Hi All Having initially been told it looked like I had stage one lung cancer, I was then told after a CT scan that there was fluid around my heart and lung and this was concerning and could be stage 4 cancer. I then had a further CT scan with biopsy...
Hi, following a bronchoscopy back in August I was diagnosed with lung cancer in my left bronchus stage 1B, and was offered a left pneumonectomy, I was given a potential date for the op and had all the relevant tests, the op terrifies me, but I was getting...
Hi my lung cancer is causing me so much anxiety atm, I’m having adjuvant chemo as I had a left lower lobectomy as a curative treatment but they found cancer cells in 1/30 lymph nodes that didn’t show on the PET scan, is it normal to have all this anxiety...
Very bad neck pain & very sensitive skin on chest area & pain. Ihave had 4 ops this year mainly in chest area.half my left lung removed & two ablation on lung plus a bone biopsy on sternum. I put it down to nerve damage but my oncologist rang me two days...
I'm currently tacking 10mg 20morph tablets' with a 12 hr space in between. My GP prescribed them foe me I am waiting for a call back from him today as I need a higher dosage which he said he would do if I needed I'm also taking paracetamol every 4 /6...
Good Morning everyone. My dad has his pre assessment at Guys hospital in London tomorrow to have a lobectomy. If he passes his pre assessment he will have surgery next week. He has been through gruelling chemo and immunotherapy which has been so hard...
Hi, my name is karis2023, I started my treatment back in January 2024, and I had 4 cycles of pemetrexed. Carbonation and Pembrolizumab, the side effects were waking up the following morning cold a sweaty, I also didn't smell very nice. After the 4th cycle...
Hi All, I am new to the site, diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer NSCLC Adenocarcinoma on 28th October, awaiting treatment which should start in the next two weeks. Having Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy, not sure what to expect or what my prognoses will...
Good evening. My husband has been diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer with 2 local lymph node involvement. 2 weeks ago he had chemo and immunotherapy with a view to removal of 2 lobes of the right lung. Unfortunately, for the past week he was hospitalised...
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