journeyspath's Journey with Lung Carcinoid Tumor
Patient: Lung Carcinoid Tumor
Patient Info: Newly diagnosed (has not begun treatment), Diagnosed: over 8 years ago, Female, Age: 56
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Diagnosed
Oh No
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Biopsy then Mediastenography
Procedure or Surgery
Yay!! Not in my lymph nodes!!!!
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Starting soon
Internal radiation
Radiation
Starting soon
Cancer is shrinking
Celebration
Done! Finished my 6 weeks of chemo and radiation - My tumor has continued to shrink throughout - will have PET scan in 4 weeks - Surgery in 6 weeks
Surgery
Procedure or Surgery
The surgery was the most awful experience of my life. I hope never to have to feel that kind of pain again. It was awful! I spent 8 days in the hospital. Things are thankfully better now and I am recovering. I know that the surgery was needed but it was extremely painful.