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tazjones51 CSN Member Posts: 2 *
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  • tazjones51
    tazjones51 CSN Member Posts: 2 *
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    Hello everyone,
    I'm a 51 yr old female. And I'm having my first lung biopsy on Friday 25. For the last couple of years I have been having problems with my legs and feet swelling. Sometimes they swell so bad it feels like my skin is going to burst and I can barely walk. My knee's are swollen months at a time . I was in the hospital for a week in February. They ultrasounds checking my arteries checking my joints CAT scan. My primary care had just referred me to a lung specialist and they was getting ready to send me for a CAT scan but they got the cat Scan from when I was in the hospital in February and decided to go ahead and schedule my biopsy. I'm kind of scared. I have been an active cigarette smoker since I was 25. Went six years without smoking (that was involuntarily). Used to smoke almost up to two packs a day, but now a pack less me two to three days. I'm asthmatic and COPD. I have a chronic cough and I have constant cold in my chest whenever I get sick it's going to turn into walking pneumonia. But the thing that scares me the most is like when they say they have did surgery on someone and have open them up and they've had cancer and because they open them up is spread. That what gets to me the most experience I could be shortening my time with my children and grandchildren. My last 4 years have been a tailspin for me with loosing my second oldest my sister next to me and my husband.

    I have been reading some of the post trying to get some reassurance but I don't know if that was a good idea or not I keep seeing everyone saying they having so much pain and I just don't know.

    Not really sure if I want to go through it or not just don't want to add anymore turmoil or pain to my children
    Just needing some advice
    Thank you and God bless
    Taz Jones

  • eDivebuddy
    eDivebuddy CSN Member Posts: 146 Member
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    Wow, it sounds like you’ve already endured so much, more than your fair share, and I’m truly sorry for all you’ve been through. It’s completely understandable to feel overwhelmed and scared right now, especially with everything happening so fast and with so many unknowns.

    My biopsy was a surgical one, a bit more invasive than most needle biopsies, but honestly, it wasn’t nearly as bad as I had feared. The fear and anticipation beforehand were the hardest parts. Once it was done, I realized I had worked myself up much more than I needed to.

    A biopsy isn’t just about finding cancer. It can also help explain what’s been going on. So one way or another, hopefully some answers will come your way.

    And if it does turn out to be cancer, please know that lung cancer treatments have come a very long way since we were kids. Many people are living for years, even decades, after diagnosis and treatment. I’m stage IVc myself, just a week shy of five years now.

    Wishing you strength, clarity, and a smooth procedure with the best possible outcome.

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