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@pattymac
I am a nine year lung cancer survivor who was shockingly diagnosed with a 3cm tumor and rushed into life saving surgery.
I was SCARD whenlater I was told I had a 7cm nodule in my remaining right side lung. It was watched by my thorasic surgeon
for about 5 years and if passed through...which as I understand nodules MAY do.
Please, consider seeking a second opinion and make an appointment with a wise pulmonologist. Going to a larger clinic like Mayo
is the best idea, where last year I thought I heard they treated over 8,000 cases of lung cancer alone. Knowing you have that expert
eye will ease your fears.
I'm so happy you are on CONNECT! Let's stay connected. I will gladly follow you.
Hugs,
Linda
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I only recently (Jan 2018) had a lobe removed due to lung cancer.. I'm fine. I would suggest tho' that you see an oncologist. If the nodes turn out to be cancerous, Lung cancer is one of the cancers that has made a lot of headway in cure and survival rates and there are a lot of people sharing your situation. Good luck to you. Just the word cancer was pretty scary for me. I exercised a lot to ease my stress and found someone to talk with.
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I don't think my insurance will pay for out of state and I wish I could go to mayo. I worked and raised four great kids, sadly divorced but went back to college and graduate in May then on to another school to a graduate program hopefully. So stress of this is bad. Thank you