Andrea

A scan, or a phone call to the dr for clarification cant hurt. I once did research and 95% of chronic coughs are from asthma, reflux and post nasal drip. Of course knowing what we know, we WORRY.

You rock Ginny. And you are 100% right. Feel better.

Wow, that was a lot of bullets to dodge! My mom had just the opposite, her lung cancer randomly led her to ailments she never would have known about. Her routine brain MRI led to an anyerusm discovery. Her anyerusm procedure led to discovery that she needed a triple bypass. She was always asymptomatic. Tell your body to chill out, there is nothign to be jealous about

I am so sorry you had to find us. Too many of us get it. Don't give up hope or listen to stats. There is proof here that stats don't always mean anything! Keep us updated.

Thanks so much for posting that Curtis. I have often thought of you and wondered how you are. Please let us know about you when you have a chance.

THank you so much for that update!!!!! Carleen is such a beautiful person. Glad to hear she is doing well.

Wow, what a blast from the past. So many missed friends. T hanks for bumping it Randy.

I am not a fan of this time of year b/c it seems to just stress out and depress a lot of people who are ill, alone, not happy, etc, etc. It is just hard to say "happy holidays" sometimes when your loved one is sick. I remember 5 years ago, my mom was diagnosed in Nov, and I was like "what do you mean HAPPY holiays???? My mom is fighting for her life. Bahumbug to one and all." Your mom wants to try to keep thngs as normal for you as possible, and that means keeping on with the holiday tradition. I know it is hard. I wish I had words to help, but I don't. Just know that you are not alone.

Love to all!

Such happy news

I am late on board here, but my mom had breathing issues and was in ICU and was horrible and turns out it was heart related and she needed a bypass. Maybe see if they can do some cardio tests?

I am 36 also and I remember feeling so lost at the time of my mom's diagnosis. I remember feeling like how can people be smiling and acting happy when our lives were in chaos. Your feelings are totally normal. I am sorry about your aunt. It is just never an easy situation for anyone. You are not alone in your feelings though.

Thanks!!! I am not too worried about Jacob actually b/c if his biggest problem in life is being small, we are blessed. I just want answers

Today marks the day my mom was diagnosed 5 years ago. Despite obstacles such as pulmonary embolism, brain anyerusm, and triple bypass, we are blessed to have her here with us today. We are taking babies to Disneyland for the 1st time today (mom and dad are staying home, going with hubby and Uncle).

I am late, but I want you to know that I think of you and your family often and am sending love from afar.

Don you are an inspiration to so many . I am so sorry to hear the news. Sending good thoughts your way.

How sweet

I worship the ground my parent's oncologist walks on. Whenver there was a question or issue, we got a call back right away from either a phyisican assistant or nurse. They were wonderful at relaying messages and keeping us in the loop. The onc himself never called back though. There was never a need. However he was always there when we needed him. Like when my mom had issues after her brain anyerusm procedure unrelated to the LC, he rode in on his white horse and made sure everyone was on top of things to stabilize her b/c he cared, other drs didnt as m uch.

Sending love your way. I can't even imagine the pain and anxiety you are experiencing. I am HOPING for the best.

YAY Katie!!!!

That was a great interview! And glad to hear you had a successful walk

Suck a duck, that is too much going on. I am so sorry about your aunt Sending lots of love your way. And hoping for good scan news!

I want to ditto what Katie said. I don't post as much as I used to, but I read and I think of everyone. A lot of time I don't have the words. My heart is with everyone during this roller coaster ride.

That was beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

I received the following message from a friend. My gut is maybe it is two primaries. I know not all lung nodules are cancer, but 2cm is suspicous. Any thoughts? Here is what she wrote. Thanks everyone! So I found out a week ago that my dad has colorectal cancer. Dealing with the oncologist was the most frustrating experience for me. The entire approach to treatment is counterintuative to me. There seems to be more unanswered questions than answered. He has 5-6 weeks of chem/rad then they will remove the tumor which depending on who you ask is 3-8 cm. It seems to have perforated the wall but didn't travel, thus making it stage 2. However, they didn't biopsy during the colonoscopy, endoscopy. They said the lymph and liver is fine but there was a 2 cm tumor on the lower part of his left lung. They tried to biopsy but failed. So its unclear if that is related. They "think" its unrelated. Without any data I find that hard to believe. They will do a PET scan this week which should be more informative.