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Having tried the "gold standard" chemo for my condition which didn't help to slow my disease, I along with my family decided to stop treatment. My oncology team remain in contact with me 8 weekly and I am mostly doing well. Over Christmas I noticed...
This probably sounds ridiculous but I am finding it hard to know if the bleeding when I pee is coming from my bladder or vagina. Vaginally I have been tested and nothing untoward has been found. I have bladder cancer and my turbt is on Monday. I have...
Hi i had a lobectomy on 30/12/21, frozen section showed adenocarcinoma so proceeded with lobectomy (I consented to this at initial appt) cannot fault my care or speed I have been treated with. Surgeon doesn’t think there is any lymph node involvement...
I'm in remission for aml and tested positive for covid what should I do Ma y thanks.
Hi, I know that we are not on our own on this site. I have read through some very sad cases on the community chat forum and I’m hoping that we can benefit from other people who are going through this nightmare. My wife was diagnosed with primary breast...
I ended up in a and e over New year having 5 seizures in a row. They obviously didn't know what to do and certainly didn't know I could hear. The nurse tried to take my blood while I was having a seizure and kept telling me to keep still. I was trying...
Hello, my mum has neuroendocrine tumours in her neck (on one side) and her liver - they have said that it’s unoperational- but I’ve read about so many different types of treatments- I wondered which treatments would be best for the neck and liver and...
Hi there, I am so very sorry to bother you. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago, went through chemo and radio and left mastectomy and full lymph node removal. As I am at high risk of a return I am on daily Anastrozole, monthly zoladex...
Hi I am currently undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer with TC (docetaxal and clycophosphamide). I had round 2 on 29th December with Round 3 planned for 19th January. This round has been far more tolerable than the first. The issue is my daughter...
Hello, I am due to have a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction in 3 weeks. I am really panicking as I am so confused as to what sort of bra to get, and also the size I will need, and how many. I have researched the different brands on various websites...
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