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Hi SATo, I found out about my cancer this past April and it was really scary thinking I was going to die - my lung cancer was about the same size in my right lower lobe. I had one lymph node that was positive. I was stage 3A. Long story short I had radiation and chemotherapy and was fortunate to get surgery in September(lobectomy) and I am now cancer free. I will have one year of immunotherapy coming up. Don't despair. He is fortunate there are no lymph nodes involved. We have come a long way in lung cancer research and it is no longer a death sentence that it once was. I am sure there will be others that have been on this forum longer that I that will allot to say to you. Stay positive!

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We are all with you. I was diagnosed in April of this year and it was a shock to me. Mine was in in the right lower lung, one lymph node affected. Also had 2 cycles chemo and 30 radiation therapy. Then I had a lobectomy. Currently have one more cycle chemo to go and next year immunotherapy for 12 months, so it is a long road. As Lou has said many times, Lung Cancer is no longer a death sentence...there are so many things out there to help with longevity. Stay positive and have faith.

I also had 30 treatments of radiation and 2 rounds of chemo(Taxol and Carpo). I originally had 4cm mass in lower right lung-stage 3A found in April 2022. Had a PET scan after treatments and the tumor had decreased to 2 cm and the mediastinal lymph nodes any trace of cancer was gone. Sept 9 I had a lobectomy and am now cancer free. Next - 2 more rounds of chemo and then Immunotherapy(Tecentriq) for a year. To say I am grateful will never be enough. I am experiencing Acid Reflux and probably Esophagitis after the surgery. Some coughing also. Thanks to Judy for your information! And thanks to everyone on this forum.

I had my 20th IGRT this afternoon and my 5th chemo treatment with Taxol/Carbo. It's just as Karen said. So far not many side effects except being really tired days after the chemo which is once a week, the radiation 5 days a week. My chemo lasts about 2 hours. I think I am lucky that I have most of my hair so far! I do have wigs and ordered some scarfs thinking it will be coming. I also have a sore throat and it's sometimes hard to eat. The Mediastinal Lymph Node is close to the esophagus. They are doing radiation on that and my right lower lobe 4cm x 3.3 mass. I am taking Mylanta, Pepsid and Aloe Vera Drink - I didn't know there was any such thing, but it really soothes my throat. I should be done with IGRT by the end of July but my Chemo after that will be 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off. After a month I will get a CT scan and see how much progress has been made and if I am a candidate for a Lobectomy. I am hoping for that outcome.

JUDY, so far I have had 10 rounds of radiation with 20 more to go and tomorrow is my 3rd Chemo- using Carbo and Taxol. So far the chemo hasn't been bad but the radiation is making it hard to swallow with some pain here and there - thinking it will get worse. They are doing my 4CM lung mass and a lymph node in between the lungs(mediastinal). My stage is either 3A or B. I already bought myself 2 wigs and some caps so I am ready for the hair loss. I checked out the cold caps but they seem expensive - they say at least 50% less hair loss. Has anyone taken Imfinzi after their chemo and rad and did it work well? I am hoping for a Lobectomy after all this..

My story is almost similar - my aunt had lung cancer and my mother had colon cancer. It has always been my biggest fear that I would get lung cancer. I am 71 and went to the DRS for a balance problem, they did CT scan on my carotid arteries and heart - and surprise there was a lung mass of 3.3 x 4 cm. I was shocked and still am(found out in April 22. I have had 2 bronchoscopies and both show cancer in right lower lobe and a lymph node in my mediastinal area. I was a smoker and quit in 1997. Right now I am waiting to hear from my new Oncologist on how to proceed next. I had an Appendectomy in April of 2019 and the CT also showed a lung nodule 2.2 x 2.2. They did another CT scan while I was in the hospital and that DR said there was nothing there. I am beside myself on how that could have happened but I need to look forward and not back. Hang in there - nothing is positive until they do biopsies.

Justin 1970, Chuck K, Judy M2, I am new at this and didn't see all your comments - heartfelt thanks!!!! I hope I am doing this right in answering you. I have been feeling like lung cancer is a death warrant but I can see by your comments that it is not. Can't tell you all how much your comment mean to me and how much you all have been through too. Thank you...

Thanks BridgetO, I was wondering if anyone else out there is like me. I am in Stage II and don't know yet if it has gone to my Mediastinal Lymph node. Waiting for my appt on that and hope they call me soon. I feel like all this waiting is wasting time and a month is almost gone..ugh....

OMG, thank you all for responding. I want to cry...but I won't. I had a bronchoscopy last week and it is stage 2 non small cell squamous lung cancer in the right lower lobe, which I don't think is a good place for it to be. I have to have another Bronchoscopy w/Ebus to check the Mediastinal lymph node to check if it has spread there. God I am hoping not, but I should know in the next week or so. Also having a brain MRI to see if it has spread there too. I am scared to say the least. I know I have a long journey ahead of me and I am so grateful for the people that are in this forum. I will keep you posted as I move ahead. Thank you so much.

I was just diagnosed this week with lung cancer. I was stunned. I am 71 years old, smoked since I was a teenager, but quit in 1997. How could it be? I had an appendectomy in 2019 and the radiology report said they saw a 2.2 cm nodule in my right lower lobe. They gave me a second CT scan and that DR said it was nothing in his report. I trusted him and thought I was clear. A couple of weeks ago I had vertigo for some reason and went to my primary and had CT scans for the carotid arteries and my heart for plaque. You can guess what they found - a lung mass, same place but 3.3 x 4cm. I am devastated. I have to have another bronchoscopy w/ebus in the coming weeks to see if it has spread to the mediastinal lymph nodes. I am told if it has, I cannot have surgery, which I don't understand. If anyone could help me here I would appreciate it.