lisalulu002

Hello I just wanted to add my survivor story.. Dx march 2007.. stage 2 at 48 years old mother and wife of 2 children 12 and 15 had a long cough since December 06 finally did x ray after months of antibiots and cough meds...and they said I had phnemonia.. come back in a month came back in a month coughing like crazy and they said my upper left lung was collapased- need to see pumologist.. ok did the biopsy said it was the LC geezz.. were not sure what to do close to the hilar region.. ok they started me on cisplatinum and taxoteer every 3 weeks.. for 4 sessons after 2nd treatment cough was going away after last chemo.. cough was gone.. yipeeee CT 6/ 07 and lung had reinflated and they said ok they wanted to take the whole left lung and so they did a complete phneomenoctomy they did my surgery at Sutter- Best doctors and best hospital. 7/07 was in the hospital for 5 days.. I have had clear scans other than one nodual that was found like almost 2 years ago they think was scar tissue.. and pray it stays taht way. I am so blessed and still have lots of anxiety as I do a ct scan every 3 months and CEA blood work every other 3 months.. CEA was at 12 when 1st dx now CEA is at 05. lst CEA was in Feb 09 and was .05 next ct scan is July of 09 and already getting scanaxiety.. I feel I have been blessed and thank god for life .. I can pretty much do everything with one lung as I did with too except run up hills or walk fast up hills and High altitude is a little weird but its dooable.. I also .. I love to help others who have been dx and want to be able to help whenever I can.. I am so happy to add to all of the rest of these posts. Thank you 'Lisa

WE HAVE MISSED YOU AND i CAME HERE CAUSE I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE AT THE OTHER SITE.. JUST WANTED TO DROIP YOU A NOTE.. TO SAY HI AND MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND BILL.. NOT TO SURE HOW THIS SITE WORKS EITHER, BUT WILLING TO LEARN.. XO LISA

Thank you all for such a warm welcome, it lifts my spirt and my heart.. were all in this boat together.. the survivor boat.. have a wonderful day. and I hope to learn how to navagate on this site soon.. God Bless you all.. LIsa

Hello, I am new hear although a few of us were at the other site and are following our Betty and Bill.. my name is Lisa and I was dx 3-07 at 48 with NSSC it was 1B early 2a. I had a cough for along time doctors kept giving me antibiotics and cough meds and finally went to a doctor center on a weekend and took a chest xray. the doctor said I had phnemonia and go back to my doctor like in 45 days .. well I went back to my doctor in a few weeks and he ordered finally a ct scan where they say an upper left lung colapase.. so the ball began rolling.. went to the pulmonary doctor did a broncocopy found the cancer.. Uggggggggggg.. sent me to the surgeon who sent me to the oncologist.. started chemo 1st before surgery.. I had cysplatin and taxoteer.. every 3 weeks for 8 sessions.. went back to get a ct scan and the tumor was gone and the lung had reinflated.. only to be completly removed.. seriouslly.. 7-07 had left lung removeded and thankfully everything went well .. in hospital for only 5 days and wanted to go home.. so I got to.. and have been thankful to the good lord ever since.. still looking for survivors out there with similar stories, and for newbees who need our help.. In Nov 07 CT/PET/ It showed a .05 nodgule and had a pet scan but did not lite up. were going to watch it.. in FEB 08 CT SCAN everything was fine and stable.. they said it had been there for a year now ?? and hadn't changed .. Oncologist says next ct scan in 6 mo? and blood work in 3 months . going for a chest xray next week for my surgeon... Well I just wanted to share my info and say Hi to Barb too.. anyway, hope to meet some others like myself.. God Bless everyone who has been Dx with this LC..