Lung Cancer

In Five years ago I had surgery and chemo for lung cancer in my right lung and in May of this year my "5 years being cancer free" and I was loonking forward to reaching that milestone - A few weeks ago I was told I have a new tumour in my other lung which is inoperable as my disected lung wouldn't cope if the other one were to collapse during any surgical intervention - this removes chemo as an option this time - I am to start 33 days of radical radiotherapy very soon, but I am struggling this time to stay ahead of the game and positive and almost afraid to ask questions, when normally i would want to know everything, life is tough at the minute, but i really don't enjoy fuss or platitudes...... I have lots of funny stories from my first encounter with Cancer, buthis time it doesn't feel that way......

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    I totally understand. I was just diagnosed with lung cancer and lost my right upper lobe. Am very worried about the same thing happening. But I guess u have to figure, u don't really know where u came from or why and u really don't know where or  when u are going, so I guess the message is to slow down and enjoy every single moment that we are blessed with. Hope and pray u r feeling better.

    Shana

     

     

  • hi  shana,iam having a lobectomy on the 17th of march.did you have nsclc or sclc?iam dreading the op.how long was you up and about again after your op?hope you dont mind me asking.kate x

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  • Hi kate. I had Nsc. My op was 5 hours and I had a lot of pain. But was in in the hospital with good iv meds! Be sure to get enough pain meds for when u r home. It took about 3-4 weeks of slow sleepy recovery. Doing a little more each day. It's been 8 weeks now and I still have pain. Not as severe but very tender. I wish u the best. Will pray!                  

    Shana

     

     

  • thankyou for your reply shana.had my op all went acording to plan with the vats.seeing the oncloogist in two weeks for the lymph note result, so praying that there are no cancer cells left.so glad you are doing well.speedy recovery to you.kate xx