PennieEckard

You have a beautiful smile. May God shine his love and grace upon you!

Hi, PennieEckard. I'm just checking in on people that I'm following and people who follow me. Your last post was some time ago and mentioned going into a skilled care facility. How are you these days? I'm hoping you are okay.

Hi PennieEckard, sorry for your diagnose too! Never in my life would I have thought my late 50's would include lung cancer. It's good to have each other to reach out too. I'm wondering why your onc didn't test you for the gene? My onc was such a pessimist kept saying you will probably get chemo anyway because only 15% of LC patients have the EGFR gene and here I did!

Thank you for the prayers. Definitely worked. Super bug gone from my tubes and feeling better. Appreciate your kindness. Hope you have a great day!

Wishing you the best too also prayers

Hi Pennie, my husband is going through lung and bone cancer so am familiar with your journey. I certainly hope you have a good support group and lots of prayers going out for you. we will add you to our prayers as we know this is in God's hands and his will will be done. Very hard journey to accept but through the good Lord we get through it one day at a time.

HI PennieEckard,have read your experiences and saw you have a decision point but no details, does this have to do with your gall bladder problems and impending surgery? I had my gall bladder removed about fifteen years ago. I had one round stone stuck in the bike duct. They did laparoscopic surgery on me and I healed quickly. Have not missed my gall bladder all these years. Know of your concern as far as stirring up the Cancer and to be truthful, this would flit through my mind too but as Greg said, I do not think you need to worry about this . Address your concern to your doctor. Usually, if you are exhibiting symptoms of gall bladder disease, surgery is a necessity. Do not have lung cancer but know what it is to be diagnosed in later stage Cancer and the toll it takes both physically and especially mentally. If I can be of any help do not hesitate to contact me. Wishing you better days.

Hi, Penny-nice to meet you

Hi Pennie, thanks so much for "following" me...I am a retired pediatric nurse practitioner whose dearest friend and colleague at my former health center is an 11 year lung cancer survivor and one of the kindest, caring physicians I know. She had brain mets, underwent whole brain radiation, and other than losing some peripheral vision, has done remarkably well. She continues to work and has a full patient care panel...
Sending best wishes and thanks again. Grace

Hi Pennie. I see you have elected to follow me. My humor tends to be just a bit on the sarcastic side, just a warning. Hope all is good in your world today. You've been on the boards a little longer than me -- I think I joined this motley crew in Aug 2012. Where's Curtice? I'm in Columbus and grew up in Dayton. Seeing that you have been through quite a bit, I'll keep thinking good thoughts in your direction.

Welcome to WhatNext. I'm a lung cancer survivor, diagnosed September 2011. I've been through the lobectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. I have found WhatNext to be a great supportive group here. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. You can message me directly, or post to my wall - I always try to respond.