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My husband, 84, had radiotherapy on his spine 3 weeks ago, just a one off treatment, we are away on holiday and he has started to get pins and needles in the top of his leg, just down to his knee, he has been sitting a lot. I don’t want to take him to...
My husband has terminal primary liver cancer and is currently taking 2mls of Oramorph10mg/ml twice a day. This works for his pain but makes him very constipated which in turn gives him stomach ache. I have been giving him 2 Senna at bedtime if he doesn...
I had a CA19-9 test that came back at 436, which I think is quite high. Alongside that, I have lost almost 2 stone in weight, get quite tired quickly and have a confirmed cyst in my pancreas. The doctor has dictated a letter to request an endoscopic...
Hi Ive been on a reduced dose of Abemaciclib for two months. Have had diarrhoea on and off, maybe every 3/4 days but the Imodium has been working and I have generally been well. Over the last week I have had a really bad smell in my nose like cigarette...
Good evening, I am just looking for a bit advice, my mother had breast cancer age 70, my dad died age 67 of stomach and oesophageal cancer and my brother at 62 has just been diagnosed with stage 4 liver lung stomach and oesophageal cancer, could this...
I have my sen sura mio Coloplast Nephrostomy bag stuck to my back on my right side as my bladder cancer has blocked both ureter tubes .This is changed weekly by a district nurse .Is there a video showing best practice how this procedure should be carried...
Hello. My 82 year old dad had bowel cancer, the tumour was removed and he's now got a stoma. He's been managing well. Unfortunately the cancer has spread to his liver. He's had scans, but the cancer isn't operable because of where they are in the liver...
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...
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