Hi, I'm new to the Community and have a few queries which I hope someone can help me out with...
My brother was diagnosed with lung cancer last December. He had 2 tumors in the brain (which have been removed) with no sign of reoccurring yet... A tumor on his spine (which has shrunk), but the tumor on his lung has grown slightly.
I'm writing because he went through a period of feeling great, but now he says he feels like really bad all the time now. He's either sleeping a lot or not at all. He's not eating much for days on end which is not helping... I'm wondering if anyone has been through this and can help me, I just need to know what I can possibly expect. Is the cancer finally getting to him. It's the not knowing.
Thanks for reading.
Hi Skybangles23e400 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community, and although I had different cancer diagnoses to your brother, I understand that you'll have lots of questions right now.
The online community is divided into different support groups and I can see you've already found and joined the lung cancer group where you'll connect directly with others who have the same type of cancer as your brother..
When you feel ready, you can start a new post there in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your brother's diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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