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Hi Everyone I received results from my 3 month Pet CT and MRI on 01/09/22. My initial diagnosis was SCC T2 N2 M0. The Pet Scan showed a full metabolic response to nodes and no further spread thank goodness! However I was wondering if anyone has received...
Hi All My name is Paul. Ive recently had throat cancer and now very lucky to now be in remission. The day came that the all clear was here but didn't get sensation i expected. Since joining reading many messsges about treatment having a different affect...
Could someone give me some advice please. I was diagnosed last October with Adenocarcinoma of the rectum cT2 NO MO 1.8cms inside The only thing I was offered was to have a stoma I refused as the thought of it terrified me, and by pure chance it was mentioned...
Hi guys, just thought I’d post this, I came across it on another site but it’s something that I definitely went through myself. The day my treatment finished was a day I so looked forward to from the day it begun & I found it a pretty emotional day but...
Good morning everyone this is my first time posting and I'm all of a tizz to be honest. I recently had my smear results stating I have hpv and servere cell abnormalities and have a colcposcopy booked for Monday to look at the cells in my cervix, 8 days...
Hi Friends, I have been largely absent from posting lately. The kids have been back to school for over a month now, so routines have changed and needed adjusting. I have popped in to read posts off and on—always great support shown here, and that makes...
Hi I'm Casey, I was wondering if someone could give me some advice please. I was diagnosed last September and am stage 4. I have been dealing with the treatment really well so far and have had only few side affects. I haven't had treatment now for awhile...
I had a colonoscopy and was told I had a tumor 30mm 4 inches from anus, but my consultant did another colonoscopy 8 days ago, and I have only tumor that's 4cms from my anus, and is 35mm. I was looking at a big op through the stomach, now I'm all over...
Hi I have just received the results from my first MRI and CT scan . My consultant has said it looks promising and that he cannot see any cancer on the scans . He said I have to see a surgeon in a couple of months and then another mri in December . I...
Hi , I’m new here just recently diagnosed and starting treatment on 19th September. Like many of you I was misdiagnosed and sent away and it wasn’t until I gave birth to my son they found the tumour. Even though I had also been to my doctor re lump...
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