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Just looked up my calendar a found i only have 4 radiations left! The tumor in my neck is almost gone (sucker was a good 3" by the time treatment started six weeks ago). My mouth woke up sore- throat is almost white with what i suspect is Thresh (?). Going t...Read More
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Can you explain why when I come home from having chemo, I feel like I've woken up from an Anaesthetic
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I am about to embark on a journey of chemo and I am terrified, I have bowel cancer and although I haven't been told officially I think from my readings it is stage 3 or C which make me even more scarred.
My chemo will be at home with oral tablets so if anyone can ...Read More
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Hi, I was recently diagnosed with a 'musenous appendix tumour' and the suggested operation is a peritonectomy. I have read a lot of articles on this procedure and am quite daunted and overwhelmed. So just wondering if anyone can give me any information how it has a...Read More
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My husband is 2 months post- Whipple after chemo and radiation. He needs 4 more rounds of 5FU. He lost weight after surgery and Creon was Prescribed for malabsorption. He had severe pain in lower bowel area at night and still did not gain weight. They tried 2 week...Read More
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Hi, I’m new to this. Does anyone have advice on coping with the mucous (coughing it out)? My husband just had day 18 of radiation. He is supposed to have 30. He had two days of chemo (Cisplatin) the first two days of radiation and then two more days this week. He i...Read More
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Can anyone tell me can you try a cooling cap for your first chemo, just to see what you think of it
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Can anyone help please? My father in law has bladder cancer which has now spread to his lymph nodes both sides of the diaphragm. The hospital are saying it is untreatable but he is determined to try anything to treat it. Is there anything anyone can suggest? Thank ...Read More
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My mother has been recently diagnosed with a rare form of Stage 4 Gastro cancer. The diagnosis was made 6 weeks ago at a Western Sydney hospital.
Since the diagnosis we have been shuffled between lung specialists, gastroenterologists, been mistakenly given a r...Read More
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I had a mastectomy & axilliary lymph node clearnce April2018. Followed by chemotherapy &radiation. Cancer large 8cm Hormone receptor( Oestrogen ) Oncologist also prescribed Anastrozole for 5 yrs. My lymph nodes all returned negative results. I have had two negative...Read More
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