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lung brain cancer

I’m so worried, tho last 3 weeks my husband goes to sleep and immediately starts twitching and making moaning noises and talks but it’s all confusing. Is this...

I’m so worried, tho last 3 weeks my husband goes to sleep and immediately starts...

Paristomasmicheal

•1 year ago

how do I cope

my 58 year old husband has lung cancer which has spread to his brain, I was told he had weeks to live in November, he has made Xmas with all his family but...

my 58 year old husband has lung cancer which has spread to his brain, I was told...

Paristomasmicheal

•1 year ago

Hello everyone .

Hi all , hope you all managed a reasonable Christmas despite various treatments etc ongoing … I’m interested to hear from anyone who had chemo / radiation...

Hi all , hope you all managed a reasonable Christmas despite various treatments ...

•1 year ago

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Help expelling phlegm?

My dad's been diagnosed with Stage 4 adenocarcinoma of the upper right lung. He's most recently gone through 13 sessions of radiotherapy and the cough that...

My dad's been diagnosed with Stage 4 adenocarcinoma of the upper right lung. He'...

•1 year ago

anyone had paraneoplastic symptoms before diagnosis?

Hi, i have since few weeks pain in the fingers and a bit in the toes, nausea and chestpain. also a bit of breathing problems and a bit wheezing when i...

Hi, i have since few weeks pain in the fingers and a bit in the toes, nausea ...

•1 year ago

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR ASK THE NURSE HOURS

Our Ask the nurse helpline support 0800 358 7200 will be closed on 23rd December at 1600 over the Christmas and New Year holiday. We will be open for one day...

Our Ask the nurse helpline support 0800 358 7200 will be closed on 23rd December...

RoyCastleHelpline

Partner•1 year ago

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Coughing up blood and CT scan results

Hello, I'm new here. I'm wondering if anyone can advise me if possible. I've been coughing up some blood and bloody mucus over the last couple of months. Went...

Hello, I'm new here. I'm wondering if anyone can advise me if possible. I've bee...

•1 year ago

2023, time to connect?

Hello all just sharing some information. We will be restarting some new support sessions run by our lovely facilitators in the New Year. In 2022 we have run...

Hello all just sharing some information. We will be restarting some new suppor...

Partner•1 year ago

Immunotherapy

hi everyone I’ve been advised that I can start immunotherapy within 41 days of my 6 week chemo / radiation treatment ending which means mid January … I’m very...

hi everyone I’ve been advised that I can start immunotherapy within 41 days of m...

•1 year ago

Setback

I managed to get the palliative chemo treatment in the hope I would be one of the lucky ones, but it wasn't to be. I had 4 sessions, the first with pemetrexed...

I managed to get the palliative chemo treatment in the hope I would be one of th...

•1 year ago

loss of appetite

hi everyone , anyone else who went through chemo /radiation lose their appetite? I’m struggling to find anything I want to eat and am just picking at bits of...

hi everyone , anyone else who went through chemo /radiation lose their appetite?...

•1 year ago

updates on treatment

Hi everyone as promised I said I would pop on to describe my treatment to those who may be on the same journey … I was diagnosed with stage 3 non small cell...

Hi everyone as promised I said I would pop on to describe my treatment to those ...

•1 year ago

has any one heard of fenbenzadol?

Hi Guys, I hope it’s ok to ask here, if not i do apologise. i am stage 4 lung cancer and treating naturally. i’m looking into Fenbenzadol dog wormer which is...

Hi Guys, I hope it’s ok to ask here, if not i do apologise. i am stage 4 lung c...

•1 year ago

QUERY RE: LUNG CANCER AND BRAIN METS

I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed on 01/03/2022 with Stage IV lung cancer (primary) with mets to my brain, upper back, spine, bones and liver. My cancer...

I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed on 01/03/2022 with Stage IV lung cancer (...

•1 year ago

SABR treatment

My husband is going through SABR treatment at present for a tumour in his lung. He is usually tired as he has copd & doesn't sleep well at night but he is even...

My husband is going through SABR treatment at present for a tumour in his lung. ...

•1 year ago

my 58 y/o partner diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer in mediastinum with lymph node involvement and bone mets

hi there. Not really sure what to ask as this is such a huge shock as it has been so quick. However, after much hassle and pushing for tests the above...

hi there. Not really sure what to ask as this is such a huge shock as it has bee...

•1 year ago

constipation

well I saw oncologist last Friday and had an X-ray which revealed I was ‘backed up’ Iv been on the laxatives but seem to have the overflow of diarrhoea as they...

well I saw oncologist last Friday and had an X-ray which revealed I was ‘backed ...

•1 year ago

Pleural drain infection

I am on the targeting drug Osimertinib which unfortunately gives me skin sensitivity. I have a pleural drain which was fine to begin with, but having...

I am on the targeting drug Osimertinib which unfortunately gives me skin sensiti...

•1 year ago

constipation and vomiting

hi there Iv been on tagrisso for over a year now with no side affects The last few weeks Iv been really constipated and vomiting Last night I did manage to...

hi there Iv been on tagrisso for over a year now with no side affects The last...

•1 year ago