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Hi my partner is 41 and recently diagnosed with lung cancer. After spending 5 weeks in hospital and the past 6 months in constant severe pain, we’d hoped it was a lung abscess but unfortunately not. what a heartbreaking rollercoaster! Anyway, now he has...
I don’t wish to put anybody off a lobectomy, although I’m sure everyone’s aware that there can be side effects from any operation. However … My husband had an upper left lobectomy on 22 nd January. All seemed to be going well until 11 days later when...
Hi everyone, I’ve just joined the forum today My current story is that my Dad has just been told they have found cancer cells in his left lung. He initially had a cough that wasn’t going away and I told him to get it checked as it had persisted or more...
Hi, always been good at sleeping but the cut off switch is getting earlier and I can sleep so well for quite a few hours now. What do others find / I am making sure I do not sleep too much, but what is the Norm when on Chemo?
Hello, I had my right lung drained on Friday, 1.2 litres. I'm still in quite a bit of pain when I move around and I'm trying not to cough as this really hurts. From the small amount of info I've read on recovery it says I should feel breathing much easier...
Good morning My mum has lung cancer with pelvis mets. She has started on Tagrisso and is ok apart from the pain from the pelvis which is affecting her mobility really badly. She has been taken into hospital because she can’t really walk. Hopefullly...
So my mum who is 66 was diagnosed with nsclc in November last year. Today was her first day of chemo and immunotherapy (permetrexed and carboplatin and pembrolizumab). She started treatment at 12 today and so far she says she feels fine but I am so worried...
Hi every I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer on the 3rd Dec which has spread to part of my spine.so far I've had radiotherapy on my spine and 3 rounds of chemotherapy and immuno therapy. Last round of chemo next fri. I saw my Oncologist on tues...
I was diagnosed as Stage 4 NSCLC nearly a year ago but have never had a cough, wheezing or any shortness of breath throughout the whole time. A. couple of days ago I developed asore throat and a dry tickly cough (not covid - I tested 3x). I'm wondering...
Hello everyone, I joined macmillan several years ago as my fiancé's carer who has now sadly passed away from his lung cancer. I now find myself not in a good place. My story so far, I recently ended up at urgent care after a pop in my chest which I was...
