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Hi all Anyone got any tips for dealing with cancer pain . I use oromorph liquid and paracetamol and ibuprofen, and just started gabapentin, other stronger stuff ive tried but it's made me sick or hallucinating. I've been waiting for my radiotherapy...
Going in for radical cystectomy tomorrow. A bit nervous!
Hi there, Not really sure why I'm here but struggling a bit. I started having horrendous kidney pain at the end of Nov. Eventually admitted to hospital ?kidney stones as Urologist on call didn't think I should be. Had CT scan and xray, found nothing...
Hi All I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this: I had bladder biopsies taken 6 weeks ago under GA after some suspicious lesions were seen on flexi. I was diagnosed with a G2pta tumour in May 2025, had TURBT and no further treatment...
Hi all Sorry I haven't been on for a while , I took a turn for the worse. Was heading towards my radiotherapy and suddenly ,on a Sunday morning I had a rectal bleed and collapsed. Had to be blue lighted to New Cross and into resuscitation. My bowel...
Not to long ago I had a spot of blood round my Stoma, I did ask for advice on this support group and as was advised was pretty common and not much to worry about! I did get a CT Scan and came back Satisfactory no disease recurrence Next thing the Hospital...
Evening all, I find that writing it down helps so thank you in advance…. having such a stressful time at the moment, Ive tried to fight it but it’s no good…. Last October I had my medical for my job, (black cab driver) every three years…. hadnt...
Hi All, Tineline so far - 9 Dec GP urdent referral for gross hematuria 24 Dec CT urogram + CT chest 31 Dec meeting with CNS to inform me that I have a bladder lesion and it's probably cancer but good news no obvious lesaions elsewhere 14 Jan...
My dad completed 6 weeks of BCG immunotherapy in Dec. We were expecting a scan this month.Naively, we thought this would be not as big a deal as the turbt. But he’s just been told it’s under GA. His turbt experience wasn’t good. The aftercare was awful...
After 2 wonderful clear years, 2nd 6 month cystoscopy showed 'red marks'. Back on Friday for a 3 month check based on that. Fully expecting a recurrence. I had 2 turbts and 2 years of BCG, which worked well considering it was an aggressive tumour and...
