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Hi I had my last radiotherapy on 10th May. I have felt exhausted, now I feel exhausted and really week also sickly. Emotionally I am a wreck. Rang my cancer nurse this morning and have been in for bloods, get the results later today. How long do you...
Hi. Results tomorrow afternoon & to say I’m as worried as is an understatement! It’s been really hard waiting since biopsy 12 days ago. Will they tell me my treatment options & prognosis at this appointment? Thanks Julie
Had my follow up and all good. Had right mid lobectomy 3 May 23 to remove typical carcinoid. Histology confirmed TC. Good margins and no lymph node involvement, was so pleased forgot to ask when I can fly, as need a hol and my daughter wants to book...
hello thanks for having me my husband has recently been diagnosed with a carcinoid lung tumour - biopsy wasnt conclusive if it was typical or atypical so waitng a lobectomy then results of that biopsy will tell us more. Hoping surgery will be curitive...
Hi My mother has stage four lung cancer, she’s 86 and I’m trying to get her out of hospital- this is really hard- I feel like wherever I turn for help l can’t do that, you need this referral for that you need that assessment if you want this…. Im just...
Chemotherapy and it's side effects I'm afraid as I remember that when my mum had this year's ago and made her very ill for months they saying that only gives me 6%chance of working at all so is it worth having on the off chance of it working I'm not sure...
Back in March I was invited for a lung screen scan at one of the local hubs. I had givemmup smoking the November before. I went for the scan and thought nothing more of it. Three weeks later I received a phone call to attend Wythenshawe Hospital where...
Hello, new here. The struggle to breathe is real now by this point. I’m so alone and just wanted people to talk to in general. The endless nights awake is haunting me
My husband was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January. This condition is terminal. He is having chemotherapy which has reduced the size of the tumour by 5ml. We are basically just buying time with this treatment. After he has completed the 6 sessions...
Hello there. I have been trying to find others on osimertinib and at last here you are! I started in July and hit a really bad patch over Christmas. I am off it until 19Jan when I hope to be offered a lower dose. At least I know I'm not just a quivering...
