T4 n2 m0 Dad update

Hi, sorry to hear about your dad's diagnosis.

The staging determines the stage where the cancer is now and whether it has spread.  In your dad's diagnosis of T4 N2 M0; the 'T' means tumour, the 'N' nodal (lymph nodes), and the 'M' metastases (spread to other areas outside the lung). So your dad has a cancer in his lung staged at 4 and with N2 it has spread into 2 of his lymph nodes, but the good news is that the M0 means he has no spread to other organs.

I don't know if your dad has had a biopsy of his tumour, this will determine what type of cancer it is, whether NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer) or SCLC (small cell lung cancer). Usually with a staging of 4, your dad will be seen quite regularly. Could you or another member of the family or a friend possibly attend his appointment to see the consultant, you will then get a clearer picture of what is happening. 

Please keep in touch with us all on here, we have all been or are going through the same and are here to help.

Best wishes.

Ann

Hi I had the same diagnosis as your dad in 2023. However I had the more radical  concurrent chemoradiotherapy over 4 weeks. I saw my consultant each week before the next weeks treatment started. They like to check your bloods at each stage and check how you are coping with the treatment. It is now 20months since my treatment finished and I am in remission and now having 6 monthly check ups. I hope your dad’s treatment goes well.  It is helpful to have someone with you if possible when you see the consultant so you can be sure you have heard everything correctly and they can ask questions you may have forgotten 

good luck to your dad