My Mum was last week diagnosed with Stage IV Non Small Cell Lung Cancer.
The consultant says she has had it for approx 7 months and that there is a mass in the top lobe of her right lung and small nodules in the other. Because of the nodules in her other lung, they have classified it as stage IV - There is no other involvement.
She starts Chemo this Thursday and although initially I was positive towards the outcome, I am now starting to think negatively and feel very scared.
My Mum is only 58 and I naturally want her to be around a lot longer than a few months.
The consultant won't give her a timed prognosis and says she is otherwise fit and healthy and that they would concentrate on keeping her that way.
I would appreciate any advice anyone can offer here. Maybe someone has encountered something similar to my Mums diagnosis? I really don't know what to expect or indeed what is possible in this instance.
Thanks in advance.