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Hi, I’d really value your guidance on my follow-up care, as I’m a bit unsure whether what I’m experiencing is typical within NHS Scotland. About 4 years ago, while living in the US, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I had surgery which successfully...
I had a PICC line in my left inner arm for 18 weeks which was removed in January following chemo treatment for right sided breast cancer. I started with quite severe left arm pain in the lateral aspect after radiotherapy a month later. The oncologist...
I recently had a total hysterectomy with bi lateral salping oophectomy as a preventative surgery due to have li Fraumeni syndrome with previous history of breast cancer and adrenalcortical carcinoma. The biopsy has come back as provisional stage 1c2...
Hello, thank you for your help. I was diagnosed on the 11th January with breast cancer HER2, and put on Letrozole straight away, the lump is 1cm but has spread to one of the lymph node. I've had all sorts of scan, it was suggested that my surgery...
My mum has been put on a syringe driver she has got bladder and lung cancer i do not want to lose her but i do not want her to be in pain im so lost numb and upset my world is falling apart is there time frame of when she will pass. Thank you
Hi need to reach out my husband has prostate cancer stage 3 - he has had a radical prostatectomy in Dec 2023. His PSA has continued to rise his next blood test is in May . He has started to complain of heaviness in his legs and has started to have some...
Hi - my husband, who has colorectal cancer with a lung secondary is currently undergoing chemo - had 3 out of 12 treatments so far - prior to potential surgery. He is obese and also has diabetes type 2 and the oncologist consultant is keen for him to...
Hello there! I am trying to fill in a colossal form asking all sorts of medical questions in connection with buying an annuity (I retired at the start of the month). One section of the form asks about cancer. A couple of years ago I had a successful...
I'm at the stage where I need to choose between a lumpectomy or mastectomy. I'm mostly concerned about the changes to my breast aft radiotherapy
I had breast cancer in 2021 with a mastectomy followed by 6 months of chemo. In 2023 I had womb cancer and had a radical hysterectomy, no other treatment required. January 2025 I persuaded my surgeon to remove the other breast. I was left with a little...
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