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I've just been told I have VIN level 3 / vulval cancer this morning, I have been told Oncology will be in touch after a Thursday MDT meeting in the next couple of weeks for next steps. I'm not sure how to feel about it. I've had to wait 6 weeks for my...
Hi, I had a respiratory app on Monday, I have a lung module that has grown, usually a biopsy would be done but because I have a large blood vessel running through it, it’s too dangerous to do one, the consultant can’t say if it’s cancer or not, I have...
hello, (32 y/o female) I am commenting here out of desperation seeking some advice / any education on my situation. While I know there are limitations on diagnosing or providing medical advise on the internet, I am hoping for some guidance in my situation...
I have to have my breast implant reconstruction removed due to chronic infection and will not be able to have another reconstruction for sometime. Does anyone offer a goldilocks or SWIM aestheitc mastectomy on NHS as an alternative to the traditional...
Good evening, I'm emailing on behalf of my mum who struggles with today's technology. My mum has bowel cancer. She has read about the benefits of Yangzheng Xiaomi and it appears that many studies have been conducted on it with positive outcomes but...
I finished treatment six months ago, six rounds of CAPOX following surgery for colon cancer and a liver ablation for a secondary tumour. I’m feeling more exhausted than ever, with residual neuropathy in hands and feet, and muscle and joint pain. I wake...
Hi, I am 39 recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I do not qualify under NHS free egg freezing program. Can I conceive naturally after my surgery and radiotherapy being on letrozole. Or do I have to wait for 5 years after I finish on taking letrozole...
Im experienceing a lot of iching , burning when I go to loo, strange tingling feelings in vulva. The burning & tingling is the most troublesome, I've tried all the antihistamine I can think off , I take paracetamol 2 twice a day, wash my vulva in warm...
Hi I have a dosage query. After being on Anastrozole a few months in 2023 I became waterworks incontinent. Between GP and consultant I changed to Tamoxifen to allow oestrogen pessaries. After several weeks this worked brilliantly. However, after a few...
Hi everyone, I’m reaching out on behalf of my mum. She’s been diagnosed with hormone-positive breast cancer last year. On diagnoses the tumour was 30mm. She initially started on letrozole and also self prescribed fenbendazole, and the tumour responded...
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