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sybylla

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28. Information is power - and it also calms

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 10:14 AM

Mar 2014

At least for me it calms. When you know the lay of the land, you at least feel like you have some control and that's calming.

When my mom was told she had a lump, this is what we did.

The National Institute of Health has loads of great information on various kinds of cancer. You can go to their website and search for your particular kind of cancer.

Here's the link to info on lung cancer:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/lung/

At the NIH, we read about statistics. We read studies. We learned about the various treatments and their success rates. It helped us understand what the doctors were saying. It helped us ask the right questions. And it gave us the information we needed to make treatment decisions.

So even if it turned out to be benign, we went into the doctors office informed and prepared for most anything.

It's scary. But knowing what you're facing can make a difference.

I wish you and your family the best.

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I got some very scary news yesterday [View all] rbrnmw Mar 2014 OP

60% of nodule on lungs are found to be benign. I hope they B Calm Mar 2014 #1

thank you rbrnmw Mar 2014 #2

I hope everything goes well for you. KitSileya Mar 2014 #3

Wish you the best. And as much as possible, try ... 66 dmhlt Mar 2014 #4

My thoughts are with you.... bobGandolf Mar 2014 #5

Are you a smoker or -- Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2014 #6

I use to smoke rbrnmw Mar 2014 #8

... WhiteTara Mar 2014 #36

I was confronted with a similar incidental finding after by-pass surgery HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #7

I'm glad you're still here after the struggles you've had pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #10

they think mine is non calcified rbrnmw Mar 2014 #9

Non-calcified typically means only that it did not show up as bright on the X-ray. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #49

Thank you for explaining nt rbrnmw Mar 2014 #50

I'm wishing for the best for you. Ilsa Mar 2014 #11

that part scares me more than anything rbrnmw Mar 2014 #12

Hang in there, my best wishes to you pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #17

Hope everything is OK abelenkpe Mar 2014 #13

just some thoughts tomm2thumbs Mar 2014 #14

I like the idea of recording. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #18

they actually provided the recorder and a blank tape for that very purpose tomm2thumbs Mar 2014 #20

That's great. I thought about asking but figured they would freak out ..... Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #30

Its only natural to be scared madokie Mar 2014 #15

I don't know where you live but Valley Fever can leaves scars emsimon33 Mar 2014 #16

I'm so sorry to hear this, my thouoghts onecent Mar 2014 #19

I wish you the very best outcome. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #21

Best Wishes. Hoppy Mar 2014 #22

Best wishes to you rbrnmw. polly7 Mar 2014 #23

Can't blame you for being afraid. lillypaddle Mar 2014 #24

I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer 2 1/2 years ago. MoonRiver Mar 2014 #25

Hoping for the best. KittyWampus Mar 2014 #26

I don't know anything about this medically, but I'm sending you and your family RKP5637 Mar 2014 #27

Information is power - and it also calms sybylla Mar 2014 #28

Best of luck to you. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #29

The problem with really good imaging they can do now is they find more false positives... Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #31

I wish you the very best Lefta Dissenter Mar 2014 #32

I also had a lung nodule Lebam in LA Mar 2014 #33

thank you for your encouragement and support rbrnmw Mar 2014 #34

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #35

I have. Went in for a cough. raven mad Mar 2014 #37

thank you so much rbrnmw Mar 2014 #38

Do not thank me for what isn't given you. Pay it back or forward. raven mad Mar 2014 #39

your post was so touching rbrnmw Mar 2014 #43

focus on strong raven mad Mar 2014 #45

My husband had a kidney stone last year LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #40

I wish you all the luck in the world and send good vibes and healing light your way. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #41

thanks everybody rbrnmw Mar 2014 #42

I wish you only the best....Hurried is good. It gives you less time to worry. Rowdyboy Mar 2014 #44

My brother checked into the hospital two years ago for pneumonia rustydog Mar 2014 #46

I will use everything I have to fight rbrnmw Mar 2014 #47

2 time cancer 840high Mar 2014 #51

I've been there hootinholler Mar 2014 #48

sending good vibes to that nodule! let it be benign Liberal_in_LA Mar 2014 #52