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Had biopsy results last week, confirmed stage 4 lung cancer. Waiting for MRI and oncology appt. Feel very cheated, never smoked, walk a lot, eat healthily and love life. All sorts of things planned now had to be cancelled. Feel ok at moment, no pain,...
Hello I'm scared of having this done Appointment in a week so just trying not to think about it. I had brachytherapy and surgery for womb cancer 4 years ago now scared what will happen next.
Hi, my 85 yr old mum has been diagnosed with lung cancer and breast cancer. She hasn’t been offered any treatment for the lung cancer and has been placed under the care of the local hospice. They call every week or so for an update of mums condition but...
Surgery inn2 weeks to remove a section of my left lung. My CT biopsy was awful & my lung collapsed & had a haemorrhage. Is surgery very uncomfortable & how soon after will I be able to walk around the house?
Hi everyone can I just firstly say thank you for all the well wishes I received and sorry I didn't back to you. I had a upper left lobectomy, well they removed 3 sections of my left lung on the 4th April, is it normal to still be a little out of breath...
Evening everyone, in the last few weeks have attended multiple appointments with my Dad. Long story short he has been diagnosed with stage 4 non small cell lung cancer - it has spread middle of chest? (lymph nodes) and also 5 areas shown in his brain...
Lung nodule spotted on heart scan, all signs are it’s a typical carcinoid. Good prognosis but dreading the op. I have fibromyalgia so pain and recovery going to be tough. scheduled for VATS in a month.
I had my first chemotherapy/immunotherapy treatment on Monday. It went very well and so far few side-effects. I went with the impression that I would have 4 x 3-weekly cycles. After the 3rd cycle I would have a scan and if all going okay I would have...
Hi I’ve just joined today and this is my first post . This is the beginning of our journey with lung cancer of my husband It started almost 5 weeks ago . My husband was feeling unwell one night complaining of pains in his right leg and arms . Then...
Hello where to start. Just before Christmas my wife started to lose her appetite, lost weight and developed a unshakeable cough. Initially we put it down to a winter cold and possibly flu. The condition wasn’t getting better and by early February we...
