Hi, I am wanting to plan ahead for after my surgery and wondered if anyone can recommend a good heat pad to help with the pain, it's looking like the surgery will be a basal segmentectomy. Thank you.
Hi..after it being mentioned to me , I searched online and found that there have been several trials internationally with Japan even adding Turkey Tail as a recognised useful addition in the cancer fight. Before I mention these to my husbands doctor at...
Hi all, I had my biopsy today and the consultant was great. Gave me double dose of L.A. And an increased number and they worked!. while I was in recovery I started getting a lot of pain over quite a large area. I was told it was because th L.A. was...
Hello, A family member has upcoming lung cancer surgery, and I was wondering what people have found aided their recovery? I'm going through Breast Cancer treatment myself, and found the little heart shaped pillow and drain bag so valuable after my...
Im really struggling. I had a lobectomy 11th September. Why am I still in pain. I just feel so sore. I take gabapentin paracetamol and napraxon.
Hi, im wondering if anyone here has refused full lung removal surgery, I,m 58 M and have a 47mm spiculated mass in my left lung its near the Bronchi so i assume that means upper centre. My doctor said it may be difficult to remove given its position...
Has anyone had sabr radiotherapy treatment as first line treatment for lung cancer stage 4 with bone metastasis or is this only available on private health care?
Hi all, this is my first post hope it’s in the right place, A family member got diagnosed with non small cell cancer it’s not spread out of there lung however the prognosis is not good 1-2 years I’m really confused and struggling to accept what is going...
Hi My journey to date is I was diagnosed stage 4 non small cell which had spread to spine. A week after diagnosis I had spinal cord decompression and spine stabilisation surgery. 6 weeks safer surgery I had 5 doses of Radiotherapy to hopefully get...
My husband as just finished a 5 day 10 mins per day course of radiotherapy. Hes had it on the iliac bone in the pelvic area. Does it normally cause excess urinating? Hes had fatigue but the urinating today as been a lot. No pain or burning. He got a...
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