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Anyone had any experience of having a Sentinel Node Biopsy? Had primary surgery 6 weeks ago. Consultant wants to do a SNB as a diagnostic next week. Worried about side effects from this and unsure of treatment options if they find something.
I'm two weeks post surgery to remove a tumor on my foreskin (full c ircumcision). Seems to be healing ok. I'm pain free for the first time in a long while which is great. However, there are some practical difficulties which I wondered if anyone has...
Is there anyone out there who has had a gladsectomy, has large bladder retention and is catching urinary infections regularly, 10 in 18 months. Recently bladder retention has got worse and now self catheterising every day and I get heart palpitations...
Last year at the end of Aug I was diagnosed with Penile cancer, was treated at St Georges Hospital up london and had most of my penis removed and it had spread to 1 of my lymph nodes and had another op to remove it there. Then I had a robotic op to...
Hi everyone. I have just been told that they found cancer cells on my foreskin when they circumcised me for a tight phimosis. I am petrified I have been booked to go for a CT scan of my chest abdo and pelvis and then I am to see a specialist. I...
Hi all, I got diagnosed with penile cancer early November 22, operation to remove head of penis same month, had further operation on left side lymph nodes February 23, everything seemed to be going well, until went to hospital August 23, with what looked...
Hi, my brother had apparently been going to the doctors for what he thought was some infection or similar, since October. This week he gets told, without a biopsy, that it must be cancer and they'll have to perform a full penectomy on Tuesday - is this...
Hi, My Dad has been diagnosed with penile cancer. He has a tumour. Only diagnosed officially last week but still in the investigative stages. MRI booked for a couple of weeks time to decide what surgery he has done. We’re taking it one step at a time...
Is anyone constantly getting staphylococcus aureus urine infections after a glansectomy with skin graft reconstruction. Staphylococcus aureus is an infection that lives on your skin and it is rare to get this infection in your bladder. I am wondering...
