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Hi all first I want to say how sorry it is that we all find ourselves here My wife was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in October last year. She has had 1 set of 4 cycles of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Within weeks of finishing the radiotherapy...
My mum was diagnosed this week with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer which has spread to her adrenal glands, spine and liver. No treatment options other than palliative chemotherapy but she has opted not to do this. She was discharged from the hospital...
Hi i got diagnosed last month primary breast and secondary lung cancer started taxol chemo this week got dioreah and vomiting im 57 come as a shock I have 4 children 6 grandkids and im not goin to see them grow up. Oncologist said stage 4 terminal i can...
I guess this a place none of us want to be. I’m sat in my garden crying trying to process recent information of my dad having a terminal prognosis of adeinocarcinoma egfr exon 19 deletion. It first started a couple of years ago and he was the first...
Hello everyone, My lovely mum was diagnosed with lung cancer last year and had surgery earlier this year, which was initially successful. Unfortunately, she has been feeling unwell and is currently awaiting a biopsy on thickened tissue in her lung....
My husband is on his fourth cycle of a two year maintenance of the above after coming off the three days of steroids which he takes 4 a day the day before during and after chemo/immunetherapy he feels really fatigued and sleeps a lot also he has a bit...
Hello I had upper right lobectomy in July. Stage 2 and in one lymph node. I have my appointment with oncology tomorrow and I am terrified! Are there others here that have been through this and what were your experiences? I am unsure at this stage...
I have recently found out that I have quite a few brain mets which they are going to treat with stereotactic radiosurgery. They will give me one blast only. Has anyone else had this treatment? How were your side effects. It's all just so scary when they...
Hi - Wife was diagnosed back in December with a 7.1cm mass in lung only. Had 4 x Chemo and 33 x Radio sessions through Jan - March. Shrunk to 1.5cm which is brilliant but god has she suffered from side effects 3 hospital admissions and now on Immunotherapy...
Hi everyone, granddad was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma T1b N0 M0 in Feb and had 15 sessions of radical radiotherapy with curative intent finishing 1st May. He had his post treatment scan 31st July but appointment with consultant isn't until...
