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I posted some time ago that i had bowel problems following RT. My RT finished 4 weeks ago. After some apparent improvement it is now quite bad. It starts with pain in my abdomen and shortly after an urgent need to empty my bowels. Once this starts there...
Just an update from me Scan results not good…..the liver scan showed his liver is worse. My better half is having a liver biopsy at the moment to see exactly what is happening and then hopefully to come up with a treatment plan. Our consultant hasn...
Hi Some of you my remember me asking recently on CGC's thread about the 12 week guideline from the start of receiving triplet treatment and getting first H T dose. Both CGC and Millibob suggested I contact the hospital to see if we can get the 1st...
Hi All, My dad will be starting triplet therapy this week with Darolutamide!! Excited and petrified all in one! Chemo will be starting on 26 July. I’m going to be on my honeymoon and not back until 5 August. I’d like to give dad as many tips and tricks...
Hi Everyone , Firstly what an uplift this forum is, so many friends I didn't know I had. I am g 3+4 2a with perineural invasion. I saw the surgeon this morning to confirm that as I was only being offered partial nerve sparing on one side, my chances...
Hi all New poster in this forum.After moving over from bladder cancer.Just over 3 weeks ago I had a tumour removed from my bladder and when the histology was done it was identified as prostate duct cancer.It is a rare aggressive cancer I have been told...
Hi All, We are now 2 months post diagnosis and it has been a dizzying round of appointments and tests. I have updated my profile to show my husbands diagnosis and so far he has had hormone injections and a session of radiotherapy to target the worst...
Hi everyone and time for me to give something back to this wonderful courageous Community and share my experiences of the past 6 weeks! Special thanks to the Community Champions including Alpine Wanderer who gave me some really helpful tips on Parking...
hi i posted on this a few months ago and have been following everyone’s stories My husband is two weeks into four weeks radiation and is experiencing bowel problems. He feels he needs to pass wind but sometimes passes water with blood and seems to...
Alwayshope who is an angel in my book has made me realise that life is terminal and we all go one way or the other, no one escapes the grim reaper lol. We can all worry every day and think Cancer till it makes you exhausted, or we can except worrying...
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