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I wonder if you could advise me on my recent fit results,mine are >400, i have been bleeding for a while and i have had hemoroids in the past. But I have been bleeding in between a bowel movement. I am on the urgent referral as of Monday and waiting for...
I’m now 9 days from finishing my treatment and I was wondering if you be able to answer a few questions I have about my recovery? I know everyone is different but how long does it take for the burns Inside my throat to heal? I haven’t been able to...
Hi I had an anterial resection to remove a cancerous tumour just over a month ago. I also had an ilius when in hospital so my bowel struggled to restart. since then I have been suffering with ongoing external haemorrhoids (these are now much reduced...
Hello I am 54 & had PMB 2 weeks ago which prompted a 2 week referral . Unfortunately the GP thought she spotted a polyp which sent me to colposcopy as opposed to hysteroscopy which I attended last Friday. As there was no referral for ultrasound I booked...
Brother in Law had stent fitted due to primary cancer in food pipe and started chemotherapy but finding impossible to drink or eat without retching and has developed diarrhea last 24 hours. He will dehydrate and starve if nothing done/ could it be stent...
I have recently been diagnosed with left breast cancer which is a triple negative invasive cancer, grade 3, stage 2A, 23 mm. I am a 77 year old woman and have many health problems such as 1 kidney, asthma, inflammatory disease of the spine and joints...
Following Paclitaxel and now Phesgo injections every 3 weeks I have been experiencing watery eyes. Bottom eye lids are also sore and painful please can you advise me on any treatments available
Hello - I have had four treatments of carboplatin so far and during the last two treatments the chemo leaked out of the canula. The first time it happened - I didn't notice it for a while but the next time i went i was a bit more prepared and noticed...
Hi there, hoping you can provide some advice. My mum has mild lymphedema in her left arm where lypmh nodes were removed from her underarm at the time of breast conserving surgery following chemo for breast cancer last year (her surgery was in June 2022...
Good morning I’m due to have a dpd test for chemo, do you know what this entails please many thanks nicky
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