LUNG CANCER LIFE:

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...

Welcome. Yes,I have been crying on here for three years now.I have been reading a lot of lung cancer blogs because it makes me feel like I am not the only one dealing with this disease.I was reading a story about a lady named " Doreen ',and she writes a beautiful story.I had no idea how well off I was compared to her and her families problem, and so many others,that are in worse shape than me. I realise now that some people couldn't even type on here to be able to tell their side of things. You can read " Dor 's " blogs at http://thepamperedpatient.com/ There are lots of great stories there on all types of cancers. she is listed under lung cancer and her blog is listed as lung cancer survivor 06. Going back to the title of this story. I cried because I had no shoes,until I saw a man with no feet. I will change the subject now and would like to tell you that the CT of my Heart came back NORMAL. I am so happy about that.I had to kind of laugh though when t...

Hello everyone. I have written many posts on here over the last three years. I have shared with you my trials and my tribulations through "Lung Cancer" Cirrhosis of the Liver" and much more. I hope that I helped some of you with knowing that others go through some of the same emotions as you do. Cancer of any kind is so cruel in so many ways.It affects so many others than the patient. I have not written so much on this blog about all the physical aspects of lung cancer.I do not profess the knowledge to do that.There are so many other wonderful sites that provide that information. I started this blog with a positive attitude.I know I have had great concerns over the last few months,and I feel like I am whining. Besides,It saves my husband from having to listen to it. All Kidding aside,I have been to a lot of doctors and have endured many tests lately. But in keeping with my "believe" theme of this blog,and of this disease I must tell you some g...

Thank You all for your concerns and well wishes. I saw my lung doctor last week.I had a chest xray,and Thank God,the cancer growth has NOT returned on my lung.He felt my neck ,and the lymph nodes area.He noticed that the lymph nodes were swollen,but didnt seem concerned at this point. That is wonderful news. I think I mentioned in my last post that I was scheduled for an ultra sound of the heart,also.I had a stress test on the tread mill with all the wires attached to monitor my vitals.I have yet to receive the results on that test.I have apparently had a heart attack in the past,so they say.I think I would have remembered,but they say it must have been a "silent" heart attack,so that is why they are checking me out. I developed a swollen face a month ago ,as well,and had all my doctors quite concerned.The reason they were concerned was that a swollen face with lung cancer can be something called"superior vena cara obstuction".That is when the lung cancer grows and ...

Another four month check up coming.This appointment is for the surgeon who did my lung operation. Here we go again.I really haven't had much of a break from all the doctors the last few months,so this is very tiring. I will have a chest xray ,again,then he will put it in the light,and then tell me whether or not the cancer has returned,or gone on to stage 2. This appointment is the worst.I find myself in the waiting room making so many promises to myself.I sit there thinking of all the things I meant to do,four months ago.I wonder if I will get another chance. I am calling this post the beginning again,as it is always like the first time. When you get a diagnosis of Cancer,your world stands still for what seems like forever.You will come back to reality pretty fast though,because there will be so many decisions you will have to make. Depending on whether you had the blessing to get an early diagnosis,you might have to decide along with your doctor to have surgery or chemo. I was...

Welcome again to everyone. I am aware that most of my visitors are going through lung cancer,or know someone who is.You are the ones that I write this blog for. Three years ago,I went to the internet for some answers,many answers. When you are diagnosed with"Lung Cancer" or any possibly fatal disease,most of us just want to know. When they told me I had cancer,I went blank.You never think it will happen to you,so most of the time we are not prepared. I went to the computer and typed in lung cancer,and lo and behold,there were others that were going through this.I just felt so much better. My point on this post is just to say that I am not an authority on lung cancer,but I would like to say that I will continue to write about the emotional part of all this and hope that you to will read my previous posts,and that you too will come to Believe. DON'T STOP BELIEVING! Believe

More tests ahead of me. Good news is that the scare of "pancreatic" cancer,mentioned in my last post,was NOT found by the MRI test.The doctors other diagnosis of liver cancer was also ruled out.That is Great.The three weeks of wondering about those two fatal diseases put me in a daze.I know that Pancreatic cancer kills you fast.I started to look at life in minutes and hours. Since the doctors have ruled out those two diseases they remain stumped as to a lot of my symptoms. I still show a rise in the CEA blood test.That is the test they use to determine if a cancer is in you. The waves of nausea I get,accompianed by the headaches and dizziness for 3 years has them wondering.I have been given all the tests for abdominal conditions,and they also came out negative. Now the doctor wants me to have a brain CT scan.They think some of my symptoms represent a Brain Tumor. All of these tests are quite concerning to me.They have told me that there is a risk associated with too many xray...