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Hi, Does anyone out there suffer from nerve pain from maybe where the side drip was placed and removed after a abortive lung op. The surgeon did managed to take the lymph nodes away but couldn’t take out the dead tumour as it was too near the pulmonary...
No idea why I've gone into a permanent state of anxiety, as its my husband who as cancer not me. I'm literally panicking over the slightest thing. He had his first immunotherapy so far all seems ok, just a but tired. Zometa delayed due to dental work...
Hello, My Dad was just diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in October. He started with a combination of chemo and radiation, and once that was completely switched to chemo. His body was responding to the treatment and the tumor on his lung and one...
Hi everyone, looking for some advice on the difference between normal chemotherapy and palliative chemo. My mum has just started palliative chemo (gemcirabine and carboplatin, 21day cycles) for recently diagnosed stage 4 advanced nsclc squamous cell....
Hi, dad got his staging although I’m not entirely sure what it means, they have said that they are hopeful that after a few rounds of chemo he can have radiotherapy with a hope to get rid of it First round of chemo went well, he’s been tired but so...
Hello everybody , Has anybody got any positive outcome with tumour shrinkage before surgery, after 4th and final round of chemo/immuno ? Thank-you ️ ️
Hello everyone I'm sorry if I'm take time out of your busy days, but I guess I'm looking for reassurance. I have had an ongoing cough for 4 weeks, thought I might have a chest infection. I went to the docs yesterday, she listened to my lungs, chest...
Hi there After having a cough and generally feeling unwell since Christmas and being told by GP that I just have a virus…..after putting my foot down early March I had a chest X-ray followed by a CT scan plus numerous not so nice tests earlier this...
I've had chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for 10months, as got lung cancer, but immunotherapy caused problems with my liver so had to stop treatment, put on high steroids which been nightmare with side affects of fatigue, unbalanced feeling...
hi was due to have stage 1 lung cancer removed today but was cancelled because a breast nodule had shown up on pet scan.had byopsy and should get results today being sent to lung and breast doctors. they are having a meeting on wednesday to sort a treatment...
