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I was diagnosed with stage 3 small cell lung cancer in October 2023. I had 4 rounds of chemotherapy and 3 weeks of radiotherapy twice a day. During treatment and for five weeks after I had energy and remained positive. It's been six weeks after the treatment...
Hi all, hope you're all coping as well as you can. Just had RATS for upper R lobectomy last Monday. Eventually discharged yesterday (8 days) It wasn't the experience I'd imagined at all, having only previously had kindness and caring from my local hospital...
Hi guys, My uncle (61yrs) was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this month and somehow it's already spread to his thyroid gland, lymph nodes and femur - And we have yet to discuss possible treatments with the oncologist. On top of that my uncle has...
Hi need advice, struggling to get my head around the fact that my aunts lung cancer is terminal & that there is no cure. They can't operate as its too risky as the cancer is in the top & bottom of her lung. She's waiting for the markers to come back &...
Hi All Firstly, please forgive me for posting in your lung cancer group when I have cervical cancer .. I promise there’s a reason why! Stick with me… Back in Feb I developed a massive blood clot at the end of my port, it almost entirely blocked my...
Hi my name is Luke and my father recently had the diagnosis of terminal lung cancer giving him 6 wks to 6 months. I suppose after the intial shock of ‘listening’ to the news rather than hearing it ive stopped being angry at the world and bottling it all...
My Dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, brain, bone and liver mets. We have been under the care of a respiratory clinic and saw the oncologist for the first time this week. My Mom and I have stressed how rapidly his health has declined and his...
Hi. I have small cell lung and lymph node cancer. I had my first chemo/immunotherapy three weeks ago. Although I did have side effects, nausea and indigestion included, now my hair is coming out in handfuls. Is it better to have it cut short? Does that...
My Dad 64 has just been told he has lung cancer, both lungs are affected and its incurable. It's adenocarcinoma in both lungs and its in his lymph nodes, both of the bottom half of his lungs are full of fluid, he's on oxygen 24/7 and has lost a lot...
Please someone, the bloody macmillan nurses or sufferers or families of sufferers please suggest ways to manage the breathlessness and coughing. Do humidifiers work, will wedge pillows work? How do you get somebody professionally trained to help provide...
