Hello, yes, it is a bummer out of nowhere.

Took me and wife a month to calm down beyond headless chicken stage.

It will shock everone you tell. Except for wifey I did it by phone / chat, felt that face to face would be too much cause for mutual breakdown.

We chose to get all affairs in order, all those jobs that never made it to top of list, somehow that helped us build back positive, we left out the sad rearful walks on the beach thing, time enough for that later.

Best wishes pal. Stick it out, stay strong, you got this ******, be positive, (yeah, I know, not so easy but build on good things day by day)

Cheers, John

Not a medic, but know there is a great chance of a cure for lung cancer if confined to one lung. And that's what your PET scan is saying. Wishing you and your wife the very best. Harry

Hey - that's (relatively) great news!

Believe me, Medics do not use the word "curable" lightly! The insensitive b@#%#%% who diagnosed me just said "it's cancer, it's inoperable and incurable, so I'm referring you for palliative care. Any questions?"

Good luck with your treatment!

Dave

Wow Dave, that's awful. My experience with medical people is excellent. 

Really sorry to hear your news. It is bad enough without it getting thrown in your face. 

That was a few years ago - I survived - I was just trying to reassure you that they won't prevaricate if the news is bad. Hope is a valuable emotion - hang on to it and don't let go! :cool:

Continued over here to save runnig two threads

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My experience was similar to Dave's. But I'm still not dead yet! The "median" for my cancer at the start was 6 months (I like maths and want to know it straight). But eleven years on, I realise that nobody really knows how long anyone has got ;)

Your news sounds really positive to me. Fingers crossed for you all that it will all turn out well.

Dave said "stubborn determination to keep moving forward" and I totally agree. There is a certain mindset. And the questions we ask are also really useful. "Are you sure....(fill in this gap with your own concerns)?" has been my most useful question so far.

Good luck, and do keep in touch,

Mare

Just spoke to the Consultant. All clear, only a v.small lymph nodule at the bottom of the lung which they are not concerned with. What a roller coaster! I did have a bit of a moment after the call. Will probably have another.

Big relief as you will understand and I hope this post goes to show others who may be panicked into thinking the worst, that it may not be. 

Thank you to everyone who responded and I hope that your Big C is losing the battle wirth your body.

Also a massive thank you to the NHS who were amazingly fast to investigate aand check everything out for me. 

Thank you once again.

What great news 

Excellent news! Yay! Thank you for letting us know. 

All best wishes. So good to hear good news too

:)