Jan Cutler12 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Hi, I have been a member of an LC support group on AOL for years. Everything there has changed so much, except the wonderful people. I have just had my annual Ct Scan and going through the wonderful W___time to find out what is going on. My main purpose now is to let the newbees know that there is hope and to stay positive...I'm talking big right now, cause I don't get my results until the 20th. I lost my best friend to lc after 26 months. She was dx'd after me. Her sister now has adenocarcinoma in both lungs. We all live on the same culdesac. I now have Ct scans once a year.it is always scary, cause there is so much pain in the surgical area. Here to share, give hope. Jan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carolhg 10 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Congratulations on your ten years of survial and I wish you many more decades to come. It certainly does give me hope to see your post. What stage were you? I had surgery in July, I was sorry to hear that you are still having surgical pain after all of that time. It is great to have you here at this site. Welcome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blaze100 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Hi Jan, Thanks for the encouraging post. I am working on year #6, but still get worried and scared-- and not just at test time. The more stories like yours, the better I feel. I am sorry you still have pain in incision area, mine acts up sometimes in stormy weather. Hey you have 10 years under your belt, and you know they say the odds get better and better the farther out we get. Hope your test results are all terrific. Love and Mercy, Barb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don M 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Hi Jan, welcome to the board. Keep on surving. Don M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donna G 308 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Welcome. You beat me by a year and 2 months, Great news. You are right. Knowing people who do survive does give hope. Glad you're here. Donna G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Lamb 1 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Jan,welcome to our support family and thank you for posting.It is inspirational when hearing of someone surviving this disease this long. Wishing you the very best of results on your scans and continued sucess for many years to come. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyW 32 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 welcome to our group Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bunny 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Jan, welcome. I guess you know the value of a loving, supportive cyber-family. hope we can be an extended family for you. you've been through so much. that waiting time is hard. let us know how everything goes. xoxo amie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Connie B 3 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Welcome Jan! Happy 10 Years !! Yep, we need to stick together to share with others that this beast can be beat. I going on 11 years come July. They found my mass in April of 1995, but I had to go through tons of biopsys before we learned for sure it was cancer. They removed my left lung July 25, 1995, and here I am! Hope you'll hang out with us. I'll add you in my prayers for a good CT scan! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ry 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Congratulations on 10 years! Thanks for checking in and encouraging everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michelepal 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Jan, What great news! Welcome to the group.. Michele Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan Cutler12 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Thank you all for the great welcome. It's going to take me a while to acclimate myself to just how to do things. Fay Aguilar was on my other board for many years. We shared a lot of private emails after she left. I had hoped she would be here now. She never shared a photo with us and I didn't even know her last name. She was a beautiful lady. She went through so much trying to get adequate care, yet she never lost her spirit..I'm sure she will be missed very much. Will look forward to getting to know you all. Jan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dadstimeon 3 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 WOW--ten years, congrats Jan! Rich Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jorja 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 I am glad you decided to share this awesome and encouraging news with us! Welcome. love, jorja Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Wood 3 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Congratulations on your almost ten years of survivorship. Thanks for sharing and giving us inspiration. Don Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lizzy13864 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2006 Hi Jan, that is womderful news !!! 10 years !!!! ...it certainly gives us all hope for the future. I wish you many..many...many more years. Linda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gail p-m 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2006 That's wonderful -- 10 years of survivorship. First I typed 100 years. Well, I hope you reach your 100th birthday too! gail p-m Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bethluvswill13 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2006 Jan, First, congrats to ten year survival! Welcome to the board. I hope you have 10 more years of clean scans. Hugs,Beth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maryanne 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Thank you for sharing with us you great 10 years survival. May you have many, many, many more, and you will. This is very encouraging to our newcomers for them to know there is light at the end of that tunnel. .And there certainly is. So many here see that light Welcome here! Maryannne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trish2418 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Welcome to our group and congrats on 10 yrs. -- you give us hope! Trish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KatieB 346 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 Hi Jan! So glad to see you here and so thankful for teh HOPE you share by being here and being a SURVIVOR!! I hope you decide to keep posting! Fay was a great friend to us here and hope you will become a friend too. Looking forward to getting to know you, Blessings, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wfshaw 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2006 Hi jan and thanks for posting. i go for my first cat scan the third week of April since surgury one year ago on April 20th and I am already a nervous wreck thinking about the results. i guess we all go through it. hope you results continue to be good. bill in PA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
