My nan has lung cancer

Ah Ernie

sorry that you should get this news about one of the people you love .Its such a horrible disease ! I did not realise if you were on blood thinners they cannot do a biopsy but look if you were at the hospital all evening you are giving your nan exactly wHat she needs right now .Knowing someone is there with you that you are fond of sometimes helps more than anything .Obviously you would of liked to hear better news than you have .I m sure she will love all the support you are giving her .Please feel free to vent we are all going through similar journeys in one form or another here so we have every sympathy for you .People on this site are very kind and if you have any questions someone will answer you .Just keep giving your nan love .

Jennifer

Thank you for your kind reply, I know I said I wasn’t looking or expecting a reply, but reading your response has brought me a form of comfort I didn’t know I needed. Just knowing someone out there understands, it’s helpful.

The reason they won’t biopsy because of the blood thinners, is because she is at a higher risk of uncontrollable bleeding, so they would have preferred to stop her on the blood thinners before the biopsy, but they can’t stop the blood thinners because of the fear it would make the strokes more frequent or fatal. So it’s even hard that way not knowing exactly what we’re dealing with, I think I find sometimes the more you know the easier it is to face, that’s what I find helps for my self anyways…

Thank you again for your kind words, like I said above I wasn’t expecting a reply, but your kind words have brought me a sense of comfort, thank you 

Ernie

I am sorry to hear about your nan, and how lovely she has you to support her. 

Throughout the Summer of 2023 and Winter of 2024 I was diagnosed with lung cancer, then went through all the subsequent tests and investigations, including a lung biopsy. Throughout all of this my son was there for me....it really helped. Some of the investigations (PET scan) was 45 miles away, and my radiotherapy treatment was 50 miles away...I could not have got through it all without the help and support of my son and his lovely big bear hugs. 

I know it is hard for you to see your nan this way, but you are giving her what she needs most, which is support and the knowledge that she is loved.

Best wishes to you and your nan.

Ann

Hi Ann,

Im sorry to hear that, I really hope you’re doing okay and I’m so happy your son was there to be able to support you.

Thank you for taking the time to reply to me, I appreciate it, as hard as it is I’m glad she has love around her, I’m at the hospital again with her now and she’s having a nap which is good, they’re treating her for an infection and helping her with her pain so she is comfortable.

We’ve always been so incredibly close, she’s the one who has always called me Ernie, I love her so much and don’t know how to accept that she won’t be here soon.

But alas, thank you again for your lovely kind words, the support means so much, thank you 

Ernie

Hi Ernie , sorry to hear about your nan , you are obviously close to her and as Jennifer said you are giving your nan what she needs and that is to know you are there and she is loved .

I could come off my blood thinners , when they did  a needle biopsy and I still had a bad bleed so do it whilst on blood thinners would not be good for your nan to have to experience that , as it was quite frightening for me and you wouldn't want your nan to suffer that .

Come on here any time and vent , sometimes by just writing down how you feel it's like a pressure cooker , it's letting you release some of your worries or tensions .

Take care Sandra