Last Monday my grandmother had to get chest x-rays and they found a mass — The doctors didnt like the way that it looked so she had an appointment with a different doctor to discuss things, which was today — I just found out that she has Emphysema and Monday will get a bronchoscope biopsy to find out if she she lung cancer.

I am very scared and concerned for what she may have to go through in the future is she does have lung cancer. It is bad enough having emphysema, but that and cancer. She also has diabetes and is not in the best of health.

Yes she did smoke for quite a bit of her life and did quit and has for 8 years now.

I just dont want anything to happen to her.
What is to be expected in her future?

I know that the cause is due to her smoking so please I really dont wanna hear its her fault for smoking.

I just found out yesterday that my very much loved grandmother has been diagnosed with liver and lung cancer. I know you can live through lung cancer, what about liver cancer?

My grandmother went into the hospital a couple weeks ago with confusion and incoherent behavior, they found her electrolites were low, and had to raise them slowly.

She came back into her right mind, and during the tests they did in that time they found she had cancer in her liver and lungs.

Tonight she went back into the hospital (after being home 2 days) far more confused and much more violently incoherent than before. I am assuming this is because her electrolites must be low again. (I dont know why or how they could drop so fast). The doctors have told us she has stage 4 cancer, and basucally to just keep her comfortable until she passes.

Theyre doing more tests to find out how long that will be, but does anyone have any idea? The thought of her wasting away for months is horrid, even weeks in this state is more than i can handle.

People should just lay down and die. This wasting away crap is bullshit.
Wouldnt repeated severely low electrolyte levels suggest renal failure?
She doesnt want treatment from what I understand. Iam sure that will make a difference. Just the fact that the doctors have basically said "take her home and let her die" says a lot.

Okay, my grandmother just got diagnosed with Stage 3a lung cancer and I am looking for leading oncologists in california. I would especially like those who specialize in lung cancer if possible.

Does anyone have any tips or websites on where I should begin my search.

We are searching ONLY IN CALIFORNIA, but anywhere throughout California is fine.

Thank you!!

Any experience with any oncologists, good or not, would be appreciated as well…. =)

I already have seen the list of top Cancer hospitals in the US…but I want to know is it better to go to one for Lung Cancer over the other? My grandmother went to Sloan Kettering for what she thought was Leukemia and turned out to be Fibrosis…(they were awesome)…but is there a better hospital for Lung cancer?? Thanks!

day before mother’s day my grandmother found out she had some spots on her lung. A couples weeks later she found out that it is cancer and that it had spread. how long do you think she has.