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Hello, Sorry if this doesn't make much sense. After seeing my GP in Feb this year because of a sudden really bad cough, chest pain and breathlessness I was diagnosed with lung cancer in June. On 2nd July after a PET scan i was told it had spread to...
Hi have just joined this group. My lung doc found a tumour in my lower right lung and my lymph nodes are enlarged. Had a pet scan, a brain scan and a Ebus endoscopy, and a dna(?) blood test. Am currently waiting for the results. doc says it’s cancer but...
I’m not really sure what advice anyone can give me but my partner has been put on the urgent referral list as a mass has been found on on the hilar on his right lung. I am devastated and unbelievably worried by everything I have read. Did anyone journey...
Hi, newby here, feeling in limbo at the moment. Hubby initially had Chest XRay, followed a week later with a CT Lung scan, after seeing our local Doctor, (numerous times!) regarding breathlessness that seemed to be getting worse. On 18th August had appt...
It's a cold frosty morning here in the North East of Scotland. I'm listening to the wheels of my husband's bicycle going round in the bedroom - he has a training stand - and him whistling away to the music he's listening to. I'm just so incredibly proud...
Hello, I am looking for advice and experiences of forum members who have been on a similar journey to myself.Following an EBUS TBNA under general anaesthetic on the 28th of September. I have been advised to undergo a right upper lobectomy in the next...
Hello, this is all very new for me. It's taken me 6 days after joining to actually write anything because I read other peoples posts and they make me cry. On 18th May 2026 I was in the Royal Brompton Hospital having a heart bypass. The following day...
Hi my mum has stage 4 lung cancer which has spread to brain, chest lymph node, and bone. Can only be prolonged. She has been offered 2 treatment types. Options 1 chemo Option 2 the above. Need advice how others have responded to immunotherapy as I'm concerned...
Hi All (especially Derek who has been so much help so far) I've kept a really positive attitude to this lung cancer lark, but a letter has really tested this. A quick update: non-smoker. In August, lung mass detected right lung during scans for another...
My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in November, he has had chemotherapy and immunotherapy. its now traveled to his brain and his treatment hasn’t worked and last week we were told that he has 3 to 4 months to live . i don’t know what...
