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Hi on Wednesday of this past week d iagnosed Non-small lung cancer squamous cell carcinoma, having PET SCAN on 8/10/21. If anybody out there with same condition, please say hi.
After 12 years of kidney cancer and some excellent surgeons i thought I had bear the thing at the cost of most of my kidneys and, of course, addisons disease. However im now told that I have small lesions on the lungs indicating Stage 4. This has rocked...
Got to go for a scan before next specialist appointment. Be on Osimertinib now for 8 weeks fingers crossed . Dr did say it can take upto 8 9 weeks for tablet to kick in properly.
Morning everyone, I’m up bright and early today ready for my second round of chemotherapy. Feel positive this week and I’m hoping that that continues. Wish me luck please
Hi all, I’m male age 59, married and a father of three, I have for the last year been losing weight but was unable to access my G.P. practice, going back some years I suffered some major brain trauma which left me with drug resistant epilepsy, last year...
A week ago ago I was diagnosed with lung cancer I have been told I can have an operation as it is one lung and contained. Has anyone else had an operation and relatively speaking have I been lucky I'm to frightened to think positively in case it all comes...
Hi all ,I haven't posted for a while . trying to get my head around this bad news . had my yearly CT scan may. felt ok only worry I was not walking straight right leg stiff. The result of my scan it was back in both lungs and 2 lymph nodes in the middle...
He’s been unwell for roughly 10 years and took medical retirement, he’s always suffered with a slipped disc and a liver problem which unfortunately is mostly his own fault as he self medicated the back pain with alcohol. He’s smoked for around 40 years...
Hi Everyone, my hubby has been suffering for 3-4 weeks with headaches , dizziness, loss of appetite and exhaustion- after visits to optician , GP x 2 he finally broke down and I called 999 . They checked him over and said everything was normal and after...
Hi , my lovely mum 73 was diagnosed with lung cancer in Feb, she had surgery to remove the tumor on her lung and it all went well, she had chemo shortly after to mop up any cells that may have been around, her next scan was August and she had a meeting...
