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Hi, I’m so scared. My husband has had a ct scan lung sue to a persistent dry cough. He’s weak, lethargic, no appetite and looks ashen. We’re awaiting the scan results. It’s very traumatic as you I’m sure your aware. He’s had 3 courses of antibiotics with...
Start my 1st session on Thursday imunotherapy have 4 stage lung and in my spine We are all different I know but what are the after effects any feedback please
hi my partner has been told he has smallcell lung cancer? he has had biopsy scans pet scan brain scan , the big one is in the right ling and 2.2 cm in the left lung also in chest lymph node they think , he has had 1.5 ltrs of water drained from around...
Hi My husband was diagnosed by phone out of the blue on 14th December of possible lung cancer, which after a biopsy was indeed small cell lung cancer, we kept it to ourselves over Christmas so we didn't spoil anyone else's, and only told close family...
Hi my husband has sclc stage 4 . He had immunotherapy and chemo that didn’t work . He was so unwell they put him on just carboplatin but the lung and lymph nodes are enlarged . They are looking at topotecan now but it looks harsh to me . Has anyone had...
Hi I'm new to this my partner was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022 he has T3 N2 M0 adenocarcinoma of the right upper lobe sailed through intense chemo and radiotherapy for 6 weeks and was doing ok until January 2023 started being unwell had ct scan...
Hello just wondered if anyone has experienced a relative with sickness and nausea. My mums not having treatment discussed with her nurses but has been sick for a week despite anti sickness tablets. Just wondered if this is common and anything I can do...
hi partner was originally diagnosed with lung cancer large in his right liung and 2.2 cm in left lung had biopsys fluid removed and ct scans mri pet scan , yesterday he went for more water removed around his right lung 1.5lyrs and they said they think...
Firstly, I’ve been reading some posts having plucked up the courage to join. At this point it may not be cancer but some shadows have been found on my wife’s liver and enlarged nodules on her lungs following a ct on her stomach while being poorly. So...
My husband was told 3/4 weeks ago that he had lung cancer. we then found out on the 7th feb it was also in one of his adrenal glands also spread to abdominal ( fatty apron area) and also the brain. we were told it was incurable. He has struggled...
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