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I had lung cancer surgery in March this year, part of my right lung was removed plus lymph nodes. I count myself really lucky as it was caught early and I need no further treatment, just monitoring. I still suffer from breathlessness and some pain...
Hi everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with incurable lung cancer which has spread to my adrenal gland. My prognosis is long months, short years. I have had palliative radiotherapy and am starting chemotherapy on Thursday and have 8; 21 day cycles...
Hi all, Feeling a bit down and negative today, granddad was diagnosed 1.3cm T1b squamous cell in February, found incidentally on CT scan, had 15 sessions of radical radio, and scan last week to check effect - waiting until 12th Sept to see consultant...
I saw my oncologist today for the results of the CT scan I had last week. Not good news. I have NSCLC. After finding out in June that it has spread to my bone at the top of my spine and having Radiotherapy for that, I was told today that it has now spread...
Hi all was wondering if like I am unable to drive at the moment how do you manage to get to and from your appointments any advice would be helpfull regards Welshlad
Hi everyone hope you are all doing well I am new to this but could anyone please help me as I’m waiting to be seen hopefully this week at The Royal Marsden but meantime I have a lot of back pain especially at night which is making me weak as I’m not getting...
Hi I was given the results of my biopsy yesterday and I have stage 4 lung cancerbut now got to wait to see the specialist to see what treatment I will recieve. Welshlad
Hi all, Granddad has his scan tomorrow (radiotherapy finished 1st May) but then appointment with consultant isn't until 12th Sept - 6 week wait! Is this normal? I didn't think we'd have to wait 6 weeks to find out if it's worked or not, it seems...
Hi. My mum has NSCLC and brain Mets. She's on steroids and has had whole brain radio therapy for her brain. Yesterday she had a session of chemotherapy. The Drs keep preparing us that she could decline very very quickly with this. At the minute other...
Hi, new to this forum Since early April I've had recurrent pneumonia/pleural effusion/rounded atelectasis that makes deep breaths painful and I get pain in my left side ribs, shoulder blade and tip with it. Some days are worse than others, at the moment...
