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Hi, I'm new here. My partner was diagnosed with lung cancer in July. Since then we've been living a nightmare... Initially we were told it was incurable, then the surgeon on the team said he would do the surgery, as it would be necessary to remove his...
Sorry about my rant I have just migrate over to universal credit from esa my brain is like mush it's only been since taking dabrafenib and trametinib I carnt moan too much they seem to be helping but when it comes to reading any information on paper my...
Hi, totally new here. im on my 3rd month of Entrectinib, think I’ve spelt it right! this diagnosis was a shock to say the least, I’ve got an app next week to see if they have been working as they should. But it consumes me. It’s all I think about...
Hey everyone still trying to work out how this group works, only got my ct results Wednesday but as much as they can't say by law i did ask in their opinion was it and the answer was yes, am still waiting for them to call with a pet scan date so they...
I’ve now had 5 palliative radiotherapy sessions and 4 chemo a blood transfusion due to anemia a head MRI thankfully clear. Am due an oncologist appointing on 6th October for a before and after comparison to see if treatments are helping at all becoming...
My hsband stopped immunotherapy in August as didnt work & started chemo just under 2 wks ago. On Sunday out the blue started going to the toilet non stop runs & feeling sick. Hes been in urgent care Marsden day unit yesterday on IV fluids & IV steroids...
Hi everyone I’m new here I have just had this devastating news and need as much help as possible to get me through it
I was diagnosed 4 and a half years ago with lung cancer and also had spread to lymph, and spine. I had Radiotherapy on my spine which blasted the tumour and 18 months of Chemo and Immunotherapy. I have just had my latest CT scan and the Doctor told me...
Hi all, first time posting,not sure what I'd like to know but basically diagnosed with 7 cm lesion in right upper lobe,then months later 2 very small nodules in left lung plus small nodule in lymph nodes.bave has chemo and 6 weeks radio,radio tough, chemo...
Hi. My partner is 74 and had been offered pneumonectomy. She's worried about lung term effects such as breathlessness with only one lung. Are there others out there with experience? We were expecting to be offered neoadjuvant treatment prior to surgery...
