Nine years later recurrance in lung

I don't have experience with this particular issue, but I don't blame you one bit for being scared, sad, and angry. I am on year 3 of having everything removed—-Stage 1C (the old designation, which I'm using bc I had 83% myometrial invasion which is, hello, a very big number), and Grade 1.

Now, I'm likely dealing with another issue too, which is why I came in this morning. So, it sounds like you are being diagnosed with a problem that will end up being a chronic issue? how frustrating. If I weren't in here, I would likely let loose with some choice language on your behalf.

None of us—NONE of us—ever think we deserve or will end up with these types of diagnoses. It seems so blatantly unfair. These horrible issues are supposed to happen to—-looking around—other people. Well. As soon as I hit sixty, I started having some fairly serious health issues. It was surprising to me that my once well-behaved and fairly manageable body suddenly became so unpredictable.

Just as I was ready to celebrate, truly feel as though I could celebrate, having gotten through the virtual hell of menopause and putting my dear parents to rest, along with retiring from a taxing job, along comes Sally. Sally being endometrial adenocarcinoma. Truth be know, I had been complaining of severe pain and some other issues for a number of years but my oh-so-NOT-helpful doctor chocked it up to post-menopause stuff and let's-get-on-to-the-next-patient-fast.

Anyway. I am here and listening, and commiserating, and so sorry. This is hard news for you, and I wish I could sit down with you and make you peppermint tea. We could throw eggs at the side of a barn and scream nonsensical things, but I bet rather than that, someone in here who can comfort you with experience will roll along quite soon.

The best thing is to get you through this coughing blood issue, and get you to a place of relative ease and happiness again. Get a mani pedi and a massage, and get that appointment book out and schedule those stupid treatments. You can do this. You have, and you will again. I believe in you.

Hi galecool! I am traveling on vacation now and I don't want to go off on a long-winded post. I am sorry you have to confront this. I also learned there are no guarantees in life or cancer. I simply will direct you to my profile with it's blow by blow description of my near 20-year odyssey. The good news is I am still here and living a good life. I have not had your experience of coughing blood; my recurrences have been shown to be slow-growing, and since I have been followed and scanned all along my recurrences we're detected pretty early. I've had chemo as well as "gamma knife" targeted radiation to lung modules. Chemo is not pleasant, of course, but doable; the radiation was a non-event for me (not as tiring as pelvic radiation). You just do your best to get through it once you've decided what is right for you.

I would urge you to get a second opinion before you decide, preferably at a national cancer center. And you ought to be offered genomic/genetic analysis of the lung biopsy that may indicate one or more of the newer targeted therapies could be useful. A lot has changed in 9 years.

Best wishes for your health as you move forward in your journey.

Oldbeauty

yeah yeah! you can do this! hoping for a quick recovery!