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Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 04-30-2020, 01:46 PM:

Mama has lung cancer, we just found out yesterday.

The CT scan showed a mass in her lower left lung, it measured 2.7mm x 1.7mm x 1.7mm. It doesn't appear like it has spread to the lymph nodes, hopefully.

She is scheduled for a PET scan tomorrow and we go back Monday for the final diagnosis and treatment options.

Any prayers for her would be welcomed and appreciated.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-30-2020, 02:06 PM:

MM, prayers have been said..God Bless your wife.

[ 05-01-2020, 08:15 PM: Message edited by: catmandoo ]

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 04-30-2020, 02:08 PM:

Oh dear God! Of course I will be praying for "mama". A name would help me focus my prayers.

Take good care of Moma, but don't forget to take care of yourself as well. You will be vital in her journey back to health. You won't do her any good if you get sick too!

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 04-30-2020, 02:09 PM:

Sorry, cmd, I wasn't clear...Mama is my lovely wife...Suzy.

[ 04-30-2020, 02:40 PM: Message edited by: MountainMafia ]

Posted by clydeh (Member # 7) on 04-30-2020, 02:10 PM:

M.M.
I am so sorry to hear about that. I pray that she will not suffer. Where does she live and how old is she?

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 04-30-2020, 02:12 PM:

Will do, Tip...Thank you.

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 04-30-2020, 02:26 PM:

Dr. Clyde...I like that name...you done good hc.

We live on the outskirts of Tuscaloosa in the more rural area...about 25 minutes away.

She is 73 and otherwise she is in great health. Only takes meds for acid reflux. She did smoke for many years but not in the last 18.

She came down with bronchitis and pneumonia in January and was really sick (very unusual for her). She recovered from everything except the cough...it lingered on and on.

About 2 weeks ago she went for an x-ray and it kinda went from there...one test led to another.

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 04-30-2020, 02:37 PM:

M&M, I’ll have you and your wife in my thoughts and prayers. This kind of makes me put things in perspective. Hang in there Buddy.

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 04-30-2020, 02:42 PM:

Thank you, my friend...and friends,

[ 04-30-2020, 02:42 PM: Message edited by: MountainMafia ]

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 04-30-2020, 04:38 PM:

MM, my mom got lung cancer at age 69 and beat it, so just stay as positive as you can. It's good news that it isn't in the lymph nodes - maybe they caught this early which is very good towards beating cancer. You and Suzy have my prayers.

Posted by Old Norm (Member # 1482) on 04-30-2020, 04:53 PM:

So sorry to hear this MM. My wife and I pray a rosary every day for a lot of people. Suzy will be included in it from now on.

Posted by rlt4uk (Member # 3194) on 04-30-2020, 06:20 PM:

MM, I will be praying for you and your wife. Sorry to hear this.

Posted by ukcatfannfl (Member # 1425) on 04-30-2020, 06:50 PM:

MM truly sorry to hear that - my wife Joan and I will be praying for your wife and for you...

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 04-30-2020, 07:51 PM:

Thanks fellas. I'll pass along your prayers and good wishes.

She'll love it! She's actually heard of most of you guys. [Smile]

Posted by Bigcatdaddy (Member # 21) on 04-30-2020, 08:05 PM:

I too will pray for your wife and those treating her

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 04-30-2020, 08:11 PM:

Prayers MM for you and Suzy.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 05-01-2020, 04:43 AM:

Just now saw this MM! Prayers already sent up! I will continue to pray for both of your health!

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 05-02-2020, 12:00 PM:

MM, you and your lovely bride will be in my thoughts and prayers, too. Keep the faith!

Posted by clydeh (Member # 7) on 05-02-2020, 12:26 PM:

M.M.
I am also praying for her daily.

Is your wife a Kentucky mountain woman?

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-02-2020, 03:17 PM:

No, Dr Clyde, she's not a mountain woman, but she is the cream of the crop from Alabama. [Smile]

Posted by ukcatfannfl (Member # 1425) on 05-02-2020, 03:21 PM:

That's funny MM as my wife is from Ala. They must know each other as only a few women anywhere are the cream of the crop as ours are! [Wink]

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-02-2020, 03:34 PM:

You got that right, Ed. [Smile]

Suzy truly is the love of my life. I'm sure everyone on here feels the way about their wife...I don't know where my sorry ass would be today if not for her.

BTW, I told her about all the nice things you guys were saying. She said: "I thought those guys didn't like you"? I replied: "They're not praying for me"! We both had a big laugh. She really does appreciate it guys...as do I.

[ 05-02-2020, 03:35 PM: Message edited by: MountainMafia ]

Posted by clydeh (Member # 7) on 05-02-2020, 04:36 PM:

Most of you guys are just newlyweds. My wife and I were married in Inez, Kentucky, in June, 1965.

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-02-2020, 04:46 PM:

You are truly blessed, Dr Clyde. [Smile]

Posted by Jarcat (Member # 95) on 05-02-2020, 05:42 PM:

My thoughts and prayers are with your wife and you as well, MM.

And ,Clyde, you've got my wife and me by over a year. We were married in September, 1966. I'm sure Norm has us all beat by a lot.

Posted by rlt4uk (Member # 3194) on 05-02-2020, 05:57 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by MountainMafia:
No, Dr Clyde, she's not a mountain woman, but she is the cream of the crop from Alabama.

My wife too, is from Alabama and I got the pick of the litter when I got her.

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 05-02-2020, 07:15 PM:

MM, it isn't that we don't like you. We just disagree with your 95% of your political views.

Heck, I would be happy to buy you a bourbon should we meet.

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-02-2020, 07:53 PM:

I know, Tip....I was just cutting up with her... I told her that you guys did pray for me....pray for me to go away! [Big Grin]

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-02-2020, 08:05 PM:

rlt:

quote:
My wife too, is from Alabama and I got the pick of the litter when I got her

Looks like they’re all from the same litter! [Smile]

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 05-02-2020, 08:15 PM:

Tip, a real conservative would make him buy.

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 05-02-2020, 08:30 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by handycat:
Tip, a real conservative would make him buy.

A real conservative would own the establishment and give him the first drink free in hopes he'd bring all his friends to buy drinks! Capitalism at work!

Posted by Old Norm (Member # 1482) on 05-03-2020, 08:21 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Jarcat:
I'm sure Norm has us all beat by a lot.

June 14, 1958.

Posted by clydeh (Member # 7) on 05-03-2020, 11:52 AM:

Norm,
that beats my wife and me by many yeas. Congratulations on such a long marriage.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 05-03-2020, 03:42 PM:

Ours is August 13th 1961.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 05-03-2020, 05:14 PM:

There are a lot of you guys that I could call DAD!

Posted by clydeh (Member # 7) on 05-03-2020, 05:26 PM:

Cat,
You all are another pair that has my wife and I beat.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 05-03-2020, 07:07 PM:

Clydeh, I was a sales Rep for a number of companies that supplied General Electric in Louisville. My partner handled Cullman products and we sold a ton of aluminum parts to GE through the years. Cullman was a great company and wondered if they are still the company they were 20 years ago.

Posted by GA Cat (Member # 642) on 05-04-2020, 02:54 PM:

Sorry I didn't see this sooner. Praying for "mama" and you!

My wife and I were married on July 29, 1989.

Posted by clydeh (Member # 7) on 05-04-2020, 03:04 PM:

Cat, I had several patients who worked for Cullman Products years ago and it was a good employer here. I think another company bought them and I'm not sure their name.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 05-04-2020, 03:37 PM:

Thanks Clydeh, that makes sense...

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-04-2020, 04:57 PM:

Update:

The PET scan results were good, I think and hope.

It showed a place in her groin but don't believe it is malignant, otherwise the tumor seems to be local and nowhere else.

Next is to schedule a biopsy with a pulmonologist. This will tell what type of cancer and what stage.

Thanks guys, y'all been great!

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 05-04-2020, 06:45 PM:

Great news!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 05-04-2020, 09:49 PM:

Fantastic has to be a big load off your mind.

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-04-2020, 10:09 PM:

It sure is cmd, sleep been hard to come by lately.

Posted by rlt4uk (Member # 3194) on 05-05-2020, 12:28 AM:

Great news, MM. I'll continue to pray for you and your wife.

Posted by Jarcat (Member # 95) on 05-05-2020, 10:05 AM:

Glad to hear the good news, MM. The power of prayer never ceases to amaze me.

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-20-2020, 01:36 PM:

Thanks for the prayers guys, they're paying off.

Biospy said the cancer is non-small cell and slow growing, which is good news.

That means that surgery is a possible option and maybe a "cure", but it may require the removal of one lung because of the location of the tumor, directly in the main bronchial tube of that lung...we thought it was lower down in one lung for some reason?

Don't know yet if radio-chemo is an option and maybe save the lung...probably a lot we don't know yet.

So far, about as good as we could hope for.

Edit:

Mama says thanks too.

[ 05-20-2020, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: MountainMafia ]

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 05-20-2020, 01:45 PM:

That's great news, MM. Science has come a long way in the treatment of cancer. I pray that your wife has many, many years left in her.

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 05-20-2020, 05:29 PM:

Encouraging news! One of my best friends had lung cancer about 12 years back. I’m pretty sure it also was small cell. He's doing great and mean as ever! I’m sure Susie will also. I know it’s tough times for you, your wife and entire family. I continue to pray for you all.

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 05-20-2020, 10:50 PM:

Good to hear the news. I will continue to pray that she will keep her lung and thrive for many more years.

After all, who else will take care of you? [Smile]

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-21-2020, 09:27 AM:

Tip:

quote:

After all, who else will take care of you? [Smile]

Ain't that the truth!

Posted by clydeh (Member # 7) on 05-21-2020, 02:30 PM:

M.M.
The treatment is so much improved compared to my earlier years. Technology has made such a difference. Testing is more reliable and safer.
Your situation is not funny, but I do have a true funny story.
I had a patient with abdominal pain that I could not diagnose and I sent her to a gastroenterologist. He ordered a CT scan. Only minor problems were found.
When she came back to see me, she said "I hate those CT scans and do not want to ever have another one. They put me on that hard table and rolled me into that dark tube. I have claustrophbia plus all the noise that thing made frightened me even more.
I said, "When I was a young doctor, we didn't do those tests. We did exploratory laparotomies". She asked me what they were and when I told her, she said "I'd rather have a CT scan!!

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-21-2020, 03:09 PM:

Much heartfelt thanks Dr. Clyde and my TCD friends...I sincerely appreciate you guys.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 05-21-2020, 08:12 PM:

I'm not normally up here on the site but the title of the thread got my attention. Sorry to hear about your wife's problem but glad you found out it is not near as bad as it could be. Hope all goes well in the treatment and we are praying for her. My wife and I are getting ready to celebrate 56 years in about 23 days. We were married in a small Baptist church in Madison Co. between Berea and Richmond in June 1964 just after I reenlisted in the Air Force so I would have enough money to buy me a suit to get married in. [Big Grin]

Posted by country cat (Member # 1774) on 05-21-2020, 09:16 PM:

MM--prayers for your wife and family----with god all things are possible.we may disagree and argue like we do---but in sickness ---BIG BLUE NATION is like family

Posted by clydeh (Member # 7) on 05-21-2020, 09:32 PM:

Bama,
Thank you very much for your service in the military.

Posted by Old Norm (Member # 1482) on 05-21-2020, 11:32 PM:

Three weeks from Sunday, Millie and I will be married 62 years. I couldn't afford a suit. Wore my Air Force uniform.

Posted by clydeh (Member # 7) on 05-22-2020, 07:48 AM:

Old Norm,
Thank you for your service. I want to thank all of you guys who served our country in the military. I did not serve in the military. I was afraid of going to Vietnam and joined the USPHS in 1966.

M.M., I certainly pray for you and your wife every day. I pray for many of my friends who are much younger than me who have major medical problems and are disabled worse than me.

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 05-22-2020, 09:51 AM:

country cat:

quote:
we may disagree and argue like we do---but in sickness ---BIG BLUE NATION is like family

So true, cc, so true.

We all know that our little debates mean nothing in the end. They don't put food on our tables, pay our bills, protect us from harm and certainly don't change anyone's mind, and they usually wind up right where they started. On top of that, the people we are fussing about could not care less.

It's the people in our lives we love, and love us, that matter. They keep us grounded, give us strength, hope, the will and determination to overcome adversity.

As you said, with God's help nothing is impossible.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 05-22-2020, 05:56 PM:

^^^^^^^^^AMEN^^^^^^ (I don't have a tear in my eye, you do!!)