Living with Lung Cancer

February 2008

• A Courageous Fight - by P L - (Wed, Feb 27 2008)
  My husband was having a pre-op exam January 2007 for a routine hernia repair when a huge abdominal aortic aneurysm was discovered by CT scan, along with a suspicious shadow in his lower right lung. He had successful aneurysm surgery the next day, but that suspicious shadow was not diagnosed as Stage 3 non small lung cancer until late June of 2007 [more..]
• Lung carcinoid - by Linda Huss - (Thu, Feb 21 2008)
  I was diagnosed last year with a lung carcinoid 1.0 cm. It was surgically removed in Sept. & I am doing great. I’m still on the mend but needed no chemo . [more..]
• my grandma has lung cancer - by Amy Tran - (Wed, Feb 20 2008)
  My grandma is 80 yr old and she was diagnose with lung cancer 2 weeks ago, I believe it’s stage 3B. Chemotherapy is a possible treatment right now, but the doctor said it going to be very tough. [more..]
• Stage 4 lung cancer - by Ruth - (Wed, Feb 20 2008)
  I had a two inch blood clot in my coriod [carotid] artery in Sept 2007. They found lung cancer by accident. I started Chemo and radiation within a month. I had some shrinkage last p.e.t. scan. [more..]
• Right in the Nick of Time - by Donna Ruth - (Fri, Feb 01 2008)
  I will never forget it, on Memorial Day 2006 I woke up with this sinking and uncomfortable feeling. I was unable to process a good breath. At first I thought it was a heart attack and 911 ambulance emergency room the entire gamut. [more..]