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So i understand that cancer treatment should start within 62 days of being referred, so today I chased my mums appointment with a hospital she was referred to for a biopsy, to be told they have referred back to her original hospital. So I called the original...
Hello! I’m 73 years old and down one kidney since 2020. Eighteen months ago I had my usual scan check up where they found it had gone to my lungs but nowhere else. It’s fortunately still nowhere else thanks to fourteen months on Tivozanib and, as of the...
Not the most newsworthy important or stunning post here today but my daughter who is already part of the Great NHS Red Tape Monsoon is going for it: a career specifically aimed at supporting all those who have been traumatised or are being traumatised...
Hello . I am new to this as I was hospitalized several weeks ago with a gi.Bleed, during an abdomino ct scan, they discovered two masses on my right kidney 1.3cm and 1.9cm. i was referred to a specialist at a cancer center. And after an MRI with contrast...
Hi, I'm still recovering from my surgery and so still injecting the 28 day anticoagulants (which I hate doing ) and still wearing the surgical stocking. I don't mind the latter, in fact they keep my legs warm this weather BUT they are causing my legs...
Hi all new girl in the hood … looking for some robust nutrition advice for before and after the operation. What should I avoid, I was advised to go back to a plant based diet… but can I eat everything. Is there anything to avoid. What about processed...
I've got my six weeks post op check up tomorrow - and am bricking it. The tears have flowed constantly today, and I just cannot stop them. I have a terrible pain in and around one of my incisions, which is really painful. Thank goodness for Tramadol!...
Can anyone tell me, what the progression of side effects can be…..if you get very few to start with, as time goes by is it likely to stay like that or do people find they actually do progress….Or may be only on second or third IV dose….or never change...
Hello everyone lm new to the site. Would just like to say lm glad lve joined.
Hi, first post here, but I thought I would share my experience so far, along with a timeline of everything and what to expect, which seems to be a common question, and it might be helpful. I'm 47, Male, and in November 2024, I had a single episode...
