Hello,
I am new to this forum but as I looked around I liked what I saw. People offering hope and support which is what I am looking for. My name is Judy, I am 49 years old, and I was diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma R lung- stage 3b on March 21rst (officially with the biopsy). My cancer is apparently very aggressive. I was scheduled to see the surgeon on 3/25 but by this time the tumor doubled in size and I was no longer a surgical candidate. I am being treated at Froedtert in Milwaukee and I will say the team is very fast acting. The following Monday I had my port, saw my oncologist, and started chemo on Wednesday. The chemo was rough for me, for some reason I developed some very severe joint pain and an intense cough (which i didn't have previously). These symptoms landed me in the ER to put a pain plan in place. The following week I became more short of breath and developed swelling in my arms and legs. I ended being hospitalized - I did not respond to the first round of chemo and they found I had blood clots in my legs, lungs, and developed a large clot around my port which they contributed the arms swelling ... So as I say the cancer is aggressive and has hit me pretty hard. I am awaiting the results of my gene mapping (hope to God that I am a candidate) this week. If I am not a candidate I will be doing a second round of chemo this upcoming week. Hope I am strong enough for this..
