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frank50
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hi every one, very new to this , diognosed about a month now with non small lung cancer 3.3 cm long,
suggested surgery, i hate the idea and bit scared,
trying alternatives, so much confusing info on the net,
ozone treatment, opricat seeds,amigdalin, b17.mushroom exracts etc etc..list goes on, seems like i am only delaying the inevidable, my guestion to you friends , how long i can delay this to see if any thing i am doing is working? thanks and alots of love to all

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LTLCS

Welcome,

Well, not to sound negative I have never seen all those alternatives stop lung cancer yet, not all by itself. This is a nasty beast and it needs to COME OUT! Read my story. I can only tell you there are a lot of us LOOOONNNNGG TERM lung cancer SURVIVORS out here. I've been working and hanging out with lung caner patiences for a very long time and I have yet to see one of them beat this beast with mushroom exracts, B17, etc., etc,

NOT TO SAY they might not help in some ways, but it's not a cure. Not for lung cancer. Just my 2 cents worth.

I'm all for beating this beast and getting it out of there is a good start on how to beat it. My tumor was the same size as yours was.

This isn't a fun ride, nothing like riding a Harley, but it's a doable ride and you can beat it too.

Best of luck,
Connie

hanleo46

Hello Frank

Stage 1...you are scared,,,,thats normal...but stage 1 is an early diagnosis,,,,,BE THANKFUL!!

Stage 1 is treatable by surgery...get it while its still early

Check out this blog post: http://www.hanesenterprises.com/aboutlungcancer/2008/02/page/2/

It can get from Stage 1 to 3 or 4 faster thanh you might think

All the best
Leo

Marylou1

I had the surgery !! I agree with the others, get it out while it's still early. Surgery is not easy but better than giving the beast time to grow.
**Hugs**
Marylou

jazzbo

HI Frank, I'm a 9 yr survivor of 3A nsclc and I feel great. I am just going to echo everyone else and say do the surgery. Go to your doc again and try to bring someone else with you. Then ask questions and really listen. When we first hear this diagnosis all we here is lung cancer and every thing else fades to black. Do this now don't wait one minute your life is in the balance. Good luck and God bless, John

Stage-IIIB-Survivor

Hi Frank,
Yes by all means, surgery. BUT, a second opinion is very important as well. I had Chemo before surgery as my oncologist feels it helps to possibly shrink tumors as well as killing any rogue cells running around in the body. I had chemo afterwards also, but I am Stage IIIb. You are early stage which, if you have to have this awful thing, is good news. Keep your sunny outlook, it will help more than you think.
All my best...you can beat this.....sandi
P.S. I was diagnosed June 2001, surgery September 2001....

frank50

thanks a lot for your wisdom connie. unfortunatly i am agreeing with you, hey also nice touch about my harley.

texaszan

Get it out now and you'll live a long life. On average lung cancer doubles in size every six months. Every second it sits in your body gives it the chance to invade surrounding tissue. When that happens you aren't stage 1 anymore.

karenere

GET IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mamanolte

I was dxd Ib in late 2006. Had surgery 1/07. Then lymph involvment 2/08. Chemo/rad took care of that and I'm in remission for 8+ months. If given the choice, take it out!
Cheryll

frank50

thanks to all your replys,for me its been very informative and encorouging, sharing your experience is greatly appriciated... love. and of course health to all. it seems i will be a part of this site

StillVertical

Surgery - remove the beast!

Jillie

Get surgery....from a good surgeon...ASAP!

Chum

I had VATS to remove my upper right lobe - piece or cake - walk in the park-easy. Was back to work in a week! So if surgery is what you choose, go to a comprehensive Cancer Center where they can do that. Look for a doctor who does LOTS of operations in a hospital that does LOTS of operations. M.D. Anderson is good (I went to Sloan-Kettering), Fox Chase and Johns Hopkins, Duke and others are right up there.

New and to me exciting clinical study is being done comparing VATS to cyberknife destruction of the tumor. Seems they think that radiation focused on the tumor will kill it and leave the healthy cells/organs in good shape. If you are looking for an "alternative" treatment that has a good chance to actually cure you - look to cyberknife. I won't pay two cents for any of the other alternative treatments. If they worked, why would not the medical community embrace them? Waste of time and money.

Why is that important? The longer you leave the cancer untreated, the greater the chance it will spread. Read a study that found that people who had their tumor treated within 30 days of diagnosis had a 90% chance of being alive (without recurrence) after five years. I like that prize for acting quickly. Best thing - you can win the prize yourself by getting moving!

Courage

Chum

MarionW

Run, do not walk to the surgeon and get it out - Now!

It's terrifying to have this surgery but the only chance for cure. Get the best thoracic surgeon you can find and set it up at the first possible date.

We'll all be here to give support and ask for xanax or ativan if you need it for your nerves until the surgery is over.

Take care.

Toddy

Ditto to "find the best thorasic surgeon you can."
Frank from what you have said you are still stage one and surgery has been suggested. Believe it or not if you have LC that's good news.
In my case stage 1B in 2006 and my husband 1A in 2007 we believe surgery to have been the gold standard and that's what we did. Get it out yesterday or the sooner the better. Ditto to Chum, ask about VATS.

Wishing you the very best

SheilaW

YOU ARE SO VERY LUCKY!! Surgery is for the lucky ones - the ones that catch it early. In the early stages cancer is localized and why surgery is so successful. As cancer spreads survival rates decline.

Delay comes with a very great risk. The alternatives makes sense as an adjunct to surgery. Not as a substitute. If surgery had ever been an option for me - I would have been thrilled and embraced it!

Sheila W.

D1

Dear Frank,
Of course, you're scared. No one wants surgery. But, you are so fortunate to be a Stage 1 A, and you should jump on the chance to have surgery ASAP. It's your best chance to be cured and live to be old. My husband postponed his surgery and ended up Stage 1 B. I sometimes wonder (even though it's not healthy or productive) if we had acted right away, he might have been Stage 1 A. Stage 1As get surgery and a pat on the back. Stage 1Bs are in the "netherland" and the jury is out on whether they should get chemo or not. Chemo is dreadful, much worse than surgery. Do, find a great thoracic surgeon, one skilled in VATS and get that cancer as soon as you can. Believe me, you don't want to procrastinate. Good luck.

frank50

love you all, for your wisdom, you guys and gals helped me to make this decision, surgery shall be
now looking for a doctor experienced in VATS in nyc
thank you again for sharing your journeys.

Toddy

One that you might try is Dr. Harvey Pass, Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Professor at NYU.

Toddy

PS: one that has responded to your post is D1, her husbands surgery was done by Dr. Pass. She can tell you more about their experience with him.

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