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Lung Cancer

Archives for March 2017

Nodule on lung
I went to the er Sunday for chest pains and they did a Ct scan to rule out pe's. They found a nodule on my lung and I asked for a pulmonary consult. Pulmonary came through and said to follow up with a Ct in one year. I'm not very comfortable with that. The medical device told me to have my pcp do a follow up in 7 months. I…
39 year old female VATS! So scared
Hi , I'm 39 years old and have a 6mm tumor in my Left lower lung . The radiologist believes it's a carcinoid . I am having Wedge Vats surgery next Thur. Can anyone tell me how painful this surgery is ? How long you where in the opertating table and how long in the hospital ? They said they will do the wedge , send it to…
VATS pls help! So scared !!!
Hi, Im new to this kind of thing ? But I need some real people who have gone threw this ! I need help !! ADVICE!!back in 2010 I started to have some breathing issues ! Long story short they found a 3 mm tumor in my lungs ! Everyone was scared I had lung cancer ! But I met with a pulanologyst and he said I had a Atypical…
Understanding CT comments???
Hi, I had a CT scan back in December due to chest pain. The results were as follows: Soft tissue settings showed: An inhomogeneous thyroid gland with areas of calcification identified. No significant axillary lymphadenopathy. Multiple small mediastinal lymph nodes identified. Scattered areas of interstitial change and…
Understanding CT terminology
Hi I recently had a CT of my chest due to chest pain. The CT findings were as follows Soft tissue settings showed: An inhomogeneous thyroid gland with areas of calcification identified. No significant axillary lymphadenopathy. Multiple small mediastinal lymph nodes identified. CT Impression 12/28/16 Scattered areas of…
Immunotherapy for early stage cancer
I had surgery 6 weeks ago - stage 2a adenocarcinoma. The lower lobe of my right lung was removed. I have yet to see an oncologist for followup (their fault- not mine) - hopefully next week. Standard treatment at this point would be adjuvant chemotherapy. My question is, does anyone know of any immunotherapy drugs that are…
Supplies that help post surgery
I am a breast cancer survivor, but my friend's uncle was just diagnosed with lung cancer. What are some items that any of you found useful post surgery to help yourself? She would like to put some supplies together as gift and we would appreciate knowing what has been helpful to have on hand.
Please help advise, very scared
Prayingin17 Posts: 1 Joined: Mar 2017 Mar 15, 2017 - 10:19 pm I'm hoping to find help bc I'm not sure the outcome will be good. I had a Ct done via ER bc my d-diner was high in Decembe.No clots but nodules were found (6,5,4 mm respectivel). So I went to see pulmonologist and he didn't think much of it and said he could…
Trying not to have a meltdown! Nodules found
I'm hoping to find help bc I'm not sure the outcome will be good. I had a Ct done via ER bc my d-diner was high in Decembe.No clots but nodules were found (6,5,4 mm respectivel). So I went to see pulmonologist and he didn't think much of it and said he could tell me not to worry but he really didn't think it was anything…
Left upper lobectomy this coming Tuesday- Wednesday
Hello, I am 72 years old and have just completed the bronchcoscopy and mediastinoscopy and gotten clear results, no lymph node involvement! So I am tentatively scheduled for lobectomy next week. Right now I am waiting for the phone call with the day/date, check in time and pre-op instructions. My mediastinoscopy incision…
esophageal pain after radiation
My husband has severe esophageal pain after radiation therapy for small cell lung cancer. He finished radiation and chemotherapy last week. he is still in severe pain both when eating and also at times when not eating. Any suggestions for relief for him?
PET SCAN
Hi I had a PET scan today and recorded the images. I'm wondering if the photos tell you anything. I'm sure there were cancer cells founf but the amount of lighting up has me confused about how much it has spread. Can you help decider? I have other some of the scan photos attached to see if that help.
nodule found
new to all this , had a ct scan and the found numerous broken glass and one nodule that was 7mm by 6mm ....is this cancer

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