Mum diagnosed with Stage 4 lung Cancer
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7 posts since
29 Jul 2020
Hi all,
My mun has today been diagnoses with Stage 4 lung cancer having spread to her lymph nodes, glands and bones. We have been advised the best form of treatment is Chemo. While we have come to terms with the fact its terminal and that the chemo is only to prevent and not cure.
I wanted to ask the nurse but didnt like to ask in front of my mum. When her 4 rounds of Chemo end and the cancer has shrunk. Why does she then die? Does the cancer just grow back as it is now and brings the end that way? Are we literally just delaying the inevitable?
My dad dies of Pancreatic cancer last year but he didn’t even get as far as chemo, so I’m not sure what to expect?
Any one that can give me some advice or experiences would be most helpful
Thanks
David
9 posts since
29 Jul 2020
Hi David
I’m very sorry to hear about your mum. Have you been given a nurse that you can call to ask your questions?
My uncle was also recently been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and he hasn’t been offered any treatment at all. Can I ask, did your mum have a biopsy?
Best Wishes
7 posts since
29 Jul 2020
Hi
I’m sorry to hear of your uncle, my mother did get details of a nurse who spoke with us at the time. I just didn’t want to ask about death in front of my mum.
With regards to her treatment by mum had a shortness of breath for about a week then complained of a pain in her ribs/back she went to hospital got an X Ray and they advised Lung Cancer. She has since been for a Bronchoscopy followed by a PET Scan. I believe a biopsy was taken during the bronchoscopy. It was following the results of these we were told about the fact its terminal and then about the Chemo therapy.
4 posts since
29 Jul 2020
Hi David
My Dad was diagnosed with very late Stage Lung Cancer in 2002.
He had Pneumonia in the January and appeared very close to death at that point.
The Chemo and steroids he was in got him pretty much back to normal for a few months and he passed away in the September of that year.
The Chemo will shrink tumours and hopefully keep things at bay for a a good few months.
The Cancer will most likely grow back over time and spread to new places potentially after all treatments have been exhausted
7 posts since
29 Jul 2020
Thank you for your post this gives me a better idea of what to expect.
David
218 posts since
19 Jan 2019
Hi David,
Im so sorry to hear this. My dad was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in January last year. At one point he was told he could have treatment and that it would shrink the tumour for a few months but then the cancer would return as they said it always did in that situation so by having treatment you ae buying time which from what I remember is a few months. My dad didnt have treatment though and he died in September. I can only say to you that it is absolutely heart breaking and the only support I had was from the amazing people on here and I am so sure everyone will be here for you if you need us or just feel like talking.
Best wishes,
MiGi
7 posts since
29 Jul 2020
Thanks for the advice this is a great help.
4 posts since
20 Jan 2020
Hi David, I have just finished 4 rounds of chemo for lung cancer. Results were good as tumour and lymph nodes have shrunk. I am now going to have maintenance chemo to try and keep it at bay. Hope your mum gets good results from her chemo.
Best wishes
Alan.
7 posts since
29 Jul 2020
Hi Alan
Thanks so much for taking the time to message. I’m sorry to hear of your illness.
How are you feeling after the Chemo?
Thanks
David
4 posts since
20 Jan 2020
Hi David, I had fatigue, nausea, joint pain and dry eyes with my chemo. I didn’t lose my hair though. Although I had nausea I wasn’t sick as I was given anti sickness tablets. Hope this helps.
Alan.
7 posts since
29 Jul 2020
Thanks for the details Alan, it’s a massive help in trying to determine what the future holds.
I hope you keep as well as possible
Thanks
4 posts since
20 Jan 2020
No problem David, If you need any more info, I’ll try to help. The chemo I was on was pemetrexed and Carboplatin. Hope everything goes well.
161 posts since
4 Jun 2019
Hello I was diagnosed with breast cancer recurrence in May 2019 with lungs mets so stage 4.I was never told I am terminal and never told the time limit and i have never asked.I am on weekly chemo since August 2019 and nodules in my lungs keep shrinking.I am thinking about my cancer as a chronic disease and not that its terminal there are many people living with stage 4 cancer.I wouldnt advice you to google either the information is old and every person is different.
I hope the chemo will work and its kind to your mum
Denise
7 posts since
29 Jul 2020
Thanks for the reply, i never really thought of it as a chronic illness rather than terminal. It’s a much more positive way of thinking.
Iv tried to avoid Google as much as I can.
I hope your keeping as well as possible
Thanks
David
7 posts since
25 Feb 2020
Hi David
my partner is 32 and was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in February.
I asked a lot of similar questions. They gave him 6 months prognosis without treatment. 1-2 years with treatment.
he had 4 rounds of treatment which included 2 types of chemo and 2 types of anti-cancer drugs/immunotherapy. It was very hard on him, lots of side effects and it took about 2 months after his treatment stopped in June for those side effects to go away. They can only do 4 rounds of what he had because the drugs are so toxic. His scan showed that some of his lymph nodes had shrunk, some remained the same and the lesion in his lung remained the same. It was the best we could’ve hoped for. He’s now on maintenance immunotherapy every 4 weeks.
from my knowledge, even though the areas shrink, eventually this type of cancer outsmarts the drugs and continues to grow. This could take months, or years if the patient is lucky.
as it happens, my partner has had 1 round of maintenance immunotherapy since his main treatment stopped, and they believe his cancer is already growing, in a matter of weeks. It’s aggressive but he is/was a very healthy 32 year old so I think they are throwing everything at him.
i wish you all the best, please keep coming back to the forum xxx
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