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I have had an xray, CT scan, bloods and a Pet scan. Tomorrow I'm having a biopsy and Saturday morning they want me to have an MRI scan on my head. This is for a mass on my right lung. Is this all normal procedure's? I am so so stressed with this period...
My husbands lung biopsy is tomorrow, taking it from the lymph node near the 5cm mass ( no idea why nit from tumour but lymph node). Anxiety & terror is at a all time high, its all real now. He doesnt cough, no weight loss nothing. Just pure fear of...
Hi all, I have been told I'm having surgery, no other treatment. I was wondering if anybody knows or has an idea how long after being told , you have the surgery. I was told last Tuesday about surgery and a brain scan on Wednesday. Thankyou
Hi everyone, some of you may have seen my other posts about granddad, had CT, 2x PET scan, EBUS bronchoscopy and bronchoscopy with navigation done by a robot! First PET showed mild activity and EBUS was negative for malignancy and no lymph node involvement...
Hi all I have completed 3 rounds of chemo, 30 sessions of Radiotherapy and am now on Immunotherapy treatment for the next 2 years. I have NSCLC which is treatable but not curable. My left vocal chord has been damaged by the Radiotherapy and I have seen...
today my husband had an appointment to discuss pet scan results, after a suspicous x ray & ct scan with dye. No pet scan results as not back. Doctor just said looks like lung cancer possibly in lymph nodes. MDT meeting next Tuesday to discuss results...
Hi there we are waiting on biopsy results for lung cancer and my dad is constantly coughing. We don’t have any information other than it is lung cancer. Steroids aren’t working. Does anyone have any advice or tips on some respite from the coughing....
My mom.-in-law in terminal with secondary lung cancer, she has been really well for 6nonths since she was told, she is nearly 90years old but today she couldn't swallow her dinner properly, is it catching up on her now?
I have been on here a lot documenting my journey so far (whoop whoop) but now have a new question I had a reoccurrence on suture line of old op and went for the radical treatment hoping for a cure so 2 chemo and 30 radiotherapy so hard work ! I am on...
Hello Has anyone had this - lymph nodes clear but not given pM0 for spread? Little confused as to why it’s an X. Thank yoiu
