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Hi all I'm very anxious at the moment, I had and issue with bad clotts and continually bleeding and some tablets given by the gp but they dis not stop or slow the bleeding so by the 4th week of bleeding my gp got me referred to get a scan , I'm 45 and...
Hi I finished 25 sessions of external pelvic radiotherapy 11 weeks ago. The bowel side effects have calmed down and bladder effects there but manageable. But finding achy hips and lower back annoying and taking regular painkillers for it. Did talk to...
Hello Please could anyone offer any advice or let me know if this is normal I had a total hysterectomy/bso/removal of sentinel nodes 6weeks ago. Today I have suffered with awful lower abdominal pain. It comes in a big wave of pain followed most...
Today's the day I get my post op biopsy results,my head is thinking wisely,but my body is reacting with full on anxiety..fingers crossed for positive news
Hello. I am new here and not even sure if I should be. I went to my GP with unexplained and unusual bleeding (I am in Perimenopause and on HRT) who referred me for an ultrasound. The sonographer said it all looked fine to him so I thought that was that...
Hello lovely ladies. I hope you are all ok? I finished my chemo and radiotherapy a couple of months ago and have been told that I am now cancer free as far as they can tell. I know I should be feeling relieved and grateful for this news but I find...
I am just asking if anyone has any ideas for nail problems due to Chemo? I have research a bit and found Polybalm was recommended, however it is £50 for a small amount. Thanks
Hi, so I could not wait until my appointment this coming Thursday with my consultant, to hear the results, so I got hold of his secretary and asked if her if she would tell me if cancer was or was not found. I received a letter a short time later via...
Hello I am new to this group. My name is Lynx. I have been diagnosed with endometriosis cancer.. a year ago had chemo an d radiology. I have vaginally discharge which is an awful smell an the colour is grey green. The smell makes me so embassies I...
I don’t come on this forum very often now but would like to offer hope and encouragement to all you ladies who are at the moment in the position I was in 2022 ( My bio tells my story ) . When I found this forum the members here became my supporters, my...
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