Judy M.

LaurenH I downloaded the app yesterday, but it won't let me sign in. A sign in page appears first and when I tap the box to sign in nothing happens. Any suggestions? I downloaded from Google Play and have it loaded on my Samsung Android phone. Would love to be able to use it. Judy M

Thank you, Tom. I also have asthma. My lungs were pretty much a mess before the cancer but I was doing all I could to keep them strong. Pulmonary test done last year said I had 45% capacity. But since it was done at a time when I had a resp. infection and was having a C.O.P.D flare up hope I have a bit more than that. Glad you are still moving as much as possible. You are an inspiration for all of us. Judy

Yes, I really never had a desire to be in the elite 3 separate primary cancers group. One would have been more than enough. I do feel blessed that my first 2 were caught in an early stage. And hopeful now. Especially after what Tom said. My Oncologist first told me it was stage IV and their goal in that stage is to control not cure. Then said he thought we should try the cyberknife/chemo route and go for a cure. The reason being because it's oligo. I thought he was saying illegal ( which all cancer should be) and had to ask him to spell that for me. Just means it's confined to my lungs according to P.E.T. scan. I've since learned on this forum that we say NED not cured. Ceetainly makes sense to me after my 3 cancers experience, but those were the terms he chose to use. Tom, how is your breathing? Did the cyberknife treatment have an effect on your ability to breathe? You don't have ( or haven't seen that you have) emphysema, but you did have the lobectomy. Can you exercise? I'd hate to have to give up exercising. Other than for 2 weeks after my lumpectomy and a period toward the end of radiation I was able to exercise through my previous treatment. Had greater shortness of breath after radiation but it was temporary. Glad to hear you're 5 years out from your 3 cancers Mally. Great encouragement to 'fight,fight, fight' as my oldest son says. He's an MMA coach. He keeps me focused on winning the battles.

Thanks to everyone who replied. I would have responded sooner but thought I'd get notification on my phone and didn't see it. BridgetO we really have a lot in common. I also had cervical cancer many years ago, but was found while still in situ so surgery was the only treatment required. Then stage 1 breast cancer a year ago and now stage IV lung cancer. Tom, your comment about my treatment is very encouraging. Thank you so much.Skmcornett will be good to have a buddy in this treatment. I've not had chemo previously so will be new to me. My doctor also told me the chemo would be mild and I shouldn't have very bad side effects. From what I've read the major treatment is the cyberknife radiation and the chemo is just to keep the cancer from spreading. Do you know when you'll be starting your treatment? I don't have a date yet. I'm seeing my radiology oncologist on Monday. So thankful I found this group. God's blessings to each of you.

Hope I'm in the right place to introduce myself. I'm a breast cancer survivor who has now been diagnosed with lung cancer. Not the spread or recurrance of my breast cancer, but an actual lung cancer. Adenocarcinoma stage IV to be exact. Found my breast cancer in Jan. 2016, treated with lumpectomy and radiation and feeling great. Then developed pneumonia in January of this year that led to the discovery of the lung cancer. This is the first time I've joined any sort of forum, cancer or otherwise. But found this one as I was browsing for information and really liked the honest but positive dialogs. Got through my breast cancer treatment pretty easily. Probably because I had no chemo and my skin held up to radiation well. This time my doctor recommends cryoknife radiation concurrent with mild does of carboplatin/taxol concurrently. This seems to be my best option for extending my life. My cancer is small and has not spread beyond my lungs. The reason for stage IV is that I have a nodule in each lung. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has this type of cancer or who has undergone this treatment. I've not yet started treatment. Also, I stopped smoking 18 years ago, but have emphysema. Am concerned about what the radiation and chemo will do to my lung capacity. Right now I'm able to exercise 5 or 6 days a week using my inhaler.