Hello, I have Leukaemia. I just wondered what other people's experiences were with getting a wig using a NHS voucher. The wig companies that my hospital trust deal with are Aderans (London branch) and Browns (more hair now). Has anyone had any...
Hi all Our son has recently been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and is coming to the end of his induction period. We wondered if anyone else was in a similar position in supporting a child/loved one with the disease?
Feel a bit awkward asking on here as I’ve not been diagnosed with a blood cancer but concerned about certain symptoms and test results as I’ve had Otistste Cancer twice. Ovef the past 4/5 months I have become increasingly fatigued such that I wake up...
Hi, I was diagnosed with AML November 24 and started treatment Chemo February 25 using Venetoclax and Azacitidine. Since starting chemo I have developed severe breathlessness and coughing, unable to walk any distance or sleep lying down. Has anyone else...
After failing to get clear for SCT at the last hurdle and the cancer taking over with no effective treatments left on offer I have been given a prognosis of weeks to months to live. I don’t really know what the means for me in terms of a timeline or what...
Hello, I am currently so terrified. My father has been ill for the past month. Chronic fatigue to the point he’s sleeping all day, low appetite, urinating a lot, blood and protein in his urine, night sweats and a new rash on his inner leg. He went...
Hi, I was diagnosed with APL at the end of December 2020 and after 10 months of treatment am currently in remission and feeling so much better than I was. I'm 65, so, I think, quite a bit older than most people diagnosed with this rare form of leukaemia...
I've been on a very long journey. First started to feel sick and have pain about 4 years ago in late 2019. My bloods have been abnormal the whole time and in September 2020 Haematology wrote to my GP confirming mild neutrophilia and monoclonal lymphocytosis...
Hi there, to start off I would like to say I have yet to be diagnosed with leukaemia but I am undergoing tests for it. Im looking for some guidance on what to look for and expect. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December last year, my psa was...
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