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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...
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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 everyone, I’ve been diagnosed with Thymoma and I’m going to have chemo and radiotherapy before consideration of surgical resection because of the size of the mass. I was wondering how many people have made a successful claim on their critical illness...
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...
Hello everyone, I’m Tom from the Community team, I hope you don’t mind me posting here today. I’m here to let you know that we will be making some changes to the group next week. Following feedback received from the Community, we are developing...
I went to the doctors back in June 2021 with stiffness in my neck and back.I was sent for am mri scan anwas told I have arthritis and also an incidental mass was found in my mediastinum.Further on from that I had a ct scan because it was thought it might...
Last March I felt breathless with aching legs for about 4 weeks. Always been quite fit. Advised to go to hospital. Then referred for a scan in June. 2 days later I was asked to go for another scan. In the July I received a letter stating I had some coronary...
