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I was diagnosed with terminal cancer back in November and I wont be having any treatment other than pain relief and Mcmillan support. Today I went for my calcium injection in my tummy as normal and this afternoon/evening I have had the most horrendous...
It's 4 weeks since my mastectomy, and the pain under my arm and along my arm is awful. Will it ever get better? I also have a small seroma which they day will go in time, but it's uncomfortable and when my arm goes against it, I could scream. Please tell...
I am booked in this afternoon at 1600hrs for my third Hormone Implant. I am booked into have a PET-CT Scan on Friday of this week. There are 50 hourse between the time of the implant and the tie of the scan. My question is: will the radioactive Pet...
Does anyone know how long the side effects last on sotorasib or how long it stays in the body
Hello, Are there any suggestions on how to keep a Midline dry while swimming. I have tried https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XCLPF4C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and PICC Line Waterproof Plaster Cast & Dressing Cover ...
I've been diagnosed with cancer of tonsils, tongue an lymph nodes on a phone call from my GP. How soon will treatment start?
Hello I had a operation on the 5th November last year removing one third of my lung, lymph nodes and something else that I have never heard of and can't remember anyway, they think all the tumour was removed so I am not receiving any further treatment...
Hi, I have been recently diagnosed with erosive gastritis and recent biopsies have shown intestinal metaplasia, I have found out myself that this is a pre cancerous condition, my consultant has sent me a letter informing me of this but with no other information...
I’m in treatment for breast cancer triple positive origional spread to neck node so far have had tchp surgury radiotherapy and am on 8 kadcyla however I put my hand on my neck last week and found two lumps either side where thyroid is one small left and...
Hi Macmillan, I hope this question is ok as it's not directly about cancer... I had surgery to remove a large cancerous tumour in sigmoid colon and now have a colostomy and urostomy. The surgery caused bowel adhesions to form which in turn are causing...
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