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Hello my partner got diagnosed with this incurable disease back in June of this year. And we are both struggling to get our heads around it.
My father passed away this april from stage 4 nsclc at 64 years old, and now i have been diagnosed with same stage 4 nsclc wit metastasis to liver and spine. I'm 26 years old i have so many dreams and plans for the future i can't belive this is hapening...
Hi all I've stage 4 adenocarcinoma starting immunotherapy on monday, i am on the saron trail is anyone else on it .
I am writing this with a very heavy heart but I feel I need to inform those of you fighting this brave fight and any caregivers helping their loved ones. My lovely Dad at 62 years passed this March of NSCLC. He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in November...
Hi, new here. Nodule in left lung grown significantly since June 2021. Will be seeing consultant next week. Anyone guide me through the initial appointment please. Am nervous as I’m autistic, and have other health conditions. thank you.
Hi all i was diagnosed with asthma in October last year due to a terrible wheeze. Fast forward to February when I had a nasty dose of Covid, no cough to be worried about during the virus but one that got progressively worse, together with awful breathlessness...
Evening lovely people , how’s everyone doing … hope wherever you all are today on your journey , treatments etc you can also find something nice from your day / week ? I had my petscan yesterday . It was ok apart from being kept in a boring broom cupboard...
afternoon all ! I had a R upper lobectomy in December 2021. Adenocarcinoma . Fortunately no spread & no further treatment needed. Good recovery, but I do get very breathless. I’ve had 4-5 chest infections since my surgery, but I’m also asthmatic, although...
Hi, I had right upper lobe removed eight weeks ago. After 3/4 weeks developed a cough that seems to be getting worse. At my follow up appointment was told all good news. No need for any further treatment, only 6 monthly CT scans. The day after surgery...
Thought I would update a on my husbands journey with stage 3a non small cell lung cancer. To recap he was diagnosed on new year's eve 2021 with stage 3a lung cancer. He had 6 weeks of chemoradiation and had first scan 3 months after treatment finished...
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