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In case you missed it, available on iPlayer. Starting just before half-way through (there are other patients and conditions) we are treated to a middle right lobectomy surgery for NSCLC. Interesting and informative, but probably not for the squeamish...
Thought my cancer journey was over 4 years ago following a breast cancer diagnosis that ended successfully with chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy (negative mammogram in April). But no, further to several weeks of lower back pain and after an x-Ray...
Hi there my mum has stage 4 lung cancer. It’s almost been two weeks since the diagnosis and they have sent off samples for molecular testing to determine what treatment is right for me. we have not heard anything back despite the lung specialists...
Afternoon folks,I’m just back from the hospital A+ E as I thought I had a blot clot on my left Lung,I phoned the surgery this morning as I couldn’t move without being in pain,it’s like being kick by a horse and I’m in agony after getting ct scan and bloods...
Evening folk, I had an appointment with the respiratory specialist today after coughing and wheezing for 2 months,back and forward to the doctors 4 sets of antibiotics and 3 day course of steroids didn’t work so had X-rays and the ct scan with dye inserted...
Hi All I must say I am feeling a bit of a fraud when I read some of your posts. I had a CT scan with dye today and have been told I have a T1 tumour in my lung, and pleural calcification. I have had absolutely no symptoms and have gained 22lbs in...
Hi, New Here After all the tests and the waiting and the tests and the more waiting - my mum was today diagnosed with small cell lung cancer - I’m not entirely sure if it’s in advanced stages as yet - I know it’s in lymph nodes - we will be meeting...
Hi I posted in another group and was directed here … Hi everyone, my husband has incurable lung cancer stage 4 adenocarcinoma which has spread to the lymph nodes, pericardial fluid, and base of skull as far as we know - he had a pericardial window...
I had lower lobectomy last June and I’m on Osimertinib tablet for just over a month now. I feel fine aside from few mild side effects of the tablet. My breathing is fine, I still feel tightness and numbness post surgery and sometimes nerve pain on the...
Hi all I'm 4 months post op upper lobectomy, Caught early thankfully. Plus had a blast of targeted radiotherapy on a non cancerous brain tumour which is misbehaving about a month ago. Last couple days been so breathless, feeling sick and very dizzy...
