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My husband had a bowel resection almost 3 weeks ago, and has been home from hospital for a week. The surgeon had to remove two thirds of his bowel and has told him post up that he may need to go to the toilet 6-7 times a day, but as time goes on they...
Good afternoon My husband had a catheter fitted on Wednesday. On the whole, he’s not doing too bad. I just have a couple of questions for you. He’s struggling a little bit with the top strap as when we’ve been out. He says it feels like the strap is...
Hi, I'm new to this group. I had my breast cancer op in late 2021, completed chemo this time last year, then completed radio in June 2022. The hospital were absolutely incredible and I'll never forget how much they helped me through and made me feel in...
Hi, I finished all treatment with radiotherapy being my last back in mid Feb (chemo finished Nov, surgery in Dec) for triple negative breast cancer. in the last couple of weeks I’ve came out in an itchy skin rash, that is little red spots/hives, it...
Does spinal tumours affect the eyesight
Hi, after having 8 sessions of chemo last year and then a mastectomy this January, I am now about to start 5 sessions of radiotherapy. I am then going to have 14 sessions of Kadcyla. After being under the impression that the Kadcyla were just "injections...
It seems that my oncologist is disappointed that after three months PSA has only fallen to 8.5 from 10. In two weeks time I will have another blood test as I have now had the second 3 month Zoladex injection. What will happen if PSA has not fallen or...
Husband diagnosed 2020 now having to go on the new drug what life expectancy is there now please
The patient is in clear discomfort which he has persistently refused to describe as pain. It seems to have moved, from his upper back to his left side, round the tum and sometimes he doubles up. He consistently complains of being too hot or too cold but...
Hi, my daughter was diagnosed may 2022 with breast cancer. She had a lumpectomy in august and then had radiotherapy every day until Christmas. About September she became aware of a lump in her armpit and after tests they discovered it was in her lymph...
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