Newly diagnosed with lung cancer. Never smoked. In shock....
hi all. my name is Amy. i am 56, non smoker, former triathlete, eat healthy.. etc..
had a high heart rate working out starting over a year ago. ignored it, as i thought i was just not in normal shape and i had reduced hard workouts because of hip pain. I developed a cough about 4 months ago. finally got a chest xray in late April... fast forward to now. stage 4.
first, i had no idea there was a "non smokers" lung cancer and that is could present with little or general symptoms.
i appreciate all of the advice on here about being patient- waiting is the worst! i have an A team of docs that i trust but they encouraged a second opinion, which isnt scheduled for 4 weeks.
any ideas on how to best prepare my body for chemo/immuno treatments? i am still working out and still eat pretty healthy. are there supplements , etc?
thank you
Amy
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Stage 4 non small cell lung cancer not backs. Stupid spell check.
Amy I was diagnosed last year with stage 4 backs. I had hip pain for 6 months prior to this and felt I perhaps injured myself planning pickleball. At 66 years I have always been active, running marathons in the distant past and a non-smoker. You are obviously a strong person and will do well. I also ate healthy foods but would recommend looking into Dr William Li, has some good information. Take care.
Hello @spiceygrandma01, Being diagnosed with cancer is likely one of the scariest things that we'll face, the anxiety is intense and expected. You're fortunate to have such a good friend that you can live with. Hopefully she'll be able to help you in many ways, including just having a good laugh when you need that too.
Non-traditional therapies can be quite beneficial, but please make sure you see a medical oncologist too. You posted to a message string based on lung cancer in non-smokers. There are some types of non-smoker lung cancers that are caused by gene mutations.
Did you have a biopsy? Do you know if your samples were sent for biomarker testing?
Do you have an appointment at your chosen hospital yet?
Thank You so very Much sweet Juliette!! I was Just diagnosed April with 3.1 Stage Lung cancer, which was supposedly sent to the Mayo Clinic for diagnosis. I went through a rough emotional panic attack-level anxiety at first.
When I realized that my Only Family wouldn’t be over to help Me, I got Angry at the Cancer. It doesn’t belong inside Me and I WILL GET RID OF IT. I’m refusing chemo at the local cancer hospital because I want to be seen by a great Our Lady of the Lake, under Mayo Clinic umbrella, in Zachary, Louisiana. I was already planning to move in my girlfriend’s house with her anyway. I’m doing colloidal Silver shots atm. I just heard about the RSO treatment. Has anyone heard anything about Rick Simpson Oil. Gin*
Make sure you get genetic testing on the tumor to see if you have a mutation that can be targeted by a pill as your first line of treatment. I have the egfr growth mutation and take Tagrisso once a day. It can melt the cancer and keep it from progressing.
Excellent reply Merry. Feeling that you are captain of your destiny so important.
my tremors are always there since I was about 19 or 20 but, in the last 5 years they
are worse and I lost my writing, it is in the family on my dad's side.
I have slight essential tremors too. I don't have them every day but sometimes they are so bad I can't write.
Best of luck
Yes, that makes a lot of sense, you are in control. This is my second go-round and I
am not too much in control, plus I have Essential Tremors which does not help me,
only makes me shake more. I will let you know when my day is done, I don't have to be there
till 9;30 A.m.
Marcia- Being told that you have cancer for this first time and subsequent times are certainly very scary. A lot of support and understanding of what my job is in dealing with it helps keep the nightmares away. But it took many years. The more that I have become familiar with something the more in control I feel, even if it's partial control.
A long time ago someone told me that my job is to be a good patient. I've learned that this means many things but most of all I need to be in control, help decide what options are best for me along with my doctors, then make that decision work for me.
Does this make sense?