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Don't be Scared
April 12, 2007 by Anonymous, 2 years 32 weeks ago
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Go to the doctor. First of all, chances that it's lung cancer, even with your symptoms, are probably small. There are other things it could be. But if it is, there are treatments out there. I know there are survivors - look at me! Plus I heard that Gerald McRainey (the actor) had lung cancer in later stages than mine and is fine now. I wish I could contact him, but oh well.
Here is how I was diagnosed: I had a crackly laugh for a few years. They couldn't actually hear anything when they listened with a stethoscope. In June of 2004 I noticed that in the mornings, after sleeping all night on one side, I would roll over in bed and when I first breathed in and inflated my lungs, I could feel a "stickiness" in there. I could hear it inside my own body, but my husband couldn't hear anything. They couldn't hear anything when I went to the doctor. The other symptom was I lost weight. It was only 4 pounds, but I weighed 118 pounds my whole adult life, and for no reason I weighed 114 pounds.
They did an xray and saw an opacity, which was later determined to be fluid back up caused by the blockage created by the tumor in there. The CT scan revieled a "mass", but it wasn't determined to definitely be lung cancer until in September when they did a biopsy (which was inconclusive) and then put a scope down my throat, which was very conclusive. They diagnosed me on September 10, 2004 and on September 12, 2004 they surgically removed my upper right lobe and sewed me back up. They did four rounds of chemo in October.
I lost my hair and my upper lobe, but life is better than ever now. It's scary, but it's beatable. Please go to the doctor. Delaying doesn't help.
I'm sorry it took so long to get back to you, I thought any replies to my post would go to my email, but they didn't. I just happened to check this site today and saw your reply. Please email me directly - stephaniewithce@yahoo.com. Or you can call me on my cell if you want to talk. I live in Fairfield, California. My name is Stephanie. Here is my number - 707-372-5642.