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. 

No family of my own,have parents still.

Cancer nurses have been helpful

At least they have all been detected early,as regular scans.

Now awaiting appt with surgeon to discuss .

Makes sense,vital organs first.

They have all been detected early,so could be a lot worse.

Hi I had the same kidney surgery as you in December but had a chest ct last month which revealed atelectasis in both lower lobes and a nodule in my right upper lobe but no one will tell us what these are until my appointment on the 25th of this month do you have a idea at all because the not knowing is worse than the knowing