Small Cell Lung Cancer: Let's connect

Thank you
My billy l think it’s stress to l start restoralax 5 days ago and it’s starting to help
That really help me what you said about spreading
My cancer was stage2b they take 18 lymph node and 7 got some cell cancer
They told me chimo prevent with spreading after surgery they told me that can be all gone just to be sure my nodule was 3.5 cm they told me was really small but start at 2 cm or 2.5 l don’t remember
Than thank you again l can sleep a little bit better tonight xo

Hi @joe6767, I can see you are very scared and want to be sure you are getting the right treatment. It sounds like you might be getting advice from people who are not medical professionals.

The lobectomy surgery did not cause the cancer to spread. Small cell lung cancer is often discovered when it has already started to spread. This may be limited spread or extensive spread. Surgery followed by chemotherapy is commonly used for patients with limited spread.

You should tell your cancer team about your worry and the pain you are experiencing in your belly. Stress can cause pain. Your cancer team can check to see what it causing the pain in your belly and even help you with managing stress.

You may wish to do this online course from Mayo Clinic. It is free and you can do it on your own time:
– Stress Management for Cancer https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/cancer-education-center/tab/stress-management/

I got lobectomie 5 week ago they dint know was carcinoma Dc told me he take everything he can see
Now I’m scare people his telling me he wasn’t supposed to do that because now it’s all spread l don’t know what to think anaymore ?
I’m 62 years old
I don’t eat to much because my billy his hurting all the time it’s 5 week fell My billy all the full l don’t know if it’s stress are something else
I’m suppose to start my chimo in January l just up it’s not to late I try to be strong but some people scare me a lot
Can somebody tell me something about that
Thank you

You are most welcome. After having cancer fear of recurrences or metastases is very normal. After all, cancers can and do kill. It is almost like a shooting match on who wins. Things have to line up perfectly. This is all new for you so your fear is probably at its highest for the time being. It also seems to be the time when people re-evaluate their lives, think deeply about their own mortality, and make changes. Since you are still recovering physically, how are you other than fearful?

It’s very scary. I had a 5cm tumor left upper lung and I also had two positive lymph nodes. I would imagine you’ll just have chemotherapy because I think that they only radiate tumors. You are blessed because it was found so early.

In 2021 I was sick and my doctor thought I had pneumonia because the radiologist read my tumor as that. Three X-rays later two months later began coughing up blood. I knew I was in trouble. I finally went to ER to get checked.
When they learned I had smoked for over 30 years they CT’d it found the “pneumonia’ was actually a tumor. No operation because it was so close to my pulmonary artery. Surgery for small cell is rare which is why I asked if yours was. Stay off google. Many prayers 🙏

My Dc call me when they biopsy 9 lymph node they find 2 of them with cancer in it
He told me no tumour left inside of me
But just to be sure
Oncologist suppose to call me next week to see if l need some radiation and chimo are if l don’t need nothing anaymore
I’m scare but lm positive
Be 4 week on the 21 of December l got my lobectomie
Thank you to respond to me mean a lot:)

My Dc call me when they biopsy 9 lymph node they find 2 of them with cancer in it
He told me no tumour left inside of me
But just to be sure
Oncologist suppose to call me next week to see if l need some radiation and chimo are if l don’t need nothing anaymore
I’m scare but lm positive
Be 4 week on the 21 of December l got my lobectomie
Thank you to respond to me mean a lot:)

My Dc call me when they biopsy 9 lymph node they find 2 of them with cancer in it
He told me no tumour left inside of me
But just to be sure
Oncologist suppose to call me next week to see if l need some radiation and chimo are if l don’t need nothing anaymore
I’m scare but lm positive
Be 4 week on the 21 of December l got my lobectomie
Thank you to respond to me mean a lot:)

Hello Joe- First let me welcome you to Mayo Connect. I hope that you are recovering well from your surgery. How long ago did you have your lobectomy? I'm sure that you are frightened but it sounds as if your doctor acted quickly as your tumor was caught relatively early was small and the PET scan showed that your cancer, at the time of the surgery at least, had not metastasized. This is all good news for you.

Small cell carcinoma- Small-cell lung cancer starts when healthy cells in your lungs mutate or change into cancerous cells. These cells then divide and multiply uncontrollably. Eventually, the cancerous cells clump together in masses (tumors) in your lungs.

There are two types of small-cell lung cancer.
Small cell carcinoma: This is the most common form of small cell lung cancer.
Combined small cell carcinoma: Combined small cell carcinoma represents about 2% to 5% of all small cell carcinomas. This small cell type is a combination of non-small cell and small cell lung cancer cells.

There are people who have not died from small-cell lung cancer. What is the next step for you now that your operation is complete?