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3rsandahug

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  1. Thank you all again for your support & helpful thoughts. Mom's oncologist told them that she does have NSCLC, which encourages us to know that it's the less aggressive and slow-growing form of LC. She has a PET scan scheduled for Wed and a follow-up next Monday. I plan to head down to OK to be with her for that appt (I live in CO) and stay for a couple of weeks. We'll see what treatment options there are soon. Karen
  2. Great suggestions. I would not have even thought to not ask about the prognosis, but it makes a lot of sense. Thanks so much! Karen
  3. My mom found out last Friday that she has lung cancer. It was just a brief phone call from her pulmonologist with results from her biopsy, so we still have many questions unanswered (like whether the lymph node he biopsied tested postive for cancer, etc.) He told her that based on the location of the cancer, he was calling it stage III. And that's all we know so far. She has her first appt with the oncologist on Thursday. Of course, we all have questions for the doctor, but I thought I'd ask for some advice from you all. Are there questions you wish you would have asked (or are glad you asked) at your first appt? My friend whose mom is dealing with cancer told me last night that mom should have someone else go with her to help remember what is said. Any other suggestions on how to handle this appt? Thanks a million! I'm so thankful I found this support community. Karen
  4. I really appreciate your responses. The information helps me a lot, and we're still in the waiting to hear from the next doctor stage, but there's no end to hope! Karen
  5. My mom called this morning to let me know that she has been told she has lung cancer, and because of the location (upper left lung), they're calling it Stage 3. I don't even know what that means - is lung cancer always called stage 3? This is all such a new thing to my family! And, of course, very unexpected since mom is a non-smoker. She lives in Oklahoma, and I live in Colorado, but I was visiting when this whole thing started and was able to go with her to her first appt with the pulmonologist and see her CT scan. We were originaly told the suspicious spot was about 1 inch, but it looked a bit larger than that to us when we saw it. At any rate, I joined this group primarily for help in knowing how to support my parents. My husband has already told me I can and should go see them as much as I want, with or without the kids. Since I homeschool the kids, I have a lot of flexibility to take them with me or leave them home with their dad. I don't want the only times I see my mom in the next year to be when she is undergoing chemo, but I also don't want to be a stress by visiting too frequently. I have probably rambled a little too much here, but I think this group understands when you don't really know what to say. It's encouraging to see many survivors here, and since my mother-in-law is a cancer survivor as well, I have a lot of hope.
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