Guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself, I have stage 4 breast cancer with mets in my lungs but I've refused treatment for my own reasons .
I have however found out that no-one really cares what you're going through if your not undergoing treatment for cancer which I personally think is wrong , just because I'm not on cancer treatment doesn't mean my cancer has gone away, because it hasn't its still there, still growing and doing whatever the hell it pleases.
The hospice nursers are a different matter.
I have a new oncologist and met her once, it didn't go well and she said I needed a CT scan because I was coughing but didn't want to get me a CT because I'm not on treatment so there wasn't any point having a CT , yet a few days later I received an appointment for a CT, I did at first want to return down the CT because like she said what's the point if I'm not on treatment but then I decided that despite not being on treatment I still deserve to know what's going on, so I went and should receive the results this month , although I know the oncologist is going to insist I have treatment.
It annoys me because she should be respecting my choices and supporting me which she isn't.
Anyway like I said this is just a feeling sorry for myself because I shouldn't have to be undergoing treatment to ger the respect that everyone on treatment gets .
Hi,
Don't worry about it, if I can answer any questions then I will 
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The tumour was first diagnosed by the CT scan but it could be seen on the Xray and it's size could also be seen .
They could not do a biopsy on the tumour due to its location so they relied on progression basically, cancer is the only thing that grows and spreads , almost everyone can have nodules in their lungs which are basically masses and almost all are benign, this is why I had 3 monthly CT scans, they were keeping an eye on the original mass to see what it did and the fact that it grew and more developed kinda proved to them that it was cancer , I have 7 in total , 3 on the right lung and 4 on the left, the reason they can't do a biopsy is because the main tumour is inside my lung, it sits right in the middle of the maim bronchi which is stopping the air getting to the secondary bronchi etc .
My oncologist said breast cancer likes to spread to places like the lungs and bones.
Yes cancer can change status, mine originally 2 then after the operation to remove the tumour they upgraded it to 3
Hi and morning,
Thank you for the update .
That is good news that the x-ray is showing clear now, bur not good news that she still has the cough.
You said the doctor would send her for a CT if she was still concerned?
I'd be personally pushing for that to happen, get your wife to make an appointment, go along with her and tell them you are both very concerned still.
I realise the doctor might say, the x-ray is clear and an infection can take many weeks to clear completely but if you're concerned you need to be telling them.
