Hi. I’m new to this site but not new to cancer unfortunately. In 2006 I was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin Lymphoma which was successfully treated by CHOP chemotherapy. In 2013 I underwent a hysterectomy for endometrial cancer and now 2024 I’m waiting to see what my staging and treatment is going to be for lung cancer. The tests I’ve undergone within the last 2 weeks have been a Lung Function Test, a PET Scan and today I underwent a percutaneous lung biopsy. 

My current cancer manifested itself in August 2023 when I coughed up a little blood. Being Saturday I messaged 111 and received a call back from a doctor within half an hour. He sent me straight to A&E where I underwent an X-ray which showed a shadow. I was treated for “walking” pneumonia, given antibiotics and sent home with after being told that I would receive an appointment for a CT scan which I underwent in October. The shadow was still there so I then underwent a bronchial wash which showed an E Coli infection but no cancer cells so I was given more antibiotics which the E Coli wouldn’t be resistant to and sent home with the understanding that it wasn’t cancer but that another CT scan would be carried out in around 8 weeks time. I underwent this on the 3rd February and on the 5th I received a call to attend the respiratory department on the 8th……and the rest, as they say is history.

The suspicion is that I have Adenocarcinoma. So here I am waiting for the board of Drs to sit once the results of all my procedures are collated and for them to decide upon a treatment plan. I have an appointment for the 7th March to find out what my fate will be. It’s been a long time since August 19th 2023.