Chasing a Puppy Led to My Lung Cancer Diagnosis...Hello! My name is Cathy. This is the first I've gone into detail. I use to keep a journal with all that went on, then I stopped. Back in July...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Why Me? Why Not?...2019 started off rough for me. I was actively monitoring and assisting 3 of my elderly family members with no help from my siblings. There was my 90 year old...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Happy Birthday to Me!...On November 3rd I celebrated another birthday! Whoo hoo! In November of 2014, two weeks and 3 days after my 46 birthday, I was diagnosed with stage 3 NSCLC. I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Lung Cancer Awareness Month...It’s November and Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Time to raise awareness for lung cancer. It is time to highlight our need for more funding and more research. Also, a time...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What went wrong?...My husband went to the doctor for his knee pain, I stayed at home because it was not a big deal. 3 hours went by and I am beginning to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregivingCopingDiagnosis
Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis...I was diagnosed with cancer a year ago. They found it through a routine examination. Had surgery chemo and radiation. Now I'm on the immune therapy. I didn't have any...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingEarly StageNewly Diagnosed
Small cell lung cancer ...I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in July, 2021. Was a previous smoker (quit when diagnosed) but no scans for 3 years. I asked for a scan, which...Reactions0reactionsComments21 repliesCopingTips & Advice
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?...Reactions0reactionsComments20 repliesSymptoms
Nerve pain...Hi- Anyone have any helpful hints for dealing with nerve pain following a lower left lobectomy? That’s my main problem. Not lack of breath. It’s nerve pain. Also it gets...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesCoping
Let’s Make Every Day Lung Cancer Screening Day!...You’ve heard the adage about preaching to the choir. Well, I see an analogy in the lung cancer community. After someone has been diagnosed with lung cancer, lung cancer screening...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Many Fundraisers for Lung Cancer...When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I knew I had to make a difference. I’m not afraid to speak about it or share my journey. So, I made it...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Chest CT Image ~ Normal?...Hi everyone, Had a chest CT yesterday, waiting for the report. In the meantime, been looking through the images. Not looking for a diagnosis, just opinion based on experience. Is...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & AdviceCoping
Are You Scared of Needles?...An extreme fear of needles is called Trypanophobia. When I was in the beginning stages of being diagnosed with lung cancer, I recognized right away that my future was going...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Damaged ribs...I have stage four non small cell lung cancer. The mass not only has a large nerve bundle encapsulated, it is up against ribs right below my arm pit. I...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment
Lung Cancer in Your 20's?!?...Since I was a small child you could always find me outside playing sports, hiking mountains, or just running around. I was a 2 sport college athlete and continued with...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosis
Why Not Me? Being Diagnosed With Lung Cancer...I got sick when Covid started. We knew it wasn't Covid. I saw many specialist to see what was going on. I had a nagging cough, I was tired, I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Living as a Family With Lung Cancer Everyday...I have had NSCLC for almost 6 years now. I truthfully never thought after my original dx I would be alive this long. But after my PCP saw my chest...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Our Lung Cancer Tribe!...They say our lung cancer community is one big tribe, but within our tribe, we have smaller tribes. I would like to think that I have a few smaller tribes...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Becoming a Lung Cancer Advocate...Never in a million years did I think I would become a lung cancer advocate. I know I didn’t wake up one day and said, “I’m going to do advocacy...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Encounter With Gamma Knife...At the time of my diagnosis, my CT scans showed metastatic lung cancer in my brain. Further brain MRI confirmed a solitary lesion in the left basal ganglia which is...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
