mum with aggressive lung cancer. what to expect

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She has been told that without chemo she would be very ill within 6 to 8 weeks. She is starting chemo next week. She feels ok apart from tiredness at the moment. Does anyone know what we can expect please?

I'm afraid I can't help and didn't want to read and run. Sending all my best wishes though to you and your Mum x

My Dad was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer two years ago when he collapsed with both lungs full of "gunk".

Apart from the first cycle he sailed through chemo. He was hospitalized for a week after the first cycle but with subsequent ones drove himself home from hospital he felt that fine and the Doctors weren't concerned.His hair falling out upset him more than I expected (given it already was) and he was tired but that was it. The radiotherapy was a totally different story though. That really knocked him for six and my Mother swears it's changed his personality as he had to have it to his head as well.

Hope everything goes well.

There are many forms of lung cancer. The first question I would ask if this particular cancer is small cell or not.

Not all lung cancer is a death sentence. I was diagnosed in 2009, and I'm still.here.

As they say, cancer is a word, not a sentence.

Good luck to you and your Mum. PM me if I can be of any use

Thank you all so much for replying. She has specified that she doesn't want to know how long she has got so the rest of the family don't know. She isn't at all optimistic though

My mum typically of her buried head in sand over her symptoms, battled through, it wasn't until she had a funny turn at my house & I insisted on accompanying her to docs that we started the ball rolling, ct scan, hospital admission. The cancer was in both lungs & had spread everywhere. She said she'd let us down, of course she hadn't. I always worried that if she did get lung cancer (was a v heavy smoker) I'd be so angry but I really truly wasn't. I only had 9 more days with her but they were filled with love. We got to hear her final wishes, she said goodbye to everyone she wanted to. The only treatment she had was to keep her as comfortable as possible, there was talk of chemo & so onbut in my heart I knew she didn't want it and was ready to go. Oh dear op I'm not putting across what I'm trying to say very well. I think it's talk to her, understand what she wants, be her voice when it comes to treatment plans, care plans. We didn't have time to transfer my mum home as she would've really wanted & if I have one regret that is it. spend as much time as possible with her, cherish every moment as they might be fleeting, & you need to be strong, but not all the time, Don't bottle up.