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New member - non - Hodgkins Lymphoma

Hi everyone. I'm new to this and it would be great to hear from others. I'm 35 and was 19 weeks pregnant when diagnosed. They initially thought it was a Crohn's disease flare up but scans amd a biopsy confirmed the cancer. Had a 15x9cm mass on my righ adrenal gland...Read More

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New to this

Hi I have just been diagnosis end with bowel cancer in one of the lymph nodes. I am finding the stress of not knowing how bad this is the worst. The surgeon just said I need to heal from surgery and then go from there with chemo. I find the not knowing and waitin...Read More

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IVC Filter complications

Hi all, I am new to the site, well I did join two years ago but with the meds I was on I dont know what user name I used. I am 32 and living in Perth with my hubby and young child. We were living in Kalgoorlie when I was diagnosed with a High-grade Sarcoma in my ...Read More

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Hello

Hello... I'm new here too. I am about to undergo a bilateral mastectomy with a DIEP reconstruction. I have had a lumpectomy for some cancer in my left breast and am positive for the BRCA2 gene mutation. I'm feeling a little terrified about the surgery and would lov...Read More

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Liver resection - surgeon/surgery. Options???

Hi, my husband is in his mid 40's and has bowel cancer (removed) with 4th stage liver mets.Initially the surgeon advised that the number - approx 14 & size of the tumours meant surgery was not viable but may be possible if treatment shrunk the tumours enough. We ha...Read More

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Facebook a help?

I don't know about anyone else here, but I'm a face booker and I just updated my status and spilled the beans so to speak (not so easy for a bloke) wow the support I got from my friends was amazing, I was gob smacked really, made me feel better that's for sure. Get...Read More

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Bugger!

So, I have Prostate cancer age 55, did the watch and wait thing and now get the news it has got to come out, have opted for trial robotic surgery at Royal Brisbane but not sure whether I will be a candidate (bit of a lottery). So now I wait for dates, I guess that ...Read More

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Lymphoma - continuing employment during treatment

This is very early days for me. I was only diagnose with Lymphoma 3 days ago, currently waiting for biopsy results and staging. I am currently off work as I have had a nasty saliva gland infection (which was how this cancwr was discovered), and am also recovering f...Read More

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Hi, Lung carcinoid

Hi, I've had a left lower lobectomy for a 1cm typical carcinoid in March 2013. I just want to be in touch in case and, if I can help anyone, I'm here.

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Chemo questions

Hey all, i just wondered if anyone can help. I have had surgery for bowel cancer and so far one round of chemo, which finished about 4 days ago. On the night I had the CADD taken off I felt pretty average and at about 10.30 woke up with sweating, chest pain, weakne...Read More

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