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Hi, I'm new to the group and in my mid-40s. My story started back in the summer of 2021 when I suddenly had a pain in the ribs on my right hand side after dinner. Various things happened along the way with costochrondritis diagnosis, taking ibuprofen...
Hi there My husband has recently been diagnosed with Bile Duct Cancer and his prognosis is not good at all. He is going to start palliative chemo next Friday, and hopefully his biopsy will show he has a mutant gene which means there is some other sort...
Hi there - just wondering if anyone has the above symptoms and indeed to cap it all, the oncologist telephoned to say that the white cell blood count was surprisingly high, considering my husband had chemo on Friday. Apart from feeling crummy, also has...
So the mystry of what is happening to me started in May when I had my over 40 NHS health check. At this point I was feeling fine. However my bloods showed raished liver enzymes which indicate a blockage. Bloods repeated same issue. I was ref for an...
Hi there - strange question coming up! We have been told to wash our clothes separately. Flush the loo twice. Does anyone else follow this procedure? What about crockery and cutlery in the dishwasher? Any guidance on the above would be great and also...
Hi. Where do I start? I am 48 years old with 2 kids (14 years and 12 years). About a 7 weeks ago I was having really strong wee which I put down to dehydration. I then developed about 4 weeks ago itchy skin, again i just put it down to the warm weather...
My Dad who is 89 was diagnosed with bile duct cancer 3 months ago and has been relatively well considering he also has a heart condition, doctors felt it wasn’t in his interest to treat his cancer considering his age and other health problems so he has...
Had Whipple procedure in April and now on my forth session of Chemo tablets with another four to go. Felt really daunted about the operation but it was no where as bad as I had envisaged. Staff at the Queen Elizabeth in Birmingham were absolutely marvellous...
Hello. I have recently been diagnosed with intrahepatic bile duct cancer with metastasis to liver and lymph nodes. Unfortunately surgery is not an option, so I will be offered some form of palliative chemotherapy. I had biopsies taken last week, and I...
Hi everyone - I’ve been lurking for a while as it’s been raw but feeling brave today. I was unwell (being sick, strong urine and generally feeling unwell) back in March 2023 - after trying to get a GP appointment and failing I called 111 - they sent me...
