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My partner has a large 240mm Vestibular Schwannoma and is due to have Gamma Knife Radiation in January. He has lately been saying he has new symptoms, taste/tongue, and his face feels different on the side of the tumour. His headaches and dizziness appear...
Hi , hubby has had one session of radium 223. It hit really hard. A massive increase in the pain ( which we expected). We were under the impression this would last for 72 hours approx . But his lasted for just over a week . Do you know if this pain will...
hello, my hospital wrote to my doctor saying i no longer needed to take anastrozole. I have been taking it for 5 years after surgery and radiotherapy. What is the most recent research on this? I understand in Denmark they keep patients on inhibitors for...
Hi I am currently waiting to speak to a urologist about my prostate cancer diagnosis and have a question over a particular concern during the testing. I originally had a PSA test at my GP in September and the result came back as 7.9. I hadn't had...
Hi, I am 68 years old. A few months ago and my last psa was 4.7. The mri showed a small area which led to a biopsy and my readings above. I am now struggling to understand what to do next, the recommendations are surgery or radiography, the side affects...
I have what looks like a reaction on the backs of my hands 1 week post docetaxel and 2 days post wearing latex gloves as protection because my fingers are splitting. Can I take anti histamine and use a boots own bite and sting relief antihistamine cream...
I received a diagnosis of T2 follicular cancer of the Thyroid following removal of a suspicious node on my thyroid - no follow on treatment required. In the appointment the specialist nurse expressed surprise that I'd had a previous breast cancer diagnosis...
I had my first immunotherapy ( pembrolizumab) session a week and a half ago.Feel ok and at the moment have no worrying side affects other than a couple of headaches and some fatigue, but recently I have noticed under both my feet I have peeling skin....
My husband is recovering and receiving maintenance therapy for Bladder Cancer. Left kidney mass found and described as Bosniak cyst Grade 3. I do have more details of size if that's helpful. I have my husband's permission on his medical records to discuss...
Hi, my mum had 12 rounds of taxol and carboplatin for breast cancer and was ok but tired and a little bit breathless at the end. She had her first dose of EC (three to go) two weeks ago and is still exhausted and breathless, with loss of appetite. She...
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