I've been a total prisoner, I feel like since September last year, after having my cancer surgery ,left lung lobectomy . My husband has controlled what I do, who I see, where and when, if I can go anywhere, including doctors visits ,that I'm not allowed to do any on my own he has to be in the room. What I ate, when I ate ,if I ate. While all the time making out to his family (they all live interstate so it's easy to do), that he was doing everything to look after me the best he could, in fact he mostly just ignored me and left me in my room to get on with it. I have had pneumonia and pleurisy in what was considered my good lung  twice since September even though it's very scared from childhood illnesses and I have COPD .  He is going back to work tomorrow well for 2 days I have lot of appointments this week , I'm so happy I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight . I have no family and have only one real friend and she lives 3 hours away and has her own health issues. I hate being like this, wondering if I have made the right decision in having the surgery. I don't think I will do any treatment if I have bowel cancer as well, there is no joy in my life and no real reason to fight. ... View more

I am really disappointed with this site , it's not easy to use , it's not very helpful and I guess that's why just about NO ONE uses it. I get more information and support from an American site I have join. ... View more

Hi , I had a left upper lobectomy and upper left thoractomy  for stage 1B lung adenocarcinoma on the 23rd of September 2020. The lymph nodes came back clear , and as my tumor was only 35mm my doctor dosen't think that chemo or radiotheraphy is need , but has refered me to an oncologist  to sign off on not needing it . Un forunately 3 weeks ago I developed pneumonia and pleurisy which just made the pain and breathing way more difficult .My lung cancer was actually found by mistake, I had a postive result come back from doing a home bowel test, from the kits you get in the mail and was advised to see my doctor, when I did she decided to do a chest  xray as well and that's how the cancer was found. What I'm worried about now is I am supposed to have an endoscopy and colonscopy done in December for the bowel cancer and I'm worried that won't happen now because of the state of my lungs.  ... View more

Hi on the 23rd of September I had the lower left lobe of my left lung removed. All the lymph nodes on the chest came back clear and won't really know much more till I see the specialist again on the 20th of October. The cancer was  a adenocarcinoma 35mm x 23mm x22mm and  discovered after doing a home bowel screening test that you get in the mail. It came back as positive and having been a smoker in the past my GP thought it a good idea to do a chest Xray, thank heavens she did.   Once the lung is all sorted I move onto sorting out the bowel cancer, can't say i'm looking forward to it as the pain from this op is only just becoming bearable, but thankful for the way things are going so far.  ... View more