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For five years I have suffered migraines on and off when needing to open my bowels. Excruciating pains and blood pressure shoots up 189/90 which compared to 115/50 which I usually have which is low and always has been. I pace around the room as no lying...
I was all set to start my treatment Monday but I had a CAT Scan that showed 2 nodes in my chest. Now I have to see a pulmonologist to see if the cancer has spread or if this is a new cancer. Has anyone else dealt with this?
Hello Had my 23rd fraction on Monday and that was a very joyous day. I elected to stay in hospital weekdays and come home at the weekend, staff fantastic as always, but very tough for me to be inactive for so long. I wanted to give a little overview...
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...
I'm happy to say that after a horrendous month I seemed to have turned the corner and am doing much better. It will soon be four weeks since chemoradiation ended, and I can feel my energy returning, pain subsiding and skin healing. My first follow up...
Hi everyone. I completed my treatment in August 2025 after initial surgery in July 2024. Caught early and all good. My 12 month CT scan has shown a coincidental appendiceal mucocele and I’m now prepping for a colonoscopy on Tuesday and surgery sometime...
Hello! I was diagnosed with Stage IV after having just completed chemoradiation for Stage III. I'm interested in Paxman cool capping experiences and tips and look forward to learning from everyone.
Hi This is my first post here I was diagnosed with anal cancer in may I have gone through 6 weeks of radiotherapy and chemo tablets From week 2 I had side effects from the treatment The radiotherapy caused blisters and sores in my vaginal and...
Went to see oncologist this week for results of Pet Ct scan and MRI scan. Was greeted with have really good news for you, so expected her to say I was clear, but she said she was very happy with scans and everything was reducing as it should be. Having...
After 6 months (6 rounds of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel) of chemo for my liver mets I had my post treatment scan results today. It was the best result we could have hoped for. I started with multiple lesions across both lobes of my liver. Now there is...
