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lung cancer rt upper lobe

Posted by catdoris @catdoris, Aug 3 9:07am

I am a 77yr old female. I had a ct scan of the lungs and it showed a 5cm mass in upper rt lobe. I am set up for a pet scan and biopsy of the mass. If it is cancer is there hope for me?

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catdoris | @catdoris | Aug 5 1:11pm
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@catdoris, I’m glad you found our group. As you’ve read, there are many of us living full lives with lung cancer, even late stage lung cancer.
The PET scan will help to give a picture of how active the mass is, and if you get a biopsy, that will confirm the pathological make up. That biopsy will be most helpful in matching the mass to a treatment, whether it is infection, fungal, or cancer. Please let us know what the tests show. How are you doing? The waiting is always a difficult part of the process.

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@lls8000 Thank you for all the words of encouragement. I am a little an anxious, My pet scan is scheduled for next Wednesday, than next day I will see the pulmonologist, and go from there.
Thanks again Lisa.

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sallik74 | @sallik74 | Aug 5 9:33pm
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Thank you all for such inspiring and encouraging replies. I am set up for m pet scan next week and will keep everyone posted. God bless all of you.

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Oh Cat I know how you feel. I'll be praying for all of us !

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catdoris | @catdoris | Aug 6 8:16am
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@catdoris
Oh Cat I know how you feel. I'll be praying for all of us !

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@sallik74 thank you for all your prayers, as I will be praying for all of us as well.

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cglover47 | @cglover47 | 5 days ago

Had thoracic surgery one year ago removing a lesion, Melanoma, from the right lower lobe lung. 11 treatments of Keytruda following, alternate PET and CT scans clear, combined with Signatera tests. I am 79 y/o this month. The glass remains 1/2 full.🙏🏼

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Lisa, Volunteer Mentor | @lls8000 | 4 days ago
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Had thoracic surgery one year ago removing a lesion, Melanoma, from the right lower lobe lung. 11 treatments of Keytruda following, alternate PET and CT scans clear, combined with Signatera tests. I am 79 y/o this month. The glass remains 1/2 full.🙏🏼

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@cglover47, Happy birthday! I've learned to celebrate each birthday and know that it's a pleasure to age. 🙂

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cglover47 | @cglover47 | 3 days ago
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@cglover47, Happy birthday! I've learned to celebrate each birthday and know that it's a pleasure to age. 🙂

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Power of Positive Thinking. Thank-you!

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 5 hours ago
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@lls8000 Thank you for all the words of encouragement. I am a little an anxious, My pet scan is scheduled for next Wednesday, than next day I will see the pulmonologist, and go from there.
Thanks again Lisa.

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@catdoris, just checking in. Did you discuss the results of the PET scan with your pulmonologist? What did you find out?

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catdoris | @catdoris | 4 hours ago
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@catdoris, just checking in. Did you discuss the results of the PET scan with your pulmonologist? What did you find out?

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@colleenyoung Yes I received my pet scan results yesterday. had an appt with the Pulmonry Dr. onfirmed it is a cancer. next up broncoscopy. I will keep eveyone updated during this journey.
Also, it is my left upper lobe not my right, my mistake. please keep me in prayer.

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mamajite | @mamajite | 3 hours ago
In reply to @catdoris "@colleenyoung Yes I received my pet scan results yesterday. had an appt with the Pulmonry Dr...." + (show)
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@colleenyoung Yes I received my pet scan results yesterday. had an appt with the Pulmonry Dr. onfirmed it is a cancer. next up broncoscopy. I will keep eveyone updated during this journey.
Also, it is my left upper lobe not my right, my mistake. please keep me in prayer.

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@catdoris sorry to hear you've joined our club, but it's good you are doing a biopsy to find out if your tumor has a biomarker that is a match for a targeted therapy treatment. it sounds like your care team is on top of everything! be extra kind to yourself as you go through all of the testing and diagnostics. do things that make you happy and take your mind off of worrying. hugs!

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