Hi everyone,
I am sorry that we are all here :( my lovely Mum has very recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, which unfortunately has spread to her spine. She was being treated by the GP for Sciatica, but the pain was getting worse and worse she finally got seen face to face.
She's had a CT and an MRI which showed a 5cm x 5cm mass on her lung, we are currently awaiting one more result from the biopsy before we can start chemotherapy and immunotherapy, but we need to make sure she is fit for the chemotherapy as she has been deteriorating so quickly. She has been given one dose of radiation for the pain in her spine / leg, so hopefully that will help with the pain soon.
My concern is how long all the information takes to cone together and get referred to an oncologist, for me time is of the essence and we need to get her started as soon as possible.
Has anyone tried any alternative methods?
Hi TracyR welcome to the group, but sorry to hear about your mum. Chemotherapy and immunotherapy are the best way to treat mums cancer, immunotherapy is the wonder drug, that wasn’t even around when I first joined this forum. It has gone on to be one of the first line treatments, which many people are getting wonderful results with.
You are right, it does seem to take forever to get all the tests done, and for the results to get back to the oncologist, but it sounds like mum is nearly there now and it shouldn’t be long before she can start her treatment. Everyone I speak to here agrees the early days, and waiting for treatment to start, is always the hardest part!
