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Basal Cell Carcinoma

I've been diagnosed with a BCC on my nose and recommended surgery using the flap repair technique. The carcinoma is too big for Mohs or radiography. Has anyone experienced this and how long is the recovery?

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RAI treatment

Injections versus withdrawal of thyroid hormone

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Why is it so difficult to get some help

the difficulties in getting help

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Emotional support

I am the first patient in the Uk to of had Robotic Surgery to remove a tumour from my Kidney, it was a Grade 3 cancerous tumour. Anybody else since had this done? This was 2yrs ago. Just wish I had somebody to talk to about emotional issues.

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Feelings

Yesterday I had my first mammogram results since having my wide local incision and lymph nodes taken out. I was told it was clear. Now you would think I would be jumping for joy well I wasn't, in fact I felt nothing. Does that make me weird?

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Not quite sure what to expect

my dad has oesophageal cancer, he has been sleeping so much, today he was awake for approx 7 hours, is this what we should expect

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mags69

hi im am 9 days post op thyroidectomy with papillary carcinoma having difficulty with swallowing and breathing , dizzy spells and sickness are subsiding will this ease with time, how long roughly, i no every person different?

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