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After several horrendous years of putting up with insane neighbours, a death of a close friend from ovarian cancer, and the beginnings of a really irritating depression which caused my "best" friends to abandon me (started treatment in 1993, a few years after my da...Read More
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I have recently been diagnosed with ACC and have had a left parotidectomy. Wondering if there are others in Australia going through treatment for this rare cancer.
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Hello all, I have recently been diagnosed with HPV I believe at this point has started in my Linguinial Tonsil I have a enlarged Lymph node on the left side of my neck. I have had a PET Scan and my second CT scan yesterday and I am awaiting the results from that. I...Read More
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I’m 31 years old I presented to the Ed 3 weeks ago with abdominal pain I was given a ultrasound then had to go back for ct scan, I was told I have ascites and was given a abdominal tap but no fluid come out which the dr thought was odd, at this stage I was told I h...Read More
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Hi there, so im 28 female with strong family history of breast cancer. Done ultrasound,MRI and both came with BI RADS 5 specially the MRI. Done core biopsy and it came back as sclerosing Adenosis but the doctors still wanna do excision biopsy to make sure it is ben...Read More
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Hi, thought I'd share this awesome dream I had after my cancer diagnosis. I've had ultrasounds, biopsies and CT scans and today I am having a PETscan to try and find the primary cancer. They found where it spread but not the main villain. I liken it to killing ...Read More
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Friday 13 November I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. I had pain the night before and was lucky enough to get in to see a doctor who examined the area I had nicknamed “stabby mcstabbyface”. She thought maybe gallbladder and sent me straight up to the hospital. I h...Read More
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Hi. I have just been diagnosed with cancer. Secondary cancer cells found in my lymph node (neck), so tomorrow I have a PET scan to find the "primary" cancer which so far has been in hiding apparently - I've had ultrasounds, CT scan and 2 biopsies. My husband died...Read More
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I am alone, I have been officially diagnosed and a plan is being prepared. So far though I am confused. I am to have 5 days a week radiation for 5 weeks, then 2 x sessions for intrauterine chemo, supposedly to shrink the tumour...all good so far makes sense. Prob...Read More
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Anyone know of anyone in Australia’s medical profession offering - Low Dose Chemo - my mate battling Pancreatic nearing EOL needs it. It’s bad. TIA
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