I am a 67 year old male and have very recently been diagnosed with lung cancer following a chest x-ray and CT scan. The only symptom I had was a tickly cough, probably unrelated to the cancer. The consultant says it is a 'sizable' tumour that has affected...
Hi all, I'm new here. My Mum has recently been diagnosed and I'm feeling a bit out of my depth! She is 87 and is actually quite well in herself, although she has lost her appetite. Could somebody point me in the direction of accurate information on...
Hi everyone I’m new to the group I was diagnosed with stage 4 adenocarcinoma in left lung also spread to lymph nodes in neck and chest I was diagnosed in July I started on pembrolizumab in September I go every 3 weeks iv had 4 cycles and I’m having ct...
Some weeks after my lung cancer diagnosis I was admitted to hospital for the operation, I think it was called left wedge lung removal, this was because on a scan a month earlier something had showed up and the surgeon said it needed to come out as it...
Hi there, I'm crap with technology so not sure what I'm doing. A week ago I received a diagnosis of lung cancer which has spread to my windpipe and lymph nodes. Devastating news
Hello, i am 76 years old and I have just undergone a right lower lobe lobectomy on 17th November 2021 and came home on 19th November and I am now recovering very well.
I have just had the results of my pet scan and have been told it is 3cm and I will be having an op, I'm absolutely scared stiff and feel stupid for admitting it, I don't know how to handle it and my family just keep saying don't worry it's probably nothing...
I’m 55 retired in August started with a tight chest September then a cough in October. Had a X-ray November 8th, CT scan just after, Pet scan, a pulmonary function test and finally a Ebus test. Current radiological stage T1c, N2 MO. Waiting on my phone...
Hi All another new one hear my first hit at treatment is on Thursday
Still in shock even though the build up has been leading to lung cancer diagnosis. Going from an early cancer potentially curable to yesterday being told its treatable only not curable. Every time I visit the hospital the news gets worse. It does not...
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