Hi, apologies for taking so long to reply. Please don't give up!! When I
was diagnosed late 2018, was sent to a non thoracic surgeon. I was told
they would do a lobectomy, it was metastatic, and then given only
palliative care.
Thank goodness I chose not to blindly accept that diagnosis. Ended up
coming to Mayo, had partial, resection surgery on one lobe, and radiation
therapy on another lobe about a year later. No, it's not been a picnic
with the follow-up scans, recovering, etc, but no one at Mayo has given up
or told me palliative care was the only option. I currently have nodules
in 2 lobes, thyroid, and on an adrenal. They are all stable and my next
check is not until June.
I'm a active senior, swimming, walking my dog, hiking, hoping to take up
biking again, kayaking, volunteering, etc. Let me know if I can help in
any way, promise to respond in a more timely manner,