Lung cancer

Was diagnosed on 22 July and operated on the 25th July, resulting with 3/4 of right lung removal, was lucky they managed to perform operation with the Rats procedure rather than open surgery, trouble with wound at side healing and twice glued with paper stitches but one wound has been weeping with yellow skin which I know to be infected, will this hold up my chemo treatment? And was told I would have 3 rounds of chemo, can someone explain what 3 rounds is? And effect i will experience 

Parents
  • Hi I too have lung cancer stage 4 in my right lung a a brain tumour Mets, so no surgery for me  I had SRS to my brain followed by 10 rounds of radiotherapy to my lung.

    I then had 4 rounds of two types of chemo plus immunotherapy each ‘round’ is a session, get some ginger biscuits in just in case you feel unwell with sickness etc, I was never actually sick but did feel incredibly nauseous. I didn’t actually fancy anything to eat I wasn’t even hungry, but knew I had to eat & a couple of ginger biscuits with a cup of tea was all I could manage, after all the happy drugs I had prior to treatments starting. But it will depend on the chemo they give you as to how you feel, & even if someone has the same chemo as you, your side effects can be very different.

    wish you all the best with your journey xx

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  • Hi I too have lung cancer stage 4 in my right lung a a brain tumour Mets, so no surgery for me  I had SRS to my brain followed by 10 rounds of radiotherapy to my lung.

    I then had 4 rounds of two types of chemo plus immunotherapy each ‘round’ is a session, get some ginger biscuits in just in case you feel unwell with sickness etc, I was never actually sick but did feel incredibly nauseous. I didn’t actually fancy anything to eat I wasn’t even hungry, but knew I had to eat & a couple of ginger biscuits with a cup of tea was all I could manage, after all the happy drugs I had prior to treatments starting. But it will depend on the chemo they give you as to how you feel, & even if someone has the same chemo as you, your side effects can be very different.

    wish you all the best with your journey xx

Children
  • Thank you Catherine, I had stage 2b T3NoMo with a 6 x 2 1/2 cm tumor in middle lobe but had crossed over into other 2 lobes with removal of bottom,middle and part of top lobe, the chemo sessions are going to be a sweep as surgeon said operation was successful and she managed to get tumor though taking more lung away than what the original plan was, but haven't had my follow up appointment yet and just trying to give me enough information and to be able to understand before I have meeting as you dont absorb what is be7ng said in these situations,

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    I am numb and have no words as with what you have endured and still going through, firstly how are YOU feeling now as dont know when you have had all the therapy done?? Did you also have radiotherapy after the chemo and the cap on the head to kill any togue cells not visible yet on scan? All this is so heartbreaking to hear of someone having to go through everything we have but im struggling with what im recovering from but you are so brave with all you are dealing with, how are you coping ️