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Hi all iam new to here,ihave melanoma metastatic in my right groin , currently doing ipilimumab/nivolumab ( immunotherapy) treatment have just had the 4th round , iam just after anyone else experiences with immunotherapy I have sadly got every side effect you ca...Read More
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Hi all, thanks for listening my story. My father has diagnosed with duodenal cancer with stage 4 in May 2018. One year past, we had 12 times chemo therapy and another twice new drug chemotherapy, totally 14 times until now. But it seems the tumour progresses now. ...Read More
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Im getting the DIY bring along your own cold capping system. Our hospital doesn't have the cold cap system so trying my own. Has anyone have a story to share for the cold capping that you bring along frozen to chemotherapy?
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Hi everyone and I am new to this forum.Let me introduce myself.i am a 63 year old male in reasonable health and was diagnosed in September with cancer.i had sudden swelling show up on the right side of my neck that wasn’t painful and i had no indication what so eve...Read More
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It’s important to look after your heart during and after cancer treatment. People who’ve had cancer may be more likely to develop heart problems later. Cancer Council has information on what you and your treatment team can do to protect your heart and blood vessels...Read More
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Having come home after surgery feeling very sore, tired and really emotional which is something I am generally not. I am doing salt swooshes three times a day but am too scared to get a mirror and look what has happened down there. I received a call from Dr who sai...Read More
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Hi there. I haven’t posted for ages but here I am again. min 2020 diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer Her2pos and in 2023 diagnosed with metastasised breast cancer in my bones and now it’s one tiny nodule in my brain. Doing more scans and most likely radiation I a...Read More
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I am a 60 yr old woman who had 3/4 of her oesophagus and the top of my stomach removed. This was a 9 hour surgery, and from all accounts…I am now cancer free. The margins are clear and so too 11 lymph nodes. I am now 24 days post surgery, after spending 3 days in...Read More
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Hi all,i have just completed 6 months of neoadjuvant chemo and immunotherapy and will be having surgery in January for my high risk early stage TNBC.I have found the therapy quite difficult and had my ups and downs. Just wondering if anyone has had Pembro by itself...Read More
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I am on a long program ofam immunotherapy, Nivo for malignant Melanoma. I am suffering severe side affects. Joint pain in shoulders ,knees, fingers and more.Steroids have cleared but I cannot continue to take them. Pain killers do not work,eg Ibrofen. Nighttime i...Read More
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