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Hey guys. So my ct guided biopsy is on Tuesday. I need to be there 2 hours beforehand for tests etc, do you get a bed/gown etc? My children are having to stay with their dad as i need to be there at 7.30. And wondering g if I can video call them before...
Hi Guys , My first time posting on here ! My Dad has lung cancer and has the kras mutation , has had chemo not worked cancer grew ! he has been started on Sotorasib a targeted therapy for the kras mutation, the first few weeks on it he seemed fine...
Hi everyone, I was just diagnosed with lung cancer and possible inclusion of adrenal gland involvement on both kidneys. I'm feeling so lost right now, I cannot process what I've been told, it's like it's happening to someone else but that someone else...
hi im new here and very nervous.
My husband was diagnosed with NSC lung cancer and the biopsy revealed stage ,3 4.5 cm primary tumour in the right lung and in the lymph nodes in the cavity between the 2 lungs. PET scan results today were good, no further spread. Oncologist said operation...
My husband has S4 NSCLC and just about to have his 3rd dose of immunotherapy this week. He has virtually no appetite but is trying to eat. However, oncologist says just have 4 Ensure a day plus a few other bits if that is all he can face. Trying to keep...
Hello All, While speaking with the Macmillan Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse on Thursday, I was informed that my PD-L1 results showed less than 1% and that Immunotherapy would not be suitable. I am now awaiting an appointment to speak with an oncologist...
Hi everyone, thanks for reading my post. I've just joined this forum. Accompanying my mum to a hospital appointment next week. She's had lung screening scan as a smoker, showed nodes that have grown since last year. I think cancer is suspected, had...
Hi - new to the forum. I'm a 57 year old female. I was diagnosed with right lung cancer in late December. Since then I've had EBUS, lung function test and Petscan. Five biopsies were taken from EBUS procedure all inconclusive? Petscan shows cancer may...
I've felt good all week had my first session on Tuesday. Woke up today feeling blah and constipated.. is that anything to be concerned about
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