In February, my mum was involved in a road traffic collision which led to multiple trips to A&E, after being given the all clear we went home so that my mum could try & recover from the help of her sisters, me & my brother. After the accident she was...
Hi, Dad had his first oncology appointment today. It wasn't good news. He has some lumps around his diaphragm and stomach and one in his neck which makes it hard for him to swallow. He seems to be getting sick pretty quickly. They are taking him in...
Hi everyone. I am new to this, but looking for advice please My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer on 9th January this year. After 3 different types of bronchioscopy, 2 x ct scans (first one now out of date), 1 x pet scan he has stage 2a lung cancer...
Hello fellow travellers, hope you're all keeping sane? Had my CT, consultation, Brock score, Lung function test, PET/CT scan all within 2 weeks. Been told by the lovely Macmillan nurse(who attended my MDTM) I'm right in thinking it's most likely cancer...
Hello I'm new here, I have been referred on the 2ww pathway by my GP for a CT scan for suspected lung cancer which I had 2 weeks ago. This was following a normal chest xray result and normal bloods but because I have had symptoms for nearly a year (left...
So here I am.. I’ve im med and Ahhhed about joining a forum but here I am. my mum was diagnosed with cancer lung spread to nodes last oct she was given a few months. Then suddenly in nov she had a crisis and at the time we were told by the rapid response...
Hi all, we had a review today with the oncologist. Dad has had 3 cycles of chemo- one cistplatin and vinorelbine and 2 carboplatin and pemetrexed. The oncologist has said from the recent CT scan that the cancer hasn’t responded to chemo and the tumour...
Hi all, I’m new to the site My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer in early January, she had a bi-lobectomy and wedge resection of her right lung in feb. We’ve found out that the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes and there is a nodule in her left...
Hi everyone, So nearly 4 weeks after my dads biopsy we finally spoke to oncology today and they said it’s stage 4 lung cancer the treatment won’t be curative but he spoke positively about prolonging life so he’s having chemo and immunotherapy every...
I wonder if there’s anyone here that’s had chemotherapy prior to their radiotherapy and what was the time between the last cycle and the start of the radiotherapy? My dads due his last cycle next Thursday. It’s a 3 week cycle. I am due to go away w/c...
