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Hi I have been told that I am being referred to Guys in London for surgery. How long did anyone have to wait before getting the initial appointment?
Hi my Dad has this awful cancer and is in hospital as i write this message, he had a blast of radiotherapy fri 2nd Feb 2024, and has been in and out of hospital since christmas, we found out about ts cancer in November 2023, but he has muscle spasms real...
I have been reading all the stories on here and would like to share my experience I have stage 4 lung cancer, but I also had cancer in my chest and stomach noids my 9th rib and in 3 places in my spine, I thought after seeing the lung cancer specialist...
Hello everyone, Nice to e-meet you (wish it was under different circumstances!) Last year, my mum was diagnosed with stage 4 nslc and has braf mutation and zero tumour burden. She has so far had her last general chemo. It's been incredibly hard. Does...
So my dad has stage 4 lung cancer with brain mets. He has been getting immunotherapy for 18 months but doctors recently told him that this is now being withdrawn. My dad is a proud man and doesnt want us to worry about him. I know at a recent scan they...
Hi everyone, My husband was diagnosed with stage 3a lung cancer at the beginning of December and he has been on a radical treatment programme of chemo and 30 day so of radiation on a daily basis. His side effects have been horrific to say the least...
I am awaiting surgery for my lung cancer shortly. Scared about it - I haven't had surgery before and they will remove part of my lung. I have also been experiencing light-headedness and dizziness with nausea - not sure if it's side effects from chemotherapy...
Hi I developed a cough in August, after a few weeks i went to the doctor who prescribed antibiotics without any examination at all, i decided not to take them as i didn't think i had a chest infection, after another 3 weeks i got sent for a chest x-ray...
Hi all I had my surgery in June 2023 and started chemotherapy in August. I had really bad side effects from the chemo so I stopped it after 3 cycles. I have been suffering with my breathing ever since. Has anybody else experienced this your responses...
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