Feeling tight and pain around my right rib, a bit concerned.
My husband was diagnosed with eye cancer , has received two treatments of laser which last treatment 3 weeks ago we were told a lot of liquid is in his eye coming from the tumour !! Tumour hasn’t starting to grow as yet which is positive , concerned about...
So here I am just over 2 weeks later waiting on my latest MRI scan result, 19 months since my original OM diagnosis. It’s very stressful waiting. I am consumed by the statistics ie 40% or so get metastasis (mainly in the liver) and that the outlook is...
I’ve been doing well till my last Ultrasound showed change from previous on 6 months ago , I don’t know and am scared as I don’t know what I’m facing I have Gastro paresis as well which causes fatigue nausea and. Not much appetite I’ve not lost weight...
Hi there, New to all of this. First time here, so nervous and anxious about what is next. I am 56 and had radio plaque treatment December 2025 in Liverpool. It all happened so fast following a change in my vision November. Travelling to Liverpool for...
Hi I had ruthenium radiotherapy in my left eye to treat the tumor and 3 months later I still have distorted vision and wavy lines/flashing lights. Can anyone advise if this is normal.
Hello all, New member here. I was diagnosed in 2019 with stage 1 OM. I went through a few laser treatments to see if they could deal with it like that, but then Covid hit and a couple of the treatments were cancelled. In 2020 I went to Clatterbridge...
Hello, like many others here have said, getting diagnosed with eye cancer was weird. I was very calm about it. I did a lot of research in the month between urgent referrals and knew what kind of options were likely. I think my positive head had convinced...
Hi Everyone, I just wished to introduce myself and say a massive thank you to all those who have helped me on my recent journey, because it is 3 months to the day that I had my right eye enucleation at Moorfields. The overall aftercare and the fitting...
Hi. I'm not a patient, but my wife is. Diagnosed 3 years ago exactly, underwent enucleation after Ocular Melanoma removal and plaque treatment (all at Liverpool) failed (pigmentation changes in eye after 3 months indicated return of OM). She's been...
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