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Showing Original Post only (View all)If I was scared before, [View all]
now I am terrified.
I don't know how the people here keep up their spirits.
I thought I was getting a pulmonary function test today. Instead, it was just another consultation. The pulmonologist was upset that things were delayed by three weeks. Now she just delayed them more. I am getting a covid test on the 24th and a pulmonary function test on the 27th. I thought my lung cancer had not spread. So did my primary care doc. Now it looks like it may be in my spine. I don't know yet. If it is, they cannot remove it. I will get chemo and radiation only. The only thing I can do is wait.
We don't know what kind of lung cancer this is. We don't know if it is stage three or four. I am beyond anxious.
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May all the good forces of The Universe combine to send strength and healing your way.
LoisB
Sep 2022
#7
Muriel, has your oncologist/pulmonologist told you *why* things are so delayed?
irisblue
Sep 2022
#9
I'm sending you virtual hugs and all the positive vibes I can muster, murielm99.
skylucy
Sep 2022
#10
Muriel, I am so sorry. It is stressful enough without delays and incomplete information.
brer cat
Sep 2022
#17
That must be beyond terrifying. I will hold out for the results and hope for good news. Please
Evolve Dammit
Sep 2022
#21
I understand completely and it's a truly horrible experience for you to have to go through this.
benfranklin1776
Sep 2022
#26