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Good afternoon I am due to start Kadcyla on Thursday following my breast surgery I am really worried about it as I had a really rough time with my initial chemotherapy with appetite and thrush on my mouth which caused me to loose almost 3 stone. When...
I don’t quite understand how the various guarantees work, so hoping for some clarity, as they don’t seem to match the reality cancer patient experiences. My case: I have been in ongoing immunotherapy treatment for 18 months. In March, I had a scan which...
Double mastectomy 2 years ago , 3 lymph nodes removed either side . Treatment 10 years Letrozole - no chemo or radiotherapy. Original diagnosis was gdue to small dimple & itchy nipple to right breast . Now Started with itching spasms in remaining tissue...
I finished chemotherapy 9 weeks ago & my problem is peripheral neuropathy which began after my second chemo session & got progressively worse. My chemo drugs were paclitaxel & Carboplatin. My consultant told me that I should not have been given one of...
My partner has recently been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer and he will hopefully be starting chemo next week. In the meantime he is suffering with pain/soreness from the TURBT op he had two weeks ago. He also has a stent fitted in one of his kidneys ...
Good evening. I am after a little advice, please. My husband has Prostate cancer and had a catheter fitted in late March and he is still having a very strong stinging sensation every time he walks for a small period of time. He struggled with the leg...
My mother has end life cancer and services have arranged a bed to be put down stairs but nurse called today to say no one can help to get her from upstairs to the bed they are supplying tomorrow
This may seem like a really strange query but here goes. I am a swimming teacher, swim coach and most importantly a swim mum. My oncologist said that for the duration of my chemo I was to be signed off work as he didn't want me poolside. This has been...
My Dad has prostate cancer,which is contained at the moment. He has tongue cancer,at the back and cancer where his tonsils were removed as a child. Had scan results back and it said he has clear cell. I thought it is only clear cell in ovarian cancer...
Hi I wonder if you can help please? I am scheduled to have my port put into my chest on Mon 22nd May and then start my first round of chemo immediately after on the same day. I was worried that the procedure to put the port in should need a few days...
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