Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi
Welcome to the Lung Cancer group on Mayo Clinic Connect.
This is a welcoming, safe place where you can meet people living with lung cancer or caring for someone with lung cancer. Let's learn from each other and share stories about living well with cancer, coping with the challenges and offering tips.
I'm Colleen, and I'm the moderator of this group, and Community Director of Connect. Chances are you'll to be greeted by volunteer patient Mentors and fellow members when you post to this group. Learn more about Moderators and Mentors on Connect.
We look forward to welcoming you and introducing you to other members. Feel free to browse the topics or start a new one.
Let's chat. Why not start by introducing yourself?
Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Lung Cancer Support Group.
I agree with Linda’s response...keep fighting! There are truly many pathways to treatment.
My wife, Kay is testimony to that! A 3 year lung cancer survivor, (who lost 2/3 of her right lung) she gets infusions of a trial drug every three weeks now. The remainder of her time, she spends leading a normal life, playing golf, attending card clubs, and shopping!
Keep on fighting back!
All of your fans are glad you are back to work too! Hoping to do Sunday brunch soon - best in Southern Minnesota.
Welcome to Connect my friend! Thank you for sharing your story. Happy dance from another old man!!
John
Thank you for sharing this greAt article!
Yikes! I am a 10 year lung cancer survivor...with most of my left lung missing! It has been a journey!
I cannot tell you how painful it has truly been to fight back against the disease, the stigma, the shame & blame. I beg you to please think about
your options. In 10 years there have been so many new pathways to healing. There really are other safer risks that can be more fun. Respectfully,
Let’s stay Connected!
I have quit smoking, drinking and I eat a lot of brussel sprouts and I hope that's working. But, I have always said.....when it comes to the end of all of this I'm going to have a martini and a cigarette as I go out! It's one of the little motivations I hang on to in life but I wonder if that's really going to taste as good as I think! I agree that at a certain point whatever makes a person feel better is what they should have. My father died from cancer of the esophagus. He had been diabetic and had kept himself on a strict diet for many years. In his last months I prepared one of his favorite desserts each week, just for him and he enjoyed them all.
I agree- a sound diet is the best. I also am serious about people whose intentions are good, but give the wrong advice.
I so agree with you. I also believe that we now instinctively what are body's need- well most of the time. A day before my mom passed away she wanted a spoon full of whiskey or Scotch. I forget. I gave her one and my sister went nuts. I asked her if she was afraid of mom becoming an alcoholic. Anything that a dying patient wants should be top priority.
That's terrific.
My husband had pleural mesothelioma, considered terminal, and we were told to eat whatever he could tolerate and enjoyed, as nutritious as able. Once he began palliative chemo, eating became a significant challenge - nothing tasted good, small amounts of food made him feel full, general loss of appetite and fear of vomiting added to the burden. Needless to say, he lost a tremendous of weight, so I would think that what to eat depends alot on the type of cancer, the expected outcome, the treatments and how they affect the ability to eat and enjoy quality of life. He was never a big sweets eater but one of the last things he asked for was cornflakes with banana, soymilk and extra sugar. A dying patient has very different needs than one who is going to survive, I feel.