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Hi all. Just had some not so good news, after nearly 18 months clear scans, been told hubby has recurrence in right lung. He has had PET scan which shows no spread anywhere else, including the lymph nodes which is good news, just a 3cm tumor in approx...
i am a 74 year old man with lung cancer .i finished my treatment on friday the 6th of october .I had 5 sessions of radiotherapy .I feel ok but very wobbly and very tired i was expecting the tiredness but the problems with balance is a surprise .can anyone...
Just wanted to share some positive news. My Mum had her CT scan results today after 6 months of treatment (which we weren’t expecting) . She had some small shrinkage in her primary tumour and her lymph nodes. No new sites of cancer. It took us by surprise...
Hi . My husband is still getting the cough and nose bleeds, coughing up bloody lumps etc . No one seems to be able to help . Once it starts it goes on for a day or two . It upsets me seeing him like this and gets him down . Anyone else had similar experiences...
My dad has completed his treatment for small cell lung cancer and preventative radiotherapy to the brain. I am freaking out as he is losing weight and keeps saying he knows he is dying....BUT he only has a telephone appointment scheduled for next week...
Ive just bern diagnosed with lung cancer and due to go for ct scan and markings tomorrow. They have said i will stsrt radiotherapy on 23rd October. This as come as a massive shock as i list my son 5 months ago to stage 4 cancer.He was misdiagnosed for...
Hello everyone, My mum had stage three bowel cancer five years ago which was successfully treated with surgery and chemo. She's been having yearly scans since then, and the latest one has picked up a nodule on her lung. No other symptoms at all, and...
After my bowel resection Aug 21 reversal Sep 22 lung cancer lobectomy March this year and a trip to Spain I started to feel well. Today I’m back wheezing and coughing feeling really miserable. I was booked for an MOT yesterday but I was cancelled...
Yesterday my mum and I had an appointment with the oncologist and she has decided to stop my mum's treatment, she was due her second infusion on Monday. My mum's not well enough to keep going, she's heartbroken as she knows that's it, we were told without...
Morning, or should I say afternoon to everyone in the UK, My wife (who is British) and I (American) live in the US, but her parents who are both English live just outside of Peterborough. At the beginning of this year her father (78) was diagnosed with...
