Lung cancer

Hi Crossword

So very sorry that you have cause to be on here.

SCLC, alongside other types of lung cancer, is no longer the automatic death sentence it once was.  In 2011 (yes 2011 not a typo), I was diagnosed with SCLC, and was told that without treatment my life expectancy was approx 3 months.  I had asked the question to shock my family members who were with me into accepting the severity of my situation; I called it 'tough love'. 

Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) responds well to chemo in terms of shrinking the tumour.  Usually the chemo is given across 4 to 6 cycles, with each cycle being over 3 days,  The side effects always vary from person to person. However over the last 10 years or so chemo has been made a lot 'kinder', reducing the level of any side effects.  It will be tough but it is very much doable.

Did the Nurse mention radiotherapy, which is usually given for SCLC alongside the chemo?

So dry those tears and get yourself ready for chemo on Wednesday I promise it will not be as bad as you think it is going to be

Kegsy x

Hi' Crossword, So sorry to read your post. I had lung one last year but had surgery and I'm more or less back to my normal self. My one was metastasis from a bowel one I had in 03. Please try to stay strong there are lots of us on here that have survived no reason why you shouldn't be another.

Stay strong and keep us up to speed on your progress