Truth Be Told - Living with Lung Cancer
I had my every two week appointment with my oncologist yesterday. I was on my own, something that doesn’t happen too often. There were two things on my agenda - the increased hip pain and the steroid side effects I’m experiencing.
He wanted to go over treatment options and make sure we weren’t missing anything. As for the hip pain, I’ve pretty much decided to leave it be. As long as I use my cane for any distance and stay off it as much as possible the pain is controllable with just a slight increase in my usual rescue oxycodone. No reason to clutter my life right now with scans and appointments to thinkabout the possibility of additional radiation unless it gets to the point where symptom control with pain meds stops me from doing things I want to and could otherwise be doing.
Next, we went through emails, path reports and consults to make sure my tumor had been tested for every single mutation that might qualify me for an active phase II or III trial for my cancer. It has. Not eligible. Phase I is all that’s available.
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Hi LIsa - Thanks for the update on how you're living with cancer and for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us. I know from my own experience as a cancer survivor that many people are just plain uncomfortable talking about cancer and therefore just don't say anything. I'm grateful for your straight-forward and plain spoken attitude, and the opportunity to learn from you. Please stay in touch, and take good care. Pat