Hi my mum is 73 and generally well, she had a sore back which led us to take her to A&E, they treated her for hivy infection and she bounced straight back after one week of anti biotics and a low dose of Gabapentin. She had CTs and MRI and discovered she has a fracture at the spine and a growth at L3 and L4 of the spine, however the primary appears to be at the lung. They did a large dose of radiotherapy yesterday in one sitting, then have arranged a PET scan and Biopsy to follow. I guess I’m just looking some advice or support, as I’m stunned with it all to say the least. Anita
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