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lillypaddle

(9,605 posts)
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 03:41 PM Mar 2017

Hey guys

Went in today for some lung/breathing tests. Smoked since I was 17, quit about 4 years ago. I'm 69. "aggressive smoker." Had a CT scan. Doctor's office called and scheduled a PET scan next Wednesday. Apparently have nodules, which, according to google, seem normal for a smoker. Plus, one of the symptoms of lung cancer is loss of weight/appetite, so in that regard, I feel really confident! haha!

Would love to hear from anyone with similar symptoms, experiences, etc. I tend to be a bit melodramatic, and I'm already planning my funeral! Damn! It's okay, laugh at me. Prefer laughter to tears.

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Hey guys (Original Post) lillypaddle Mar 2017 OP
Well, I was never a smoker, my dear lillypaddle... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2017 #1
aww Peggy lillypaddle Mar 2017 #7
Take a deep breath... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #2
Thanks, Docreed lillypaddle Mar 2017 #8
hang in there.... samnsara Mar 2017 #3
Thanks lillypaddle Mar 2017 #9
Ok, this for you: elleng Mar 2017 #4
Thanks, elleng lillypaddle Mar 2017 #10
I hope everything turns out ok. I will tell you this... skylucy Mar 2017 #5
Thanks skylucy lillypaddle Mar 2017 #11
At our age, it doesn't hurt to make funeral arrangements JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2017 #6
LOL lillypaddle Mar 2017 #12
Stay encouraged lillypaddle. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #13
I think lillypaddle Mar 2017 #14
I'm 75. I quit last year. trof Mar 2017 #15
Smoking lillypaddle Mar 2017 #16

CaliforniaPeggy

(151,818 posts)
1. Well, I was never a smoker, my dear lillypaddle...
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 03:44 PM
Mar 2017

But I understand where you are!

Hang in there.

I've got your back.

Docreed2003

(17,680 posts)
2. Take a deep breath...
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 03:49 PM
Mar 2017

It probably precautionary on your doctors part. I'm sure it's stressful as hell...thoughts and prayers as you go through all of this!!

samnsara

(18,266 posts)
3. hang in there....
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 03:56 PM
Mar 2017

... I know this has got to be scary for you. We are here for you to talk to..to vent..bitch..whatever! I'm not a smoker but we all have our own vices...and they eventually come to bite us in the butt.

DAMN those loud rock concerts!

skylucy

(3,845 posts)
5. I hope everything turns out ok. I will tell you this...
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 04:39 PM
Mar 2017

The medical technology/equipment used today allows doctors to see a lot of things they never would have seen years ago. And a lot of what they see is harmless/normal/no big deal. But there is a lot of "defensive medicine" going on these days too. Once they see something, they feel the need to check it out thoroughly. And you would be surprised how often it turns out to be nothing.
But I definitely get it and understand your anxiety. I've been there and when the "small lesion" turned out to be nothing I wanted those terrifying two weeks of my life back!! I know many people who have had similar experiences...including my own doctor who told me she was told there was a "mass" seen on her liver after some kind of scan. She told me when they told her she started yelling "What? What the hell are you talking about?" and then it turned out to be nothing! (Love my doctor for being so honest).
Hang it there.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,735 posts)
6. At our age, it doesn't hurt to make funeral arrangements
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 04:44 PM
Mar 2017

as well as creating wills, trusts, all that stuff you don't want to think about, especially if/when we (inevitably) get sick/infirm/confused.

Best of luck with treatment.

As a vet, I get one free plot in a military cemetery. They'll dig the hole deep enough to hold me, as well as up to two wives. Should be a wild time in eternity.

lillypaddle

(9,605 posts)
12. LOL
Tue Mar 14, 2017, 01:28 AM
Mar 2017

at the idea of you with two wives buried for eternity together. Hey, it could be heaven or it could be hell.

littlemissmartypants

(25,008 posts)
13. Stay encouraged lillypaddle.
Tue Mar 14, 2017, 04:18 AM
Mar 2017

What will nodules do to you? I am stupid tried right now and very curious. I hope all is well. ♡

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