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I have a surveillance CT scan booked for Monday and while I'm usually fairly relaxed about them, for some reason this time I'm not. I'm planning on getting a lot of gardening done in the next week and a bit so I don't drive myself nuts with maybes.
Hi all, my husband was diagnosed with squamous cell T4N1M0 stage 3a lung cancer on 4th January, the hospital has prescribed him zomorph morning and night, and oramorph 2.5ml - 5ml every 2 hours as r uired, he started on 2.5ml, this didn’t touch the pain...
I’m not new to cancer as was successfully treated for rectal 21 with Ileostomy (stoma) reversed thirteen months later then mild complications then nodules in lungs. Appointment for lung function then consult saying grey area for cancer. Then nurse writing...
Hi all I’ve had my appointment today at the Freeman hospital Northern Cancer Care Until my doctor was lovely explaining things to us I’m going to get another appointment through the post for another scan and get my tattoos on then get my date to start...
Good even folks. I am a happy bunny today the six nations is on, Wales already lost to Ireland, and as it stand England are loosing to Scotland. England need to pull their socks up. Is great to see fans back in stadium it makes a difference to the...
Good morning. Im just jumping onto update on mums first appointment yesterday with the oncologist. Mum has stage 4 with lesion on lung and pelvic bone mets. He has decided to put mum. on Tagrisso tablet one a day. Is anyone on this or have experience...
My dad has bin diagnosed with lung cancer it’s terminal but has just started his radiotherapy he’s also bin offered chemothera along side the radiotherapy with out treatment he got just under a year and with about three years so he giving the first round...
Had a chest x Ray yesterday, as I am very breathless, and to find out if it's pleural effusion. I have stage 4 SCLC, diagnosed three years ago, I have had 3x6 rounds of chemo, and 5 treatments of radiotherapy, to reduce a tumour in the lymph nodes in...
How long does loss of taste last for when having maintenance chemo
morning everyone I’m just feeling so sad and down and depressed and I hate myself for feeling like this I feel so stressed and anxious, angry and I am fed up. I’m going to get treatment for my primary lung cancer and I keep telling myself I’m very lucky...
