And when that comes back clear, when do you draw a line and say enough's enough?
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And when that comes back clear, when do you draw a line and say enough's enough?
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I do not think I will ever draw the line until I get professional help, seriously....you told me to loose the scales and I have but I went to boots and got weighed, I have put 7lbs on in 4 weeks......well......do I feel better, yes, but still coughing a hell of a lot!
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You're pretty unique to be putting on weight with lung cancer! Seriously though, can you look on the weight gain as good news?
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I can yes, my hubby always says if you have an appetite and not losing weight chances are you aren't that ill....Originally Posted by pulisa
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You know he's right, don't you?
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In all honesty, I do.
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Can you hang on to that truth when the doubts creep in?
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I can try but tonight i have shoulder pain, chesty cough with brown phlegm and tightness, its nagging me and telling me lung cancer - im sorry i cant help it!
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Hi Kay like I said in a previous post - the health anxiety is a thing in itself and needs somewhere to go and somewhere to cling to! If it's gone from one area then it's bound to move to another. It works it's way around your damn body
There's loads of viruses going round at the mo, your symptoms sound like that!
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What scares me in blood test is that there's ALWAYS some figures that will pop out of charts. I mean, obviously the check list can't be all perfect and there will be -there always is- some kind of abnormality to be found.
Then the GP goes like "it's probably no big deal, we'll do another blood test in a couple of weeks to see if that digit goes down some".
So basically it means a blood test will be a long trip out in the badlands. Long and sleepless.
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XRay won't do no good in your case. They can only reveal very large and dense masses. There are only two tests that can do for lung cancer, its a CT scan of the mediastinum and/or a bronchial fiberscopy. But for either test you'll need good reasons and it's only up to a pulmonlogist to prescribe them.
To ease your fear, let me tell you that there is an awful lot of good reasons to experience a cough. Pollution, infections, allergies... to name a few.
Are you a long time smoker?
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