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Hello, it's been just over six weeks since I had right breast mastectomy and implant reconstruction and two since lymph node removal. I haven't had a full night's sleep since the start of April and I'm exhausted. I'm a side sleeper normally so sleeping...
My husband has finished his Chemo and it has shrunk the cancer. Unfortunately the CT scan showed a blood clot had formed in his lung. We have had no news of surgery. I contacted the team and only got an answer when I included Pals. After my email, we...
i woke up 2 weeks ago with a painful breast after a few days it become red swollen painfulk and hard and a lump came under my nipple about the size of a ten pence, it was also sore, been on antibiotics for 2 weeks, all inflmation as gone down, the lump...
T3 N2 M0 bladder cancer. I have done 6 rounds of chemo and 4 weeks of radio. 6 month cystoscopy today showing as abnormal, and been referred for a biopsy. Is there any other treatment for me?
Hello I finished chemo about 8 months ago. Whilst initially feeling loads better (started back at work after 3 months) I am still plagued with diarrhoea (I have not had a formed stool in almost a year), horrendously painful joints, spine, hips and...
Hi I am currently on Letrozole & I have been on for about 3 years. I was looking at taking collagen to help with my joint pains but I am unable to find out if this is ok. I have asked the GP & they said to ask my oncologist. I have phoned them & because...
How can I not worry about if I have skin cancer.
How serious is a greater than 3mm apical positive margin following a radical prostatectomy? I am nearly 6 months post op. My 6 weeks post op PSA was classified as ‘undetectable’ and the next one 3 months later was also ‘undetectable’. My next v PSA...
Hi I had zometa after my treatment for breast cancer about 8 years ago and ever since then i have had acne in my leg bones is this normal i have had a bone scan as I went to the doctor about it and luckily it’s not bone cancer
I was diagnosed with stage 3 triple negative Breast Cancer 15months ago. I had a PIC line fitted for the chemo and blood tests. I was advised this needed to be removed 3-4 months later because it came from a faulty batch, this was removed and another...
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