I am almost at 4 years since upper right lobectomy for stage 1A3 still have 3 spots of ground glass on left lung one measuring 1.5 cm no solid component but is being watched for change , I have had a hard time feeling like a survivor since this can change to solid and I also still can’t relax knowing I have not hit the 5 year survival rate , I thought when I had my upper lobe removed that this was over and I would move on with life easy but I haven’t since reading that I have a 35% chance of it returning and surviving 5 years I thought the survival rate was 86 - 92 % when caught at early stage, I feel like every ache or pain could be it as I was told there is always a chance of micro metastasis that cannot be seen on a CT scan that show up somewhere else eventually, I don’t feel positive with this hanging over my head or that this ground glass can change , this diagnosis has turned my world upside down , I lost my mom and her 4 siblings to this all in their 60 ‘s so it’s hard to think that I will be next , it’s a daily fight mentality to push these thoughts away and live life from scan to scan now . I just don’t know how to cope or plan good things like retirement for my future since this happened.
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I am almost at 4 years since upper right lobectomy for stage 1A3 still have 3 spots of ground glass on left lung one measuring 1.5 cm no solid component but is being watched for change , I have had a hard time feeling like a survivor since this can change to solid and I also still can’t relax knowing I have not hit the 5 year survival rate , I thought when I had my upper lobe removed that this was over and I would move on with life easy but I haven’t since reading that I have a 35% chance of it returning and surviving 5 years I thought the survival rate was 86 - 92 % when caught at early stage, I feel like every ache or pain could be it as I was told there is always a chance of micro metastasis that cannot be seen on a CT scan that show up somewhere else eventually, I don’t feel positive with this hanging over my head or that this ground glass can change , this diagnosis has turned my world upside down , I lost my mom and her 4 siblings to this all in their 60 ‘s so it’s hard to think that I will be next , it’s a daily fight mentality to push these thoughts away and live life from scan to scan now . I just don’t know how to cope or plan good things like retirement for my future since this happened.