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Mass on lung and lymph nodes

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Mar 5 9:06am | Replies (149)
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@detroitmom23

Hi Lisa, thank you so much for the words of encouragement. Do you have lung cancer? What has your experience been? Yes, going through these diagnostic tests and getting the results is terrifying. I think that @bellsina71 would agree. I’ll have my PET scan and biopsy done within the next 3 days. Do doctors give prognosis? I really don’t want to hear it. I’ll fall apart.

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Lisa, Volunteer Mentor | @lls8000 | Jan 13, 2023

I know it’s hard, there will be support to help you through if needed. In the early days I tried to focus on what I knew TODAY and what I could do about it, if anything. That helped me to stay focused. IF it is cancer your doctors will generally only talk prognosis when a patient is ready or asks about it. Some won’t ever make a prediction. No one has an expiration date stamped on their forehead. 🙂 Myself included!
I do have stage IV lung cancer with metastasis to the lymph nodes and liver. I was diagnosed almost three years ago, and I’m doing great. I just finished a 3 mile snowshoe. I’m on a high-tech targeted therapy that stops the cancer from growing, hopefully for years to come. I know that eventually my cancer will find a way around the treatment, but until then I have a good quality of life, and I try to do what makes me happy each day.
Take care, hugs, Lisa

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