Karenlea

Thank you so much to all of the positive responses! It does make me feel better to read so many inspirational personal stories. Thank You! I actually got some better news today. It is still inoperable, but we found out that there is a small chance that it might be completely curable with a chemo/radiation combination. However, my mom is having a PET scan next week, to make sure that the stage three diagnoses, isn't really a stage four. On a whole, it was the most positive doctor's appointment that we have gone to. She is starting Chemo next week and we really like the doctors/nurses and hospital. Things are looking a little bit up for now! Thank you again for listening to me.

Hello. I have been lurking here for a few weeks, while my mom was under going various tests. Last week, her biopsy came back positive for cancer. She has a 4 cm tumor in her upper left lung. Today, we went to two appointments and found out that it's stage three and she is not a candidate for surgery. An appointment with an oncologist will be tomorrow. I am falling apart. I am an only child, of a single parent. I feel really lucky to have found these message boards. I have been feeling very alone and reading these boards makes me feel less alone and much more informed.