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Hi all, hope you're all well and staying strong. Just a query about my WCA50 form which I've sent in but still waiting, I've rang up and been told its in process. Does anyone know how long it takes. I am struggling financially and its just more stress...
- Just over 12 months since granddad's diagnosis of T1b RUL adenocarcinoma (found by chance on a scan that should never have even picked up lungs) - 10 months since 3 weeks radiotherapy finished, - Scan in Sept 2025 showed expected post radiotherapy changes...
Good Evening Everyone. My name is Christine , im 58 and have recently been diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer stage one. I live alone as I split from my partner of 20 years in August. Anyway I just thought id say hello!
My 77 year old husband has lung cancer stage 4 and prostate cancer stage 4. He has had immunotherapy for two years and this stopped 2 months ago. His first scan since the immunotherapy stopped has shown anincrease in the size of the tumour and a nodule...
Hi. My husband has lung cancer and his cough is getting worse. He says it’s a dry tickly cough. Because he’s so cold all the time he has the log burner on but he says that the dry air is what’s causing the cough. We have a little humidifier for him which...
Iam so confused right now first told it’s in my right lung 5.5cm then sent to another hospital got all measured up for radiotherapy to days before radio phone call come back to see oncologist gone to brain then told they are to small to operate so sends...
I still can't believe I'm here writing this. I am a physically fit 54 year old. In October last year I started to have extreme pain in my right shoulder. I was sent to physio, this didn't help and actually made it worse. It felt different to MSK pain...
Hi everyone. I thought I would put a link here to explain about your Profile page page. It is very helpful if you can all take a minute to fill out your journey on your profile page, as this really helps others to answer any questions you may have....
Hi all So my mum was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer 7 years ago. In the past 7 years she has gone many rounds of chemo and radiation + immunotherapy. She had her bad days while taking the treatment but the in-betweens were good, she worked...
My name is Nick and have reached my 75th summer. I’ve been married to Margaret for 54 of those summers, but in our 53rd one, Margaret was diagnosed with squamous cell lung cancer. Totally out of the blue! Margaret has never been one to share sensitive...
