People of any background, gender identity or sexual orientation etc can be diagnosed with cancer. Please be welcoming and supportive when talking to others.
We keep this a safe space for everyone. To find out more, take a look at our Community Guidelines.
I received a appoint letter for 5 jan 2022 for the lung team, today I have received a appointment letter for 12 jan from palliative care team. I’ve had no discussion with any team at the present time regarding my diagnosis at this stage I don’t know anything...
How,long is wait generally between diagnosis and treatment. Thankyou. X
Immunotherapy treatment- how does it feel after first treatment? My husband has his first treatment on 31 May
My dad has had his chemo delayed due to fluid collection again and had a Pleurodesis this morning. It looks like it hasn't worked, as the doctor said if any more than 200ml of fluid collections in the drain after the procedure then it has failed. At visiting...
Hi my husband who is end of life with SCLC and I are having a last holiday in his favorite place, Benidorm (dont judge me please :) ). Is there any contacts based in Benidorm Spain in the event I may need some advice or support?
Hi there! ‍♀️ My first post as I only joined today.I’m in week three of my second chemo cycle and still feeling utterly fatigued. Worse than the first. I can do something for about an hour max, and then feel dreadful and have to lie down for a few...
Hello, I had a lung resection and lobectomy in January and I am now on Chemo. Happy to talk.
Hi everyone. I am 55 and a newbie. I have had a chest X-ray that shows growth in a shadow previously identified. So I am waiting on a CT scan. I feel a bit of imposter syndrome as I don’t have a diagnosis yet. However, I don’t want to tell anyone IRL...
Evening all I’m almost 4 weeks post open surgery to my left lung. I’ve been healing well and was starting to feel improvement with pain etc. the last two days I’ve started experiencing painful tightenings/burning/stabbing sensations around my incision...
Hi, I was diagnosed with aggressive stage 4 lung cancer in February this year - this is treatable but not curable. This came as a massive shock to us all as I’d thought I had severe sciatica, and also I hadn’t displayed any symptoms like coughing up blood...
