Benign carcinoid tumor in bronchi tube

@tomrennie
Yes, you’re in more of a desert climate than I am. I’m only a few miles from the coast so pretty great weather with fresh air all year around, just not enough rain. I remember seeing that Haboob on the news. Gross. I can hardly breathe just looking at it. How often does that happen? You also get the occasion monsoon with lightning that fills the sky. I would enjoy the lightening. It’s been raining steady for the past few hours, but no wind or lightning. Just right. I hope the rain makes it to you without fizzling out.

@jessie1990 The biopsy was difficult to understand. I asked the doctor and he said "it is still cancer". When doing research, I found the best thing to do was to operate. The pulmonary doctor agreed. Looking back, I should have gone for a second opinion.

@tomrennie That is amazing
I hope this does not happen often. I would imagine there would be a lot of dust on everything, not to mention your lungs.

@tomrennie Man I hope so. I really really need to go back to work....and I'm tired of the constant pain. Thanks for the encouragement. Means alot.

@nannybb yes my pulmonary doctor said the same to me about surgery also

@jessie1990 How did that make you feel? Personally. I WANTD to believe it eas a confirmation, but now I'm not so sure.

@nannybb I really thought the first procedure would of worked but it didn't 🥹 now I need more and been giving the pros and cons is kinda freaking me out abit

I can totally see why. It's very difficult to see clarity when you don't (at least I don't) have much faith in the medical community as a whole. When I was getting my training, 100 years ago, I felt most of the time I was around people who cared. I have been rethinking that. I thought about a pt. that was in a wheelchair near the nurses station, definitely distressed. These were all seasoned nurses. They had been in clinic much longer than I had. But, maybe because I had been hospitalized so many times, I saw her distress. I asked if she wanted to be in a exam room right away. Turns out she had just come from chemo and was horribly sick. She unwrapped her scarf. She was so sick, she felt no embarrassment. I offered her ice chips. Was anything I did a big deal? Nope. But my point is, we are all people who need to be seen and heard. We need to know our options and be given truthful facts about outcomes. I hope compassion starts to return, and striving for profits diminish. I just want to have someone care and from that, offer honest help. Not trying to be sanctimonious. I'm just tired....like many other in here.

@nannybb 100% totally agree health system here is a disaster also like I've been told in July I've a tumor I've half some of it removed in Sept and noting since then just waiting on surgery now been told don't worry about the half that was removed growing back as these tumors are very slow growing that is not maken me feel better i want it gone and was expecting it to be gone back in July not nearly 5 months after I was diagnosed

@jessie1990 we get them a few times a summer usually followed with storms.