Hi my partner ended up with a lung biopsy as lots of people have little growths and things that are not cancerous pet scans detect cancer i believe down to two millimetres but infamation can give false readings the only way i i beleive is put a needle through your lung wall and take the tiniest bit of tissue then the do real tests i suppose all the othere tests do a job but its like trying to read a newspaper behind a net curtain you can see the writing but you just are  not a hundred percent on all of it . After its done they leave a tube in for however long it takes to heal and once the bubbles stop they take it out they just pull it out not painful but a bit uncomfortable and any fluids drain out . It may be nothing the test will tell for sure .. in my case with liz they messed about for 8 months thinking it was something else and it all took to long then it was to late i have never seen such shower of incompetant rotters and they had allready said it definatly wasnt cancer that made worse rant over not easy but looks like your poor dads in better hands you usualy find out pretty quick yay or nay so just try not to worry we are all rooting for your dad as we have all been touched by this horrid disease one way or anothere .some are absolute saints in my eyes the ones that have it. You can spk to cancer nurse over the phone theres a number to ring its at the begining or you can ring the marie curie helpline and mcmillan they will advise you its free and they are very knowledgeable

CT scan results today and alls good. Next one will be in 6 months. Hip replacement operation scheduled for 29th August, so not long to wait for that now.

Hope that all is well with you too.

Take care of yourselves.

Fantastic news! Have been up to Scotland -hence late reply but I couldnt be more delighted.

All fine with us- hope all goes smoothly with the op.

Very best wishes

xx

Thank you, hope that you had a nice time in Scotland.xx

So sorry for the late reply - we have been away in the Isle of Wight staying in a dome. Mum and dad surprised us and stayed with us one night so that was lovely.

so pleased all is well with the ct scan and you must be happy the op is not long to wait. I hope all goes well and do let us know xx

Hi how are you both doing? How did the hip op going?

Dad is doing well although he says he's had a cough for 3 months which worries me, but then he is always coughing due to COPD. He has is follow up appointment on 3rd October but I cant help but worry about chances of re-occurance. They are still baby sitting though and keeping going which is amazing!

My mums cousin has just been diagnosed with incurable lung cancer which is very sad :( What an awful disease.

I hope you are all keeping well xx

Hi there, so glad that your dad is doing well and sorry to hear about your mums cousin.

My husband had his hip replacement on 29th August and the next day he had breathing difficulties and had a CT scan which found a blood clot on the lung and fluid in the stomach. He was then transferred to another hospital for treatment. He came home after 9 days and is now on a drug like warfarin for 3 months. The hip operation went well and he is doing his exercises every day and gradually getting stronger. I was an absolute wreck while all this was going on and traveling nearly 2 hours to a hospital didn't help. He said that he will not go through any more operations and just take his chance. 

Good luck for the follow up appointment next month. I will be thinking of you.

Oh no I am so sorry to hear of his complications! That must of been so scary. Its a subject close to my heart as my sister passed away from a clot on her lung at 35 and my mum has had 2 and on warfarin (or apictaban now) So pleased he is on the mend now though.

Thank you. I am hoping all is well x

Sorry to hear about your Mam's cousin. It is indeed a cruel and heartless disease. Try not to worry about your dad's cough. Both Dave and I are well [as far as we know] but both have had coughs which took a while to shift. I think the worry is just part of the landscape now. My friend had breast cancer about 10 years ago but she still worries its come back if she gets anything wrong with her. Lost innocence, I think.

She tries to look at it positively and says increased awareness isnt a bad thing. Head says I agree but heart would go back to pre cancer oblivion any day of the week!

Homebird, I am so sorry to hear that you and your husband have had such a tough time. He is very lucky to have you though.

Hopefully, he'll get stronger and better all the time and the memory of the anguish will fade. One of my husband's golf buddies had a hip replacement and dave says the difference is amazing. 

Good luck to you and to LD and all loved ones too.xxxx

Hi there, just thought I would pop by and see how you are doing.  My husband has his next CT scan on 23rd December, so it's fingers crossed time.  He is getting on fine, however with this bad weather he doesn't go out much as we are both worried about him getting a chest infection. Last month he had his 2nd batch of infusion for the rheumatoid Arthritis and that is going well.  I hope that things are good with you and wish you a merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year. Xx

Hi there, just thought I would pop by and see how you are doing.  My husband has his next CT scan on 23rd December, so it's fingers crossed time.  He is getting on fine, however with this bad weather he doesn't go out much as we are both worried about him getting a chest infection. Last month he had his 2nd batch of infusion for the rheumatoid Arthritis and that is going well.  I hope that things are good with you and wish you a merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year. Xx

Hi Homebird

Lovely to hear from you. Will be thinking of you both on the 23rd and keeping absolutely everything crossed. Weather here is pretty rotten too but we do get out a bit with the dogs. Last year when Dave was having chemo we went absolutely nowhere. 

Good to hear that the rheumatoid arthritis treatment is going well-I'm sure that must make a big difference to his spirits.

Thank you so much for your kind wishes and have a great Christmas yourselves and even more importantly a happy and healthy new year.

Much love always xxx

Lovely to hear from you both. My dad had his first 6 month scan in November and I'm so pleased he got the all clear. Another in 6 months and then it will be a year for him. Scanxiety is a real thing - I was so worried! 
 

will be thinking of you on the 23rd.

my dad has started on cbd oil and has really helped with his arthritis (and possibly lungs long term) so could that be worth looking into. 
 

I hope you and your families have a lovely Xmas and new year xxx

Hi LD

Great to have such good news. Scanxiety doesnt really go away but Im delighted to hear Dad is so well.

Have a fabulous Christmas-so much better than last year!

All the very best for 2020!

xxxxx

Hey how are you both keeping? How have you been with corona and lockdown?

Dad has struggled mentally so even though he's shielding he's started to come over to see the kids as he was depressed. None of us have been anywhere so hope we are low risk. He had another scan last week as he cancelled the March one due to covid so praying for good news! 
 

hooe you are all keeping well x

Hi there, lovely to hear from you and glad that all is well.  Today my husband goes for his blood test and then the CT scan next week.  Like yours he cancelled it once. This will be the first time that we have been anywhere.  It's been a long old slog but just need to feel safe.  We have been well looked after with the shopping etc but it would be nice to get back to a 'normal' life again. Just hope that a vaccine can be found.

I get very edgy waiting for the results of the CT scan and if we get the all clear it will be once a year, so fingers crossed.

Take care of yourself and hope all is okay when dad has his scan. X

Great to hear from you. Dave's one year scan was clear and they were very good about telling us over the phone the next day as our cancer nurse was going on holiday the following week. She was quick to stress that in future we would have to go in for result, whether positive or not. We were so relieved as he was convinced it had returned.

Tbh, apart from losing holidays, we've enjoyed lockdown. Village was very quiet and there has been so much wild life. We had most food delivered from village shops and walked with our dogs a few times a day and so had a few socially distanced chats. Plus I was in the garden alot. However, I know we are incredibly lucky and really feel for others who lost loved ones or livelihoods. It must have been dreadful for anyone needing or having treatment.

We still havent been to a supermarket and I am desperate to get my hair done. Needless to say, we wont be rushing to the pub on super-spreading saturday!

Hope scan brings good news.

Glad you are both doing well and fab to hear Daves one year scan was clear.  Any news on your husbands scan yet? Dad goes in next week so I do feel worried as thought it may be over the phone. I'm praying all is well.

we are currently on a family holiday glamping in Devon as we were due to do Disney. I haven't been out since March as working from home (apart from walks)  so it's very weird. My dad has been coming over so I don't want to do anything to put him at risk! 
 

Hope you are all keeping well still x

Please don't worry about having to go in. This is the normal practice. We were told that it was only the exceptional circumstances of our nurse going on holiday the next day.

relax and enjoy your holiday.

Monica

Hi there, nice to hear from you both.  We do not have the CT scan results yet, it will be 2 weeks tomorrow that he had the scan. Will ring end of week if we haven't heard. The Arthritis pain has started kicking in now as the infusion should have taken place at end of May (he didn't have this because of lockdown) Tomorrow I will ring and see if he can have the infusion or maybe an injection to tide him over.

We have only left the house twice since 13th March, once for blood test and then to hospital for CT scan. I do hope they get a vaccine soon.

I wouldn't worry about your dad having to go for the appointment and not just a phone call. Things are starting to get a bit more 'normal ' so that may be why. Do let us know how he gets on.

Take care both of you and hopefully we will have good news soon.

Good luck to you and your husband, Homebird. Hope he gets some pain relief soon and that the scan results are good.

Very best wishes xxx