Hello Everyone, my wife has been offered her flu' jab. She has her third session of Ipi/Nivo today and will ask her nurse, but just wondered if anyone has had advice on whether or not to have their jab, or are there problems? She is 73 Regards to...
Hi all, Hope everyone is taking each day as it comes and enjoying moments ️ An update from me - currently isolating pre surgery on Thursday. Planned robotic assisted partial nephrectomy & so fingers crossed this will be what I get and no complications...
Hi today was the start of part 2 of my journey after almost a year (tomorrow I had a radical nephrectomy with robotic surgery then a full radical due to size of tumor having a party behind my kidney) I undertook a immunotherapy trial after 3 months which...
Hi all, Was wondering if any of you have underlying conditions and if so what treatment your on. I have dialysis for Kidney failure, have heart failure and am diabetic. My cancer is a 8cm tumour in right kidney with spread to lungs and spine. My...
So I saw my Oncologist today. Unfortunately due to my overall health, I have heart and kidney failure, treatment is limited to a reduced dose of one tablet. The side effects will apparently be vile and could impact others conditions. Even if I take this...
So had a conversation today with a lovely Consultant who was completing a report for my pension company. As part of this conversation he advised my prognosis was not good and that my life expectancy would be recorded as less than 12 months. I'm heartbroken...
When l was receiving chemo, l got a sore mouth mainly ariund and under the tongue.The nurse gave me a bottle of mouthwash whjch sorted the soreness out! The sreness has returned but l am no longer receiving vhemo. Can anyone recall the name of the product...
Hi All, I was diagnosed on the 29th march 2022, i went to see my doctor on the 24th march to say i had severe pain on my right side, the pain had been coming and going, but the degree of pain was getting worse, I asked if it was possible to have a MRI...
May seem like a silly question but my husband has kidney cancer that has spread to the lungs. Kidney removed in early March. After a recent scan that showed new nodule and some lymph node growth consultant has suggested start immunotherapy and targeted...
Hi any one else on this combination? I have fairly bad muscle and bone pain around my rib cage, I do have tumors there so I’m unsure if it’s the disease or the treatment causing the pain.
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