Aaron Y

Hi Tom,unfortunately my primary care providers will still be at the medical centre where I am registered. I expect to see this new doctor twice, once to get the scan authorised and once to get the results. He is too far away to be of a practical use and too expensive. If I do have any malignancy then my GPs should be ashamed of themselves considering that I went to see them 14 months ago saying I suspected lung cancer. At my first appointment they seemed to want to railroad me into a mental health diagnosis. Prescriptions have been interesting, enough anti-depressants to subdue the population of China with some random drugs thrown in for good measure. I kid you not, Viagra was one of the biggest surprise prescriptions to date. I think that there is a lot of good information out there in the public domain but many GPs dont pay attention to it and they are not held accountable. That is where a lot of education should be focussed. One thing that has kept me pushing for an answer was sites like this and time and time again early diagnosis keeps coming up. This has been highlighted many times by Eric Byrne (lungevity super star) here in the UK but my experience has demonstrated that GPs are falling short and are missing signs too often. I certainly will stay the course!

Barb, I think the fact you had the good sense to get a scan shows how much awareness is increasing. Good that you caught it early, in much of the literature I have read it downplays the role of CT in SCLC screening. You are the first I have heard to catch it early through screening, you demonstrate the importance for getting checked if you have any concerns. I hope your recovery continues to go well.