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Hi I’m new to the group. I have been diagnosed with dcis 10 days ago and because of the amount I have to have a mastectomy. My mental health has gone down hill, I am scarred I won’t wake up from the surgery and will leave my kids without a mum. I feel...
Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice on how to best support my partner right now. She recently received a tough diagnosis after a long round of tests, and she’s completely exhausted by it all. We live long-distance, so I’m currently supporting her through...
Hi two years ago I had a 13kg dedifferentiated retroperitoneal liposarcoma removed along with my left kidney, left colon, spleen, part of my stomach and part of my pancreas. I had a stoma. Lost a lot of feeling on my left side and have foot drop in...
My wife has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer. This came out of nowhere. The hospital has just transferred her to a local hospice where she is expected to die shortly. My adult son has no idea she is so ill, he is physically disabled and...
Good afternoon, I have stage 4 bowel cancer spread to liver and lungs. At present undergoing chemotherapy and during the treatment I have very bad fatigue and struggle to walk any distance. Is it possible to help with a blue badge application please...
I found out I had cervical cancer at the beginning of August. I had a scan, no tumor visible. But the biopsy left no doubt. They say the cancer is 'précoce" - (I live in France) which i thought was good news - but now I have to do a PET scan, to find...
Left Kidney Misdiagnosis leading to a full left Nephrectomy. Arrived to have a nurse write on my arm( wrong arm) for the operation. Thats was my first freak out. I was informed it would be robotic. I woke up to find out they changed their mind due to...
Hello, My husband, who is 56, has recently been diagnosed with HPV-related tonsil cancer. His team is treating him with the aim of curing it. He is expected to start six to seven weeks of daily radiotherapy in Leeds in November, possibly with chemotherapy...
I was diagnosed with Ocular Melanoma in December 2024 and had markers put around my tumour ready for proton beam radiotherapy in March 2025. I am now starting to loose my vision in that eye and always seem to feel tired. I have recently had Ocupational...
I got my diagnosis of breast cancer 5 years ago, I have had all the possible treatments and have struggled with side effects of everything. I have peripheral neuropathy from chemo and am in constant pain. I have had 5 years of endocrine treatment and...
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