I thought the pain under my left brest was a broken rib. Good old Dr google. Anyway after 4 weeks of the pain not going away I went to my GP on Monday who sent me to hospital as he was concerned it may be a pulmonary embolism. An xray showed an area of concern and a furthe CT scan showed a 32mm tumour they suspect is malignant. I had a further scan of my abdomen and it was clear luckily.
I am 65 and have mild COPD. Yes I am a smoker. I feel so guilty for smoking. I tried so many times to stop. Im waiting now to hear what happens next i know they discuss cases each week at MDT meetings but im so worried that because of my age and smoking and COPD that they won't try as hard to help me
I know i have quite a wait now to find out what it is and will need a bronchosopy to do a biopsy but that's all I know
For me this will be the 2nd time. 33 years ago I had ovarian cancer which after surgery and horrendous chemo they managed to eradicate it
Well done, I’m so glad you’re feeling so positive.
As for me, I still have to meet the surgeon. It’s the upper right lobe and in 4-6 weeks time. The sooner the better from my point of view but the waiting is OK now I know what’s happening. All this 
very likely to clash with my 70th Birthday, our 20th Wedding Anniversary and my oldest daughter’s visit from New Zealand. It couldn’t have been timed better ! The events are all in June and we were having a family get together. It’ll be bedside now.
We haven’t seen my daughter for over 2 years because of Covid. It’ll be a celebration to remember xx
