Hi all, my partner was diagnosed with thymic carcinoma in January. Surgery was never an option, sadly, because it was deemed too risky, and unfortunately chemotherapy didn’t seem to stabilise the cancer as we hoped it would. My partner’s consultant...
Hi there, I'm new to this group, so here goes. In a nutshell, I've had 2 years worth of hell, sickness which left me to the point of skeletal bones and unable to walk, to now being overweight, walking etc and looking like nothing is wrong with me! How...
Thymic UK have just emailed me regarding the meeting about thymus cancer originally planned to be at a venue in Cambridge on 7th May. It will now be a virtual meeting if they are able to arrange this "The venue organisers have had to cancel at short notice...
I have just been diagnosed as having a thyomama and am feeling anxious as I have to have surgery
Some years ago, I developed squamous cell carcinoma of the thymus and had major surgery at Guys Hospital in an attempt to remove the affected tissue in the thymus. The operation proved to be more difficult than expected and it was followed by radiotherapy...
Hi I am been treated for breast cancer and am currently recovering from breast surgery which was last Thursday - I am due to have radiotherapy in around 8 weeks time. during the breast cancer diagnostic process they discovered a Thymoma B1 in my chest...
Hi all, It's great to find a group like this. So confused.com, hour and a half consultation. The tumour has grown and is butted up to the full length of the pulmonary artery and pressed around it and the heart. So he's not fond of running in with...
My daughter was diagnosed with Thymus cancer in December 2021, she had 2 major operations this year, but in August was told she only has months to live.
Hi - early July 2022, my wife was initially told she may have lung cancer (as a result of Xray and CT scan). Then, on 12th July, she was told that she probably didn't have lung cancer and that was "probably" a misinterpretation of a blood vessel or artery...
Hi I’m new and I’m 43 who recently been for CT scan which found incidental find of 3.2cm lesion on my thymus gland. I had never heard of this before. I was refer to be discussed at MDT meeting and met respiratory consultant who advised I would be refer...
