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Hi, mum went in for a lump on her back found out after 7 days and 3 in hospital stays it's cancer, she has cancer in her windpipe where the air goes into both lungs under her breast bone,a lump in her breast pooped up 5 days later and now has one in her groin and p...Read More
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Hello ... I'm hoping someone can give me a heads up .. my husband who is 68 has undergone 2 rounds so far of chemo for esophageal /stomach cancer and this second round has knocked him for a six - his fatigue is total .. can barely roll over in bed and hasnt been ou...Read More
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A year ago my Mum (age 62) was diagnosed with stage IV NSCLC (Pancoast Tumor). She has gone through Chemo and Radiotherapy which seemed to slow things down but to no massive effect. So she is now undergoing Immunotherapy treatment. It seems to have improved her ge...Read More
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I tend to go straight to the point, well, who would volunteer some time and patience to help me with getting doctors devoting time to consider my ideas, there are forums that seem to be designed by bureaucrats with exigencies concerning the format of texts... for n...Read More
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My Brother was hospitalised with pneumonia a few weeks ago and during a routine scan they found a mass in his lung. At the the mass could not be seen clearly due to the amount of inflammation, fluid and gunk from the infection. Released on antibiotics and a follow ...Read More
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My partner has been released from hospital to end his days at home. He doesn't eat any solid food at all so I have been making him Whey Protein and Sustagen shakes with whole milk. Is this the best way to get nutrition into his body?
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Hello, I'm hoping to find someone who has been through a similar experience with twins. My husband (37) is an identical twin, and his brother has stage 4 metastatic melanoma. We've recently been informed his situation is terminal. Identical twins have an incredible...Read More
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Hi all,I’m desperately looking for some advice...My 61 years old mom is a heavy smoker and had breast cancer 3 years ago that was successfully removed by surgery followed by radiation treatments. After that my mom refused to go to follow ups...As she is a very heav...Read More
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Hey. I am trying to get some responses on behalf of my dear aunt (42years old) who is diagnosed with a very rare type of cancer: Metastatic Epiteleloid Angiomylipoma/ pecoma. She has had operations earlier, trying to get rid of it. But it has come back. Right now ...Read More
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Hi all,My aunty has just been diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer How do we know which doctor is best and whether to go public or private?We want to make sure she gets the best treatment possible I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences Matea Preston
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