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My husband went to have his premexted maintenance treatment today ( I couldnt go as ill in bed) and was shocked to get a call to say his kidney function levels spiked again creatitine 133. So hes now on saline for 4 hrs & as to go back in 2 wks to see...
I,m 58M and have stage 4 Squamous Cell NSC Carcinoma 47mm mass in left lung central, its spread to x3 nodes and my left adrenal gland, ive posted before but thought i would update and see if there is anyone else in my situation. Ive completed x3 rounds...
Hi there I'm a 55 year old female and was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell lung cancer in January this year. Have just had my 2nd cycle of chemo and immunotherapy. I've had absolutely no energy since diagnoses and am always tired and emotional. Im...
Hi my mum has nsclc stage 4. She is due to start chemo in two days. She has lost weight but the main thing she is struggling with is coughing. It is making her throat very sore and tiring her out. She has been prescribed cough medicine with codine but...
i've been diagnosed with lung Cancer and i'm now waiting for the results of my Lung Biopsy i had on Monda. So I thought i would join this group and say Hi.
Hello My husband is 46 and was diagnosed with NSCLC last year. He has PDL of 90% but is stage 4. Before his diagnosis he suffered with psoriasis for many years and was on adalimumab which held it at bay. He had to come off that when he started Keytruda...
Husband went back to Marsden again today for 2 nd maintenance treatment, as 2 wks ago creatine level was 133 too high, told come back in 2 wks just had a saline 4 hr drip & sent home. And today he went for what he was hoping for treatment & scan results...
Hi everyone I was diagnosed with lung cancer just before Christmas and had a lobectomy to remove the upper left lobe on January 14th. I am recovering well from surgery, better than I imagined I would. I am now in the position of deciding whether to...
Hi All I am new here and hoping for some more information, also whilst awaiting diagnoses I have been doing a lot of googling, and found so little on my type. Especially in my age group. Most posts about mine seem to be on behalf of older relatives...
hi! Anyone else have experience of the new treatment? I started yesterday.
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