for real.If you are new here and have not read my previous posts I will update you. In May2002,I was diagnosed with" cirrhosis of the liver".I was a heavy drinker at the time, and with the fact that I hardly ate I was down to 89lbs.The Dr. said I had maybe 3 months to live if I didnt stop drinking.Well, my right mind set in and I was able to quit the drinking. My doctors were amazed at my recovery as I looked and felt a 100% better. By this time also ,I was having shortness of breath,but I was so happy in my sobriety ,that I didnt pay attention.That was in 2004. Time went on ,[mind you,I fought every day to stay sober} and then in October 2005 I got a call from my doctor,saying The EKG showed a Heart attack! Well,then the tests began.I had a pulmonary function test.The test measures breathing capacities.Well,I Failed.An xray was ordered of my chest and I was told there was a spot on my lung. Well,My mom was coming for christmas that year and no way did I wan...

"I believe in every drop of rain that falls,A flower grows" Isn't that just the way it is? I have been finding a peace within myself as late. Could this be the"Acceptance"? I am pretty sure I have been through all the other emotions. It is kind of chilling to accept ones fate. Does this mean that I will have to settle?I am not sure if acceptance of my fate with"LUNG CANCER" is as important as trying NOT to accept it. If I am to live with thoughts of planning my Death,How can I keep planning my Life? I suppose one must come to a happy medium somewhere along the way. I will think more of Death,I suppose,when I am in pain and lying in bed. Right now I hope to enjoy my Life when I am well and able. I look forward to talking to you again soon. B.C {Believe}

WELCOME:The days sure seem to be going too fast for me now.I feel like I have to try to live 30 years in 2. I am starting to slow down in some things.I am finding that I am thinking more about the reality of all this. I guess I have gone through the denial stage.I have been angry at times,but now I feel a few tears now and again. I do not work so I do not have a lot of people around me to really talk to.I find that coming on here is a wonderful outlet for a lot of my feelings. The tears I have cried,have not been for me.I think of the sadness it will bring to my children. I guess as mothers we always feel that" we" keep the family together.I do know that I have provided them with the best I could to be prepared to deal with this. I dont cry a lot ,in fact I havent cried for years.I wont get down and feel that way for long. Time is of the essence now and I hope to spend it Happy! B.C Thank You for coming by....