is this the area for introducing your self?? please tell me iam not a dodo and cant navagate this site,i beat lung cancer, surly i can doo this i had a question, first, let me tell u about my story of survial, im 47 yrs old just moved to connecticutt, and have severe asthma, and needed meds, so had to see a dr, she ordered x-rays and they found a spot, had it biopsied, it came back cancer 2cm nsclc,imbarressed to say, not sure of the stage, every one here seems to know so much info ,maybe a 2?? but, because of my breathing problems, they only did the wedge, other drs in yale wanted the lobectomy,but my surgeon, said it would leave me on oxegyn for life, and my oncologist said chemo or radiation would also leave me dependent on oxegyn, and would deteriate my lung, so i agreed and trusted my dr, i was inabated and had 3 tubes put in my chest and was in intesive care for 10 days then released 3 weeks later, i just had a cat scan it came back with no signs of any cancer, but i have had exteme pain in my shoulders and arms,and read similar stories here, and trouble swallowing is this normal?? glad i found this site, every one seeeems warm and nice";)