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Hi I'm a 48 year old man, smoker since 17, asthma since birth, many chest infections over the years always requiring steroids and hospital stays. In early December I was admitted to hospital with the RSV virus which caused pneumonia. The obligatory...
I was diagnosed T4 N2 M1c non-small cell carcinoma of the right lung in February 2018. Since then I have had 80 doses of Pembrolizumab (health insurance) but have now got a small nodule in my lower right lung. I am considered to now be at stage 1. I am...
My Aunt has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. She has been told there are no treatment options due to how far it has progressed. My mum has just been to see her and has called me in tears. My Aunt has stopped eating and can barely walk she seems...
Hi all, I’m Jo and whilst not new (unfortunately) to MacMillan forums I am a newbie to the Lung group. I’m a 53 year old wife and mother of two grown up daughters. I was diagnosed and successfully treated for aggressive triple Neg breast cancer in 2015...
My husband has a Pancoast tumour in his lung. he has had 6 weeks of radiotherapy and is on his 3 cycle of chemotherapy. Consultant has offered immunotherapy starting beginning of February. any advice gratefully received please.
Does anyone know or heard of the term fluff in lung on ct scan.x
Hi I have lung cancer stage 4 metastatic I'm on immunotherapy pembrolizumab cycle 17. I am suffering with getting sleep. I have cut out caffeine and drinking camomile tea now still cannot sleep. Any advice much appreciated as I am still working and need...
Hi everyone I’ve got my appointment to go to the Freeman hospital on the 30th of January at 11am at the Radiotherapy department does anyone know what is going to happen at my first appointment..? At my first appointments for when I had breast cancer I...
Hi all new been given bad new Thursday, still in shock , going see cancer team on Wednesday hopefully get more information, A bit scared, more worried about my wife she is a strong woman but this has hit her hard! Not sure what to do ,am trying to act...
Hi everyone , so I started my immunotherapy last Monday , ok so far , some tiredness , low level headache all week but I’m grateful that’s been it thus far ….. my mood however has took a nosedive … and I feel flatter than a flat thing at low tide …. I...
