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I got told I have cancer after a CT scan but no blood test or biopsy. I only had the ct as I was having tummy pains all the time, couldn't pass any stools and felt bloated. I was also always being sick. All this has stopped since the CT and I actually...
Hi my husband has been diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer that has spread to his liver and the lymph nodes tracking towards his aorta, he has so far had 2 courses of chemo, both courses have given him problems, the first affected his heart so...
Hi, I have been diagnosed with Eccrine porocarcinoma cancer April 2024 which I have been told is a very rare cancer. I'm looking for any information on this cancer as it's a rare cancer I'm finding it really hard to find anything. I have found one Facebook...
Hi I recently finished 15 doses of BCG treatment for non invasive low grade grade 2 bladder cancer. Prior to this I had 6 week course of mitomycin. The mitomycin made me ill during and for some time after treatment. BCG treatment my joints started to...
I have bowel cancer and am being treated with Oxaliplatin and Raltitrexed. I have totally lost my appetite and struggle to eat anything. I suffer with frequent bouts of diarrhoea and try to control this with Loperamide. I seem to have lost my sense of...
Having had a mastectomy during Covid I have had little interaction with others in a similar position. I was the only one in the ward after the operation and my assigned breast nurse was on holiday for a month between posts. Consequently I just had to...
Hi I had a surgical biopsy done about 6 weeks ago and thankfully it turned out not to be cancer. But I have noticed when I don't have a bra on I can see and feel what I presume is the marker clip. It is just under then skin. Is this normal and ok? Thank...
My mother has recently been diagnosed with uterine cancer and is awaiting MRI scan and biopsy results. She had a very bad night of pain. I’ve been intouch with neath and port talbot who have chased the MRI and we’ve recently been called to say it’ll be...
Is 1500mg of adcal d3 calcium chewable 2 tablets twice a day after thyroidectomy alot. I've been on them for 5 weeks. I had blood test on 15th July parathyroid hormone test was 1.3 so a little low calcium was at 2.19. Said on discharge form gp to review...
Hello My son had thymoma and his thymus removed at the end of May. Some microscopic cancer cells remained in his pleura and he has to have 6 weeks of radiotherapy to zap these. He has had 3 weeks of it so far. But over the last week (his 2nd week of...
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