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Hi everyone. There is a new community blog on the home page about some upcoming changes to the site. One of the changes will be the vote button on each post is to be replaced with reaction button. So we will be able to like a post or send a hug. I think...
Hi You may remember a few weeks ago I told you about my husband who has primary lung cancer and mets in his spine and pelvis. He is in lots of pain from the nerves in his spine, legs and ankles. Last Wednesday he had a nerve block injection and is still...
What is my hope for something else, because I love life and I have plans to go forward.
My lovely mom started acting bizarrely Nov/ Dec time 2021 and it got to a point where we thought it could have been mini strokes in her sleep or early dementia.. she was awaiting day surgery on her eye and kept saying she was getting headaches bad ones...
Hi all, I had an MRI for long term shoulder blade pain on Tuesday that revealed a tumor at the top of my right lung (apex/Pancoast) and in the shoulder blade. Now experiencing night sweats and extreme nausea. Waiting for CT and bone scan for "proper...
I'm new here, hi everyone! In early January my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC with secondary cancer in the plural cavity. The thorcic surgeon who gave us the news said my husband has 3-6 months to live, it feels impossible to take this information...
My partner is diagnosed with Lung Cancer on the 8th of January, and she is having her first radiotherapy tomorrow. Our problem is that we still don't know what type of lung cancer she is having or what type of radiotherapy she is going to have. The whole...
Hi guys, I'm new to the group so hello all! My mum has been diagnosed with NSCLC Exon 20 mutation. She has had first line treatment of ABCP, In December her CT showed disease progression, last week she started her second line treatment of mobocertinib...
Hi all, My dad has extensive SCLC lung cancer and has recently just gone through his first round of chemo, his second session is booked for next week. He had lost about 1 stone before treatment, but since his last session he’s constantly got cravings...
Hi Everyone, My sister was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer that has spread to her spine and brain. Life expectancy 3-6 months but her Oncologist says she has seen people beat this so we are clinging to that. She is currently being treated...
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