Stage 4 Lung Cancer - Was the second opinion worth it ?

[@breathofhopekyinc4530]

So glad there are new and better options for patients like you, Leah...Keep advocating for change and progress for young adults not eligible for early detection screening diagnosed with advanced disease!

[@LoriGirlTexas]

Everyone is getting cancer. I am a triple negative, stage 2 breast cancer "survivor" which is actually remission, going on 10 years in March of 2025. While I am grateful that I healed, I hated every second of it. No one told me that I'd gain weight. No one told me I'd be depressed. No one told me I'd come through but have PTSD after chemo & radiation. I'll be 60 next year. I don't think I could do it again. Whenever God calls me home, I will be there to answer Him. 🦋❤

[@YoungLungCancer]

I know.. cancer is so hard.. it changes everything 💔💗

[@Kay-kay6200]

Ive been able to hear you this entire time!!! ❤❤❤

[@YoungLungCancer]

🤍

[@irenehenjumfineart]

My mom got a second opinion after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, she lived 20 more years.

[@YoungLungCancer]

Omg amazing!!! Thank you for sharing

[@LindadeJardin]

How do people handle the expense of all of this-hospitals, specialists, integrated/alternative treatment?

[@YoungLungCancer]

@@LindadeJardin this is an excellent question. In this case, insurance covered it but that’s certainly a privilege and not always the case, unfortunately.

[@conniebaker1958]

@@YoungLungCancer you go through many agency’s different programs etc. my hubby had CML and the medication he started with gleevec and at that time was a $100.00 a pill. And he had to take our every day. Was crazy

[@ddsmiles6382]

I too have a broken gene not one I was born with. I have a two different cancers.. thyroid and a red blood cell/marrow cancer. I’m on a chemo drug and partially covered by a grant and the rest insurance. I’ve been blessed w my med team’s and everything has been covered. I’ve seen many not covered and it’s tough. The hardest for us is the traveling because we are in a tiny town.

[@Gangstgma]

A bit of apple cider vinegar in water every day for leg craps.

[@debradowning383]

Yes you are back!!!!!

[@Blarewitch627]

This is hopeful thanks!

[@YoungLungCancer]

@@Blarewitch627 thank you for watching

[@josianejojo2605]

All the best wishes 🙏

[@YoungLungCancer]

Thank you!!!

[@kathyarnusch7614]

I can see you, all good! You look great!

[@YoungLungCancer]

Thank you!

[@Kay-kay6200]

I can hear you loud and clear!!!

[@LindadeJardin]

I'm Canadian and wonder how healthcare is covered in the US for all of this?

[@YoungLungCancer]

This is a great question. Certain insurance plans will pay for out of state care

[@kathyarnusch7614]

Still with you. I am a boomer too…😊

[@YoungLungCancer]

@@kathyarnusch7614 😂😂

[@LisaC-l2e]

you are live!

[@elizabethparker3456]

I live in Canada..wondering how much did you pay for the surgery

[@YoungLungCancer]

Insurance will be paying for the surgery - but this is certainly a privilege

[@fishhead7511]

We have regular Medicare and a supplement. MD Anderson has not cost us anything significant out of pocket. Many free places to stay when an outpatient.

[@godisgood5073]

Do you think there could be another cause for the cancer other than radon being that so many young women are being affected? Maybe it could be an exposure that primarily affects women ie cosmetics etc... It just seems like this nsclc egfr exon 19 is happening to mostly women. If it was radon wouldn't we expect it to be equally happening to young men?

[@YoungLungCancer]

Yes lung cancer is on the rise in many young women- radon actually doesn’t contribute to that many cases of lung cancer in never smokers per year, neither does second hand smoke exposure - Of the ~40,000 non smokers diagnosed with lung cancer each year in the US, only ~6,400 of these cases are related to radon and second hand smoke exposure ~3500 shs ~2900 radon

[@YoungLungCancer]

EGFR isn’t typically associated with radon exposure. Also a recent study found that short term exposure to air pollution increased EGFR in women and not men Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Drive Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers. A significant association was found between short-term exposure to PM2.5 and EGFR mutations in females with lung cancer.”

[@dorothysnyder7014]

Jabbed?

[@godisgood5073]

@@dorothysnyder7014 I know Jenny Apple had the same cancer and was diagnosed before the jab. But I believe she did get the jab and she has since passed away.

[@YoungLungCancer]

@@dorothysnyder7014 was diagnosed in 2019 so irrelevant :)

[@clarkbrady2786]

So many people with lung cancer.

[@YoungLungCancer]

Yes too many 😭

[@everythingjen1]

Did you move out of Kentucky to a safer area? I live in Danville, IL by the old coal mine lakes.. I've wondered if they have radiation? I will be Praying hard for your complete healing in Jesus Mighty Name 🙏

[@YoungLungCancer]

@@everythingjen1 thank you!

[@myahowlett6995]

You have the same cancer as Jenny apple she had non smoking lung cancer spread to ribs both lungs brain and spine she survived 3 years she passed away Nov 5th 2023 good luck this is a aggressive illness with no cure

[@Marlene-tb5pi]

Yes…I can hear you.

[@Marlene-tb5pi]

Yes

[@pamw9531]

When will your surgery be if you are having it?

[@YoungLungCancer]

In a couple of weeks!

[@natnaelberhanu-i8w]

I’ve seen your video featured on a channel. I’m assuming you don’t get sick when you make videos. If I was nauseous, it would be hard for me to make a video.

[@YoungLungCancer]

@@natnaelberhanu-i8w hi nausea isn’t a significant side effect of the medication I am on.

[@kevinwatson3562]

Try Celtic salt.