Just received my diagnosis today

• Hi. I have just been diagnosed with the exact same as you. My cancer is also hard to get to but I’m going to be having surgery to have my upper part of left lung removed ? whole lung. I’m 61 & may have to have chemo & radiotherapy but will depend on the results of the tumour testing after surgery 

My sis in law has the same. She had a lobectomy top right and the other cancer is not operable. Three years on its stable. She’s living life to the full.
I had a lobectomy and segment removed with no staging. I didn’t ask either 

best wishes 

Hi April1962

Good Luck with the surgery. I think I feel better knowing after weeks of uncertainty. Hoping I hear from Oncology consultant soon to discuss plan going forward

Same here, the waiting for results was awful, definitely feel better knowing now ️

I'm not sure whether anyone has explained it to you yet, but radical radiotherapy is done with curative intent.

Lung cancer is a lot more complicated than we ever imagined back in the day and treatments have progressed in leaps and bounds.

Definitely. Lost my grandad to lung cancer in the 60’s he had a lung removed but chemo was not even heard of then 

Another thing we know know is that a family history of lung cancer matters.

Yes we do. Lost both grandads & 1 nan to lung cancer so that shows how much it’s inherited 

Thanks everyone for your responses. Funny thing is as far as I am aware there is no history of lung cancer except possibly my Dads elder sister who died years ago so I’m not sure. One of the things I am dreading most is telling my family in particular my Mum who is still going strong at 96yrs old 

I understand that. My Mum is 85 & my dad is 88 & it was a shock for them both when I told them. I’m being more positive & playing it down a bit as don’t want to overly worry them