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Hi - Just wondering if anyone is experiencing similar to me. I have been experiencing irregular light bleeding and particullaly light bleeding after sex for about 18 months. I visited my GP as soon as the bleeding after sex started the first time...
Hello, i am sorry if i am on the wrong page for this. My mum was one of 11 children and most of them was tested and had the Braca1 gene including my mum, it was passed down from her own mum. Some did not want to know if they carried the gene but sadly...
Hi there, My FIL had a gastrectomy in January and 20 lymph nodes also removed. 10 were found to have cancer. He is not strong enough for chemotherapy. How long will this take to spread roughly and what symptoms will it have? Thanks
Hello, my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer that has spread to her spine and lymph nodes in December, she has had 2 rounds of radiotherapy (last session was a week ago) and 1 round of chemo/immunotherapy.(14 days ago). She has suffered with...
After surgery , radiotherapy and chemotherapy partner has recently come off a very low dose of steroids his body never reacts well despite what we are told to do but this is the third week off them and about a week ago he had done to much and began to...
My 50 year old son was diagnosed with Cheek and Jaw Cancer in late April last year. He had a feeding tube fitted directly into his stomach and then had major surgery in June, which included removing bone from his leg to rebuild his jaw. Following this...
Hi there - I have just finished the first phase of my chemo - which was 4 lots of EC - and am about to start on 4 lots of Paclitaxel (fortnightly) in a week. I have a sore vein and achey arm - I think from when during my third EC treatment the nurse...
Evening, I'm due to go for hysterectomy plus ovaries, plus fallopian tubes, plus cervix, plus pelvic lymph node removal on Wednesday for grade 3 cancer. The plan is for keyhole surgery . Do you have any information on what I can expect post op. Thanks...
I had my last dose of Docetaxel on Feb 4th and am still having problems with food - most things don't taste as they should. After looking on the Macmillan site, I asked a pharmacist about oral thrush, but it's not that. He said to wait a bit longer and...
HI. I had a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removed Jan 2021. I then had 3 doses of EC chemo followed by docetaxel. I suffered awful pains with the docetaxel and my last session was cancelled because my finger tips were painful and the nerves were being...
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