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Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 25, 2024 | Replies (1044)Comment receiving replies
Hello Colleen! I am new to this group and I look forward to learning as much as I can. I was recently diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma of the upper right lung. I've had x-rays, CT scans and finally the biopsy - which gave me the answer. I am scheduled for a PET scan on Tuesday to determine staging. I am totally in a fog, this is all happening so fast..and a bit scared too!
Thanks for any words of wisdom!
Sandy
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My name is Cindy and I am also just finding out about all this as well. I had a lung screening and they found a nodule in my upper left central lobe. Mine was just by chance as I was just setting up a new PCP as I had just moved here a year and a half ago. Turns out the nodule was there since at least 2014, but I never knew. It’s in my hospital records after a car accident, but, the biggie… they didn’t tell me or my Dr!
Well anyway, my journey started on 1-5-23 and have had the Lung screening CT, blood work, Pulmonary visit, an Endobronchoscopy and this past week I just had my PET scan. Mine and my families heads have been spinning! Good news is it hasn’t spread anywhere else! The hard part is waiting for each test result, I think. Then the beating myself up for smoking for so many years, and then turning it to planning on how to fight so I can be around for many more years. I go to Mayo and I wouldn’t go anywhere else here. They are the BEST! I hope you get the care you need and try not to focus on every little thing. (Easier said than done, I know!) Try to keep busy and take lots of long walks. It does help relax you. Best regards!