What Now
Was diagnosed a couple of days ago with Non small lung cancer. It really wasn’t a shock as I’ve been telling doctors for months that something wasn’t right. Finally got a ct scan that showed it.
Regardless here I am and don’t really know what to do now or even what to expect. I’ve done a lot of statistical analysis over the years and the math is just not with me having a lot of time no matter what the treatment path.
Not totally sure of the exact size but it looked as large as my fist or definitely more than 3 inches. Average of 9.5 months afterwards. Top of the bell curve is a couple of years tops.
The treatments seem just about as bad if not worse than just accepting the fact I’m going to die and live decently until that day.
No idea what I’m going to decide now.
For those living with this any pointers for a newbie.
I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I know it can be a hard pill to swallow, especially when in your heart you knew something was off. After the emotions of what is and how can this be has passed; I suggest having that open and honest conversation with your medical team, by understanding the treatment and what it entails while finding the right partnership in care in this new fight. You got this! 
Bruce, I wouldn't waste my time on those statistics. You need to cooperate with your oncologist. First, to have biomarker testing. Based on the biomarking testing result, you and your oncologist work out with a treatment plan. If you are not 100% sure, you can ask for a second opinion from a specialist. Lung cancer has many treatments developed over the past 10 years, and still are developing. I'm a stage 4 lung cancer patient diagnosed 6 years ago, and I'm still going strong. Christine lungcancer.net team
Hi
. So sorry to hear about the diagnosis. Your apprehensions about treatments are understandable, but the advances in recent years have been remarkable. As noted, the stats are not terribly relevant to individual cases. For one, they are are always multiple years behind and therefore don't take into account new treatments. In addition, each case is so different that it really isn't possible to extrapolate. I want to share with you this article from our contributor Dusty on must know information for new patients: https://lungcancer.net/living/newly-diagnosed-information. Included in there is information of the biomarker testing Christine mentioned. Targeted therapy is a game changer in treatment for many. In addition, there are immunotherapies, which, while different from targeted therapy, are also fantastic advances (see: https://lungcancer.net/living/is-targeted-therapy-same-as-immunotherapy). Your doctors should be able to provide further guidance. Please know that hope is real and this community is here for you. Feel free to ask questions and keep us informed, if you like, on how you are doing. Best, Richard (LungCancer.net Team)
