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I also was diagnosed with lung cancer 2 weeks ago. It was a massive shock as I was feeling fit and healthy except for pain across my shoulders and neck. It turned out that I had a tumour in my neck (C7) which caused a compression fracture. 10 days ago...
Hi all, About 3/4 weeks ago I was fine, healthy 66 yr old male but had a bit of a cough for what I thought was a chest Infection My GP sent me for a chest x ray, and I was told shortly afterwards that I had shadows on my Lungs. I was then referred...
Hello At present i am coming to terms with the shattering news we received a fortnight ago when my 69yr. old wife was again given the news she has a cancer in her Lung at the back of her Heart. This after her undergoing Radium treatment just over 2...
Hi everyone just been diagnosed with a lung cancer , following a few weeks of covid followed by chest infections etc … anyway chest X-ray to check for blood clots post covid but found this instead just confirmed by cat scan …. Honestly I’m terrified ...
Hi EllyB. In response to your very 1st message on here I accidently hit the 'refer to moderator' button. Your message and my reply will re-appear once the bMacMillan team realise there is nothing offensive in the posts. So very very sorry for this...
Hi everyone, Thought I would say hi to everyone who is suffering with melanoma and lung cancer. I am Roy, 64, and been given up to 6 months to live. My breathing is not brilliant and I spend a lot of time asleep. I have had 2 operations to remove melanoma...
This is the first forum I’ve ever joined but I feel I need any and all support I can get. I was diagnosed last week with squamous cell carcinoma, it seems to have just come out of the blue as up until about 8 weeks ago, I didn’t really have any symptoms...
Hi there is anybody on a clinical trial for Sacituzumab govitecan ? Any feedback would be appreciated.
Hello everyone, I'm a 76-year-old woman newly diagnosed with upper lobe lung cancer. I'm having a bronchoscopy on Thursday 1st September, and I'm full of anxiety regarding the procedure. Can anyone who has been through it give me some reassurance? Thank...
Hi, just after a bit of advice really. Haven't been diagnosed but worried my symptoms seem to fit. Apologies for the long post I have fibromyalgia so i'm used to having daily backache and other aches and pains so at first i hadn't noticed when i started...
