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Hi I started my journey in 2014 nodules found on right lower lung, had lobotomy and told they were all benign. Was have scans every year 2017 found nodules on left lung very small watch and wait. Last year two had started to grow. Went to MDT at Papworth...
Hi Everyone I'm new here and I'm a bit unsure where to start. My Mum went to A&E last week for servere shortness of breath, unexpectedly they found a large mass on her lung and was given a cancer diagnosis. After many scans, they said they have found...
Hi all thought id give this a go see if it can be of help to me.
Hi, my name is Jim and I have just been diagnosed with small cell lung cancer, it is in my right lung and also I have a cluster in my lymph nodes in the front of my chest, fortunately nowhere else at present, this has all happened in the 10 days from...
Hi I am about to start adjuvant chemotherapy to hopefully prevent my lung cancer from returning, the oncologist has told me there is 5% benefit compared to not having treatment Vinorelbine & Cisplatin, I’m just wondering if anyone has had these treatments...
Hi all, just had a diagnosis of incurable lung cancer and finding it difficult to deal with, how do you guys deal with all the emotions and also dealing with family members emotions, it's all so surreal at the moment
I wondered if anyone has had the same experience as me. My scan in April showed up seven nodules on my lungs, they were too small to biopsy so I had another scan in August, there were now fifteen nodules but still none were big enough to biopsy. A PET...
After a second CT scan the doctor says there is a small amount of fluid around my heart and in my lung. This has occured in less than two weeks. I now am waiting for a biopsy which will take 4-6 weeks before knowing the next steps
Hi im new, struggling with moms cancer she also has copd so at min there nothing Dr's can do( treatment ) she is very frail, not eating or drinking, she seems like she has given up, we lost my dad 5 years ago and it not getting any easier for her she...
Evening Warriors Today was the worst day I for a while ,I ended up in A+E all day getting a complete check up including brain and leg scans after I fell out off bed and badly bruised leg and hip . I was ready for what was coming after a meeting with...
