My tumor in 2000 was 10-12 cm and involved two lobes, but the nearby nodes tested negative and no signs of any spread outside my right lung. No one ever gave me a stage since it was kind of a unique case but if you read the staging descriptions probably it was Stage 2B or 3 because of the size. Two years ago I had a new spot show up in my left lung. It was the same kind of lung cancer. Again, no nodal involvement so that was stage 1A. Now we watch a new spot on what remains of my right lung. It is about 1 cm and growing ever so slowly. I am almost 70. Hoping I can co-exist with it for the rest of my life as my lung function would decrease even more if they treat it. Lung Cancer is a sucky diagnosis. Being short of breath is constant reminder of the reality of the situation. But still I go on because there is no other option.