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I have lymphoedema in my left leg and saw the doctor this morning. I wear a compression stocking. She agreed a massage machine would help reduce the swelling, but couldn't advise me what kind to get. Could you? I walk every day to try and help it.
My Mum is, or rather was until recently, a spritely 77 year old lady. She was diagnosed with stage 3 Ovarian Cancer, last Friday 4 October. We're told it's too extensive, throughout her pelvic region though not impacting on any other organs, for surgery...
I finished chemo at the end of June and radio in September. I am generally recovering well and have just started a course of Tamoxifen. However, my lips and tongue feel swollen and tingling. My vulva also feels swollen and shiny with a very distended...
Hello. My husband had a radical cystectomy 5 months ago. He was in the operation for 9 hours and also had a kidney removed. As he has chemotherapy now, I'm noticing that his short term memory seems to be impaired. Is this normal? I was told that anesthetic...
I had my surgery to remove my cancer in my breast and some lymph nodes two weeks ago and over the last couple of days am really struggling to sleep. I was awake all night last night until about 5.30 this morning and awake again by 10am. I am not in any...
Hi there, I have stage 3 melanoma and my daughter has been given the nasal flu spray today - I also had the flu vaccine as an injection. My oncologist and the doctors seemed to go back and forth about whether my daughter should have the spray as it...
My needle biopsy result as well as my MRI showed I have grade 2 IDC. But my hystology report shows grade 3 with clear margins and Lymph nodes. How can the different reports show different results
I had surgery for breast cancer earlier this year. Recently I had a follow up appointment on gynaecology investigations I had last year ( I have an ovarian cyst and some fibroids, non cancerous) and the consultant recommended that I have my ovaries removed...
I was recalled after a breast cancer screening where I was not expecting anything unusual. The biopsy diagnosis was solid papillary carcinoma and micropapillary DCIS. I have had three lumpectomies, which all showed a margin of less than 1mm, and a mastectomy...
Hello I under went treatment for cervical cancer, radical hysterectomy, radiotherapy and brachytherapy. Treatment finished a year ago. I have been on HRT patches and pessaries. For the last month I've been suffering with pain in one breast under the...
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