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Hello, I’ve recently been getting a funny fuzzy/mild pain in the area where my melanoma used to be. Last time I went for my check up I told the specialist but he said it’s normal, I’m just conscious surely after 7months it’s not normal to still have on...
Hello I had 2 moles removed early January as I had a new one grow rapidly and attach itself to another mole on my back. I have had the result today which have taken 8 weeks as they had to get a second opinion. They have conclude there is no melanoma...
Hi, I had a lumpectomy in May of 2021 and radiotherapy in July for DCIS. The radiotherapy was squished into 5 days from 15 (same overall dose. In early October my hair started to fall out pretty dramatically. It's still really thin and doesn't appear...
So just diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis was there before got diagosed with bc so finally on meds to control it was so miserable at times with it …thought it was side effects of previous chemo and rads had inflammation even in neck anyway today finally...
I am a 52 year old woman and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the end of November. Shortly after, a PET scan showed it had spread to my left iliac fossa. The HPB surgeon said that it may be possible to still shrink the tumours with folfirinox chemotherapy...
Hi, Just over 5 weeks ago I had 9 core needle biopsies on my right breast and lymph nodes. Earlier in the day I had mammograms and an ultrasound and the lump which (appeared all of a sudden and) had raised suspicion was estimated to be 2 – 3cm at that...
3 years after having a lump remove from the groin and 3 weeks of radiotherapy and given the an all clear apart from some related lymphedema thankfully no reoccurrence of the disease seen on ultrasound I am still having fatigue and discomfort in the...
Hi Im due to start a course of mitomycin , and was wondering is it better to hold it in bladder for more than a hour ? also is it better to turn from side to side when it is in to coat all parts of bladder or is this a misconception ? Kind regard...
Hi, I’m having a lumpectomy on 11th March. I’ve been told I cannot shower until the dressings have been removed, 7-10 days. I realise this to help stop infections, but as silly as it seems I can’t bare the thought of not being able to shower. I am a paraplegic...
Hi can you have eyelash tint and hair colour before you start radiotherapy treatment
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