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An x-ray on my clavicle captured an incidental finding in my lung. Further x-rays, CT scan and PET scan showed a lesion in the upper lobe of my right lung which looks like an aggressive form of cancer and a 5cm tumour on a kidney. The plan is to remove...
Hi, I'm a 69 year old mother of two grown up daughters with three beautiful grandchildren. I'm fit & healthy (or so I thought). After a visit to a&e in April with central chest pain it appears I have cancer in my left lung which has spread to my sternum...
Hi I’m new here, not new to lung cancer but here we go. 9 years ago diagnosed lung cancer successful lobectomy upper left lobe, 5 years on hoping to complete remission, concern re something in right upper lobe, 1 year later another successful lobectomy...
Hi, new here I'm early 30s my mum is late 50s and we found out a few months ago she has stage 4 adenocarcinoma lung cancer which has spread to a lot to lots of places She had some chemo and immunotherapy but medical team have paused this as it was...
68 years old. Surgery 3 weeks ago. Should have been Keyhole but due to artery/blood loss converted to open surgery. Extremely fit and active before and an incidental finding so am aware i am very fortunate got at Stage 1c. Prior to op was doing lots of...
52 year old woman feeling like a wimp. Had video assisted left upper lobe trisegmentectomy with cryogenics in September 25 for Stage 2a non-small cell lung cancer. Was very lucky to not need adjuvant treatment. Did all my prehab and rehab, healthy...
Hi All I am waiting for an appointment for a right lower lobe removal at Guy's hospital. I can get to the hospital by train. Will I be allowed to travel back home by train, post op, with a family member, or do I have to get s car driver to collect me...
Hi all As if having a brain tumour removed in 2022 was not enough, I have decided to trump that by getting lung cancer.... The lung biopsy failed but the team are certain I have cancer of some kind and that it is best to remove it. I am under Guys and...
I had my right middle lobe removed aprox 5 years ago , but this week I was informed that the cancer is back on the siture line , and they are looking at doing another surgery perhaps to remove top and bottom lobe , does anyone have any experience with...
I have been diagnosed with primary lung cancer in the . upper right lobe. I have an appointment with the surgeon in two days time, to discuss surgery with a view to having a a right upper lobe lobectomy and a middle lobe wedge resection. Everything has...
