Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Living with Lung Cancer...or..Living with Thymus Cancer...It's All Very Stressful

The good - I am still alive, breathing and savoring life to the best of my ability.
The bad - I had a scare recently - the cancer my be fighting back against the treatment
The crazy - Dr. C now says that I have thymus cancer instead of lung cancer - why you ask - because I'm not dead yet maybe??? (my words not his).

I am still processing all of this info.  Not really sure why the change in diagnosis, but the long-term prognosis is better for thymus cancer than lung cancer.  Thymus cancer can cause lung carcinoid tumors that mimic lung cancer.  I do fit the profile for lung carcinoid tumors from thymus cancer: lower median age at diagnosis and chest pain as a warning sign (I had this 3 years ago and had a bunch of heart stress tests at the time) and of course a persistent cough and trouble breathing.

I was recently reading a new blog about cancer and found another kindred spirit, who, when describing the psychological side effect that comes with a cancer diagnosis, called it a "heaviness of life". 

Another great blog to follow is written by my cancer guru, Kris Carr.  Here is a link to her top11 tips for cancer patients:  http://kriscarr.com/blog/11-tips-for-cancer-patients/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blog-100416


Here is a photo of Abby to lighten up the day:


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