Hi, I have just been diagnosed with lung cancer. I have a large tumour which I am told is inoperable, and that my cancer will be "managed" by chemo or radiation or both. I am worried about how my wife is coping: she is not sleeping, and is frequently...
My Mum has always been strong and independent until she developed sharp pain in her liver that was initially thought was gall stones. Sadly on 5th November we were told its secondary liver cancer which has since been found to be a NET that has spread...
My husband has just finished his 3rd cycle of immunotherapy and has a CT with contrast tomorrow. Does this show if the treatment is working? If it isn't does anyone know where we go from here ? thank you in advance xx
Hi, l have had a most awful year. I had a gastric sleeve done in September and spent just under a week recovering well, l had an appt already booked with my doctor to check in to see how l was after he operation. The night before l had a very, very painful...
Hello all I’m new here just needed some advice and possibly anyone who has a parent going through this, my mum has lung cancer and started chemo yesterday and immunotherapy, she was ok last night, I’ve took her to all appointments for everything I’m...
Hiya, i was diagnosed with lung cancer on the 14th December, had all the tests just waiting on brain MRI which is on the 27th, literally still trying to get my head around it. Everything was ok just over 3 weeks ago, went to GP with another problem...
Just been told I have 9mm mass and enlarged lymp nodes in chest , it’s just so confusing , had a ct Friday waiting to hear
Morning all, Im just looking for some positive stories etc. My Dad has SCLC and now having radiotherapy due to small tumours on the brain. He finished a cycle of chemo and immunotherapy, then was on immunotherapy, then we did the brain scan so he...
I'm having a complete meltdown thus morning,crying,sobbing my heart out. This is the first time I've,actually have had a blooming good cry since being told. I'm not copei g at all with this dreadful news,even though its treatable I just want it all gone...
Thought I would say hi. I have 2 dad's both terminal, dad 1 has IPF rather than cancer, dad 2 has lung cancer, we are at the end, he has stopped eating, stopped drinking and almost sighs with every breath. He has had enough. By two disabled sons are struggling...
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