I am still breathless 5 weeks after my lung OP cant even put my fire on as it takes all the air out of room so I put my dressing gown on and use a hot water bottle and leave window open is it normal to still be breathless 5 weeks after OP I am doing all...
Good morning my dads lung cancer has spread to his thoracic lymph glands, they said there isn’t much more they can do but trying a different type of chemotherapy is the last resort. Apparently radiotherapy is too dangerous on the chest because it...
Hiya, So after having a PET scan last week and the results not going in my favour. High activity in the right lower lobe (5cm mass) and also some activity in the upper lymph node(s) hence the reason for the EBUS. I have been told by the lung cancer...
Didnt know I was but I am. Anyone else?
Hello, A lesion was identified on my 84 year old mum's lung at Christmas. She has had x-rays, CT and PET-CT scans. She was not able to manage the breath test as she has a phobia with anything to do with her mouth (imagine the fun she has at the dentist...
Hi its my last lot of radiotherapy today I feel I should be jumping for joy with happiness but I’m not I feel so flat and down I can’t understand why or why I feel so flat and down. I so tired and exhausted and I’ve never in my life felt the cold like...
Has anyone experienced diarrhea and fecal in incontinence with a diagnosis of lung cancer ? What could it mean if related ?
Hi All Will give an intro then have some questions.. My dad was diagnosed with advanced stage 3 lung cancer in January and we have been told it is incurable alongside heart failure he has had since May. From what i can tell most people get to start...
Has anyone suffered from constipation while on tablets and how do you remedy this? Bad case of cough
My husband has NSCLC 3a, his treatment plan is chemo radiotherapy - 30 radiotherapy sessions and 6 chemo (paclitaxel and carboplatin) he had his first chemo but they’ve cancelled his second as he’s got diaoreah, a couple of my family member has diaoreah...
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