I have 1b nsclc ca of lung size 1.8cm i am scared. had ull removed 12/11/2009 no chemo needed

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  • catcon49
    catcon49 Member Posts: 398
    #22
    Glenda N. said:

    lung cancer survivor
    Annie, I was exactly the same way after my surgery. It took me a long time before I could even say the word "cancer". I would always refer to that time as when I got sick. It will get easier, but takes time. Once you have cancer it is impossible to forget.
    Good luck to you & remember you have been very lucky. I have a niece who is only 50 years old & has been living with stage IV breast cancer for 4 1/2 yrs & being positive is what has kept her going. She was only given 2 1/2 yrs to live & she is still going strong.

    I was dx 07/08 stage 1a
    I was dx 07/08 stage 1a adenocarcinoma lung cancer. They removed the lll of my lung 9/08. I was down for a couple of weeks. Just kept popping the pain pills every 4-6 hours. I think if I could have gone to sleep and not awaken it would have been ok with me then. I wouldn't have had to deal with the cancer. (Every woman in my family has passed of some kind of cancer, I guess I was a cancerphobic).But after 5 weeks of sitting in the recliner I stopped with the pain meds. Extra strenght tylenol was enough and got off my butt and started to walk. First to the mailbox, then to the stop sign. Now 11/2 years NED. I walk 2 miles a day, work at 3 days a week at the gym, and thank God every morning for a beautiful day. I guess what I am trying to tell you is, you have to kind of pick yourself up, and push through this. I still get scared when it is time for a scan or test. For whatever reason, we are still here and we should make the most of it. (I lost my BF to lung cancer, dx in february 28,2007 died March 30, 2007.) She never even had a chance to fight it, she was just blown away by the cancer thing. I hope this helps alittle.
  • DMP
    DMP Member Posts: 50
    #23
    catcon49 said:

    I was dx 07/08 stage 1a
    I was dx 07/08 stage 1a adenocarcinoma lung cancer. They removed the lll of my lung 9/08. I was down for a couple of weeks. Just kept popping the pain pills every 4-6 hours. I think if I could have gone to sleep and not awaken it would have been ok with me then. I wouldn't have had to deal with the cancer. (Every woman in my family has passed of some kind of cancer, I guess I was a cancerphobic).But after 5 weeks of sitting in the recliner I stopped with the pain meds. Extra strenght tylenol was enough and got off my butt and started to walk. First to the mailbox, then to the stop sign. Now 11/2 years NED. I walk 2 miles a day, work at 3 days a week at the gym, and thank God every morning for a beautiful day. I guess what I am trying to tell you is, you have to kind of pick yourself up, and push through this. I still get scared when it is time for a scan or test. For whatever reason, we are still here and we should make the most of it. (I lost my BF to lung cancer, dx in february 28,2007 died March 30, 2007.) She never even had a chance to fight it, she was just blown away by the cancer thing. I hope this helps alittle.

    Wiser words.....
    .....were never spoken, catcon. I can't believe the difference a mere week or so has made in my outlook. I wake up each morning thanking God for giving me another wonderful day! I still don't know if it was the actual pain of the chest tube or the thought of about 8" of hard plastic wrapped inside of me that freaked me out more, but this ordeal has definitely located my #1 weakness: no foreign objects in my body!

    Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since surgery and I am really amazed at how well I am feeling! Had a big weekend: my hubby took me out to breakfast Saturday then to our shop for a couple of hours so I could check through the books, make sure our daughters were keeping him in line! LOL! Then we went to the grocery store, after which I took a 4 hour nap! Amazing how the mundane was so exciting yet tiring! Sunday, he took me to church, and my wonderful sis and bro-in-law stopped by with their grandkids (still think we're too young to be grandma's!). And I simply loved and appreciated every minute of normal living!

    The future will hold a lot of scariness, and some of the people close to me are so supportive but I'm sure laugh behind my back about my silliness (Like tomorrow I have to see the pulmonologist to go over path. reports - the surgeon told me they're negative but I've got this "nodule" of fear that everyone was lying to me and critter is still hiding somewhere inside of me - see, stupid stuff!). I am truly gratful for all of the wonderful people in my life, my husband, my kids, my family and friends, and that includes all of you CyberAngels here!
  • catcon49
    catcon49 Member Posts: 398
    #24
    DMP said:

    Wiser words.....
    .....were never spoken, catcon. I can't believe the difference a mere week or so has made in my outlook. I wake up each morning thanking God for giving me another wonderful day! I still don't know if it was the actual pain of the chest tube or the thought of about 8" of hard plastic wrapped inside of me that freaked me out more, but this ordeal has definitely located my #1 weakness: no foreign objects in my body!

    Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since surgery and I am really amazed at how well I am feeling! Had a big weekend: my hubby took me out to breakfast Saturday then to our shop for a couple of hours so I could check through the books, make sure our daughters were keeping him in line! LOL! Then we went to the grocery store, after which I took a 4 hour nap! Amazing how the mundane was so exciting yet tiring! Sunday, he took me to church, and my wonderful sis and bro-in-law stopped by with their grandkids (still think we're too young to be grandma's!). And I simply loved and appreciated every minute of normal living!

    The future will hold a lot of scariness, and some of the people close to me are so supportive but I'm sure laugh behind my back about my silliness (Like tomorrow I have to see the pulmonologist to go over path. reports - the surgeon told me they're negative but I've got this "nodule" of fear that everyone was lying to me and critter is still hiding somewhere inside of me - see, stupid stuff!). I am truly gratful for all of the wonderful people in my life, my husband, my kids, my family and friends, and that includes all of you CyberAngels here!

    sounds like you are doing
    sounds like you are doing very well. Keep up the good work

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