Hi everyone. I turn 34 next month and I’ve recently been diagnosed with a sacral chordoma. It’s about 4” in size and currently it’s affecting my urine stream, sexual dysfunction and causing pain in my legs on occasion. I’ve spent two days at the Royal...
Hi everyone, we just had the news that every parent dreads, our 15 year son has cancer in his pelvis. A lad who played football 3 times a week and is fit and healthy had pain in his leg that was dismissed by the doctors and now been told it's now good...
My husband had his first Zometa on Friday & as been in agony with bone pain, so much so he's now got oramorph & having radiotherapy on the spine on Friday. I am away at present & was under impression Zometa helped the bone pain not increase it? He's...
Hello everyone, My father has recently been diagnosed with high grade tibial osteosarcoma. He has had this resected but given his age he has been advised not to have chemotherapy as the mortality and morbidity from the drugs is high. We are therefore...
My wife who has developed secondary bone cancer now has the problem of a dvt and they have treated her with blood thinners and now her platelets are low, she is is in hospital and has had transfusions but that treatment only lasts 3 days before they go...
I have seen an oncologist for a lesion on my left clavical. I have had a Ct scan, mri and bone scan and bloods done. I have had an appointment booked for next Monday for a follow up over the phone. Would this be to book a biopsy or would this be automatically...
My daughter has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma just over a week ago and has been refered to stanford orthapedic hospital, she has had all her scans done at a local hospital but we are still waiting to hear from them, anyone whay sort of time frame we...
Hello, my dad collapsed with a brain tumor in February this year and shortly after found out he's got secondary lung cancer. Tumor removed, smashed his chemo and radiotherapy treatments but it has now spread to his blinking bones :( neck, shoulder, hip...
Hello my darling husband has been fighting tonsil cancer that had spread to his lymph node for over a year , radiation has ravished his poor body , he went into remission , but now we have been told he has secondary bone cancer in his spine , I want...
I have been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, and have just started the MAP chemotherapy last tue 20-SEP-2022 (First dose of doxorubicin and cisplatin), last adminstered Thu morning 22-SEP-2022 This week I have experienced increased pain and inflamination...
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