Hi all, my husband was diagnosed with squamous cell T4N1M0 stage 3a lung cancer on 4th January, the hospital has prescribed him zomorph morning and night, and oramorph 2.5ml - 5ml every 2 hours as r uired, he started on 2.5ml, this didn’t touch the pain...
Good morning. Im just jumping onto update on mums first appointment yesterday with the oncologist. Mum has stage 4 with lesion on lung and pelvic bone mets. He has decided to put mum. on Tagrisso tablet one a day. Is anyone on this or have experience...
How long does loss of taste last for when having maintenance chemo
Hi, my mum has been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma (non small cell lung cancer) locally spread to her surrounding lymphnodes. They advised they wanted to try combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy with the intent to cure. She has just started her 3rd week...
Hi we had mums lung cancer confirmed today Stage 4 primary is lung and mets on pelvic bone. Seen the lung doc today however we are back Thursday to speak to a medical oncologist. The doc did mention today that we would be discussing targeted therapy options...
Every 3 weeks, for the day before treatment, during treatment and one day after treatment with pemetrexed and pembromizulab, I obediently take my steroids. All along I was under the impression that they were necessary because, I reasoned, the chemo...
Hi everyone. I started my chemotherapy and radiotherapy yesterday and this morning my fasting blood glucose has shot up to 11.5. It’s normally well controlled and under 7. Has anyone else that is T2D experienced this ?
Hi I'm a 48 year old man, smoker since 17, asthma since birth, many chest infections over the years always requiring steroids and hospital stays. In early December I was admitted to hospital with the RSV virus which caused pneumonia. The obligatory...
I was diagnosed T4 N2 M1c non-small cell carcinoma of the right lung in February 2018. Since then I have had 80 doses of Pembrolizumab (health insurance) but have now got a small nodule in my lower right lung. I am considered to now be at stage 1. I am...
My Aunt has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. She has been told there are no treatment options due to how far it has progressed. My mum has just been to see her and has called me in tears. My Aunt has stopped eating and can barely walk she seems...
