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Hi there I’m just finishing 14 cycles of clinical trial chemo each 3 weeks apart after doing 6 cycles of initial chemo. I also have had a double mastectomy and lymph nodes taken from arm. I feel ok but was hoping my oncologist might say I was done and I would so...Read More
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Hi EveryoneJust a bit of background Ive just been recently diagnosed with Stage 2 Endometrial cancer. I have been told that I will definitely have a hysterectomy and there is a possibility of followup treatment of chemo/radiation depending on the pathology post op....Read More
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Hi I had breast surgery on the 20th January. I have had my results appointment changed 3 times?Still waiting on pathology results.My new appt is in March. Wondering why it is taking so long.Just getting more and more worried. I know I should not but it is hard not ...Read More
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Hi all I had breast cancer in 2016, and 3 weeks of Radiotherapy.The breast cancer returned in 2019 and I had to have a Mastectomy. A few months later, I started to get a tender swelling, from the both ends of the Mastectomy scar. When my arm touches the swelling, i...Read More
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Hello,I underwent a surgery on Oct. 26, 2021 to remove squamous cell carcinoma from under my tongue. As a part of this surgery, the plastic surgeons replaced a section of the tongue with tissue ("flap") from my left arm. My question: This flap is still swollen and ...Read More
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Well we finally have all the answers to what I have and what treatments I'm going to go through. Its just stage 2 ALK negative large cell lymphoma with some lump in my chest area. I start treatment next week. Chemo one day. 24 hours later I go back for a mixer of ...Read More
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Hi all, a side-effect I've had from my pancreatic cancer is the development of Arrhythmia, where my heart rate soars out of the blue up to around 150 bpm and doesn't come down again. I got some heart tabs from the doc to take as needed, but yesterday's attack was t...Read More
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I started my 2nd round of oxaliplatin on Thursday. The dose was lower this time so its been slightly easier. Just horrid instead of omg I'm dying. If i can get through the next few days it'll get easier and then I can look forward to the halfway mark of treatment. ...Read More
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Hi everyone, I'm about to go for my fifth and second last round of chemo on Monday, and have dealt with many chemo side-effects up until this point, including loss of taste, lethargy, nausea and so on. But one new symptom is really bugging me and any advice would b...Read More
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Recently received a low income health care card . It helps with pbs prescriptions but not with my most expensive one. I thought mris would now be free but found out I was wrong. My next one is for brain/sinuses/orbit .The normal cost is $225 for each area ,$675.Ev...Read More
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