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Some of you have seen a post or two on facebook. This is hard. Sigh.

Jeff (my husband for those who don't know)... he's been sick since october. Respiratory stuff. They kept telling him he had bronchitis and he has been on about 6 diff antibiotics.

Sunday morning when he woke up he was coughing up mucus... and it had blood in it. We ended up in the ER they did an xray and more antibiotics and sent us home.

Wednesday I was at work.. I got a text from him about 11 that said he was coughing up blood.. no mucus.. just straight blood. I came home and we went back to the ER. They finally did a CT scan on him. That CT scan found a mass in his lower left lung. It is squeezing his airway shut, he has about 25% lung function at this point.

We were immediately referred to a pulmonary doctor and we saw him yesterday. This morning, they did a scope on him to check out the mass. He told us that we would know today if the mass was abnormal.

Unfortunately, the mass is abnormal. Jeff has cancer.

Tuesday morning we will find out what type of cancer it is and what stage and what our treatment plan is.

The pulmonary doctor said he is fairly positive it is nonsmall cell cancer and since Laura and Meg have forbid me from googling anything, I called my dad and asked him and he said that was very good. Best kind of cancer to be dealing with. So there is that.

They are hopeful that they can remove the mass via surgery, to where he will be cured. There is also the possibility that they cannot do surgery and we will have to do chemo/radiation. I'm REALLY hoping for the surgery.

Please.. keep us in your thoughts and prayers. it's going to be an awfully long weekend and a long day monday.

I'll update after I know something on Tuesday.

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Old 03-09-2012, 12:16 PM
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Oh Sara. My heart goes out to you and your family. I will keep you in my prayers. Lots of love and {{hugs}}
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:16 PM
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Oh Sara, your whole family will be in my daily prayers. I wish I could give you a big hug. If you need anything at all, even if it's just a distraction please let me know.
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:18 PM
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oh Sara, I am so sorry - the waiting is sooooo hard. Hope they can go the surgery route too. I will be thinking of you.
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:22 PM
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Oh Sara I am so sorry your family is faced with this. My thoughts and prayers are definitely with you, Jeff and your family.
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:26 PM
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SWEETIE!!! You've had my thoughts and prayers all week!!! I love you, and you guys will continue to be in my prayers... I wish I lived closer, or wish it were feasible for me to pick up Laura and head down there to help out!!! Please don't hesitate to ask for help, you know we will do as much as we possibly can!!!
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:26 PM
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Sara,

I went through this in 2010 with my husband. His cancer was histiocytic sarcoma which is exceptionally rare.

I know and understand all the feelings you're going through including the absolutely horrendous wait over a long weekend to get answers.

I'm here for you both here and on FB (I'm going to friend request you now). Please please feel free to talk to me. I know the feelings you're experiencing and I hate that anyone has to go through that.
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:27 PM
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:33 PM
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:35 PM
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:36 PM
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You and Jeff and your whole family are in my prayers, Sara!
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:36 PM
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I will be praying for you, your husband, and your entire family. Cancer is such a hard, hard thing but it can be beaten. My husband is a two time cancer survivor. If you need anything, feel free to ask.
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:41 PM
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Oh, Sara! How scary for you guys to be dealing with this. I'm so sorry! I will be praying for all of you as you go on this unwelcome journey. I sure wish I could drive up and give you a big hug.

Both my grandma and my step-FIL had masses in their lungs that turned out to be nonsmall cell cancer. Both had surgery, had it removed entirely, and never had to have any sort of chemo or radiation. The surgery was hard on them and the recovery as well but in the end, getting that clean bill of health was amazing. Theirs happened several years apart (step-FIL got sick after grandma had passed away... from heart failure, not cancer) but both of them did really well despite being up there in years.
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:41 PM
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:42 PM
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:44 PM
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Oh no Sara! I've been very non-FB-ey this week, so I hadn't seen anything. You will definitely be in my thoughts and prayers! Hang in there sweetie!
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:50 PM
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Sara, I know I am new here but I want to let you know that you and your entire family will be in my thoughts and prayers. Cancer has impacted almost everyone at some point so we can all relate to some extent. I pray that his specialist comes up with a great plan and that God will touch his body and provide healing. Big Hugs!
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:53 PM
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Oh Sara, I"m so terribly sorry to hear this. My heart is just breaking for you. I can't even imagine the stress you must feel. I will be in prayer for you guys. Please keep us posted!!
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:54 PM
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Sara, you know I am here. Whenever you need to scream, cry or just have a listening ear.....I am here. And please listen to Meg and Laura.......fight the urge to google it. The internet will scare you to pieces and it is just not all accurate. Fight the urge!

Sending lots of hugs and prayers your way! ((HUGS))
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:55 PM
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:59 PM
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Oh, I am so very sorry to hear this. You and your family will be in my prayers, especially over the weekend.
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:59 PM
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Old 03-09-2012, 01:05 PM
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Oh Sara, I'm so very sorry I will be praying HARD that it's the surgery option and causes the least amount of strain and worry for you and Jeff. Know that you guys will be in our prayers.

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Old 03-09-2012, 01:06 PM
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I'm so sorry your family is dealing with this!!! I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers and hope for the best and fastest recovery!!! Let us know if there is anything we can do for you!!!
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Old 03-09-2012, 01:07 PM
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Oh Sara, my heart goes out to you and Jeff. You are definitely in my prayers.
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Sara...sending lots of prayers to you guys.
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I'm so sorry Sara, I just saw your post on FB.
I will be thinking of you guys, and will be praying for the best outcome, hopefully they can remove it all by surgery. SO sorry you guys are dealing with this ((HUGS))
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Old 03-09-2012, 01:19 PM
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holy cow Sara I'm so sorry to hear this about Jeff. I am praying for his health and hope the surgery and recovery will be as easy as can be. oh my gosh, so many hugs for you girl.
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Old 03-09-2012, 01:19 PM
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I just saw your FB post and responded but I'm sending my prayers and will definitely keep you in my thoughts. It sounds like the "best" worst case scenario if it is something that can be cured by surgery. ((HUGS))
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Old 03-09-2012, 01:23 PM
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Oh Sara, I'm so sorry! My heart goes out for you!

Our family just went thru it last year with FIL's cancer(lymph). So, I know how hard the waiting game is and how scary it is on whole family. Don't hesitate to ask for second opinion or third opinion until you get the info you're looking for. FIL had to go thru chemo treatment, but they have new meds for it now that were VERY gentle ( I guess as gentle as chemo can be) on him. He didn't have any hair loss, not much after effects compared to what I've heard of from other chemo patients. He was scheduled for 8 treatments and after 5 treatments, he was declared clear of cancer. It's been a year now that he's been cancer-free.

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Old 03-09-2012, 01:29 PM
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Oh wow, you all will definitely be in my prayers! Make sure to take care of yourself during this time, and vent/cry/scream at us when you need to...we're not going anywhere!

And I definitely agree...googling is not good, because there is SOOOO much inaccurate information. No use getting freaked out by wrong information. When you get an official diagnosis and are ready for more info, your hospital should be able to link you up with more information, and you can also get more info from the American Cancer Society.
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Old 03-09-2012, 01:37 PM
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Oh gosh, Sara, I'm so sorry. I can't imagine the emotions you must be going through right now. You guys will definitely be in my prayers. {{hugs}}
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That's terrible news, Sara. I will keep you in my thoughts, I hope it can all be cured with the surgery.
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Oh my gosh Sara - I am so sorry! Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you - Im only a few hours away. Sending lots of prayers and positive thoughts your way! HUGS!
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Sara I'm so sorry! I'll be keeping both of you in my thoughts. I hope the surgery is an option, please keep us posted.
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I am so sorry to hear this Sara. No fun being in the cancer club. My boyfriend was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in January - he has had 2 surgeries and started radiation yesterday.

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