Hello everyone,
My father was Dx in september with NSCLC. The Dx was based on lung x ray. Following a bronchoscopy, the doctor ordered an cat and pet scat (taken in early november). He was told the he would be given those results in 3 weeks at best.
He was to begin chemo in the mean time, which should have began in early october (we were given a 3 week delay in mid september) We are now in mid november, and he just received a call from the pneumologist(which we were told that he would never see again), wants to see him again next week. Why would the pneumologist want to see him again? Is it a coincidence or is it related to the pet scan? I thought that the oncologist would be the one to give us those results. Before the diagnosis, I did not know very much about cancer, but I did try to learn what I could before meeting with the pneumologist, following the bronchoscopy test. The pneumologist would not tell us what stage my father's cancer had reached. He told me that the technical jargon would be of no use to me because I was not an oncology nurse. I did manage to make him tell us that my father had NSCLC (I had to ask him to precise what kind of lung cancer dad had) He also told us that the mass was 6x4cm and had metastised (who knows where, he did not know)but the lesions were 3cm?
I don't know what to do...I feel like we don't have any answers. It feeld like the diagnosis was a mistake, since no treatment is being offered. My dad's situation is deteriorating quickly. Any tips would be very welcomed
