My partner has just been diagnosed with a rare lung carcinoid and starts oral chemotherapy next week. Anyone any experience on oral chemotherapy and what should we expect? Thanks
I finished treatment in March for breast cancer (surgery, chemo and radiotherapy) I had no lymph node involvement and margins were clear. I had Covid in April and I'm asthmatic. Three weeks after Covid I started struggling with breathlessness, my asthma...
Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone can help. My mum had a lobectomy 10 days ago and she’s really struggling to sleep with where her stitches are healing. has anyone got any fool proof ways of making it comfortable enough so she can sleep? She’s exhausted...
Can anyone on here recommend a travel insurance.l have got small lung cancer that had spread to over parts of my organs .
Hello , my partner has currently been diagnosed with advance lung cancer . He is going to be starting chemotherapy on Monday, he has been in a lot of pain the past few days , is this normal he’s feeling pain in his leg muscles, and back of his neck...
Hi guys, I’m new here, first post. Not sure if I’m doing this right. I had a Thoracoscopy 7 days ago now as part of confirmation of my diagnosis. Is it normal to still have loads of pain after this time. Constant backache and feel like I’ve been kicked...
Hi Everyone thank you for letting me join. My husband was taken into hospital with Sepsis which thankfully looks to be on the mend, unfortunately there is a mass in one lung that has a slim chance of being an infection. They are pretty sure it is a primary...
Hello my dad has just been diagnosed with lung cancer & is shortly starting Chemoradiotherepy (both chemotherapy & radiotherapy). I'm wanting to put a little bag together for him of things he may find useful & appreciate. So I'm hoping you can help...
Stage 3a, I think the consultant said on the phone. Spread to some Lymphs, Confirmed by Histology after LUL surgical removal on 8th June in Bristol. Awaiting Oncologist appt and confirmation of Molecular findings.
Hi everyone my cancer started in my bowel in 2019 then spread to my lung then in my liver I've had surgery and the midsection of my right lung was taken away then last year I had part of my liver re ved I always had a small spot in my left lung at this...
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