lung cancer

i had an xray last wed,hosp phoned me and said i was to go for a scan on the sunday.

told to go to my gp on tues for results. i was told i have lung cancer, i have to go back to hosp on monday for the camera down my throat,not looking forward to that..

what i would like to know is what is the proceder after the camera.?

  • Hello billybhoy,

    I just wanted to let you know we will be thinking of you tomorrow on the day of your scan.

    Perhaps you could phone our nurses tomorrow morning before you have your appointment? They will be able to tell you more about the different procedures involved.

    If you live in the UK, you can ring them on this free number 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

    Best wishes for tomorrow,

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Hi there billybhoy, welcome to the forum but sorry for why you're here. I didn't see your post before, but I now realize that you would have had your biopsy on Monday gone. I wondered how you got along. I'm assuming you haven't got the results as yet because it usually takes a few weeks to get back from the lab. Obviously, you have been told that you do have lung cancer, but with a biopsy, your medical team needs to know what kind of cancer it is so they can pick the best treatment plan for you.

    Come back on here and let us know how you are and if you feel up to it, tell us what the plan is for your treatment. You will find people on here to be very caring and supportive and it is so helpful to be able to communicate with others who are going through cancer too.

    Take care and I look forward to seeing more posts from you.

    Lorraine