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I have been fast tracked for screening . I had a mri on sat 16th nov and recieved a letter through nhs app asking me to attend on fri 29th miday. I really dont want to take a day off work for a short appointment in the middle of the day which i will lose...
Just got diagnosed with breast cancer my sister s don't know yet but have frist lot of this afternoon should I tell my sister s don't know how to say
This May I recognized a lump under my left arm. It seemed like a swollen lymph node, and shortly after a rash appeared in my left axilla. Some time after, the lymph node disappeared, but in the following months it reappeared occasionally. I went to...
A week ago following a MDT it was confirmed I have spindle cell melanoma stage 2 and would be assigned an oncologist, would have WLE and lymph node removal and a PET scan. I was assured things would move quickly. My nurse told me the NHS has timelines...
I've started chemo. And I'm limited to what anti sickness tablet I can have ,with my mental heath medication. Have you any insite how people in the past cope with these 2 issues. I was thinking of buying a flight Band for my wrist. Or could you help me...
My mum has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. We are still awaiting a date for PET scan, which is agonising in itself. She was lacking energy and appetite and therefore prescribed 2mg dexameathosone. A week later, she is finding her sleep is being...
I have stomach cancer and my stomach has been removed. Since then I have suffered bad bile reflux. This has become worse as I start chemo again ( FLOT). I have a nightly nutritional supplement, the pump takes all night. I am suffering from bad side...
My husband has prostate cancer that has spread to multiple areas. We had a 'good' 6 months where treatment seemed to be working well, he felt well and we could live quite normally. Things have deteriorated fast. He ahd emergency radiotherapy on his spine...
Hi, I was diagnose with Her2 positive metastatic breast cancer last November. I did 8 rounds of Doxi along with Phesgo every three weeks. I am currently just on Phesgo every three weeks. The metastasis was to my liver and lungs. PET scans show no evidence...
My husband has been on steroids for nearly two years and has just had his first dose of chemotherapy. He developed ringworm on one arm and also on his head before starting the chemo and it has now got much worse. As he can’t get to see his GP for another...
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