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Hello. I had my lumpectomy around 3 weeks ago. I was released from hospital same day and did not have drains. About 10 days after, my breast was full of fluids and was hard and painful. So I went to the hospital and they drained the the fluid because...
Hello, I am recovering from a full thyroidectomy and right side neck dissection. I was in hospital for a week after my surgery due to sever low calcium. I was on a 12 hour calcium drip for 5/7 of my nights in hospital. I have been home from hospital for...
Hi, I wanted some advice because I'm not sure what to do. Two months ago, I thought I could feel a slight lump in my armpit (more of a fatty bulge) so I went to the doctor who couldn't feel anything. I checked with a second doctor who wasn't sure but...
I finished chemo for breast cancer on 6t Feb 2024. I had 4 EC and 12 Pacli. During the Pacli my feet and ankles became very swollen. I was already on blood thinners from a clot that appeared in my arm from the picc line so was told it would likely go...
My son is in his 5th week of radiotherapy for saliva gland cancer 8 more treatments to go. The bad taste is becoming more intense and the salt taste is a constant, not only when eating, it is there all the time and seems worse during the night. It is...
Have just had sentinel biopsy for melanoma. How will the cancer be traced dealt with
I'm due to have my first of 6 EC Chemo sessions tomorrow morning. I have just read I should have a small meal "a few hours before" but as I am starting at 9.30am should I avoid eating breakfast? This would be around 7.00am if I do. Many thanks.
Hi, I am going to a breast clinic in 2 days. I was given a breast exam by a nurse a few weeks ago and she thought I didn’t have anything to worry about as I have naturally lumpy breasts. She found a lump but said it was moveable. I have had pain on and...
Hi, Following my ovarian mass removal, my surgeon has written his discharge letter to me (proper to referral to oncology). I didn’t fully understand what he meant when he told me in clinic and I thought the letter might be easier to understand but sadly...
Hi Nurses, So yesterday we found out my best friend who has BRCA2 gene and has been through chemo, had a double mastectomy, 3 weeks of radiotherapy and is now on Olaparib. She had breast cancer and inflammatory skin cancer. Yesterday got a telephone...
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