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Hi Just a minor question in the scheme of things really... Had a partial nephrectomy 4 weeks ago - c 5 "entry" points! - and while there are dissolvable stitches, there is a also a type of plastic coating on the wounds. Should I just leave that to...
I underwent a left sided mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy just over 2 weeks ago following a diagnosis of breast cancer. Although there had been no symptoms up until the slight change in shape I noticed (and went straight to the GP for) the tumour...
Hi I was diagnosed last October with tripple a negative breastcancer I did chemotherapy then had surgery then radiotherapy witch finished in September. I have started feeling like I have bad anxiety at the minute like I can't go out I feel funny when...
I am experiencing weight loss and I wonder if you know of high calorie items that I could supplement my diet with . I have a very poor appetite at present due to anxiety of awaiting tests for prostate cancer
I have developed pain and lump under right arm, where lymph nodes were removed. Also The r.breast has started changing, getting smaller, and the muscle here is painful. I have had of scans and xrays, have got a new compession sleeve, have seen a physio...
Post-lumpectomy, I had 5 days of radiotherapy, finishing almost 3 weeks ago. The skin under my breast is red and itchy, which seems weird since the breast on top isn't! Is this a reaction to the radiation? Pre-radiation, I used talc daily to keep that...
Hi, I hope this is ok to post. Its not me going through IBC its my best friend. She is also BRCA2 so has to have the double mastectomy and later down the line a hysterectomy. She is 35 years old, we are completely crushed at what she is going through...
Can I please ask if I should continue to take a multivitamin and biotin tablet each day as well as the calcium and vitamin D tablets I was prescribed. many thanks Ann
Iv just had the letter that goes to my doctor arrive. It says I have pleomorphic invasive lobular carcinoma. At my follow up appointment on the 1st of November I wasn’t told that word pleomorphic. Was just told ILC at the beginning 11/08/23 Iv had full...
Hi, My partner was diagnosed with AML TP53 double mutated variant and after the first cycle of an intensive chemo they have stopped all the treatments. I was wondering if he would benefit from immunotherapy. It is extremely expensive so I just want...
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