New cancer?

Hi everyone,

It has been quite a while since my last post. I am sorry to say that this post has to do with renewing the fight again. A brief history: was diagnosed with stage 3 cc in 2007 (2 node involvement) Things have been going along well until about 6 weeks ago when I developed a persistent cough. No temperature or other symptoms. About 4 weeks ago it became more serious. I went to the doctor and he sent me for an xray. The radiologist report said there was a spot on the lungs consistent with pneumonia. Got put on antibiotics. Had a follow up xray the following week and it should that the spot had worsened although I was starting to feel better. This was happening just before a two week vacation of western Canada. Before I went, I had the doctor listen to the lungs. The seemed clear so we arranged to do the trip. Long story, short, halfway through the trip I ended up in hospital for four days. I had extreme shortness of breath and had trouble walking 30 feet without going into a cough spasm. They did a complete workup, including blood, ultrasound, ct scan...plus drained about 2 litres of fluid from the pleural cavity. These results have shown that they believe I have a new primary lung cancer..not associated with colon cancer {although the have not been able to define conclusively - I am awaiting the results of more tests) I made it back to Toronto and I am anxiously awaiting to see my oncologist. Has anyone else run into a similar situation..where it was thought a new cancer might be in the works as opposed to a metastasis of the orginal cc. By the way, I also had Hodgkins about 22 years ago. So this will be the third time round. Please let me know if you have had this experience and what the treatment options were.

Cheers, Lance