My husband was a complete wreck. Perfectly normal.

It's been a long wait but I'm glad you persevered. Your husband is fortunate to have you by his side.

Will be thinking about you tomorrow and Wednesday and pray all will be well. Appreciate the update.

Best wishes Sharon x

Hi there and thanks for updating us about your husband.

I am sorry to hear it has taken this long to get where you are now and as others has said it is natural to be very worried.

It is good to hear the results from the scan should be back by next week so hopefully you will have some answers very soon.

Everyone undergoing tests ( and their loved ones)  will handle or show their emotions (or not) in different ways and that is okay.

Take care of yourself and you know we are all here for you.

Hope today goes well.

Best wishes to you both

Naomi

So glad you have a diagnosis now.  I googled bullea and am confident it's not cancerous.  The definition I got was "Bullae are ballooned areas caused by weakness on the surface of the lung. If they burst they can cause a collapse of the lung (pneumothorax)"  Personally,  I would stay away from vapes, but yes, they do usdue to help stop smoking.  I'm sure my friend said that most people stop vaping after a few weeks.  I guess it is better than smoking.  I am assuming that your husband has been isssed with inhalers to help with his breathing ?

So glad you have a diagnosis & that it isn’t cancer - hopefully your husband will get the treatment he needs for the condition he has been diagnosed with.  I can’t really comment on the vapes versus cigarettes having never done either.  Wishing you both all the very best.

Well, I'm delighted that it's not lung cancer and at last you've got a proper diagnosis after persevering.

Best thing your husband can do now is to stop smoking.

Wishing you well x

Hello and thank you for your post,

A bullae is not cancer, it is an area of small air-filled sacs that can appear on the lung, from what I see it can be caused by emphysema.

I can appreciate your concern about vapes. However, the current understanding is that it is safer than smoking and can be the best way for someone to stop smoking.  Smoking is very harmful as it can cause cancer and chronic lung conditions.  We have information about vaping on our website, it gives information about what we know about it.  

You might find it also helpful to look at the information about COPD on the NHS website, this also gives information about emphysema. 

Take care,

Caroline