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I'm lucky enough to have BUPA health insurance for which I'm very grateful, but had a partial nephrectomy 7 weeks ago on the NHS as it was robotic assisted and that wasn't available privately. I had half of my kidney removed - papillary renal 4 cm cancer...
Hi I'm looking for some reassurance if possible. I received my diagnosis on 12 April - adenocarcinoma in the bowel. There's no evidence of it having spread (CAT and MRI scans). I was initially told my operation would be towards the end of May I was told...
Hi, I’m sorry to trouble you again but I don’t know who else to ask. My husband had a hemicolectomy for bowel cancer 12 months ago and has an ileostomy. Yesterday he went for a sigmoidoscopy as part of the one year tests and hopefully pre-reversal of...
Dear team i need desperate advice as it seems no way can resolve the the eating problem. my partner had his 1st chemo last week for his oesophageal cancer. Initially everything went well but after 72hours, he is not able to eat even with soups. He...
Hello, My father has been put on Regorafenib and is having some of the side effects suggested may occur. Recommendations have been made regarding potentially taking breaks etc but is it likely the side effects will lessen or stop at any point from patient...
Hi, I've just received the histology from the mastectomy I had for DCIS three weeks ago and am struggling to understand one aspect. When I spoke to the surgeon last week, he said that they had found an area of invasive cancer as well as the DCIS. The...
I have Stage 4 Bowel Cancer with secondaries primarily in my liver. I have a colostomy and am currently on palliative chemotherapy drug, Regorafenib. My son lived in Qatar and has asked me to visit for a week's trip. Are there any issues taking...
I've just been diagnosed stage 3 ovarian cancer and had a full hysterectomy 5 weeks ago. 6 courses of chemo to follow. how far apart will each chemo session be and how long will each take. I'm worried about losing my hair . are wigs offered by the...
I had my 8th instillation on Thursday and I am still in quite a lot of pain today including frequent urintation and some debris. This instillation was unusually painful compared to the previous ones. I saw the nurse today by chance when I took in my sample...
will I be offered a local anaesthetic ?
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