Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi

Hi @testlady,

You may notice that I moved your message to this discussion on living with lung cancer I did this because I thought it would be beneficial for you to connect with the members in this discussion, and I hope they will join in with more insight or information that might help.

@testlady, do you know what type of colitis you may have?

I am so despondent. My Opdivo infusions have been very successful; however, I have developed colitus and my infusions have been postponed until it is resolved. I have fear and anxiety because of the lack of treatment opportunities that directly affect my lung cancer. All the healthful eating I have done must cease because it affects colitus. The lectures about this is just a bump in the road are not helping. I don't know how to handle this setback.

I am so despondent. My Opdivo infusions have been very successful; however, I have developed colitus and my infusions have been postponed until it is resolved. I have fear and anxiety because of the lack of treatment opportunities that directly affect my lung cancer. All the healthful eating I have done must cease because it affects colitus. The lectures about this is just a bump in the road are not helping. I don't know how to handle this setback.

Hello all, I just joined this group. I am a breast cancer survivor of four years total (Stage 0 and Stage 1). Just as I got back on my feet my husband was diagnosed with COPD and we are now going through the tests to determine his exact lung cancer status. The support I have received as part of the breast cancer group on this site has been invaluable and now I'm hoping to find support and information as a caregiver for my husband. My husband has been part of an on-going lung cancer study (CT scans) for four years. He is an ex-smoker. His last scan in January showed a mass that they've been watching for a year that during the last six months doubled. His biopsy showed a cancer from the upper GI tract (not lung cancer specifically). However, with some research I discovered a lung cancer that shows as upper GI in the pathology called Pulmonary Enteric Adenocarcinoma. Our doctors are considering this but also requesting additional tests. His PET scan and brain MRI show no cancer elsewhere in his body but there is a lymph node in the lung that showed possible cancer in the center of his lung, near the tumor but also near the esophagus. Our next step is an Endoscopy next week. The biopsy of that lymph node will give us and the doctors more information. Once we have those results we'll meet with his oncologist to discuss the test results and treatment options. So far they are only saying Chemotherapy, which my husband is very hesitant to do. Support, thoughts, encouragement welcome. I look forward to reading your posts and gaining some understanding and insight into treatments and outcomes on this. We are finding this process much more complicated than my breast cancer journey. Best to everyone.

Lindsay keep the faith!
What type do u have? Small Cell or Non Small cell?
My wife was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer in April, 2015...stage 3a...dr removed 2/3 of her right lung in May...re-staged her to stage 4 in July 2016...she had a genomics study done in the fall of 2016 and from that study, Mayo determined she had a breast cancer mutation in the lungs.
She has been on a clinical trial immunotherapy since Dec, 2016 and today she has a great quality of life. Infusions every three weeks, but very little side effects!
Be sure to ask the dr about a genomics study!
Best of luck!

Hello all, I just joined this group. I am a breast cancer survivor of four years total (Stage 0 and Stage 1). Just as I got back on my feet my husband was diagnosed with COPD and we are now going through the tests to determine his exact lung cancer status. The support I have received as part of the breast cancer group on this site has been invaluable and now I'm hoping to find support and information as a caregiver for my husband. My husband has been part of an on-going lung cancer study (CT scans) for four years. He is an ex-smoker. His last scan in January showed a mass that they've been watching for a year that during the last six months doubled. His biopsy showed a cancer from the upper GI tract (not lung cancer specifically). However, with some research I discovered a lung cancer that shows as upper GI in the pathology called Pulmonary Enteric Adenocarcinoma. Our doctors are considering this but also requesting additional tests. His PET scan and brain MRI show no cancer elsewhere in his body but there is a lymph node in the lung that showed possible cancer in the center of his lung, near the tumor but also near the esophagus. Our next step is an Endoscopy next week. The biopsy of that lymph node will give us and the doctors more information. Once we have those results we'll meet with his oncologist to discuss the test results and treatment options. So far they are only saying Chemotherapy, which my husband is very hesitant to do. Support, thoughts, encouragement welcome. I look forward to reading your posts and gaining some understanding and insight into treatments and outcomes on this. We are finding this process much more complicated than my breast cancer journey. Best to everyone.