Had a phone call today with regards to my 1st annual CT scan after last years surgeries - shows no lesions, spread to lymph nodes or signs of reoccuramce in the surgical area. However, there is a concern with my lungs and asked if I have had covid, chest...
Hi I know most of you must be aware, but you may be able to claim ESA, if unable to work and PIP support. Macmillan have been really helpful in helping me to claim PIP for my cancer, as it’s incurable. Just making people aware in case you are not. ...
Hi. Just had my follow up call from QA radiologist, strange how different two calls can be, after speaking to sarcoma doctor last week at Southampton. Just been told that the tumour was growing rapidly and had even grown in the three weeks from scan to...
Anyone had this treatment
Confirmed lung mets just 2 small ones starting chemo soon arghhhhhhhh I hate this disease
Morning. I had a ten day course of radiotherapy to my pelvis, a month ago, for recurrence of a uterine sarcoma, just 6 months after my full hysterectomy. I’ve barely suffered any side effects, pain , soreness, etc since then. But yesterday started getting...
Hi my husband was diagnosed with gist after massive tumour burst gleevac nor worked lasted 3 years on it , sutent 2 cycles tumours growing not worked really scared for him plz help me .
Afternoon So, I start my radiotherapy this Monday, for ten sessions, in my pelvis. Hoping this will shrink the bas***d!!! Have many on here had treatment to pelvis? Thanks Jane xxx
Last week My GP called me in to tell me the results of the bloods I'd had taken a couple of days earlier. She told me that I had blood cancer. I told her that I have been here twice before and I don't have myloma. I have non alcoholic cirrhosis of the...
I had a grade 3 sarcoma removed from my calf 10 years ago with a metal bar inserted as the cancer had also nibbled at the bone. 30 sessions of radiotherapy followed. My leg was saved. I am now discharged from the hospital. However, the pain from lymphedema...
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