What were your first signs of lung cancer that took you to the Doctor?
Wanting to know what made you go to the doctor. What hurt or not hurt?
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, the best way I can tell you how I was diagnosed is by posting a link to my story about my diagnosis. Please feel free to share what alerted you to go to the doctor, too. Wishing you the best! ~ Alisa, LungCancer Team Patient Leader
https://lungcancer.net/living/delayed-diagnosisinteresting question. I was fit and healthy, admittedly on reflection I had an annoying cough but that was put down to acid reflux and it’s medication. If I had questioned it further maybe a year later I wouldn’t have received a stage 4 diagnosis. My husband has a cough and booked a doctors appointment for next week, which he’d normally just dismiss but because of my situation he’s already booked an appointment. I am trying to make sure my children and friends understand the importance of ‘if in doubt check it out’. Have a good day. , it must have been quite a shock, thankfully, you both persisted and advocated for yourselves <3 How are you both doing today? - Warmly, Donna (Team Member)
I believe for my mom, it may have been a lingering cough. She didn't give full details at the time, but I believe she may have also been coughing up some blood in the midst of everything. So was the mass in the right lobe?
My left shoulder hurt badly, but I hadn't injured it in any way, also, I kept waking up feeling like I'd been drowning. The pain in my shoulder was from the tumor in the apex of the lung pressing on the nerve and artery that leads to the shoulder. The feeling of drowning was from the left diaphragm palsy, also caused by the tumor. unfortunately the tumor was inoperable. I am not viable for immunotherapy and refused chemo after 1 round. I have just had 2 weeks of radiotherapy to shrink tumor and relieve my shoulder pain. It has worked, but the pain is already starting to return. I'm sorry it could not be surgically removed. I am not eligible for immunotherapy either, due to my mutation. How many more radiation treatments will you be getting? ~ Alisa
