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Hi there, We have just been given the devastating news that my mum's SCLC has returned and is now in both lungs, rib cage and lymph nodes. She's currently in hospital after fracturing her hip before we got the devastating news. She got 6 and half...
My husband was diagnosed yesterday with NSCLC Stage 3. We're gutted and have to have a Pet scan to see if its only in the lung and adjoining lymph cells. How do I best support him
I saw my dad today and he is very tearful, he feels scared because he is getting worse and is losing sight in one eye and has clear fluid running out of his nose. He didn’t have that a week ago and seems to be deteriorating. He now has an appointment...
Ok sorry i thisis a long winded post but i do get carried away on the keys sometimes and well getting sick of people saying i am so sorry . Ok i know peopel mean well but why say i am so sorry to hear that , just because it is cancer does not mean i...
After 7 months of fighting small cell lung cancer my mum went through chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy and the cancer still managed to spread into her brain. We were preparing for our final Christmas together and within a matter of days she...
Hi. I was diagnosed eith suspected lung cancer following a targeted lung scan programme being piloted in my area. I was devasted to discover this as i had no symptoms whatsoever & was very fit even though im 65! All the tests & scsns showed it hadnt spread...
Hi. I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago with lower left lobe lung cancer. The MDT discussed my case last thursday and just about everything has been ruled out, treatment wise, due to my poor health. I'm in a wheelchair, have Crohn's Disease, severe COPD with...
My TNM staging is given in my post Op. diagnosos as T2aPN0PMx. What do the Ps stand for please? The operation went very well on the 17th October at the QE Birmingham and after the VAT upper right lobectomy it was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma with the...
Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed with stage 4, metastatic ASPS. I have 33 tumors in my lungs. I haven't started any trial drugs. I'm looking to find someone with the same cancer as me? Thanks,
My MDT is this coming Wednesday - 6th December and Respiratory Consultant meeting on Thursday, and I was wondering if someone could tell me, on the assumption that I need surgery to remove the mass in my left lung apex, roughly how long is the time between...
