What pain is expected without treatment of lung cancer?
My 84 year old Mom has Stage 1B NSCLC in lower right lobe. It's 3.8 x 3.1 cm. She takes high blood pressure medication but otherwise is healthy. Without treatment, what can we expect?
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She may expect chest pain, and maybe pain of the throat. There is still hope. Visit a Christian crusade or United Pentecostal Church (www.upci.org) and ask the pastors to pray for her, if it is possible to transport her to the venue. There is healing in the name of Jesus Christ. Miracles are still possible. Discuss with the doctor the best way of treatment. You may like to seek second opinion. Life expectancy may be a few months to a few years. There are also survivors of cancer. I am sorry you are going through all these. God bless you. Pray for her, if you believe.
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If she doesn't get treatment it will get worse, how fast or slow is indiviually dependent. She will most likely have increased shortness of breath and possibly chest pain as the cancer worsens. If she doesn't want to do surgery, she could still do chemo, my grandmother, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at 82 she went through chemo and radiation instead of surgery. It's not as harsh as it used to be and she was able to tolerate it pretty well. Her plan was always as long as she could stand the therapy and it was keeping her cancer at bay she would continue. She had a great two and a half years to spend with all of us before she passed away. I'm sorry to hear about your mom's diagnosis, and as a former primary caregive I can say she will need her family around her as much as possible. Good luck to your mom and yourself and your whole family I pray you have years left instead of months, and when she does pass that it is swift and as painless as possible.
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she may experience chest pain during the last stages. And problem with breathing. There is still hope with the cancer center of USA. Where they treat cancer with body mind and spirit. Pray is very powerful. If this was my mom I would attend ever healing service I read about. You'll all be in my personal prayer. Never forget God is always with you. Ps. 23 God blessing to you all.
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