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    Kicking the smoking habit is hard. I've smoked on and off since I was 19 (48 now), with the longest quit being 8 years. At times of high stress, a lot of people fall back on the stinky butts as a crutch. I've been smoke-free (for good this time) 2 weeks. Good luck to you and hang in there. Don't beat yourself for having difficulty quitting, they are more addictive than heroin. (google the stats). Ask your doctor if you can take Chantix - a new pill to help people stop. Works like a charm. Susan
  2. Thank you for the feedback. I'm going to get a 2nd opinion from on onc. I'm going to ask exactly that, why are we waiting? If it was your daughter, wife, mom, son,.... what would you do. Looks like you had a great vacation! Here's to a good August result for your mom. Susan
  3. Kasey, thank you. I've been reading a lot so I know what questions I should ask. A nice person on the ACS board (also on this board - BeatleMike) sent me here to browse. I saw you're post about being near the 3-year free mark. How wonderful probably doesn't describe your feelings. Thank you for the good advise, I need to go to bed now it's almost 1 a.m. EST Susan
  4. Yes I think more information is better than nothing; especially since I have a little check/back pain - which started this whole conversation with m doc. I'm going to get another opinion on this. I was never so shocked in my life to hear this; it completely changed my notions of what is and is not important in my world. Thank you for the lovely picture with your post. Susan
  5. Hi. I'm Susan, 48, northen Maryland. Last week my dr. sent me for spiral CT scan due to minor chest pain I've been having. Long-time smoker started at 19 and continued on/off 18-19 years until 10 days ago when I got the order for the CT scan and started taking Chantix to quit. Dr's office called, said I had a node on the right lung and to have it rechecked in 3 mos. I went to pick up a personal copy of the report. It turns out the nurse I talked to was wrong. I have 4 nodule. The larges is 6-7 mm; the smallest 4 mm. The nurse said the radiologist said check in 3 mos. They won't do any further tests until after they see the 3 mo. result. She also said something weird, like 99% of these disappear on the 2nd scan. I can't imagine 4 nodes disappearing - especially when 2 of the 4 are 6-7 mm. and are noncalcified. (I've been reading a lot on the web the last few days). So, what to do? Is getting a 2nd opinion from an oncologist the right thing to do? Getting another test or needle aspiration ? (see, I've been reading a lot the past few days). Any advise offered by this community would be greatly appreciated. Susan
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