Stage 4 lung cancer Diagnosis for my Mum

My Mum has just been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. She has a 4cm tumor in her left lung which has  spread to her lymph nodes and lung fluid. We have an oncology appointment next week and she is taking steroids and anti sickness tablets to help her eat. She has lost 3 stone and this is what initially caused her to get a blood test which eventually got to the lung cancer diagnosis. 
 

I feel distraught, all over the place. I am better when I am with her and when I am not I am crying all the time. Trying to give her the very best days she can and she is better since being able to eat. I think I would feel better if I knew roughly how long she had. Does anyone think that oncology will tell us an approximate time frame?

 

Thank you to anyone who replies.

Faye x

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  • Hi Faye, 

    Sorry to hear about your mums diagnosis. 
    My mum was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell lung cancer in July, she's had 3 lots of chemo and a week of radiotherapy, the dr told us she has 6-12 months with treatment, to be honest she's doing amazingly she's up every day, walking round the shops the lot. I'm just reading some threads on here and petrified of things turning. I live with my mum now with my children so we get to be here every day. 
    sending you lots of love 

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  • Hi Faye, 

    Sorry to hear about your mums diagnosis. 
    My mum was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell lung cancer in July, she's had 3 lots of chemo and a week of radiotherapy, the dr told us she has 6-12 months with treatment, to be honest she's doing amazingly she's up every day, walking round the shops the lot. I'm just reading some threads on here and petrified of things turning. I live with my mum now with my children so we get to be here every day. 
    sending you lots of love 

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