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Hi all, just an update so far on my Pneumonectomy I had on 3rd June, so I’m 4 weeks tomorrow that I had this done and feel relatively well I’m off my meds except the odd bit of oramorph, im walking between 2-4000 steps a day although having a rest today...
Good afternoon all, I have just returned from my oncology appointment where we have put a belts and braces approach for treatment following my Pneumonectomy 7 weeks ago. So I am going to be doing 4 rounds of vinorelbine ( navelbine) and carboplatin...
Hi all has anyone had this procedure and it been successful, my mum has stage 4 lung cancer and can’t have any treatment . She has been struggling with her breathing and has been admitted back to hospital as the fluid has built up again. She was discharged...
My husband has stage 4 lung cancer EGFR positive. Currently on 160mg Osimertinib. His fatigue is horrendous!!! Sleeps all of the time, cannot really function tbh. Anybody got any advice, tips for me pls
I am on the palliative pathway for inoperable lung cancer. I can deal with most things but there are two that impact me everyday. Firstly washing my hair - we have a walk in shower but it's too small for my husband to come in to help me, I also can't...
Hello everyone, I haven’t posted before but everyone seems so supportive I wanted to ask something. My dad had a small, slow growing cancer removed from his lung three years ago No further treatment. Now a tumour was found again in a different part of...
Hi I had part of my right lung removed last September ,and had chemotherapy after but after two sessions I stopped it as I was so unwell ,I ended up in hospital .they now have found a small nodule in my left lung and I’ve just had a biopsy done ,is it...
Hi all, well the last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind. Had a suspected TIA in March and while going through tests to find out why, a 21mm lung nodule was discovered on my upper left lung. A complete surprise as I have no symptoms. I had 2 CT...
Hi all, Just joined and new to this forum. After a few years of pleurisy and being scanned for 2 Ground glass opacities one larger on right lung, smaller on left. My recent pet scan in April revealed Right nodule lit up. Strange because as I was being...
In 2023 I had Triple negative breast cancer. Having fought this off 3 weeks ago I was diagnosed with cancer in my left eye and now today have been told I have lung cancer. The lung and eye are thought to be mets/ secondary from the TNBC. I'm only 52...
