Today is January 25, 2012. It has been five years since I was diagnosed with cancer. I have lived through two different types of chemo, two different types of radiation. I have had too many surgeries. My body went from being fairly decent for a 50 year old to fairly scarred for a 55 year old.
Today I found out I had lung nodules. Fun. I haven't heard about those before...well, not as it pertains to me. It may be nothing, or it may be something bad. Something that will require chemo, again. Not the clinical trial stuff, the AIM stuff. Adriamyacin, Ifosfamide and Mensa for you chemo newbys. The chemo that makes my hair fall out in record fashion.
Surgery. First a biopsy to confirm cancer and then surgery to remove the lower left portion of my lung.
For now, it's antibiotics for 10 days to see if the "nodules" shrink and disappear. Apparently, the doctor doesn't think that is likely, but it gives me time to do some research and find out what I am up against.
This time, I won't go in blind. I won't take their word for it. I want to see proof of disease. Proof that the cancer has returned...not someone's word, not a "specialists" word. Pathology reports that state that I have a new cancer in my lungs. Then I will take that pathology to another doctor and have them agree that I do in fact have cancer. If there isn't a clear agreement between doctors and pathology reports, I am going to do what is best for me...which is refuse treatment until I feel confident that they are correct.
Keep posted for updates and thanks for your interest!
Sandy
