A heart scan last year spotted a small nodule on my right lung, initially they said it was nothing to worry about but then found an old scan from 2017 that showed it was present then and has grown. been told its a typical lung carcinoid and I’m having...
As with many people I had a chest X-ray for something else and kaboom - here I am! It's very early days. My GP refferred me on 18th July. I've had a CT scan, seen a consultant oncologist, got myself a lung cancer specialist nurse I can call and had a...
Phone call from oncologist. Cancer has shrunk again and blood clot gone. Stable at the moment. Such a relief. Hope everyone gets good news too xxx
Hello I am new to this forum. My husband has been diagnosed with lung cancer and has secondary spinal lesions. I am trying to support him but am really struggling seeing him in such pain. It is a new diagnosis and we are still awaiting treatment confirmation...
Hi there. I'm 43, non smoker, just had a third of my lung removed afyer finding a tumour. I'm 6 weeks post op and struggling so just after some support and advice x
Hi, After 8 rounds of chemo I'm now on mobocertinib. I was on it about 3 weeks on full dose, 160 mg/day, but my liver wasn't happy with it. After a break of a bit over a week, I've now been on 120 mg for about 3 weeks, no serious side effects. The cancer...
Hi All my 79 year old mother just been diagnosed with stage 3-4 Adenocarcinoma of her right lung, it’s contained in the lungs but her chest lymph nodes are inflamed. Wondered if anyone has had a similar diagnosis? We are awaiting an appointment with the...
Hi everyone I was diagnosed with lung cancer 2 weeks ago and have surgery to remove part of my lung on the 4th April, I am absolutely terrified, don't seem to have had alot of time to get my head r nd it all, I have tried being strong and not let people...
Hi I'm new to this so bear with me. I've recently been diagnosed with lung cancer for my 4th time. Surgery isn't an option this time round coz of the place the tumours are positioned. I have one near my heart in the left lobe and one in the lymph nodes...
Good evening everyone iv posted before about mums previous diagnosis of breast cancer, she has just had good news that the chemotherapy has got rid of the breast cancer, but they now want to re scan her because wwhen she was scanned at the beginning back...
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