Experiences with

Lung lobectomy

Happy new year to everyone, I have a question I hope can be answered, I stopped smoking completely after a left lung Lobectomy. this was in august, but I am finding my legs are aching badly, Ihave had a doppler test which was fine, the nurse advised this was due to stopping smoking and was normal, has

Hi all. Reading what you are all going through makes me feel a bit dubious about posting here again. I have had the most amazing support from people on this forum particularly from Loimie and Zac and want to say thank you so much for helping me through since I was first diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma

I'm on Opioid pill's, Fentanyl patch 12mcg and 5 ml Oramorph a day for stomach problems and the Oramorph for the spine pain and I have had an upper right Lobectomy for lung cancer and am in remission just now. Just a wreck really.....physically but in my head I have stuck at 28 !

Also lets not underestimate the support we get from our families. 1997 Non - Hodgkins Disease Treated with Chemo and Radiotherapy 2010 Right Lung Cancer Major Bi Lobectomy operation followed

Hi, I'm new here and I wondered if any can help. Has anyone had Neurological problems that is linked the lung cancer? I am having severe speech problems / dysatharia and painful distressing facial muscle spasms that keep changing with appearance and severity. I had a lobectomy about a month ago, and

Has anyone experienced insomnia post surgery for a Lobectomy

Hi Everyone, I was Diagnosed with Hashimotos in 2011. Started with 25mcg Synthroid, over a number of years settled on 80 mcg Levothyroxine compounded SR with 12 mcg Liothyronine. Had thyroid lobectomy in November 2021 and my new endocrinologist switched me to 88 mcg Tirosint and 5 mcg Cytomel. I am experiencing

I'm 5months post op of upper right Lobectomy. I've had a chronic cough since surgery. repeat CT shows op was successful. camera down throat shows no reason for cough. I've had steroids, 5 lots of antibiotics and I'm now on blue and brown inhalers. nothing is making me better and it's seriously affecting

A primary lung tumour was removed but the surgeon has said that gold standard treatment is a lobectomy which would give best chance of lung cancer not returning. Without the lobectomy there is a 30% chance of the lung cancer returning.

Very briefly: Dad has squamous cell nsclc. He had upper right lobectomy December 2019 and given all clear.. Aug 2020 came back in mediastinal lymph nodes causing SVCO. The tumour was 9cm so he had a stent. He had 4 rounds of carboplatin, paclitaxol and pembro. It reduced to 6cm....so he was put on maintenance

Hi just wondering if anybody had a similar experience- I had my surgery almost 3 weeks ago and am recovering well. I had 3 incisions of which one had 3 stitches and has healed well. The one where my drain was had only 1 stitch which was removed along with the drain the next day and this one is not knitting

Hi all. By accident (calcium heart check) found a 2cm nodule in MRL 2 months ago. (non smoker) 1 week ago had a lobectomy to remove it. (and yes love coughing right now...) Although still waiting on official staging it should be 1a. Tumour was adenocarcinoma (80% lepedic 20% acinar) no detection of it

I have had lung cancer, was misdiagnosed for a year and a half , had a Lobectomy but now I have been left with multiple problems one of which is a large hernia. I have had reflux for year's but for the last 5 month's I wake up in the middle of the night coughing , my throat burns and then I'm sick..

I met my consultant this week and he has booked me in for a VATS lobectomy on Thursday. Shocked at the speed this has all happened but extremely grateful. Naturally feeling anxious and worried about pain post surgery. Can anybody give me the benefit of their similar experience. It helps so much speaking

Hi I’m new here having just been diagnosed with stage 1 tumour on top of left lung. I’m due to be married next June and this wasn’t part of our plans. I’m waiting for a date to have a lobectomy in next few weeks and obviously am very anxious about the surgery as much as I want this thing removing. I’

Hi everyone, It has been such a long time since I have posted anything on here but I thought I would check in on you all and also I need my friends with me now too. As most of you know I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in early February, since then I have had numerous trips to to the hospital with

Hi Friends, Just to let you all know and keep you all up to date. I am absolutely fine. Just to keep everyone up to date I am sure many of you know I was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the end of January. Since then have been up and down to the hospital many of time and it is now starting to feel like

Decided to go to South Africa as my Medical insurance only covers me to a certain extend in another country...Was immediately taken into ICU were an emergency procedure was done and in medical terms "Pleurotomy and Lobectomy" was carried out...Meaning that half of my left lung was removed and the placenta

Anemia how long before iron tablets start working already been on them 8 days

A week later he called and unfortunately it was cancer so she was brought back in 4 days later for a left lung lobectomy.