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My Mum was diagnosed 3 weeks ago after having food stick in her osephagus, turns out it’s in her liver, stomach and 4 lymph node also. Shes gone from feeling fine to extreme pain in a matter of 3 days. Her Marie Currie nurse took her off codeine 3 days...
Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer.I had my MRI last week and I want to know if I can get my images and report from the hospital. And how should I get it?
I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer back in January. I have opted for Prostate removal and this is due on the 9th of April. The two guys I have been speaking with, who have had this procedure done already, now tell me the cancer has returned to their...
How long does it take to get family members tested. Told I had lynch 3 weeks ago
I have been diagnosed with lung cancer. I have no symptoms they found a shadow on a chest xray in Dec 2023. Since then scans/biopsies etc, I was told on Tuesday I would need the left removing. However before that I would need some immunotherapy. Why the...
Dear team, what is the normal size of a aorticavel lymph node? Best wishes AnnaS
I has APR surgery at the end of 2022. Unfortunately I developed a perineal hernia confirmed by CT scan which revealed the biological mesh used to replace the supporting muscle had failed and the bowel has descended. This is incredibly uncomfortable and...
Is it common for a biopsy to come back as saying the ovarian carcinoma is high grade but then, after surgery and the entire 18cmx15cm tumour (which had grown a lot in the 3mths since it was first found), histology reports it’s low grade?
I had surgery to remove a tumor in my small intestine 3 weeks ago. I rang to ask about stitches as some still remain and they gave me an appointment with the consultant rather than send ne to the GP practice nurse. The results from my biopsy should be...
My husband finished 14 sessions of radiotherapy last week - we knew the side effects would kick in this week but it's been worse than I expected. He's not eating or drinking and sleeping all the time, bad throat and neck pain, aching and bad head. We...
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