Hi I have just been diagnosed with none small cell lung cancer after being miss diagnosed with a blood clot on the lung. I’m having surgery to remove the tumour the bottom half of my right lung will be removed. Could anyone let me know what the recovery...
My 45 year old son was diagnosed this week. He attended A+E 2 weeks ago with chest pain, an xray showed a blood clot in the lung so ct scan was booked next day. We werr devasted to be told he had secondary cancer in his liver with no signs of the primary...
Hi are there any small cell lung cancer patients in the group, feeling so alone here on the Wirral, I go to Clatterbridge cancer centre wirral I'm on 2nd line Topotecan anyone else on this treatment.
I have lung cancer, and have had four sessions on carboplatin, pemetrexed and pembrolizumab, then a further session dropping the carboplatin, as the tumor has shrunk significantly. I was due for another session next tuesday, but I reported having increasing...
Hi everyone, this is a first for me. I was diagnosed 1 year ago and qualified for targeted there, Osimertinib. Lost a lot of weight, don't relish eating, but I have to, which is ironic considering I was a chef for most of my life and ran my own restaurant...
Hi everyone. Never thought I'd be posting here but here I am. Really encouraged to see the support that goes on and that this space exists for sharing information/ experiences through this wonderful platform. My story: I received a phone call from my...
Hi, Just thought I'd introduce myself, my mum was diagnosed last week with lung cancer, thats all we know at the moment we don't know what type, she hasn't had a biopsy etc etc. I've been lurking since then reading everyone's posts and experiences...
I'm a bit late to the party as I had a top right lobectomy in late January 2020. That was quickly followed by the Pandemic and full lockdown. I had one round of Chemotherapy, but then my white blood cell count bottomed and Chemo was stopped. All my care...
Hello everyone.. i had a chest xray which showed a shadow on right lung.. then a ct scan and lung biopsy and now going for pet scan tomorrow..I am totally lost with this and cant understand how this in all happening..all this has happened in the last...
Hi my Dad has recently been given the prognosis of Lung cancer stage 4 metatstatic. The information and the vagueness of info is really stressful. Any tips on on how to handle this.
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