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Just wondered if anyone has had/having a similar experience… I’m on week 2 of cisplatin and radiotherapy, I have a take home steroid dexamethasone… last week, week 1 I noticed I was getting upset at things out of my control, wondering what if etc I...
Hi everyone! I’m 28 years old and have been in remission for 2 years. I’m from a very small Caribbean country so resources for support is basically no ln existent and it can feel lonely when you don’t quite have people that can understand what you’re...
Im 52 and I have been bleeding since start of the year. Thought is was to do with menopause, asked GP to take mirena coil out as I thought it was maybe the cause. No change, gp made referral in April and said it was red flagged and I shud be seen within...
What would be the next line in treatment ? Already received cisplatin, radio and brachy. 5 years later xarbo and taxol for recurrance.... but what next, can you have more carbo and taxol? Or is it straight to clinical trials ?
…it didn’t really. But I didn’t know that and asked my husband to cut off my long ponytail! Ì Every nurse we came into contact with mentioned my hair and that I should crop it as ‘you will definitely lose it quite quickly’ and it’s worse when it’s long...
Hi ladies, I’m sure many of you have felt the same anxiety and apprehension I am dealing with right now! I have been having cells monitored by colposcopy for 3 years and just had a LLETZ treatment in August. They sent all the cells removed to the lab...
Hi everyone, Just wondering whether anyone would be able to share their experience of lymphoedema at the very start of having swelling please e.g. Was the swelling there all the time or did it come and go? At what point were you referred to a lymphoedema...
Hi, Ill try and keep it brief... I have hpv, was picked up on a smear as i was pregnant with my oldest 4 years ago, after having my 2nd 2 years ago i had a colposcopy due to low grade changes and a punch biopsy was done. A year later had another smear...
Hi I finished my treatment 2 years ago and recently been in agony when going for a wee spoke to my oncologist about it and she sent me for a camera in my bladder which has been confirmed as radiation cystitis, has anyone else suffered from this and got...
Hi All, I had an examination and biopsies taken after my GP referred me to colposcopy due to the appearance of my cervix being consistent with cancer (this was during an appt to fit a coil a- which didn’t go ahead). This was through the urgent pathway...
