My mom was diagnosed with SCLC last November just days after her 65th birthday. She received chemo and was told she was cancer free. So for precautionary measures she received radiation to the the brain. Her last radiation treatment was May 9th. Shortly after radiation to the brain she was diagnosed with Radiation Induced Pneumonia and hospitalized. She nearly died. But by the grace of God she recovered. She is feeling great and has been cleaning out closets and re-arranging the house. It is amazing that she is feeling so good.
Unfortunately, after receiving another lung CT scan her chemo doctor told us that the CT showed 2 spots on her left lung and 1 on the right lung. He believes the cancer has come back.
However, her lung doctor seems to think she may have scaring from the pneumonia. Has this happened to anyone else? Could it possibly be scaring from the radiation? Oh God I hope that's all it is. But I know my sisters and I have to prepare ourselves for the other.
Mom gets another CT scan July 17th to see if the spot has increased in size. She has had several CAT scans and is very concerned about all the radiation she is getting. Should she be concerned?
It's really hard to believe that the cancer has come back since she is doing so well. I'm totally devistated from the news the chemo doctor gave us. I love my mom so much and if possible my sister and I would give mom one of our lungs so that she would have a better chance for life. Would a lung transplant be possible since the cancer is confined to the lungs and is it possible that the spots on her lung is just scaring from the pneumonia?