Lung cancer surgery 3 weeks ago now need chemo

Hi there Rose,

Good news for me for a change. No cancer showed up on scan. I have a nodule in the right lung but it is very small and doesn't look suspicious apparently. I will have to have scans every six months and a smear for the endometrial cancer I had in January, but for now all is good.

My bloods are all back to normal and if it wasn 't  for my sciatica  I would be great. I am so appreciative of the medical professionals that have treated me. I feel very lucky that I live in a country that provides great treatment to everyone regardless of whether they have private health insurance or not.

Looking forward to Christmas and my birthday on the 9th December - a lovely early birthday and Chirstmas present for me. Thank you for the chats and good luck and keep in touch  Merry Christmas x

Best wishes to you also. Take care!!

Rose

Just done the samr

Hi there,

Long time no talk. Well I have had my holiday with my daughter, husband and grandkids. We went to the Gold coast and it was lovely, not too hot and not too cold. I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep up but i managed ok with pain killers for my back. 

Christmas was hectic with them all here but lovely to witness the kids opening their presents on 
Christmas morning, I will cherish my time with them as I don't know when I will see them again. My daughter wants me to visit her in their summer but it is not that easy, I have a husband and a dog and my mother in law is not all that good at 91. 

I had my smear last week and they said it will take a couple of weeks for results, hoping all is ok in that department. Considering whether to get a steroid injection in spine again as it is not getting better even though I have upped my medication as GP recommended. So many people in my family seem to have bad backs at the moment. I see GP on the 30th.  I have to have 2 fillings tomorrow so not looking forward to that.

Would love to hear how you are going.

Shas x

Hi Pepper12, hope you are ok.

Not sure I understand your comment!

Shas 

Sorry for the confusion - I was reading these posts as I am having lung surgery in a weeks time and was looking at other people's experiences. of the surgery and what to expect.  I pressed the moderator button in error which someone else had done and  I  replied saying I had done the same. Hope that makes  sense and hope that you are keeping well.

Kind regards

Pepper 12

Hi Pepper,

I had lung surgery last year for nsc lung cancer. They took the top left lobe.

Was a big operation for me and found recovery slow. I went with the epidurall for pain relief but found it not enough so had to have the button you press as well with I think it was oxycontin. I was in hospital about 10 days altogether. I am feeling quite good now but still have some soreness and itchiness in left boob. I still get a little out of breath as well but am improving over time. I also had 3 months of chemotherapy.

Shas

Thanks for the info Shas. Glad that you are now feeling a lot better although it sounds like it has been a long process for you.

I have my op in a couple of weeks to remove a third of my lung and although I am very nervous I just want it over with now. I'm hoping they can keep the pain under control as that is what I am dreading the most. I'm hoping not to have to make the hard decision on chemo afterwards as I would, , like you,  find it a very difficult decision to make. Anyway one step at a time and I will have to cross that bridge if and when it comes to it.

Best wishes for your continued recovery. 

Pepper 12

Hello Shas,

Lovely to hear from you and glad that Christmas and your family's visit and holiday went so well. It is good therapy, I agree. Honestly, I would not rule out a trip at some stage to see your daughter, but at a time that works for you, I agree.

Hope that you get some relief from the back pain, I suffered from it some years ago and the only thing that worked for me was physio, it did take afew months but the exercises worked in the end.

Had a good Christmas but got the flu just after. Consultant started me on Tamiflu med for 2 weeks, as infection hit me hard and was back to having vomiting and dirrhoea again.

Remain on Osimeritinib for the egfr mutation that I have and will be on for another 2.5 years. Suffer allot of fatique and sore hands and feet, at times with it. So I  have good weeks and then not, but hopefully side effects will settle eventually.  

I feel well supported with the Macmillan helpline at the hospital I attend and if I have concern, they are kind and very helpful, which I am so grateful for . 

Thanks for getting in touch, lovely to hear from you!! Rosex

Hi there Rose,

I hope you are well.. I don't have any more news on the cancer which is good. I have to have another scan in June so hope it is all good. I had cortisone injection in my spine 3 weeks ago and although the pain seems a bit better, the pins and needles in the foot are not. I hope with time it continues to improve. I am doing all the excercises the physio gave me.

The weather here is getting colder now, we didn't really have much summer, not looking forward to winter. I have gone back to my dancing but not as much as i used to do. I do get out of breath and my back is not wonderful. Oh well I can only try. I hope you are doing well and going for your walks with your weather probably improving now. Keep in touch won't you.

Shas xx