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I am supporting my 76yo grandmother through stage 4 bowel cancer which has spread, prognosis from her oncologist nurse is 6 months she has just started a new chemo treatment, she was hospitalised with confusion over the weekend and discharged back home...
Hello My husband has been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. He has a large tumour in his bowel and significant mets all through his liver. There is no sign on the scans of anything in his lungs. It cannot be operated on although he has been given a...
hi, My husband has recently had his first session of chemo and he has had almost every side effect we were warned about - however something we weren't told about is the reaction of his eyes. Both eyes are very "sore" and red - we have used otc allergy...
Hi I had upper right lobectomy on the 19th June discharged 23rd able to deep breathe walk 6 miles daily and 8 different exercises 10 reps each 4xdaily hardly any pain .now cannot take deep breaths without coughing and have lots of pain over incision sites...
I am still in the investigation stages and awaiting a treatment plan, should I get the covid booster now?
Hi.Have just been diagnosed with stage 1 bilateral multifocal breast cancer.Saw surgeon today and have to decide whether to have partial mastectomy on one side (they suggested a full mastectomy would be best)and a lumpectomy on other side with later reconstrucción...
My daughter, just over 30 years old, has had triple negative breast cancer and is now recovering from a second bout with a course of pembro and will shortly restart radiotherapy. She is exhausted from it all and has terrible stomach pains and bloating...
I just came back from travel 2 days ago, and feel worn out. My parther is going through Chemo (infusion and pills round1) I am very fearful I may have caught something (even though it does not show) as everyone is just coughing everywhere, (office, plane...
Hello. I am currently 8 months post treatment for cervical cancer, treatment been chemotherapy, radiotherapy and brachytherapy. I am also going through the menopause, started HRT 4 months ago. I have found my energy levels are non existent, I’m sleeping...
my husband had a prostate biopsy 3 weeks ago and he is due for an appointment soon, he was fine during and after the proceedure, had anti biotics as well and a few days later he began to loose his appetite, get very lethargic and not bothered, he didnt...
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