Good morning, I was diagnosed almost 2 weeks ago. It’s been a whirlwind. I go for exercise test on bike tomorrow. I’ve slept a total of 12 hours in 2 weeks. Sooooo tired. Just wondering if anyone has these symptoms? For over a year I’ve been saying...
Hi all, Does anyone have the exon 20 mutation? My husband has just been told he has this. My question is what treatment are you on? My husband was due to start chemo and immunotherapy next week but now they are saying he won't have immunotherapy...
My mum has been diagnosed but is yet to get the full detail. She’s quite a negative-outlook person. she’s quite poorly with an infection post-bronchoscopy but also from symptoms (breathlessness, shoulder pain, tired, weak…) shes not really eating...
I’m not really sure what advice anyone can give me but my partner has been put on the urgent referral list as a mass has been found on on the hilar on his right lung. I am devastated and unbelievably worried by everything I have read. Did anyone journey...
Hello All. Has anyone with itchy rash from immunotherapy. Things have been going well and I've suffered no side effects from pembrolizumab and now 20 months into treatment I've developed an itchy rash. I've been taking piriton. Has anyone managed...
My mum has been told she has cancer. she had a bronchoscopy which didn’t get what they needed for a biopsy and is having a different biopsy tomorrow. she got an infection from the bronchoscopy and is now in hospital helping her fight this infection...
Hi a friend has had op and now offered chemo with warning of severe SE or new drug Osimertinib I don’t have much knowledge of this as I usually am on Bc thread just wondered if anyone had experience of this drug
Hi, this is so alien to me to post anything on any platform. my husband is 50 and had a stiff hip in January and after done with physio it didn’t improve so was referred. Things move quickly with an X-ray, MRI & CT. He had a small tumour on the lung...
Hi I had VATS for a left upper lobe lobectomy on Saturday had my drain removed Monday and home the same day, I'm doing well my only concern is that I don't have any urge to cough is that normal, or am I storing up problems for later on.
Hi everyone, I'm new to the group. My husband is 46 and has just been diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC spread to his lymph. Obviously this came as a huge shock as he only had a slight cough. We are trying to process and look at treatments. Our oncologist...
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