Hiya I’m stage 3b nsclc adenocarcinoma with 2 (mediastinal and pleural) lymph nodes affected, cancer was 4,2cm when first scanned in early November. So I was supposed to start combined chemo of Carboplatin and paclitaxel for 6 cycles with radiation...
My wife was diagnosed with asymptomatic nsclc 3 months ago and doctors are unsure of primary. Respiratory Consultant wants her to have Vats procedure but Oncologist wants to start treatment right away. Who should we listento.
Hi I am going to an appointment with a family member tomorrow. They have already had a CT scan and PET scan which showed a 5cm mass and infiltration into 3 vertebrae. They managed to get a biopsy even though they weren’t sure if they would be able to...
Hi, My dad had pneumonia back in September and was hospitalised for nearly two weeks. It was pretty bad. Once he was released he was a lot better but we found he kept having shortness of breath. He was due an X-ray 6 weeks after the pneumonia to check...
I am classed Stage 3B NSCLC because the tumour is very close to heart and other structures. Today I have learnt that my marker test for immunotherapy is negative so I cannot have it. i crumbled at that but then they rang me back and said I can have...
As previously discussed, mum was in accident and emergency around 3 weeks ago and was informed by an on call respiratory consultant (after seeing her x-Ray, CT and MRI imaging) that she had incurable lung cancer. following biopsy and PET, her diagnosis...
My husband has his biopsy on Friday and due to painkillers and antibiotics is constipated. Can he have laxatives to help with this? We think it’s increasing the pain levels which is becoming unmanageable. We’ve spoken to everyone possible about...
I am due to have surgery tomorrow, a wedge resection to take out a 2cm on the edge of the top of my left lung. Diagnosed through a Pet scan TB1nomo. To be honest I am pretty angry as I had breast cancer again last year, 2nd time after 31 years, same breast...
My husband is still waiting. So far it’s been over five weeks since diagnosis although we’re still waiting for the biopsy results. It’s so frustrating and upsetting. He’s in huge amounts of pain (with many different painkillers it still gets to an 7...
If this isn’t the right place to post, many apologies! A close relative of mine has had advanced terminal lung cancer for nearly a year, explored chemo, radiotherapy and immunotherapy - all of which haven’t worked as desired. Trying new chemo as of yesterday...
