LUNG CANCER LIFE:

Hello all!Thank you Sue,and the best of luck in the future, and all the others that left a comment.All of your well wishes and prayers,really make a difference in my life.I really do not have a lot of friends.My husband retired a few years ago,and that is when I got ill.We have always spent most ,in fact all of our time together,so sometimes now it gets a little too quiet.So,Please keep writing,I appreciate it. I am having such respiratory problems lately. I am dealing with Pneumonia,again.In fact since May,this is the third time.NOT GOOD! I have the part of my lung removed,and I have severe Emphysema.I am very frightened that I will be going on oxygen in the very near future.I really am in dire straits. Last month I could walk around the malls,today,I am having a hard time to even bend over.With the H 1N1 out,I really do not think I want to go to an emergency room,because of all the germs floating around in there.I have all the signs of that flu,and definitely have the horrible aches...

Welcome everyone.I am guilty of not writing lately.We had our youngest son with us for the summer,so things got a bit crazy around here .We are used to our own space,so it set me back a bit. To bring you up to date....They did the Brain scan on September 9 th .I contacted my GPs receptionist,who said they found something abnormal,but they wanted me to take the contrast dye to be able to focus more on what they found.Well,Here I am almost a month later waiting for another CT scan.The report shows I have or have had an "Infarction" of the brain.Now folks,this means I have had a stroke.Well,I am the most surprised as I am sure I would have shown some residual affects from such.I am so worried now ,because what if I am having a stroke,and their delay could cause me death or disability.I know our medical system is busy, but I would think they would give me another scan right away.I am taking baby aspirin for now,and praying that this isn't another year of worry. If I have ...

This post is just my personal experience on my doctor visits.I have read a lot of clinical information on the net.I have followed clinical research on my cancer..When the doctor told me I had lung cancer,I was on the internet for hours every day.What was really happening with my body?What has caused it to want to die? I therefore consider myself to have some knowledge of the medical facts with regard to my lung cancer. I have a non-small cell stage 1.I have had a lobe of my lung successfully removed and I am in my 42 nd month of clear check ups. My Doctor has saved my life,truthfully,a few times in the last 15 years. He listens to me. He was able to pick up from the symptoms I gave him and head me off to see a specialist in the required field of my ailment.For example;I found a lump in my breast and within a week ,I had a mammogram ,and a biopsy,which Thank God,revealed that it was not cancer.He believed me and he acted on that.One other time,he knew that I was drinking a lot.He ...

Tomorrow morning I have to have a CT scan to look for a brain tumor.I am very worried about getting the results for this test. Lately,I have acquired headaches.I guess headaches are pretty common,but I have never really had a problem with them myself. My waves of nausea,which I have had for four years,are turning into vomiting.I have also been having uncontrolled spasms in my hands and feet. Three of my oncologists have agreed that the symptoms call for a further review,hence the scan of the brain. I have read that Brain Cancer is common as a secondary cancer to lung cancer.I suppose it is because they are close to each other. I have also read that Brain Cancer kills you fast. One has so many problems dealing with dying physically,and to have the responsibility of putting everything in order so quickly before you die,just throws me. My God,I have been dealing with dying for 7 years now,and I have complained.I am alive now and I have had that time,so my heart goes out to those that we...

The aches and pains,the agony of not knowing what is coming next. Cancer really sucks! The diagnosis of Lung Cancer,Emphysema, Cirrhosis of the Liver,Heart attack,seizures,and diabetes,etc.etc.etc.has really gotten me down mentally as well as physically. My life really does have a Mind. My body gets up every morning,and Thank God,I am not attached to IV's or any other supports.I am in my own home.My body is at rest right now But....I have had so many tests lately,so many scares. The MRI'S ,CT scans,ultra sounds of the heart and abdomen,these tests yield results and it is the results that scare me. I have terminal lung cancer.The word says it all,doesn't it? This was a positive journey as far as the physical ailments are concerned.I am still unable to be employed full time,and now can only do my passion and past career part time. The tests showed that I have had a heart attack in the past.They say it was a silent heart attack.I guess it must have been, because other wi...

What happens to us when we are told we are going to die? Where in the brain,where in the spirit do we go? Who do we tell first?What plans should we be making?Where do we go from here? These are just some of the questions I had in my mind,and still do. Sure there are those few moments,that I am not always concentrating on the answers. Lately,with the way I have been feeling,the fear is starting to rise in me again. I had to go to emergency a few days ago.I had a very high blood pressure,almost off the charts.I had pneumonia and was having difficulty breathing. I explained that I had lung cancer and was being treated for a chest infection.They gave me a chest xray and an EKG.Thank God ,the EKG showed I was not having a heart attack.The chest xray was questionable,even to the doctor.She was unsure what she was seeing in the chest xray,and was not sure if it was the pneumonia,that was going on,or the Lung Cancer,showing up again. Well,that was a few days ago,so you can imagine how I feel....

I would like to take you to some emotional and physical aspects on your journey through Lung Cancer. There are trials and tribulations.This blog is about some of mine,and not necessarily going to be the same as you. Most of you that visit are living with cancer or know someone who is.Lung Cancer is only one of the cancers out there.Lung Cancer is the leading cause of death . I had no idea I had lung cancer.Sure,I had been a smoker for a number of years and I had a bad cough,but even then,it just never occurred to me.I guess I thought that I was too young to die and that it only happened to older people.I had also been given a diagnosis of pneumonia for the prior three months. I didn't cry when the surgeon told me.I just listened to my options.I decided within minutes that I would have the surgery to remove a 2" tumor from my lung. I was at the hospital two weeks later on an operating table.The surgeon said my odds were not that great to make the operation,as I had high blood p...