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My beautiful dad come home to us last Tuesday after 12 weeks in hospital, on Wednesday mum cared for dad during the day while I was at work,when I got home from work dad was very unwell, high temp, laboured breathing, I called the CNC & he suggested we take him to ...Read More
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Hello, I'm new here and feeling a bit confused by my mum's diagnosis and treatment.
Around 10 days ago mum hemorrhaged and went to emergency where she was admitted and a biopsy was performed. A few days later she got the news that she had uterine cancer but, as it...Read More
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Hi, my father came home yesterday after havingthe large surgery where stomach is all reconstructed to make new oesophagus. (cancer and Barrets)He is 78 and now weighs 54 kilos. Today he ate a bit of lunch but drank straight after. Is this what made him then lose th...Read More
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My Darling Husband has his operation tomorrow,bowel cancer,has completed chemo and r/therapy.
Had to have stent put in for kidney stones last week, another issue to be addressed next year.
He is to have a permanent stoma, as the tumor is too low down to be resectio...Read More
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Hi everyone, you will have to excuse me, it's been awhile since l've been on.
Like most of you l'm trying to take care of a loved one and work full time. So my time is limited for forums etc.
I need some help on how to deal with an older sibling, who dispite nu...Read More
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Hi there, My sister lives overseas and was operated on for colon cancer about a year ago. According to the docs all went well (she has a permanent stoma now) and no spreading. However, she has just been told that it has spread to her liver. I am devastated to sa...Read More
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Hi again
well my husband had the bone biopsy yesterday,he said it was not the greatest however went through with it, we were there for approx.4 hours, he said they had to keep putting different size needles in as the bone was crumbling a lot and they could not ge...Read More
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Hi Everyone,
Couples, Communication, Cancer.
Each of these is difficult enough on their own, but put them all together and you can add a new word, CHALLENGING!!
I know it's a common theme here, it is just so vital to be able to communicate with each other and wi...Read More
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Hi, this is a first post by me, my husband of 40 years has just been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer, we are overwhelmed at the moment and have not had any real feedback of what this is or how it is going to be treated,he had an endoscopy on Tuesday and all they s...Read More
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My partner has terminal cancer and I have Herthle Cell Carcinoma (thyroid cancer). My problem is that when Im feeling rotten and sick I hate saying anything about it as his is terminal and mines not. I feel that he is thinking that at least im going to live and he'...Read More
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