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Just Chel

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Just Chel last won the day on November 20 2016

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  • Birthday 12/17/1960

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    New Market
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    MARYLAND
  • Country
    US
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    Lung cancer patient/survivor
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    Travel, golf, gardening

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  1. Hi Mally, Stage 3A spread to the lymph nodes on the same side as the main tumor. Stage 3B spread to the lymph nodes on the opposite side of the main tumor.
  2. Thank you, Tylalla! I feel so very blessed and feel that I was meant to tell my story so that we can spread the word not only for early detection, but in help finding a cure as well. Happy Holidays! Chel
  3. Hi St Michael, I did mine in reverse order. I had the VATS surgery first on 11/3/2015. They were sure it was contained to the upper right lobe and that would be the end of it. They were very surprised to find an infected lymph node. I was diagnosed with Stage 3a NSCLC. I started my first of 30 radiation treatments on Christmas, then chemo on 12/30. My nodule was tested and I am ALK positive, which I am grateful to have a backup plan if it were to come back. Oh, I was perfectly healthy and active non-smoking 54 years old when I was diagnosed. Mine was found due to a totally unrelated medical issue. Thank god they found it when they did. I came through it all with flying colors. I couldn't have asked for any better surgeons, Radiation Oncologist. The team at John's Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer treatment center were the best. I just had a CT scan on 11/21 and am still NED (No evidence of disease). Please feel free to contact me with any questions. God Bless to you and your mother.
  4. Thank you so much Lauren! I have signed up to be an Advocate for LunGevity. I feel like the reason I went through what I did with cancer was to tell my story and raise awareness for early detection! I can't wait to get started....actually I have been an advocate for the past year and didn't realize it.
  5. I too am ALK positive. Although the surgery was successful in removing the cancer from my lung and lymph node, I had to have chemo and radiation simultaneously. I am currently cancer free, but still get checked every 3 months. I am also relieved to know there is another line of defence if it were to reoccur. Keytrude has now been approved to 1st line for lung cancer.
  6. Thank you Susan! I was so lucky. I would never have known that I had cancer until it was too late if the doctors at John's Hopkins had not done a CT for my esophagus. That is why I am so passionate about helping LunGevity.
  7. Hi Steph, I was diagnosed last year with Stage 3A NSCLC. I had surgery first because they thought they could get it all by doing a lobectomy of the top right lobe. They were surprised when they found it in a lymph node outside the lung. Unfortunately, Keytruda was not approved for first line, so I went through Chemotherapy and Radiation simultaneously. I am currently still cancer free. Coincidentally, my great friend happens to be the Pharmaceutical rep for Keytruda in the Baltimore area. She said the results have been so amazing! God forbid that my cancer comes back, but knowing that Keytruda is available makes me better. I wish you the best, and never lose faith! Keeping positive is the key to recovery.
  8. Hello Everyone, A year ago I received the news no one ever wants to hear. You have Stage 3A cancer. To say my husband and I were in shock is putting it mildly since I have never smoked my entire life. I had absolutely no symptoms. My cancer was found by accident during a CT scan for a totally unrelated issue. Acid Refux saved my life. After going through surgery, along with chemotherapy and radiation treatment, I am happy to say to say that as of today I am cancer free! I continue to get checked every 3 months for the next 2 to 3 years, but that is okay, I'm alive to get checked.
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