Blossomsmom

Hi Tom. I do remember you. I hope all is well for you. Yes, I was my mom’s advocate, atleast as much as she would allow. She was a fiercely independent lady which was a curse and a blessing. LOL. As I’m starting this diagnostic journey I realize how little I actually knew about how she felt when she was at this stage. I’m meeting with a Thoracic surgeon tomorrow to see what she thinks. I’m pretty sure she’ll want to see my next CT scan (in January) before going forward. But I’m anxious to hear what she says the next steps may be if the CT scan shows any changes. I’m sure I’ll be back here with a million questions. I feel like everyone here is my best resource and I appreciate that more than I can say.

Thank you Karen. I know my PCP will just be the starting point. Im very comfortable with her and I know she will help me gently ease my husband into the idea that I may have cancer. I will make the call to the oncologist when we get home from our appointment with her as I agree that I need a cancer specialist to review my CT scan and Pet Scan and tell me what’s next. Thank you again for your response and I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Pet scan done this morning. Boy I never fully appreciated “scanziety” before this week! I’m relieved it’s over but anxious about the results which should be available online to me on Tuesday. Meeting in person with my PCP on Monday 11/27 to go over results and see what’s next. Could’ve done a video appointment the day before Thanksgiving but my daughter will be here & I’m not ready to share this with her yet. So now we wait and try to be optimistic. I find that easier to do in the light of day than in the dark of night which I’m guessing is pretty normal at this stage.

Thank you all for your replies, I appreciate each one. I’ve gone online and requested an appointment with an Oncologist that saw my daughter last year when they thought she had lymphoma (she didn’t thank god). I liked this Doctor and felt comfortable with her. So, we’ll see how soon I can get in to see her.

I’m not new to this group having been on here in 2019 & 2020 while dealing with my mom’s lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. The information and support I received from the members were invaluable. But I’ve returned because of the concerning results I received from a recent CT scan done because I’ve been a smoker for many years and have a cough that I can’t seem to get rid of. I have a 2.6 cm mixed ground glass and solid nodule in my upper right lung. Report says ACR category 4A and that a short 3 month follow up CT is recommended. I guess when it’s not their lung, 3 month is a “short” time. But I digress. Message I received from my primary care doctor was to have the CT scan redone in January and that we will discuss the results at my appointment in 1/28/24. Ugh. Seems like a long time to wait for what I’m pretty sure will not be good news. I hate to think that way but having lost both my mom and dad to lung cancer, I can’t help but think “is it my turn?”.