Hello 
I'm new here. My mum had a xray last week that showed "shadow "on her right lung. Since then had ct scan done. Seen consultant today, and unfortunately its cancer. 4cm tumour. Also think it's in her lymph nodes, and also seen shadow on her kidney. Also has enlarged heart, and copd. My mum is 75. My dad died of lung cancer Also, so did my mums dad. So as u can imagine, really worrying time. Just before Xmas too. Devastating news. My mum has got to have more blood tests, cat scan? Radiology..doctor's would of pierced lung or something? But my mums lungs too damaged from copd. My mum is very upbeat about it all. Even thought her breathing had improved, as on new inhalers. Doctor said he surprised on how well my mum looked considering everything. We don't know how "long" she has..to be honest, don't think she wants to know. I just have a feeling this will be my last Xmas with my beautiful mum. Sad, she won't see her grandchildren become adults or even teens now. Know life ends even
ally for everyone, but just thought we have good few years yet. I'm trying to be strong for my mum, but I'm just breaking inside. I didn't go to the appointment either mum myself, as my children have come down with sickness bug. My sister went. Don't think my mum has taken everything in herself. Know she saw a nurse afterwards to explain things more . Anyway, just wanted to off load. Thanks for reading. Tammy
Hi Tammy Jo and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm not a member of this group but I noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list.
You might also like to join the family and friends group, which is a safe and supportive place to discuss your worries and emotions with others who have someone living with cancer. If this is something that you'd like to do, clicking on the link I've created will take you straight there where you can then join and start a new post in the same way as you did here. You can also join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
While you're waiting for replies, it would be great if you could pop something about your mum's diagnosis and treatment so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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