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Welcome Wheezer.
It sounds like you're doing well. There are always "what ifs" with this disease. I had my lower right lobe taken out in November. I had VATS (video assisted surgery).    I currently am NED (no evidence of disease). So now I'm in the "what if it comes back" stage. But I'm doing well, living my life, traveling, enjoying myself. Having cancer has impressed on my that it's important not to waste my time with worry, but to take advantage of every day, every hour. None of us knows how long we have to live. This is true whether we have cancer or not. Cancer just made it clearer to me. Of course, I still worry some. I think it's inevitable, but I usually don't let it get me down.
Best of luck to you, Wheezer. This site is a good place to get support and information.
Bridget O 
 
 

Great news Tom . I can't think of anyone who deserves it more.
You surely bear testimony to persistence. I've just finished giving a pep talk to the wife of my business partner. She had Breast Cancer in 2013. Never stop making appointments to see your oncologist. Ever.
Wayne

That's very interesting Bernie. In the days before my last review with my medical oncologist, Opdivo was in the news here in Australia. It had been accepted onto the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, which financially is a very big deal. My medical team should be warned that eventually I will test them. In this case Opdivo was the subject. Dr. Jain passed the test. Instead of dismissing my interest, he explained that at the three centres that he consults, he had trialled 50 patients with varying success over the past 12 months. Some were patients who had been given weeks but had gone on for 12 months on Opdivo. I'm a little skeptical of ibs and abs.For some they work spectacularly, others they are useless. it's the working out who will benefit is the hard part.
Wayne
 

That's very interesting Bernie. In the days before my last review with my medical oncologist, Opdivo was in the news here in Australia. It had been accepted onto the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, which financially is a very big deal. My medical team should be warned that eventually I will test them. In this case Opdivo was the subject. Dr. Jain passed the test. Instead of dismissing my interest, he explained that at the three centres that he consults, he had trialled 50 patients with varying success over the past 12 months. Some were patients who had been given weeks but had gone on for 12 months on Opdivo. I'm a little skeptical of ibs and abs.For some they work spectacularly, others they are useless. it's the working out who will benefit is the hard part.
Wayne