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Hi has anyone had the CAV treatment for small cell lung ? My husband should have had the topotocan tablets but there is a shortage . So they are doing the CAV untill tablets available . But the Dr initially said the CAV is pretty much a harsh treatment...
Hi, my dad has just been diagnosed with lung cancer - squamous cell carcinoma stage 2b - no spread to lymph nodes or anywhere else, he has also had secondary paraneoplastic syndrome leading to delirium, surgery has been recommended, has anyone experienced...
Hi All My Mum, has SCLC and it had spread to her Liver. Chemo, seemed to work first time round and shrunk it in the Lung, Lymph and spine. The liver is the one that is posing the difficult one and continues to grow. They had initially gave her 6 rounds...
What can I say. I really didn't want to put this post. Not because it is bad, because I felt guilty. Guilty because so so many of us on here are battling with the unknown. As some of you are aware, I was diagnosed with Lung Cancer last year. I was scared...
Hi everyone last time I was here I talked about feeling anxious about my fourth coming pet scan that is now behind me now . I received the results which were there is something there it didn’t take up the injection as much as we thought it didn’t light...
4th June I had right lower lobe lobectomy. The drain was removed the same day, sadly I then developed a pneumothorax and had an emergency drain re inserted the next day. Which took 4 attempts, 2 hours and a lot of tears and swear words! This was removed...
Hi there, my mum has just had her first cycle of chemo and immunotherapy - carboplatin/pemetrexed/pembrolizumab. Her side effects have been mostly flu like, sore throat and oral thrush which I've read are all quite common. She also had a lymph node...
I wrote on here a while ago when a CT scan picked up something nasty. Got some loverly replies, though I can't find those previous posts - so many different forums, but thanks to everyone who replied. Been maybe 6 weeks since then and I've started the...
My husband has Stage 4 NSCLC diagnosed in Oct 23. He is having immunotherapy and has 5th next week. I am concerned with his total loss of appetite and his very low mood. He doesn’t want to get out of bed as feels there is no point. Only gets up if he...
Hi! Glad to be here. My name is Ann E. and I live in Southern California, USA. I’m a single Woman, with a life long Partner, that Iives in Las Vegas, Nevada. I just turned 70 yrs old, this year and have 2 Daughters in their mid Twenties, plus my wonderful...
