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AuK

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AuK last won the day on February 13 2023

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    Oxnard
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    CALIFORNIA
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    USA
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    Lung cancer patient/survivor

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  1. Hi BridgetO, how long did you have to wait for surgery after your diagnosis? Did you also have an MRI to check for brain lesions? I have finally been scheduled for the lobectomy at the end of March. I was told biomarker testing would be done in case I needed further treatment if it‘s found in any lymph nodes. I‘m glad to know you have NED after surgery! I hope for the same outcome.
  2. Hi Marilyn, Your comment is very reassuring. Thank you for taking the time to reach out to a stranger across the globe. I wish you continued health!
  3. Thank you everyone for all the helpful information. I have been reading, learning and preparing while I wait for my surgery to be scheduled. Still feels a little unreal.
  4. Hi Karen, All the information is greatly appreciated! Nothing else lit up in the PET aside from the lung nodule and surprisingly my endometrium but after an ultrasound and endometrial biopsy it was determined it was just fibroids. Based on all the multiple CT images and the PET scan both the pulmonologist and surgeon are optimistic that I will not have anything in the lymph nodes. The surgeon told me biomarker testing is now automatically done with lung cancer. She said it used to be something that had to be requested but now they just do it and that it can even be done later because they store some tissue. Haven‘t had an MRI yet. Should I worry about that even if it‘s staged 1A?
  5. 40, female, non-smoker, newly diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in lower left lung. This was an incidental finding back in August 2022 when I went to urgent care for an unrelated reason and the doctor saw a spot in my lung that wasn‘t there in an xray from 8 years ago. Followed up with a CT the next day and a referral to a pulmonologist. Nodule indeterminant 1.6cm. Had bloodwork to check for fungal infections and auto immune diseases that could cause lung nodules followed by PET scan when the bloodwork came back negative. Had an unsuccessful CT guided biopsy in September, finally had the repeat biopsy in January because I had pneumonia in November related to the first biopsy. Got the results the next day after the biopsy. Waiting to be scheduled for RATS lobectomy this month of February. Hoping it‘s not in any lymph nodes, but feeling very lucky it was found now and not later as I have no symptoms associated with lung cancer and am otherwise very healthy.
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