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My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer in late october when he was having stents in his heart. Therefore he has had to wait 3 months for treatment due to the risks from blood thinners. He has secondary in his brain , which he has already had radiotherapy...
cant wait for it to start every day feel that I am slowly getting worst more tired and no energy welshlad
Hi. I am new to sharing any personal stuff online, so here goes .... I had VATS surgery in July 2025, having been a lifelong non smoker; reasonably fit and healthy. I had no symptoms and so my diagnosis was a completely incidental finding, whilst...
My husband has just been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and they think it is secondary but have not found the primary yet, awaiting PET scan next week. My question is… he had to have 5.3 Ltrs drained from his lung. The drain has been removed and a...
So 3rd time lucky my husband finally started his pemextred maintenance treatment, after 2 delays due to Creatinine levels suddenly spiking 3 wks after his 4 carbo/prem cycles. He went from 75 on 11th Dec last full chemo cycle, to 3 wks later to 111...
Hi, anyone have any experience of rashes from atezolizumab or pembro? What helped? Thanks and a lovely weekend to all
hi , im still in shock, not sure how i feel , i was diagnosed with terminal cancer a month ago, apparently its in my lungs , chest cavity, adrenal gland and lymph nodes, i have always had trouble with my chest, mainly chest infections , which often put...
Hi everyone, I'm looking to connect with anyone who has faced advanced lung cancer, especially cases where doctors said chemotherapy would no longer be effective and there was fluid in the lungs and around the heart. I'm trying to understand if anyone...
I am starting chemotherapy tomorrow after having top right lobectomy. Someone said I should be careful in what toiletries I use I.e. shampoo / shower wash / moustriser that contain alcholol…I’ve been looking at ingredients on everything and it looks like...
Its been a while since being on here. My husbands last scans were brilliant he finished his 4 rounds of carbplatin/premexted & was due to have premexted maintenance every 3 wks. Unfortunately every time hes gone in hus creatanine/AK1 levels have gone...
