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Lung cancer/3b
November 26, 2007 by Anonymous, 2 years 3 hours ago
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1 year later/.tumor gone(size of an egg roll)2 pet and ct scans later...no sign of cancer."that they can see"....going for the third scan on dec.10.2007.Diagnosed last year...3 days before Christmas.Feeling well. Taking an antidepressant for now. Never took more than an asprin before. Found myself fatigued and breathless. Went to Dr. She prescribed the antidepressant and " Spiriva". Not sure of the spelling. It worked like a charm. Tried albuterol as well.It doesn't work for me. The spiriva made a HUGE differance in the way I breath and the energy I now have. Granted ...I am not great...but I am so far better off than I was. Have been able to work the entire time since being diagnosed. Had chemo and all the radiation they could give my lung.2 lymph nodes involved. Clear as well.A few days to go before I find out if I will be ok for a little while longer.Every 3 months I need to get checked. Every 3 months I get to live.Lung cancer at this stage is not where you can plan the future.However....appearantly you and I have beaten the odds. Especially ME! No idea why I am feeling as well as I am...nor do I know why I am "without cancer" at this point. 3b is a death sentence. I am still here. What does that tell you? Trust me...you are NOT an anomaly. Certainly not with 1b. Try still being alive with a cancer that I should have died from .....months ago. By all means..feel insecure about you future if you want. You really shouldn't. You have the world by the !!! on a down hill swing. I have replied to your e-mail. You had asked about lung cancer survivors. You were feeling alone. Don't feel alone. Feel good that you have a much better chance of staying alive for a much longer peroid of time than I do....I am not trying to be cruel. I am simply stating facts. ...You call yourself a "cancer patient". YOU ARE NOT!!! You are a cancer survivor!!!. I will tell you that you are truely fortunate. You caught the cancer early. Go with the joy you still have in your life. Take care my friend.