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I’ve just started chemo and have been told to no long take my kefir, which has been so helpful for my gut health. Any views?
Hi I’m Susan 3 weeks ago I had what I thought was a lurgy cough felt lousy thought I’d picked something up on a cruise holiday at New Year. Went to see my gp who gave me antibiotics and said I should also have a chest X-ray as it was crackly. A week later...
Hi, I'm new to this page as my Mum has just been diagnosed with Lung cancer at the age of 59. Here to find friends, chat, support one another and help share my experience. I'm finding it all very difficult and strange to get my head around as I also...
Hi all, my mum has been diagnosed with lung cancer NSCLC (stage 4), and undergoing Immunotherapy only at themoment(atezolizumab). Her lymph nodes are quite swollen, sha has lots of pain. So far the side effect of the therapy has been "only" tiredness...
Hello I’m new here… I’m 55 and have just been told I have lung cancer. I have been fine. No issues. Fit and well. The. Suddenly fluid build up. Cancer cells in the fluid - need more tests. 2 CT scans PET scan waiting for results. Lung biopsy on Wednesday...
Hi, I am 72 and he is 74, I only have him, he is very breathless with COPD and currently we are offered no options for treatment except morphine by mouth with support from GP. Maybe looking at 6 months to a year and I have no idea how I will cope, house...
Hi, I have had a combined basal segmentectomy, including the removal of lymph nodes, and wondered how likely this will be to affect my immune system in the future? I wondered if anybody knows anything about this please?
I am waiting for my chemotherapy treatment to begin but it has been put off on three occasions due to my blood results. Firstly I had Sepsis, secondly still had Sepsis and thirdly I was on antibiotics. I feel I am getting weaker and I am so anxious about...
Hi my mum has suspected lung cancer. She had all the tests and we were waiting for results then told the biopsy wasn’t conclusive. My mum is very stoic and never complains but found this test horrendous. It lasted 40 mins and she was totally aware. She...
Hi all, This is an introduction to me. Currently undergoing treatment for stage four non small cell lung cancer, and am coming up to my fourth cycle of chemo/immunotherapy. Currently awaiting results from a CT scan, which I'll get at my next review...
