Am I Different?

Ever had anything in your life happen that changes your life?  I don't mean fame, fortune, new car or any of that material STUFF1  How bout a real change! 

After a routine Physical at about 77, and all the tests are in, the one thing that no answer to could be pinned down was this feeling " why am I so tired?"  I get plenty of sleep, Eat well, taking off a few pounds, feel pretty good overall, but there is something that is not quite right!

Going back years, my blood work has been good, chest xrays good except for an old scar from a bout with pneumonia when I was little.  Three Hip replacements, minor knee surgery and 2 seizures (no cause found).

Well the Chest xray showed up something that was not there a year ago,  Dr sent me for a CT Scan, Results did verify something but need more test,  how bout a biopsy?  That was done and though nothing really showed up, they decided to do a CT/PET Scan. 

July 19 2012, went for my appointment, waited my normal unreasonable time and was called in you know the routine, weight, Blood pressure, O2 Level? temp, and pulse.  Everything normal as it has been for the better part of 20 years, then to the exam room to sit.  You know Dr's offices Magazines are really old, some go back to the early Bush days and tons of the Medical books, Who in the heck can understand them, let alone read them they have their own secret code.

The Doctor comes in, chart in hand exchange greetings, then he looks at your test results, there is a pause, looks, at it again then says your test are positive.  Normally you would think Positive is good, Negative is bad, Not so in this world.  I have Lung CANCER. I told him "let's get it taken care of!  So here we are looks like it's going to get busy.

I guess the thing I want to say, before the test no one thought of me as being sick, NOW I got this GLOB in my lung I am treated with some difference, You feeling OK?, How are you? ETC ETC ETC, I have not changed, I am the same person I was yesterday and I am sure you will know when I do get "SICK"

Tell your friends and loved ones be concerned but don't Hover over me, we will fight this together!