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12 mm Spiculated Nodule upper right lobe
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I don't know if this is the right group for me. My story is different than any of the ones that I've read about so far.
But here goes. I am a great grandmother, soon to be a great great. Yes, I am old. So please don't judge me for my decision. A CT scan showed two speculated nodules in my right lung,the larger one over 2 cm. A follow up PET scan verified cancer had gone to a lymph node. I am not doing any chemo or radiation. Is that enough to get me kicked off this group? Death does not scare me. At this age there are more funerals than weddings. My family is very supportive of my decision, but this is a journey that all travel alone. There are questions and feelings of what I am going through that it would be nice to have the support of people who have gone through similar experiences. I have never smoked
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Welcome @sandyk8, I'm glad you found Mayo Connect. We are here to support each other. Each treatment/non-treatment choice is highly personal, and there is no room for judgement around these types of decisions that we are forced to make. I'm glad that your family is there to support you.
We have had members that made decisions to discontinue treatment. We may still have some lurking among us. I view your decision as an honorable one. I can only hope I know when the time is right to do the same.
Will you be meeting with oncology? Have you met with anyone from hospice yet?
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hi @sandyk8 - welcome to Mayo Connect. we're a group of patients sharing information and support, so no one is here to judge your choices. congratulations on your great great grandchild on the way. 🙂 I can appreciate your feelings about not wanting to do any aggressive treatment. I had similar feelings when I was first diagnosed. my pulmonologist encouraged me to have a biopsy to see if there would be other treatment options, and I'm thankful I did. my lung cancer matched a "targeted therapy" medication that was a pill I could take at home. for me, it was worth getting all of the info before making such an important decision. did you meet with an oncologist? what were the recommendations?