Hi all, My dad has extensive SCLC lung cancer and has recently just gone through his first round of chemo, his second session is booked for next week. He had lost about 1 stone before treatment, but since his last session he’s constantly got cravings...
Hi everyone, It's great to find an online community dedicated to this. I appreciate any advice/help I get from people with relevant knowledge and experience because it's stressful not knowing where to go or what to do and it's an emotional problem...
Hello - this is my first post. My husband has lung cancer and has completed his chemotherapy and is due to have radiotherapy, starting on Monday 28th Feb. The CT scan that he had after the chemo was encouraging and he was told that he could choose between...
Hi all I have been on my treatment for a 14 months and last September my veins started to play up not giving blood down to scar tissues, i had a picc line fitted it kept blocking then migrated so they fitted a portcath in my chest and thats blocked 4...
Hi all. New to the groups found out my 74y old mum had lung cancer the docs assumed it was non small cell so removed to 2cm tumour from the right lung 3 weeks ago. It all went well they said yesterday the oncologist told us the tumour is 20% small...
Hi Everyone, My mum has recently had a PET scan and CT guided biopsy for suspected lung cancer. The PET showed highly active cells but the biopsy was inconclusive - the mass is 'hiding' behind her heart and is difficult to get to. She has now been referred...
My amazing Dad passed in the early hours. I’m heartbroken, gutted and numb. He fought so hard until the end and I’m proud of him beyond belief. Life will never be the same again but I’m so proud and honoured to have had him as my Dad.
Is there anyone else here with existing heart failure or atrial fibrillation? Has it affected your treatment decisions ? Would love to hear . Thank you
Hi, have had my PET scan and also my EBUS, feeling a bit worse for wear after the EBUS, taking samples of lymph nodes, they are reacting to being disterberd. Had a phone call from the Lung nurse, saying that the lymph nodes have gone from the left to...
Hello, my partner has lung cancer surgery scheduled for this week and is now hesitant to do so. He has a tumour in left lung that has doubled in size in last month but they are unable to do biopsy due to location so have recommended removal of tumour...
