Percy,
You don't know me and I rarely post. I have known Chuck since the LA Times Refugee board. I was diagnosed with Stage 3 inoperable lung cancer in Feb 2013. It is indeed scary. Try not to pay attention to the statistics thrown out by the Doctors. They are based on years old research and things change everyday. I have yet to find an expiration date on my body so I don't know how the Doctors can predict it.. I was very lucky with the 9 chemo treatments I had never got sick and even shared the nurses Bar-B-Que lunches some days while they pumped the poison in. The radiation will kick your ass. Go to the health food store and buy some Manuka Honey and eat a few spoons of it before each radiation to protect your throat. I didn't know about it when i had my treatment and still have difficulty sometimes swallowing when I eat. It will bring you to a whole new unknown level of exhaustion. I could croak tomorrow I suppose but for now I just put one foot in front of the other. I believe attitude has a lot to do with it. Here is a pretty good support board if you feel the need to scream/cry/vent and yes even laugh.
http://www.inspire.com/groups/lung-cancer-survivors/
Good luck and if you have any questions feel free to contact me
Penny