remission

I'm 18 months post treatment for SCC Supraglottic Laryngeal cancer and NSCLC Adenocarcinoma in left lung. Received chemo (cisplatin) and rads only as both cancers were inoperable.

I'm still here and still fighting!!!

My best to you,
Glenna

jejohn said:

Sounds great! Keep up the
Sounds great! Keep up the fight! Did it spread to any other places?

No spread...
Neither cancer has spread, my last CT scan in February showed a new lesion in my lung but the doctor said it looks different than the tumor I had with the NSCLC. Waiting for another scan in May to see if there are any changes in the size of the tumor. Still hoping it turns out to be nothing, I keep telling myself that just because they found something it doesn't mean it's cancer.

Glenna M said:

No spread...
Neither cancer has spread, my last CT scan in February showed a new lesion in my lung but the doctor said it looks different than the tumor I had with the NSCLC. Waiting for another scan in May to see if there are any changes in the size of the tumor. Still hoping it turns out to be nothing, I keep telling myself that just because they found something it doesn't mean it's cancer.

Glenna
Great reading your success in fighting this Devil, and to let you know i also had ct-scan that showed something and next scan was clear. Onco DR said could have been infection.. inflamation??? gave me lots of anxiety. Will keep you in my prayers all will be well. I know the worry never ends with this devil.... Dan

Dan620 said:

Glenna
Great reading your success in fighting this Devil, and to let you know i also had ct-scan that showed something and next scan was clear. Onco DR said could have been infection.. inflamation??? gave me lots of anxiety. Will keep you in my prayers all will be well. I know the worry never ends with this devil.... Dan

Dan620
Unfortunately there is another tumor in my lung, my scan was sent before the cancer review board for recommendation. The tumor definitely is different from the original tumor so now it is the dreaded "watch and wait" to see if it grows. I'm assuming it is still quite small as they aren't able to do a biopsy yet. I'm trying to keep my mind on more pleasant thoughts but when the occasional fear slips in I remind myself that it's not cancer until they biopsy says it is. Could be something completely harmless and that's what I'm praying for.

Thank you for your prayers, I've been doing a lot of praying for the past 2 years.

Stay well,
Glenna

mamacita5 said:

Glenna
Add my prayers to yours Glenna. I do hope that whatever they see in there is harmless. How long do you have to wait?? I am scheduled for my CT on Monday to see what the "subtle change" is. So we are both in the same boat it appears.

Glenna and mamacita
I pray for good results for you both. Lets hope those subtle changes are little infections or scar tissue.

mamacita5 said:

Glenna
Add my prayers to yours Glenna. I do hope that whatever they see in there is harmless. How long do you have to wait?? I am scheduled for my CT on Monday to see what the "subtle change" is. So we are both in the same boat it appears.

mamacita5
Thank you for the prayers and please know that I will be praying for a clean scan for you on Monday. I had my last scan on February 10th so my next one should be within the first two weeks of May. They don't schedule the scans that far in advance so my rad onco's nurse will make the appointment and then call me to let me know when it is. I should be hearing from her within the next week or two with a date.

Did they send your scan results to the Cancer Review Board?? My doctor told me in February that there were "subtle changes" and that he was sending the scan to the review board for their recommendation. Ten days later he called me and told me there was a lesion in my lung and then he said TUMOR, once he said that dreaded word my brain stopped functioning. I couldn't think of anything else to say or any questions to ask him, my mind kept repeating that awful word. Everyone keeps asking me why they don't do a biopsy, I'm guessing it may be small enough that they don't feel they could get a good sample. I keep telling myself that it is nothing to worry about and I've managed to keep myself reasonably calm but the past few weeks I have been getting ear aches so I'm nervous. Ear pain was one of the symptoms I had before my first diagnosis. I had my ENT appointment for the laryngeal cancer on Feb 8th and he checked my ears and said there were no problems.

Hope you don't have to wait long for your results, I usually have to wait a week, which as you know will be the longest week of my life. We should be used to the waiting by now but unfortunately it doesn't get any easier.

Keeping you in my prayers,
Glenna

lekkerone said:

Glenna and mamacita
I pray for good results for you both. Lets hope those subtle changes are little infections or scar tissue.

lekkerone
First time I've done a double post in quite a while - LOL

Glenna M said:

mamacita5
Thank you for the prayers and please know that I will be praying for a clean scan for you on Monday. I had my last scan on February 10th so my next one should be within the first two weeks of May. They don't schedule the scans that far in advance so my rad onco's nurse will make the appointment and then call me to let me know when it is. I should be hearing from her within the next week or two with a date.

Did they send your scan results to the Cancer Review Board?? My doctor told me in February that there were "subtle changes" and that he was sending the scan to the review board for their recommendation. Ten days later he called me and told me there was a lesion in my lung and then he said TUMOR, once he said that dreaded word my brain stopped functioning. I couldn't think of anything else to say or any questions to ask him, my mind kept repeating that awful word. Everyone keeps asking me why they don't do a biopsy, I'm guessing it may be small enough that they don't feel they could get a good sample. I keep telling myself that it is nothing to worry about and I've managed to keep myself reasonably calm but the past few weeks I have been getting ear aches so I'm nervous. Ear pain was one of the symptoms I had before my first diagnosis. I had my ENT appointment for the laryngeal cancer on Feb 8th and he checked my ears and said there were no problems.

Hope you don't have to wait long for your results, I usually have to wait a week, which as you know will be the longest week of my life. We should be used to the waiting by now but unfortunately it doesn't get any easier.

Keeping you in my prayers,
Glenna

Glenna
I had my CT this morning and suspect that it will be several days before I hear anything. This was a tough morning for me, I could not keep the tears from rolling down my cheeks as I was having my scan. Then I sat in the car and cried for a while. Just nerves I guess. I am back a work now, and things seem a little brighter when my mind is occupied by something else. Although as you can see, I had to check into the "group" for a bit.

mamacita5 said:

Glenna
I had my CT this morning and suspect that it will be several days before I hear anything. This was a tough morning for me, I could not keep the tears from rolling down my cheeks as I was having my scan. Then I sat in the car and cried for a while. Just nerves I guess. I am back a work now, and things seem a little brighter when my mind is occupied by something else. Although as you can see, I had to check into the "group" for a bit.

Mamacita
Will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers while you wait for your results. It frustrates me that we have to wait so long for our results because I know the doctors have them by the next day. I guess they don't realize the anxiety we suffer while we are waiting. I even called to see if I could get the results over the phone once and was told that I had to wait until my appointment.

I just found out that my scan isn't until the beginning of June, still don't have a date yet but that means another month of waiting and wondering.

I'm really sorry that you had such a tough, emotional day but I completely understand how you are feeling.

Stay strong and please let us know the results.

My best,
Glenna