Lolie, all the very best for the CT Scan you had and hope you can organise a plan to suit you quickly. Good luck 🌸 ... View more

Budgie, yes you are right and my GP is organising for me to see a new oncologist. Thanks so much Budgie for thinking of me 🌸 ... View more

Thanks so much, I’ll check it out. Rikki 🌸 ... View more

Dear Lolie, thanks for your reply, i really appreciate your kindness. I had to speak to my GP today and he was very concerned about what I told him and is going to refer me to a new oncologist who I have met and she is really lovely. I am so glad that he is doing this and he has organised for me to see a cardiologist on Monday, which can’t come soon enough. I’ve been feeling really down the last few days and didn’t sleep at all last night.  I thank you again and you are so right. Many many thanks, Rikki1 🌸 ... View more

Dear Budgie, thank you for your comments regarding getting a new oncologist. I would like too, but I have now finished my radiation and I wonder if it’s worth it. I had a “sort of argument” yesterday with him/her, and I am having a breath test on Thursday and a CT scan at the end of the month. It seems to me that my oncologist only wants to know about lung cancer and no other problems I have. I’m so confused now and scared of what may be wrong with my heart, that I don’t know what to do. I’ll talk to my GP tomorrow. Thanks so much Budgie, I am so glad you replied, I’m always grateful 🌸 ... View more

Dear Budgie, thanks for replying about hair loss with radiation. It’s great to hear your hair grows back, and I’m still hoping I’ll be able to keep my hair which is thinning. Thanks again Budgie 🌺 ... View more

Dear Lolie thanks for contacting me regarding a care or co-ordinator to contact with any concerns. I haven’t been given the name of anyone to contact and it sounds like a great idea which I would like. I don’t know I would ring to discuss issues that do come up, except for my sister or my girlfriend, but you need to have someone who has a medical background who understands. I don’t have a good relationship with my oncologist which makes it difficult because the nurses and other staff who would know my oncologist would not want to get involved. I really don’t know what to do. How are you coping yourself with lung cancer? Have you had an operation at all. I hope you are ok and really happy for that you have someone to turn to. My very best wishes Lolie and I would love to keep in touch and thanks again 🌸 ... View more

To: Jill22 it seems as though you replied to my first message Jill22 but I can’t or don’t know how, to open your response to me. Thank you so much and I would like for you to know that people like you really make a difference. Thank you so much, Rikki1 ❤️❤️ ... View more

Dear sch - thank you for your lovely concern for me, I really appreciate it. I saw my doctor today and got my results from the halter monitor and it showed that I have many irregular heart beats, mainly many more heartbeats than you should have and I have to see a cardiologist. This explains all the palpitations, breathlessness and tiredness that I have. ... View more

Rikki1 i didn’t mention that this was my first post in the Group. I also would like to add that towards the end of radiation I had a CT scan to look for blood clots because of my breathlessness. I did not have blood clots but it did show a pericardium effusion and I am waiting on results of a heart monitor for irregular heartbeats. I am very worried that the radiation may have damaged my heart. Thank you. ... View more