Don't Worry these little things do show up often with no serious problems. My neice has has small things show but never amounted to anthing she celebrated with 2 years remission from breast cancer this week and my husband 1 year in remission from Lymphoma this week also.. Here rooting for your health.
Hospital Test Results are in - Looks Like I'm in for a Rough Time
by cofty 546 Replies latest members private
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QC
cofty,
had no idea of what you've been going through.
Sending you positive energy with a little extra juice (Good stuff, akin to the photon entanglement teleport energy. Yip!).
Best
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jgnat
I hate cancer.
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Dagney
Thinking of you cofty.
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LV101
Positive thoughts your way, Cofty.
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tornapart
Sending you lots of positive vibes too Cofty. Really hope everything will be ok... keeping you in my thoughts.
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Coffee House Girl
I am sending all the positive cancer-fighting vibes I can muster your way! Thinking of you
CHG
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cofty
Thanks for all the best wishes. I'm still trying to get my head round it.
The medical support has been excellent but its so "everyday" for them. For me the implications are massive.
I agree with jgnat.
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cofty
It's 3 months on now from the CT scan that revealed an "infiltrate" on one of my lungs. On Thursday last week I had another scan to see if anything had changed.
I got home from work on Friday and there was a message on the phone from the nurse saying to call her back as we need to have a chat. It was late Friday when I got the message so it had to wait until this morning. She said that the spot on my lung looks very similar to last time. There is still no way of knowing whether it is the beginning of a secondary tumour or not. They had a team meeting on Friday and decided the best plan was to wait another six months and scan again.
I asked her if there was any change at all and she said the radiologist's report said it looked very slightly bigger but it's too small to be certain.
I thought about it while I was in the shower and decided I am not happy to wait and see. I called back and asked whether it wouldn't be better to assume it was trouble and treat it aggressively.
She sounded relieved that I had asked the question and said she agreed and so she has made me an appointment with my oncologist for Friday to discuss it with him. Last time I had chemo it caused "cardio-toxicity" and had to be stopped so I don't know what he will say about the risks/benefits. Actually the first time I had chemo for 6 weeks it affected my otherwise very healthy heart but the symptoms were dismissed as indigestion by a registrar - Lesson is if you need to talk to a doc at 5pm on a Friday make sure you really get his/her attention!
I am not looking forward to the prospect of more treatment but I hate the thought of it being diagnosed in 6 months time when it could be treated now.
Anyway I appreciate all the support and encouragement I have had and I just wanted to make an update for my own benefit to look back on as much as anything. I will let you know how it goes on Friday.
(Please keep this topic completely separate from all my other interactions on the forum. Thanks)
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rip van winkle
Cofty, It's better to be proactive than to wait and see in 6 months.
You're a very strong person and have the ability to handle whatever obstacles you may face.
Sending love, cyber (((hugs))) and positive thoughts your way.