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Good Evening all,
So, I have Chemo again on Wednesday. My Chemo nurse Maureen and my doctors keep suggesting I get a syringe driver, or pump, so that I have a continuous flow of morphine going in to help with pain etc. I'm a little worried about it as people seem ...Read More
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Hi everyone,
I hope you're all doing well and feeling the best that you can be!
So tonight something very weird happened, and has happened a few times since the first incident.
I've had a slight cough (my daughter has a slight cold, so I probably caught it from ...Read More
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I have adenocarcinoma oesophagoeal cancer and may have to have a removable type stent put in shortly. I would like to make contact with anyone who has had this procedure mainly to find out how they got on with it and if there were any complications etc.
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Hi everyone,
I live in Darwin and I am undergoing treatments for my Breast Cancer for the second time.
Originally, I found a lump in my right Breast in 1998. I had the lump and sample Lymphnodes removed. Then I received three months of Radiation treatment.
Then...Read More
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Hi
My mother in law has asked me to find out about stomach distention. My father in law has cancer in the liver, lungs and bones (from melanoma). He's in his final weeks it seems, although my MIL is trying now to find other ways to save him. She wants to know if t...Read More
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I was diagnosed withe VERY early bowel cancer in Feb 2008 but with advanced Mets in the liver. My liver looked like Swiss cheese, and was given 6 months without treatment. I have now had 10 cycles of Folfox6 + Avastin and am now nearly in remission. However I ant ...Read More
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After 6 months of chemotherapy my husbands Liver tumours continue to grow, the Oncologist has now stopped that treatment and is investigating Internal Radiation Treatment in the hope that this will have some effect. My question is has anybody out there had this tre...Read More
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I have something that I need some help with.
Since my last update (I had an RP after being diagnosed with Prostate Cancer), I have had two more trips to hospital for post surgical complications. I have had issues with blockages ie “I canna do a wee” and when that ...Read More
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A live chat event is coming up on Cancer Connections - complementary therapies and cancer - on Thursday 12 November at 5.30pm.
Several complementary therapies experts will be online to answer questions, including:
Sue Cochrane (Chinese medicine and acupuncture)
Ja...Read More
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I have gone thru the surgery and radiation treatment phases for prostate cancer and am now confronted with many unexplained severe aches and pains and confusion. Further tests have revealed "all OK". Has anyone experienced anything like this post treatment?
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