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Hello everybody.. just about to start my 5 and half weeks chemo radiation. Luckily the hospital is on a good day only twenty minutes away. As the majority of my friends work I am wondering how long realistically I will be able to drive myself to my...
Hi Five years post chemo radiotherapy and signed off at my treatment hospital in Addenbrookes which actually happened two years ago so under observation for three. I had a very bad skin reaction to a cream and triggered radiation dermatitis which caused...
Has anyone had acupuncture treatment for neuropathy. I finished carbotaxol at the end of August and I only had slight numbness in my toes. Since then what I understand is the 'coasting' effect my feet have been in agonising pain and I can hardly walk...
Hi everyone! I have been MIA for a while but thinking about all of you. I hope pintsizeprincess’ mum is doing better. I had another biopsy. The cancer spread to one lymph node in my chest but it was enough to put me at a stage 4. I will have chemo 3x...
Hello everyone I was wondering if anyone had any magic treatments natural or otherwise for severe bloating and gas. I am 12 weeks post treatment and am experiencing really painful bloating ....I look pregnant!! My stomach also makes lots of loud noises...
Hi there, hello! I'm starting my 28-day chemoradiation course in a week's time. Like many others here, I am trying to put myself in a good position to start and have been reading a lot about what to expect and how to prepare. I've not had any conversations...
Good afternoon everybody, I thought I would give a little update on Mum, and also just ask a couple of questions, which I’m sure you who have experienced this awful illness will be able to advise on. It’s now been 7 weeks since my Mum finished her last...
Hello everyone, I finally finished the 28 days chemoradiation today (Sept 30th) and rang that bell! Wow, that was certainly an endurance test (and arguably worse than the 6 months chemo)! As other lovely members have commented here, this treatment is...
Hello, I had my surgery eight days ago once they got in there they saw that the tumor was not just on the posterior back of the vagina but that it had invaded the rectum and grown around the right of the vagina so they ended up taking much more almost...
Tomorrow is my last day of radiation, and I’m excited to begin the recovery period in earnest. Right now I’d say the symptom that is the hardest for me is excruciating pain with every bowel movement. I’ve seen others describe it as trying to pass bits...
