Hi all, my dad has recently been given stage 4 diagnosis of lung cancer. This is the second time In the same spot. No treatment offered just palliative. He was admitted to hospital and had pneumonia and his mobility had worsened and he had lost weight...
Hi everyone Dad had his bronchoscopy yesterday and he's doing ok and thanks to all those that supported me leading up to it. He had to have sedation as they were taking a biopsy and he had quite a bit of bleeding but it calmed quite quickly. Now the...
Hi all Dad finally getting his bronchoscopy tomorrow and I'm petrified both if the procedure and also what it will show. I wondered, can anyone tells me what the bronchoscopy entails please (I think EBUS?) and how will he be during and after the procedure...
Hey friends, I’m Gem and my dad (76) has just been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung (right) T3N1M0. the tumour has progressed in the space of a month and his right lung is now partially collapsed, causing increased breathing difficulty...
my husband was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer adenocarcinoma in November 2023. he has been through eight rounds of chemo 33 rounds of radiation. Four rounds of immunotherapy has taken tagrisso, which almost killed him, And is getting ready...
My husband should have started Zometa with his first Immunotherapy in April, but had to have dental work done. There was no mention of low calcium levels 2.07 & his latest bloods have come back showing 2.02 even with calcium medication being taken & the...
Been told I might end up in wheelchair and need oxygen after having 5 sessions alternate days dr says can cure the cancer but is this the price I have to pay having Stereoactic radiotherapy on lung
Hi all I'm sorry to ask all these questions but I'm driving myself insane. Dad had a pet scan that highlighted activity in lymph nodes in middle of chest following what they thought to early stage cancer. Does this mean 1) it's spread to his lymph...
Hi all, Granddad finished radiotherapy 1st May and is still struggling with fatigue/tiredness, it is improving but is still there, the specialist nurses have reassured us this is normal. He's also having quite disturbed sleep, he's been sleep walking...
Hi everyone, I'm about to start a new treatment Docetaxel and nintedanib, has anyone else had this treatment and what sideffects did you get and when it started. I recently learnt that my cancer has now gone to my liver, I'm still trying to get the pain...
