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Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jan 22 8:18am | Replies (1013)

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Thanks @cmcguire10. Good news yours has not spread...and I agree the hard part is waiting for answers. I have not gotten to the point of talking with an oncologist or thoracic surgeon yet..hopefully that will be soon. I'm also curious as to how long it takes from the time you are diagnosed and at what stage - to actually doing something about it (i.e. removing it) or whatever other options there are if it has spread. I feel as though I am in the abyss and the more youtube videos I watch the more stressed I get.

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The best advise I can give you is what a Dr told me, don’t use Dr Google! Only use reliable sources like Mayo Clinic, Cleavland Clinic, UCLA, Harvard, etc. .coms are not usually reliable. I know I have been researching since January and at times overwhelmed myself with information. Then you have to look up things to figure out what the last thing meant. You can drive yourself crazy! The best thing is to talk with your doctors. Write down a question as soon as it pops in your head because it will be replaced with another question 5 minutes later. Also this Mayo Clinic connect is a great place to find answers. I hope you get your answers soon. Even if they are not the answers you want it is still better that they are answered and then you can plan your next steps! God Bless you!🙏

Also just wanted to add that I have more tests coming, like a Heart stress test, etc . I am scheduled to have a minimally invasive segmentectomy of my left upper lobe. 2 segments instead of a lobectomy. That is on March 24th. So it will be close to 3 months between lung screening and surgery. Lots of tests to make sure of where and what you have. Pulmonary function test to see if a candidate for surgery, etc. That may seem like a long time but it is flying by so quickly! Hope that helped answer your other question🙏