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When i was looking into this, there felt a lack of actual experiences so I want to detail mine.First, I had brain surgery weeks ago. I became a candidate for gamma knife which is more targeted than whole brain radiation so I agreed to do it.This experience was scar...Read More
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Hi everyone,
Today marks 4 weeks since I discovered I had a brain tumor that was about the size of an apple in my front right lobe. The tumor was only discovered after I had a seizure and was taken to hospital where they carried out a scan and discovered it was th...Read More
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"New Me" is unacceptable
Yes I do take this "new Me" crap personally. So I failed to do my research and pretty much laid on my back bared my neck and allowed others to take charge of treating my cancer.
Hell, at 62 I'd lived a good full life and didn't particul...Read More
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Some cancers and cancer treatments can damage the peripheral nerves, which are the nerves located away from the centre of the body, e.g. in the hands and feet. This is called peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms include tingling (“pins and needles”), numbness or pain, m...Read More
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I am wondering if there are people on Cancer Connections with this rare sarcoma ...Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour (GIST)?
I had surgery on the 1s to August to remove a 24CM tumour and have now started on the Chemo. drug Glivec (imatinib).
From all my online resear...Read More
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I had a mastectomy followed by 5 weeks of radiation. The radiation caused necrosis and I ended up losing my tissue expander and having a latismus Doris flap reconstruction. Where the flap is stitched on it’s been really red. It looks like a scar , at first the docs...Read More
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HiI am 33 with a 21 month old. I was diagnosed with stage 3C cervical cancer in late January. I have completed 7 weeks of radiation, chemotherapy and brachytherapy. My husband had a few weeks off to help but goes back to work Monday. I am getting nervous as my daug...Read More
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Hello everyone,I hope that anyone out there reading this post is doing as well as can be expected during and after cancer treatment. I am just finishing week 2 of a 7 week radiation treatment plan for throat cancer. My side effects have just started to show. One of...Read More
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Has anyone experienced weakened bones from Radiation treatment?I am 68 years old a retired nurse. I had Radiation/ chemo treatment 2018 for uterine cancer.In Nov 2019 I had sudden onset R. hip pain. CT scan revealed insufficient fractures right sacrum.The Orthope...Read More
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