Patients, family members and carers share their stories of how thymic cancer has affected them, as well as tips and advice for others..
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I had difficulty swallowing, breathlessness, heart pounding and tightness in the chest. I asked for a spirometry breathing test at the beginning of 2020 but shortly after Covid began our
Back in Nov 2021 I developed a cough, more annoying than persistent, not enough to think it was anything too serious. In December I took part in a charity boxing
As part of the world’s first Thymic Cancer Awareness Month ThymicUK founder and chair Karen Ruddock was asked if she’d take part in an interview, to give her cancer story
My name is Wendy. I am 65 years of age and worked in OT for 29 years. I have been married for 30 years. After my Covid vaccination in March
Early July 2019 I had a persistent tickly cough. My face was bloated & I had difficulty breathing. On reflection, I’d had issues for years. I thought I was allergic
My husband, Michael, was 47. He was the most wonderful and devoted husband and father. He was rarely unwell and never one to complain. At the end of November 2021,
This is my story. In February 2018 my husband and I flew to the Seychelles to join a cruise going to the Maldives, Sri Lanka and India. For a couple
In October 2012 on a Saturday morning I was hit with excruciating chest pains on the right side around the breast area and shoulder. Pain akin to someone physically standing
After contracting Covid in March 2020 as a frontline worker, I never recovered fully. My main complaints were persistent cough, shortness of breath, wheeze, reduced exercise tolerance and constant mild
I had difficulty swallowing, breathlessness, heart pounding and tightness in the chest. I asked for a spirometry breathing test at the beginning of 2020 but shortly after Covid began our surgery didn’t offer it anymore. In 2022 I paid to get it done privately. The consultant suggested I also pay
Back in Nov 2021 I developed a cough, more annoying than persistent, not enough to think it was anything too serious. In December I took part in a charity boxing match to raise money for cancer research- ironic, I know! After the fight I coughed for a good few hours
As part of the world’s first Thymic Cancer Awareness Month ThymicUK founder and chair Karen Ruddock was asked if she’d take part in an interview, to give her cancer story and help raise awareness. Within a short space of time the story was published on the Independent Online Newspaper.
My name is Wendy. I am 65 years of age and worked in OT for 29 years. I have been married for 30 years. After my Covid vaccination in March 2021 I had a severe reaction resulting in a fever, copious spots all over my chest and a cough. It
Early July 2019 I had a persistent tickly cough. My face was bloated & I had difficulty breathing. On reflection, I’d had issues for years. I thought I was allergic to a medication I My GP sent me for an Xray. The same afternoon my GP called to say I
My husband, Michael, was 47. He was the most wonderful and devoted husband and father. He was rarely unwell and never one to complain. At the end of November 2021, he contracted Covid-19. Despite having received 2 vaccinations, very early on it became apparent that the virus had hit him
This is my story. In February 2018 my husband and I flew to the Seychelles to join a cruise going to the Maldives, Sri Lanka and India. For a couple of months before that he was concerned that I had started snoring at night. The morning after we arrived in
In October 2012 on a Saturday morning I was hit with excruciating chest pains on the right side around the breast area and shoulder. Pain akin to someone physically standing on my chest while pushing hot pokers into the cavity. Admitted to the local hospital I had numerous x-rays and
After contracting Covid in March 2020 as a frontline worker, I never recovered fully. My main complaints were persistent cough, shortness of breath, wheeze, reduced exercise tolerance and constant mild elevated temperatures. However looking back, I was unwell since 2014 with recurrent “minor” infections like UTI’s, chest infections and Sinusitis.
