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Hi all I have had a difficult few months since March after my lobectomy with a cough and breathlessness My diagnosis was a shock after being picked up at my yearly scan for my bowel so there was not much research done I thought I’d be in and out. Well...
I'm new here. My mum has stage 4 small cell extensive lung cancer. We had the oncologist appointment and they said they can't do chemo or radiotherapy for my mum as her cancer is evading her major blood vessels and if she had therapy that it would cause...
My mum 76 was diagnosed with lung cancer 3 weeks ago and was informed by the Respiratory Consultant. She hasn’t got an appointment with Oncology until end of the month which will be 7 weeks since diagnosis. We haven’t a plan or even any idea if it’s spread...
Just looking for some advice about what might lie ahead. Stage 4 non small cell spread to bones. First oncology appointment next week. Feeling overwhelmed.
Hi. I’m new on here. I was offered a free lung scan by the NHS cause I have smoked for 45 years (gave up 8 months ago after hubby had a massive heart attack & went into heart failure, he’s still with us & doing well considering) 3 weeks after the scan...
Hi everyone. I'm new to the group and 8 weeks ago had surgery for lung cancer. I had to have a chest drain in and it was only removed this week. Since then I am finding it difficult to sleep as I can't seem to cough up any phlemg, I'm also finding it...
Hello! New to the group from the USA. Just got out of the hospital today, did 3 days of chemo. Feel like hell, look like hell & feel like I smell funny. My house is a mess & I can't seem to really stop crying. I'm only 49. Diagnosis SCLC of course from...
After 3 chemo cycles and 25 of 30 radiotherapy treatments for sclc my husband started to collapse/pass out. I managed with the help of a neighbour to get him out of the bedroom and into the car to take him for his 26th radiotherapy treatment. The hospital...
I’m new here and not sure what ask really .. I’m My mum has a diagnosis of Small Cell lung cancer .. she had radiotherapy which kept things stable for 2 years but we have been told it’s back in the same place in her right lung and although MRI is clear...
My husband has been diagnosed with lung and secondary liver cancer we are waiting for his biopsy appointment to come through, we are trying very hard to cope but feel like we are in limbo any advice on how to try and cope would be very helpful
