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Hi there, So I believe the above is what the latest "status" of my wife's cancer is called, but in summary, she has had: 1) Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosed in October 2017. 5cm tumour right against her breast plate. 2) Chemotherapy on said breast...
Is it normal to have a permanent headache afterwards? Its like a tight band around the back of my head. I never normally have headaches at all.
My elderly mother in USA is being treated for breast cancer with endocrine therapy alone. I understand this can stop the growth or shrink the tumour, but is there a chance (knowing all cases are different) that it will actually CURE the cancer?
I have recently had bowel resection surgery. The drain was in for about a week and has now been out a week but the drain site is still leaking quite a bit of fluid into the bag. Is this normal? How long do they usually take to close up.
Hi I went to see my GP this week and have been referred because a mole looks asymmetrical. I asked the Doctor if I should be concerned and they said they wouldn’t be referring me if they weren’t concerned I’ve been told I need to wait 2 weeks before...
Hi I have tried to get a straight answer to this but failed. If I got Covid before my scheduled op for renal CA how long would it delay my operation Thanks
Hi,I had a WLE at Christie’s yesterday,was supposed to be under GA but it was done under LA.I’ve got 2 infected Lymph nodes but was told they would be checked under ultrasound, I’m just so worried that they’ve been left in when they should of been removed...
I have developed a purplish rash on the site of the masectomy scar that has spread to the other breast in places. The rash seems to be growing in size. I have been on Letrozole for a month. I wanted to know if this could be one of the side effects of...
My mother, almost 90 but still living independently at home with my father (just turned 90) was diagnosed with oe sophageal cancer at the end of July, having started having occasional symptoms - generally excess mucous causing unpleasantness when eating...
Hi in early October I had a fbc , lfbp and Myeloma screen , I have had most results back on my NHS app with some abnormal bits, also urine sample show high wbc with no infection. But today got a blank graph for Protein Electrophoresis Results and a comment...
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