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First I must thank all on this forum but especially Chillesimo….we went into my husbands’ first appointment on the Fast Diagnosis Pathway this morning better prepared than what we would have been. Despite the appointment letter stating it was for a respiratory...
Anyone with lung cancer lost their voice? My husband’s first symptom was a hoarse voice, that was 6 months ago. His cancer is inoperable. He’s been through his treatment and is now having immunotherapy. Will his voice come back?
While I was on my 4 days respite, which turned into 4 days of worrying hell, I just dont know whats going to happen. I managed to speak a nurse when I got home todsy, who said husbands lucky to be alive, as he let himself become so ill with bowel/sickness...
I have to take 3 days of steroids every three weeks. Day before, on the day and day after. I swear I'm getting a moon face (to go with my two left feet) I'm surprised , as I thought it was mainly long term steroid use that caused weight gain and bloating...
Hi am in a happy state of disbelief that after being initially told terminal and inoperable I had my oncologist appointment and the results after only 3 chemo and 1 week of radiotherapy the umour NSCLC in lung and mass back have reacted amazingly and...
As anyone suffered prednislone weaning? My husbands coming down from a 60mg dose & literally have no idea what side affects will be. Although bloods good chemo canx this week. Although he feels marvelous esp with walking. We were hoping after 10 months...
I’m getting brain fog about questions we should ask at husbands first two week pathway tomorrow for possible lung cancer with spread to spine…can anyone suggest the most important things we should ask, please? The way things went for him in June when...
Hi my mum is 73 and generally well, she had a sore back which led us to take her to A&E, they treated her for hivy infection and she bounced straight back after one week of anti biotics and a low dose of Gabapentin. She had CTs and MRI and discovered...
Good morning, everyone My lovely mum was diagnosed 8 weeks ago with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, which had metastasize to her spine and peritoneal area. She had one high dose of radiotherapy and her first treatment of immunotherapy last Wednesday, she...
Hi all…out of the blue my husband, an ex smoker of 11 yrs ago, may well have lung cancer that has gone into neck and lower spine bone. An horrendous shock as you will all most likely have experienced yourselves. His original scan for groin pain on 2/7...
