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barbara5452

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  1. Thanks to everyone who replied to my "quilty" sneaking that smoke. I got lots of good advise and alot of support with that I will beat not having that next smoke. I have decided the next craving I have I will read all of your responses with that and all your prayers I will win this battle. You all are wonderful people, I'm so glad to know you and this site....
  2. quilt and lots of it, have I forgotten the fear? Or has stress gotten me where I am ? I thought I was stronger and could vear the devil the other direction. Yes after all I have been through my husband of age 48 may have cancer of the stomach and what do I do while we are waiting biopsy results, I light up a cigeratte. What is my problem thats what got me to where Im at. 2 weeks now awaiting the appt with the gastro doc for him to find out his results and I'm up to 3-5 cig aday for the past 2 weeks. I had not smoked since my surgery and here I am. I pray to God every night to help me find the strength to not smoke the next day, any words of advise ? Please pray with me that tomorrow I can face that Devil and walk away.....
  3. Be strong there is a reason for everything, breathe deep and stay in touch with this board it helps in so many ways. have faith....
  4. Welcome aboard, miracles are in here everywhere.........
  5. A prayer was answered, congradulations !
  6. sorry of your loss, so glad he made it to the wedding, now he can rest knowing your not alone......
  7. During my ordeal with lc I was introduced by my sister to a friend of hers named Alice who is a lc survivor. With all I was going through this lady brought such hope to me about be a survivor of lung cancer, she listened to me and she encouraged me not to give up. After my surgery she visited me and has kept a check on me. Today I learn she has been told she has another tumor on her lung. I ask that everyone pray for Alice for she is sure a angel in my eyes and I hope my and your prayers are heard in letting this be another survival story for her. She is a wonderful caring person and I feel so lucky to have her as my friend, she is one of those people who sees good in every situation. Please include her in your prayers......
  8. Hi Maryanne, the pain is more than you can imagne, I too took my pain meds sometimes alittle before it was time to try not to let the pain get me. Depressed, yep very much so for me, the fear of thinking you wont breathe right again is very depressing, I slept in a recliner for almost 4 weeks (not really sleep but dose off) between the pain, lack of sleep and not being able to breathe thats enough to depress anybody, Keep up with your encouraging words and tell you hubby to walk walk walk, that will help him the best, I can remember that during the first 3 weeks it took me 5 mins to get down the basement steps (12 steps) just because it hurt and I would get out of breath, now I running down them like I use to. There are still times I get short of breathe but everyday it gets better and better.
  9. Cheryl Ive seen that commercial and I think you can take those critters. Your in my prayers.......
  10. so happy to hear your good news, simular to mine, it has been 3 months since my surgery upper right lobectomy and I too could not belive the pain but was told it would be terrible. Yes I agree could not imagne having to have further treatment although alot of others have had or are having treatment after surgery, my thoughts are with them. My best advise to you, walk walk walk, that is what will help you recover the quickest, I am now up to 2 miles aday and my right lung has expanded well according to my doctor. nsclc adenocarcinoma 2.5 cm nodule rt upper lobe surgery 9-27-04 right upper lobectomy ex smoker age 43 no lymph involvement no futher treatment [/url][/code]
  11. Kim, not sure how long your Mom has been like this, but being new to cance myself I know we all deal with things in different ways. I know when I was first dx I couldnt hear anything or see anything around me my mind was whirling with the future, my kids, the mortgage, my job and yes deep depression set in, but I was able to snap out of it just visiting this site, I no longer felt alone and realized others with this nasty disease were taking what they were dealt and going on with their lives so I decided to do the same. I still have my fears and worries but they no longer over whelm me. If you could get your mom to read some of the post in here maybe it will help her too. In my prayers.... NSCLC 2.5cm nodule right upper lobe andencarcinoma surgery 9-27-04 right upper lobectomy ex smoker age 43 lc had not traveled to lymph system no further treatment
  12. Welcome, you will find comfort here no doubt. Hope your test are not lc that would be great and if it is the nodule sounds really small. Welcome aboard as a visitor or survivor. NSCLC 2.5cm nodule right upper lobe adenocarcinoma surgery 9-27-04 right upper lobectomy ex smoker age 43 lc had not traveled to lymph system no futher treatment
  13. Hi and welcome. Just because mom has LC doesnt mean she is going to die, the body is a amazing thing, treatment for lung cancer has come a long way. I too was scared to death when I started reading up on lung cancer, now that I've coming here and reading everyones posts I see that people are surviving the disease some of us for many many years. Being a mom myself and just having lung surgery 2 months ago, I can tell you what I told my son on 23 just married and my daughter 15. Allow me to talk about it when I feel the need, Allow me to cry when I want. Give me your shoulder and listen to my fears and I too will allow you to talk about it when you need and provide a shoulder for you to cry on too. And they did, but what helped me the most was my kids saying Your gonna be ok mom. Every thing is going to be ok. And if and when you pray, ask the Lord to comfort your mind and your moms. Good luck Its gonna be ok...... age 43 NSCLC adenocarcinoma upper rt lobe removed 9-27-04
  14. Hi Ken, I am 2 months recovering from having my upper right lobe removed due to NSCLC, my pre op test consisted of: blood work, chest xray, PFT (breathing test), artierial blood gas (very small amount of blood is removed from artery at your wrist) this shows them how much oxygen you have in blood before surgery and of course alot of paper work and explaining of the procedure etc. The nurse showed me pictures of a respirator that you may be on while you are in ICU, I was excited that I did not have to be put on one although I was told by the nurse I would not remember being on it. I do not remember being in ICU the only thing I remember is the day I was moved to a regular room. They tell you 1 to 3 days in ICU a total of 5 to 7 days in the hospital. It is a rough surgery as far as pain, but they are always administering pain meds to keep you as comfortable as possible, I felt much better after the drain tubes were pulled which was on the 4th day (this varies on the indiviual I am told) All in all the best advise I can give you after the surgery is bite the bullet and move around and walk (get rest too, of course) but this took the soreness out of me. I found if I didnt walk and move around I got stiff. How am I today ? Walking 2 miles a day returned to work last week and Monday will be 8 weeks since my surgery. And I feel I owe all that to the good Lord and motivation to get back on my feet. Walk walk walk. Take care and good luck ! Barbara NSCLC Adenocarcinoma favor at carcinoma upper right lobe removed no lymph node involvement ex - smoker NO futher treatment !
  15. I too see many things I've never seen before or took the time to see, you said it so beautifully. What we all fail to notice until the well is running dry. Thank you
  16. Welcome, although I am fairly new here I can tell you that you have come to the right place. Just in the short time I have been visiting here my outlook is already brighter. Take care of yourself also because your mom needs you healthy and strong.
  17. I was suppose to have a hysterectomy not lung surgery. Due to some female problems I had been going through, testing since this past August, told I had urine fibroids (non cancerous tumors on the uterus) this is what had been causing my problems. I elected to have a hysterectomy since I had already been blessed with a son and daughter. Ok, the surgery is scheduled for Sept 13 2004. Pre-op visit is Sept 7th with the surgeon, my appointment is at 3:00 pm My son getting married at 5:00 in a little church 60 miles away, the appt took longer than I had expected finally told the doc I needed to go explained why and he said go go go handed me preop testing papers and said have these test done at the hospital this week sometimes. We make it to the church 15 min late but we are there everyone has been waiting on us. My son is married and we have gained a wonderful daughter in law. Driving back home later that night I see the eyes staring at me in the road, I tell my husband we are going to hit something, and then I seen it, It was a hugh owl I watched it as it was thrown into my side of the car breaking the side mirror on the passenger side. I had the most erie feeling as that owl was looking at me. I look at my husband and said we just killed that owl, owls are suppose to be lucky, this is a omen. He of course said I was being silly. Couple days later Sept 9, early I decide to go get my pre op testing done, blood work, ekg, and chest exray. I get it all done, drive back home and the phone rings...its the hospital they see something on the xray the need a retake today come right back, so I did. Got a another chest xray and was told to dress and wait to make sure the films are ok. Thirty or Forty min. pass, the receptionist tells me I have a phone call and hands me the phone, Its my doctor telling me there is small nodule that looks cancerous and wants me to stay and have a Cat Scan with contrast of my chest. I tell him I am scared to death and there no reply back only I'll call you when I get the results. Next day I hear nothing until later that afternoon, doc tells me it looks to be a malignant cancer and sets an appointment up for a CT guided needle biopsy on 9-14-04, again I told the doc I'm scared, this time a reply, I know just pray,pray,pray. Im so stressed all weekend long, all I can do is walk, I take my little dog and we go to the local cemetary and walk (I know, but it has a path the dog is allowed and I am alone) 3-4 times a day we go and I stop and pray at the stone steps where Jesus hangs on a cross. I dont pray why me, but for a second chance. This goes on for the rest of the weekend into Monday 9-13-04 the day I was suppose to have my hysterectomy. Monday on one of my walks all was the same exept when iI finished praying opened my eyes got up to continue the walk my right foot stumbles over something...I look down it appears to be a rock or something..I reach down and pick it up and it is a tarnished old brassy owl, here comes that erie feeling...I sit back down looking at it. I stand up place this dirty owl in my right pocket (the side my cancer is on) I keep this old owl in my pocket trough my biopsy and as long as they would let me have it before surgery.....My results......NSCLC had not traveled to lymph system.....
  18. Quit looking for something to blame, look for a cure.....
  19. I've had a head cold for the past couple of days, my first general illness since my lobectomy this past Sept. Last Monday was 6 Weeks since my surgery and I was starting to feel fairly good and WHAM a head cold. It's been like the first week after surgery hard to breathe very discouraging.. Is this the way I'm going to feel everytime I get a cold or virus ? Last week I was walking 2 miles a day, since the head cold I get out of breath going up and down my 12 steps to the washer and dryer. Does it get better ? Is it just because I've not had time to expand my lung fully ? I am suppose to go back to work this coming Fri on the 19th. I've always work with colds is this going to change now ? Am I going to be confined to home for 7 or more days ? Also how many of you went back to work after treatment (surgery,chemo etc) I'm I going to be able to work 40 hours a week or am I expecting too much too soon ? _________________________ NSCLC 43 y/o Sept 2004 upper right lobectomy no further treatment / lymphs not involved Barbara[/img]
  20. Hi Tee Tee, I too am a newcomer and have found this site very helpful, you and your Mom can benefit. I was dia this past Sept and had part of my lung removed, with it not being that long ago I can feel what your mom is feeling right now. Tell her to walk walk walk, this reduces the stress and allows you to think more clearly. before my surgery I was walking 3 miles a day just to clear my mind and think of what lied ahead. I believe it also helped alot in my recovery after the surgery. Tell her when she prays to pray for peace of mind and it will come. She is very lucky to have you, I too take care of my mom who is now with Hospice so it was kinda a double whammy for me. It only makes us stronger. This is my mothers second time with Hospice she is a figther and so Im I, she was given 3 weeks over 5 years ago and is still with us. Take care and visit often. ___________________ Diagn. Sept 2004 NSCLC upper lobe removed 9-27-04 no further treatment had not gone to lymph system Barbara
  21. Feeling alone and isolated is this normal ? Had upper right lobectomy on 9-27-04/ no futher treatment needed had not traveled to lymph system. I should be happy but I'm feeling depressed and alone. I feel as though I am not the same person I was before my diagnosis I pray every single night and thank the good Lord that I am here today but sometimes don't even want to get out of bed. I'm 43 years old and I guess I have not ingested all that has been thrown into my lap. Went out with some girls at work the other night for dinner and I felt as though I did not belong any more, Will this be the way I will always feel or am I going through something ?
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