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Hi,my partner is undergoing immunotherapy for squamous cell lung cancer. Soon to start on radiotherapy. He gets really bad indigestion. He has been prescribed omeprazole but only takes it when it gets really bad. He is also on Simvastatin and Apixaban...
Hi currently my myeloma is asleep and am around 7 yrs post SCT. Recently rushed to hospital with pulmonary embolism . A few bloods came back as out of limits which the consultant was concerned about due to my history . They were still waiting for another...
Hello and thank you for allowing me to join the community forum. In March 2023 my 88 year old father had a right Hemicolectomy following a diagnosis of caecum cancer (Stage 4) He has a stoma which is permanent. Dad has informed me that he had the urge...
Hi, I completed my active treatment for triple positive breast cancer when I had my last Herceptin injection on 10/5/24, in the last few weeks I have started coughing but only when lay down, I put it down to a nasal drip but went to the GP a week ago...
Hi There, I’m stuck and no clinician I’ve spoken with can seem to tell me why this is happening because it sure didn’t happen before I got cancer, had the surgery and then the chemo and the pain and flow only seems to be getting worst.. so my periods...
Hello. I have had two of four EC cycles but cycle three has been delayed (5 days so far) as my portacath became infected and was removed a week ago. Hoping that an Interventional Radiology appointment for this Thursday will result in a new port being...
Hello, my mother has been diagnosed by stage 4 cancer. Please see below the PER scan. My questions are: 1- is there any hope of any treatment 2- we keep getting different opinions, one Dr is suggesting having a tube connected to her kidney for urine...
My beautiful beloved husband is lying in bed as he has been for 5 weeks. He is weak, he hardly eats , he is in pain and I feel like my whole world is imploding. I dont even know where to turn. My daughter is distraught and really cant cope I have to protect...
My husband has recently developed a fistula between hi colon cancer and bladder. One of his remaining pleasures is to go to the pub once or twice a week for a pint or two. This condition seems to be quite rare so I would like to hear from anyone who has...
Hello so I am being told that my pancreatic cancer has progressed to stage 4 so all they can offer is palliative chemo to try and make me more comfortable, now I see this is hopefully going to shrink it to relief symptoms is that right? So if it hopefully...
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