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My mum went into hospital via A&E for serve sciatica on 14th May, on 15th we were told she had bone cancer(they indicated it was metastasis), the following day the found the primary cancer in the lung. The bone cancer is on a vertebra and has since...
Hello, received my biopsy results on Monday following a fluke breast cancer find after I signed up to a BRAID study (an ABB MRI) for women with dense breast tissue. Am 50yrs old with very high oestrogen levels (ranging from 1300 and 2198 during a serious...
I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, but, 52 days after diagnosis, have not been offered any treatment. How do I start to investigate where I might get best and speedy treatment ?
Hi there i had a lobectomy nearly 4 weeks ago and ever since it feels like i have a lump stuck right in the centre of my chest. It feels like i need to be sick to bring it up but i have had several chest x ray’s for various reasons since my op which...
I had a robotic full modified hysterectomy in April which went well and I felt brilliant. My consultant called to say although they had removed all the cancer and the 13 lymph nodes that were also removed came back clear, I would need Adjuvant therapy...
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...
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