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Hi I have my six month cystoscopy check on 30th October but I have been bleeding intermittently since yesterday and have pain in left side , lower back , and abdomen . Not sure what to do. Can I request a sooner appointment and if so how do I do this...
Been really ill this week after having my 4th session of Cabazitaxel previous to this I had 5 session's of Docetaxel which didn't seem to be working.Do you think the sickness and tiredness is the body asking for a break? John.
Hi, I've been diagnosed Stage 1 womb cancer and require a Hysterectomy. I queried if freezing eggs was an option and they have confirmed yes and referred me to a London hospital who will be in contact. It looks like l have been processed down the...
I have had 2 wide excisions and diep flap reconstruction after idcis I am now on a course of tamoxifen for 5 years. I have problems trying to get to sleep at night and when I do sleep i wake up at 2 or 3 o/c in the morning and cannot get back to sleep...
Hi, I am looking for an another perspective if possible as I have had an experience with my GP that has left me feeling as though I have been a nuisance. Over the weekend a mole on my arm changed drastically (colour, shape, size and border). Recognising...
Hi, Thank you for being here for everyone to ask questions. I have had breast cancer in 2017, had lumpectomy and radiotherapy. I have had a lung nodule which has slowly been growing, is spiculated and recent PET scan showed increased activity. Hospital...
My wife was diagnosed one year ago this month with Stage 4 Ovarian cancer. She has had 6 rounds of chemo with the carbo/taxol cocktail mix. She also went through 2 significant debulking surgeries. The last two chemo infusions included Avastin which she...
So I have just had a follow up after having a testical removed. And was shocked at what the DR mentioned. so it all started when I noticed my ball was bigger and hard. So I went see my GP. Who sent me for an ultrasound. Then after that I had an appointment...
Good morning, I have been a combination of Taxol and Carboplatin for ovarian cancer. I have had 5 sessions of the combined chemo but due to neuropathy the 6th dose is going to be carboplatin only. I am wondering firstly if this is usual? And secondly...
Hello, I have come on here as I feel I need to get things sorted in my head. Firstly I don't recall being told what sort of cancer I have, it's 16 mm small so having a lumpectomy on the 16th, I found my cancer by feeling a large lump in my breast...
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