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My mum is a fit 76 years old and until 5 weeks ago, was a size 12. She doesn't drink, and gave up smoking 40 years ago. She walked 4 miles a day. She is now a size 6-8. Lost 2 stone in 3 weeks and 7Ibs in week 4 and 4ibs this week. She has had a...
Hi i am new .last may 2021 i was diagnosed with a 9mm lung nodule had ct scans and eventually a pet scan .was told it was benign .and they would do watch and wait .last seprember it had not grown .but this may they did another scan and it has grown it...
Hiya, I’m an almost 64 year old female who lives in Dorset beside the coast. The last month has been a whirlwind to the point I can’t think straight or have any desire to move off sofa or get out of bed. I feel so sick that I can’t eat properly. started...
Mum still doing well both Mentally and Physically. She went to see Oncologist today to be told that her Lung has stayed the same and so has spine and Lymph Nodes, which is great news as no new progression.. Liver is posing to be the problem, she has 3...
Dear All, my husband has not yet been formally diagnosed. We were told in A & E a month ago that it’s 90% certain the masses in his left lung are cancer however we have now been told that he has an appointment with the ‘ respiratory consultant’ next...
Hi all.I have just found this fab forum and hoping someone can relate to me.At 47 I was diagnosed in 2016 with non symptomatic IV lung cancer with mets to lymph nodes.Had cisplatin and radio that was really successful. Then in 2020 cancer returned,axillary...
Dear All You responded so kindly before and I began to hope that some treatment plan was on the horizon. Today we have been told that no treatment at all will be offered. He will not even see an oncologist. We have been told there is no point to treatment...
Dear all, can someone please tell me why the hospice nurses are not keen on steroids ? The consultant put him on high dose and then hospice nurse halved them. He is good on 2 mg the last four days but already they want to reduce them. He has had no...
morning , my daddy had a burning pain under arm into chest so i phoned doctor as there not seeing people unless phone chat first .He got appointment doctor got him to do stretchs which he could but was referred for mri , got that 2 weeks later , 2 days...
Hello everyone, my name is Jozka i just wanted to see how other people or family members have got on with chemo. My mum is just about to have the 3rd round of chemo and is having 2 types. The first round she did really well (even having had covid...
