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Dear all, my husband ( 61 years old) has just been diagnosticated of prostata cancer and melanoma, boht with linfatic disemination. He has started hormonal terapy for the prostata cancer, and we are waiting for the decision about the melanoma. We...
So back In January I woke up with lest testicle pain went to a@e and they injected somthing into my bum I haven't felt right since my testicle pain my pain went away after said I just had an infection so the pain went I had a ultrasound and everything...
I have recently completed radiotherapy for Early stage prostate cancer, I was thinking of having a colonic irrigation to help with some bloating I'm having, is this OK to do??? Many thanks Antonio
Hi my husband was diagnosed in September with Lung Cancer, following a biopsy we were told it had spread from the gut. He has CT scan, PET CT scan, OGD and colonoscopy which have all come back clear so he went for a wedge section of the right lower lobe...
I underwent surgery at Churchill Hospital in Sept 2022, and was discharged with all being well. Since Nov 2022, when I caught Covid I have steadily gone downhill with stomach and back pain (pre- existing injury to spine ,but before these symptoms this...
I have been taking this tablet for the last 2 years and my cholesterol has gone up. One of the side effects does say it may cause your cholesterol to rise. Do you know whether this happens. Also is it worth changing the tablet.
Hi, my friend is due to start her chemo next Tuesday and I am going to see her on Saturday. I am currently on holiday with a friend who little one has developed chicken pox. I had chicken pox when I was little and therefore should not develop them again...
Almost 6 month post chemo radiotherapy. Unable to control my bowels unless I allow myself to be constipated in which it's so tight and painful inspire of strong analgesics. How long is it likely to last ? Should I give in now and go for a stoma.? It's...
I am aware that everyones experiances are different but can you give me some idea.....I read alot about enzalutamide for prostate cancer patients. But I read nothing on life beyond enzalutamide. Husband has prostate cancer stage 4b gleason score 8. been...
Last August 2022 I had an X-Ray on my hip and femur. I was concerned about pain I had in these areas as I had a previous prostate cancer diagnosis in 2014/15. When I raised concerns with my GP it was they who sent me for the X-Ray, I was told nothing...
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