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Hi, I had a RAPN on 1st April. I have four holes plus a slightly longer one of around 4-6cms. They were all closed with surgical glue. Apart from the swelling which came up a couple of days post-surgery and still hasn't subsided, I am now getting...
Hi My husband had a CT scan (on kidneys) with intravenous contrast, at about 10 a.m yesterday morning. During the night, he was up with vomiting / diarrhea. Could this have been a side effect? Thank you
Hi there, I had the breast cancer operations 6 weeks ago, my wound did heal well but I noticed the color of the scar (which is about 6cm long) is getting darker. I learned that there are some products can help on lightening the scar but I am not sure...
Hi Needing an enema every 3 days. Anyone know if Castor Oil heat packs can be helpful. Does the oil penetrate the skin and is that ok for the liver? It would seem peritoneal disease is compromising the bowel. Thanks A
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2023. I was immediately put into Letrozole while we waited to obtain my previous mammogram from Spain. They had seen a mass and needed to know if it was there before. This took time to find as my mammogram results...
Hi, I had a full hysterectomy 6 weeks ago & have been suffering from pain at the top of my legs. My consultant said it’s because if lymph nodes they took for testing. However it’s too painful to drive & now some parts are numb. should I be concerned...
Hi there hope you’re well. I had my first EC chemo on Tuesday and from Wednesday I started getting very red skin on my right hand, my cheeks and on my chest. they are not painful or anything but very dry. although I used hand sanitizer and my hand were...
Hi. My mum has mesothelioma in both lungs. they told her a year ago it was incurable. She’s had immunotherapy and chemotherapy but I don’t think she’s going to be offered any more treatment. she’s really struggling to keep up her weight.shes so so tired...
Hi I have stage 4 RCC and have been on Pazopanib since November 2023. Side effects were awful on the starting dose of 800mg, and was reduced in stages down to 400mg where I have been since January 2024. Side effects include the usual hair colour changes...
This may sound like a weird question but ……….I had a double mastectomy with the removal of 7 lymph nodes removed. I am almost finished immunotherapy in May. I was thinking a companion in the form of a cat, would I be compromising my immune system by getting...
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