Has anyone on the site had a CT guided Biopsy of the lung ? If so I wondered how long it took to heal . ?
Hi my mam has recently found out she has lung cancer we thought she just had a chest infection turns out to be a tumour that is too big to be removed she’s had 4 sessions of radiotherapy as she didn’t want chemotherapy! She’s in a lot of pain of the radiation...
Recently diagnosed with a 1.3 mm lung nodule in upper right lung. They are 85% certain it’s malignant. VAT surgery is scheduled for May 15th. Has anyone had the surgery using VAT? How long was the recovery period and how soon were you discharged from...
So, just got the news after a couple of CT scans and have a hospital appointment soon to get down into the details. Brings on a huge bunch of feelings, some of them unexpected and I'll not talk about those until I can see the mood/tone of the group -...
Hi, unfortunately I have recently been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. I'm currently awaiting a geneology report to come back from the Pet Scan which will decide which treatment the doctors are going to use, however it seems to be such a long wait...
Hi everyone, Im Spangly. I was diagnosed with lung cancer at the beginning of April. I’ve had numerous scans and tests since then to find out just what is going on and now I’m waiting for the oncology consultant to call me in to discuss the results...
Hello everyone - I’m Anika. I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer a year ago. After a year on osiminitib tablet medication my lung condition has “stabilised” and cancer has not spread. The main side effect has been hair loss. My question seems trivial...
I'm still in the early stages of finding out what will happen - appointment with oncologist on Thursday - but being the born worrier that I am, I'm worrying that when I get to the treatment stage, I won't do a good enough job. I know I will need to eat...
Hi All So we join the one society that none wants to join myself included. I was told on March 1st that I had a shadow on my resulting from lung X-ray from the GP so I immediately went away for the weekend as planned. What can I say other than carry...
Hi all, My dad has recently been diagnosed with Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. It's been very difficult getting accurate information from my parents because my dad won't talk about it and my mum seems firmly in a state of denial. What I have...
