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Hi I had my lower bowel and several lymph nodes removed to eradicate cancer in April last year,then was fitted with a stoma which I had reversed on 11/7/24 .Since then life has been pretty difficult the operation went well ,pain has gone and the scar...
Hi guys, thanks for taking the time to read, I’m very much new to this. Im looking for some rough guidance on life expectancy without treatment, I know it’s hard, but my mum is desperate for some information to help with her decision making. She also...
My sister in law(72) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. She underwent a whipple procedure and 12 sessions of chemotherapy. Six months on she is still experiencing cognitive impairment: poor memory, inability to concentrate and forgetfulness...
Hi , I’m hoping someone can thru a bit of light on this for me - it’s my first time on here . My recent Pet Scan has shown my BC has now metastasized into Lymph nodes after 10 years of it staying put ) I have done a lot of reading into the positive...
My husband is halfway through seven weeks of radiotherapy for cancer of the tonsil. Eating is difficult due to mouth pain so he has been given morphine but this is making him vomit so still can’t eat. What can we do?
Hello! So for a while now I’ve been struggling with sleep and have put my tiredness down to this. I have recently had a blood test and it’s shown I’m low on Iron and folic acid. Apparently this can cause tiredness also. I have been feeling pretty...
Hi there, I just needed some advice on delayed chemo. I've been diagnosed with grade 3 DCIS invasive breast cancer. It has spread to all the lympnodes so I will need full lymphnode clearance and mastectomy. The lump is so large I need chemo first...
My story is in my profile. I lost my eye 11 r ago due to radiotherapy side effects.. I'm currently being investigated for osteomyelitis/ osteoradionecrosis skull base. The likely outcome seems to be osteoradionecrosis, Im waiting on a white cell scan...
Hi I'm in the middle of chemotherapy for breast cancer. Twice now it has been delayed because of elevated liver enzyme levels. It's been five weeks since my last chemo. They are hoping to start again next week and - as I understand it - they will give...
I have had a return of a very small 12mm tumour to section 7 of my liver - just waiting for the MRI report to confirm its actual location with regard to veins etc. it has not gone into the bloods. My concern is i have high blood pressure and had a heart...
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