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Hi I am on Zoladex and Letrozole and in a medical menopause. I have been given the option to have my ovaries removed but no help in making an informed decision taking into consideration risks / benefits. Is was wondering if there is any information /...
Hello, I was on Dexamethasone 8mg for a month, and frankly felt truly awful! It interacted with my antidepressants leaving me feeling as high as a kite, like I was a prophet (no joke!). Sometimes angry, and sometimes very teary. I also ate everything...
My treatment plan is 3 x ec then 3 x doc. I have had 2 ex and my 3rd is next week. When I saw my oncologist before treatment he said I wont be having a picc line when I asked, I wanted one because of my anxiety over needles. First treatment they couldn...
This isn't the first time I'm made a post here. Maybe it's my desire to protect my parents that keeps me pushing to try and try again. They are so important to me and I want to make sure no stone is left unturned. So my Dad has been diagnosed with Liver...
After surviving a Whipple’s procedure for stage 1 pancreatic cancer in 2018 at age 80, plus six months of intensive chemo, a routine CT body scan early last year revealed, by sheer chance, a shadow on my lung. A subsequent biopsy - very difficult and...
I finished my breast cancer chemotherapy mid April and had a mastectomy on 13th June but since then I have recurring diarrhoea, no matter what I eat or how little. I've been taking Imodium but am reticent to take it regularly, long term. Hoping for...
I have been prescribed sodium clodronate 2x800mg tablets a day but with no further instructions. Do I take them both together as one dose or separately as two doses and when is the best time to take them?
I was talking to one of your nurses and I've lost her as I'm not great with technology
Hi I had a colonoscopy and he said I have a rare 3x3 cm submucosal lump can you help with this he took some biopsy and said I would need a ct scan
Initially I had clear urine but past 36 hours had rose wine urine but when I awake there has been blood in the bed ( small drops (3 about 5mm diameter) should I visit my GP or leave it over the weekend? still have 2 weeks medication
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