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my husband had a colorectal op and ostomy fitted on 24 March. Nearly 6 weeks on and he’s still leaking something from a small hole in his rectum. I had to press hard to get a scan done amd Swan taken last week. Should this have been done sooner? Husband...
I know this is often talked about with Chemotherapy but nothing about Imuunotherapy. I have been on 3 weekly cycles of what I can only call A & B - full name is impossible since September 2023. I find that I forget the simplest of things, I lose things...
I’m nearing the end of my immunotherapy treatment for melanoma skin cancer scheduled for end of May 2026. Regular CT scans have shown that cancerous lymph nodes in my neck have been reducing and are stable. I’ve been told to expect a PET/CT Scan at the...
Hi, I had 2 Grade 3 tumors taken from my bladder, I have just finished my 6th BCG treatment 2 weeks ago and have a lot of pain in my bladder and pain in my lower back. Is this normal after the first session of BCG? Thanks Greengrass.
Hello there I don’t know if anyone out there can help me but I have recently ,2024 , had bowel cancer , I have Lynch and had an extended right hemi colectomy. My last CT scan showed a small nodule near my right hip and they want to investigate further...
Hi , my mother was diagnosed last november with ampullary cancer diagnosed on endoscopic guided biopsy showing an intestinal sub type cancer. She had a Whipple's resection two months ago from which she has recovered nicely and was discharged on the...
My husband has terminal bowel cancer. he’s been doing ok but around two weeks ago he got a chest infection. GP gave him an antibiotic but it didn’t really help so he’s had another course this week. But over the two weeks he’s really gone downhill, very...
Hi, I am on treatment for Breast & Lymph Node Cancer :- pT3N2 ER positive & HER2 negative I also have an inoperable Low Grade Glioma brain tumour, that caused Hydracephalus & Dementia for 8 years initially. After ETV surgery I am ‘back in the room...
Hi I’m 51, following 3-4 years of highly irregular periods where I’d go 8-9 months with nothing then get one, I’m now in the 5th month of constant bleeding. Sometimes so heavy I can’t leave the house, sometimes light so I only need a liner but always...
My Mum was diagnosed with head and neck cancer last year. She had 2 surgeries & radiotherapy to "mop up" any microscopic cells. There was no spread and having surgery & radiotherapy the doctors seemed positive about the outcome. Even so far as the Dr...
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