I was on here earlier, my wife saw over my shoulder and said “are you letting them know too?” … (I wasn’t) but reality is I’ve known in an internet way some of you since the late 1990’s so here it goes.
Back story; at 13 I was stabbed in the stomach (just above) a piece of tube lines the bottom of my esophagus and a band holds it all in place.
At about age 25 I was diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus which is a “precancer”.
Last Wednesday (8 days ago) I’m 62 now, I had an EGD. I have one every 2 years to check the Barrett’s.
By Wednesday evening I couldn’t swallow. We thought it was simply swelling. Fast forward, trip to Dr. they are convinced the band slipped and order a CT scan to verify.
The CT did its job but also revealed a 1 inch growth in the upper chamber of my right lung. Density, mass, shape pretty much assure it is lung cancer.
Having P.E.T. scan tomorrow which will give more info and also tell if it is anywhere else.
My wife (a retired RN) trying to be positive but factual says if it had to be it is in the best spot. The right side has 3 chambers. The left side only has 2 because your heart is in the way. So by getting it early even if they remove the whole chamber (a possibility) I likely wouldn’t notice unless exerting a lot of energy.
So now just waiting and hoping it’s localized.
