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I’ve just had my second session of chemotherapy. Both times, I’ve experienced very painful knee joints and aching thighs about 3 days after the chemo which is affecting my sleep and uncomfortable during the daytime. What would you advise? I’ve tried using...
Hi my dad has an ileostomy after colon cancer and liver mets. Recently they were worried about blood in his stoma bag. They called an ambulance but he has no wish to go to hospital. It seems to have stopped for now. Does anyone know if this a usual...
Hi, I'm a 48 year old male. I've been urinating a little more (not overly) but have a bad pain in my left side that radiates. Most of the time the pain is noticeable but not too bad, maybe a 3/10. At other times, it's a 6/7 that hurts a bit more if...
Hi I have just started my chemo tablets. If I dont take anti sickness tablets before chemo I feel really sick. Will this pass ? I have been on them 2 weeks now or would I be ok to keep taking anti sick tabs all the time ? I av Ovarian cancer stage 4.
Good morning, My husband has very recently been diagnosed with bladder cancer. At the moment, the cancer hasn't been typed/staged. He had a CT urogram yesterday and has his first TURBT nest week. Apparently, the pictures from the initial cystoscopy...
Hello, wondering if you can help? I am 43 years old and found a lump gor which I was fast tracked for mammogram. Back in September I went for mamo and was told it was a cyst. However they picked up a focal cluster of micro calcification in the other...
Hello i am day 4/5 of 2nd chemo infusion and have bad fatigue and neck and back tenderness. normal? thank you Claire
Hi I’ve been told that silk is best to sleep in for caps or lightly pre tied head scarves for when hair starts to fall out . I can’t find any though and having looked at Amazon there are other sleep caps of different materials with varying reviews . What...
Hi, my dad was diagnosed a few days ago with Leptomeningeal Metastases, cancer of the brain. We are based in Cheltenham Gloucestershire and his consultant at Cheltenham General hospital asked Bristol if he would qualify for gamonite radiotherapy and they...
My mums been given Oral Morphine for her cancer pain and its helping. However, ive read in a number of medical studies that it may cause cancer growth in existing tumours as well as chemoresistance as the studies showed morphine affected the efficiency...
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