New lung cancer diagnosis

Hi Nidge,

That's a lot to take in - how are you feeling, do you have family to support you with all of this? 

Kate x

Nidge, oh dear, yes, that's a lot of different sites and it must be very challenging to know what takes priority.  After my PET scan showed something growing in my colon, which they wanted to address more or less straight away, but there was a plan being put in place for surgery to remove the tumour on my right lung, my pulmonary team gave me advice on what to deal with first.  They said that anything with the heart always comes first, followed by anything to do with the lungs - and then anything else comes quite a lot further down in terms of importance.  That helped me a lot to delay the colonoscopies (I eventually had four before the adenoma in the saecum was removed) and I went ahead with the lobectomy.  Good choice, because I'm still here, 8 years later.  It must be very hard for you to face so much possible treatment/surgery - I'd suggest ask your team for advice about which should come first - they'll probably have firm thoughts to guide you.  Best from all of us.