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My husband just came back from hospital after having a stomach rig fitted. They said it would be uncomfortable but he in such pain and wont be able to sleep or lie down. Is this normal? Paracetamol is not even touching the sides. Can I give him co-codamol...
How many weeks do I have to wait after completing chemo before I can fly long haul?
I have prostate cancer grade 3TB , stage 4-5 on the Gleason scale started my treatment with tablets and injections, but my need to go has increased and I am leaking as I can't always hold it I wet the floor sometimes as well which I never used to . ...
Hi, i am due to go on a long haul flight very soon and after having bladder removal surgery i am concerned about having to take intermittent catheters through airport security and generally travelling with a pouch rather than a bag, if anyone has any...
I had surgery (tubes and ovaries removed) and Chemo which finished in Jan 2023. At the time of surgery it was thought that I had a cyst, My surgeon said that after I had finished chemo I should have a hysterectomy after cancer. . was found in both was...
Hi After blasts of radiotherapy and 5 cycles of failed immunotherapy, my husband had his 1st cycle of chemo yesterday - is it ok for him to swim and visit a sauna or steam room today please? The chemo is pemetrexed and I've read somewhere that as...
I am currently on chemo for lung cancer (carboplatin and gemcitabine) is it ok to go out and about as usual or should I avoid people and busy places and for how long after treatment
Hi just wondering at what point of cancer would some one with cancer would get pain management from a hospice as my mum has small cell lung cancer and I know she is now receiving pain management from st Columbus hospice
I have just discovered that what was supposed to be a benign cyst is in fact a MBC with ER 8 and PR6 and -HER. I am dismayed that the survival rates seem to be so poor for skin mets. Are there any hopeful statistics out there that can cheer me up? I am...
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