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Hello Fellow Fighters, I have had my bronchoscopy (which was not half as bad as I’d imagined). I have an appointment for the 13th which I'm guessing is when I have my prognosis. I'm also guessing that I'm quite a bit older than you guys, I'm 77 on...
Hi wonderful people , feeling really low today , another night of no sleep , my anxiety spiking , headaches when I lie down or wake up … blood pressure through the roof and dr wants me on medication for that and also offered me my old anxiety meds which...
I’m not sure if I should be writing this here but I need to get my thoughts and sadness out in some way. I have always been happy to read that treatment was working for people and it was uplifting to hear “success” stories but now we are on the other...
Hi All it is now 5 weeks after my operation to remove the middle lobe of my lung ,and this is just to help people who may be facing this in the future .I am now more active ,my pain is still there but only on odd days when i do too much it is like mastitus...
Morning everyone , I’ve been reading your posts and I’m in awe at how so many of you offer support despite your own diagnosis and concerns so thank you for that ….. I’m still in no man’s land , still waiting for MDT / further tests following a tumour...
Hi everyone I wrote on here a few weeks ago about immunotherapy induced colitis that was causing severe diarrhoea I ended up in hospital on intravenous steroids. Since coming home I have been reducing steroid tablets every 5 days. Since reducing i have...
Hello everyone I wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you. I’ve had lots of emotional and practical support here since I was diagnosed with lung cancer in April. I had a VATS lobectomy on May 22nd and I’ve been recovering ever since. Towards the...
Has anybody had any stigma directed at them for having lung cancer? I'm only at the beginning and yet I'm already getting the feeling from reading about lung cancer that there isn't as much sympathy for people with lung cancer as there is for other...
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Hi, My husband finished 4 rounds of carboplatin 6 weeks ago but a recent CT scan shown that his tumours ( stage 4 NSCLC ) have grown slightly . He now has been given the option of starting atezolizumab or Docetaxel. He would prefer the immunotherapy...
