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My son is only 32, just had his broncoscopy this morning. He’s just coughed a small amount of blood, he’s quite sore and said it was a horrible experience. We’ve to now wait until the 28th for the results for his lung cancer. I’m up and down, one minute...
OK, I’m posting this a) to moan about my GP and b) to raise awareness as I don’t want anyone to have to go through what I have in the last week. So…on the last week of January I had terrible pain in my left shoulder blade (cancer side). felt like I...
Hello, I was told on Thursday that I have lung cancer. It has been detected early and at the moment they think it will be sorted with surgery alone. I am so glad that the worst yet of my life has actually saved my life. July 2022: I had a massive...
Hi I went and had my mould done today it was nothing to what I imagined it would be, it was very comfortable I just lay on a bean bag that’s what it felt like it was nice n warm and comfortable my head or face or neck was not covered as I lay on my back...
please can anyone help me we have paid for a holiday on Tuesday of this week to go abroad in October of this year to Poland but unfortunately when I’ve phoned the insurance company up to tell them my health issues they can’t cover me for them, lung cancer...
Travel insurance? I’m so very sorry for asking about travel insurance when we all have so much more on our minds . I thought if I think positive and act positive then I wouldn’t have lung cancer I’m so think and stupid and feel dreadful with my self when...
I have been diagnosed with anemea after blood test as I was feeling really tired. 4 months ago I had my appendix removed as it burst. It was keyhole surgery. I was in hospital for a week due to infection. Today the doctor said they will send me for...
i have also joind the colon cancer group. i was diagnosed last year september with bladder cancer following a scan bowel cancer found and two lesions on my lings. had biopsies bladder and colon and had bladder cancer removed. colon cancer can;t be...
I am new to this forum. My lovely mum is 78, she has early stages of Alzheimer's. On the 22/12/23 she was diagnosed with lung cancer, such a horrid shock as lost my dad to lung cancer 8 years ago. Mum went into have a procedure done on her coccyx...
My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer just after Christmas. Although she was not in the best of health generally she wanted to give chemo a go. It totally wiped her out and she has decided not to continue with chemo. She has never wanted to know the prognosis...
