Hi Nikki29,   I'm sorry to hear about your boyfriend, but I'm also very sorry to hear about you and the lack of support and communication. Do you have a support network around you?   The more you read about carers experiences on here, the more you'll hear about their experiences with a lack of support from both their partners and their partner's family. How long has he had cancer for now?   I think that some thing that often gets overlooked along the way in these situations, is that the carer is not of use to anyone unless the carer also looks after themselves. And I say this as someone who has had both had cancer and had family members with cancer.   -sch     ... View more

Hi Ma-le, I hope you are doing OK. Did you end up having the CT scan? I hope it all went well.   -sch ... View more

Well done on your masters.  What subject did you do that on?   How are you otherwise? Any side effects from the cancer or treatment?   -sch   ... View more

Hi mel741,   What a horrible situation. I'm so sorry to hear about your Mum. Yes, it can be very difficult for the doctors to give any realistic idea of how long your Mum will be with you for. I think that if it is important to you that you have your Mum at your wedding (and it sounds like it is), then perhaps explain to your Mum that it is important to you and your fiancée that she is able to witness the ceremony and that you'll hold an earlier ceremony with her, but that you'll also hold  another ceremony that she can also attend if she feeling well enough. Just a thought.   -sch ... View more

Hi ana1, What a difficult set of circumstances, to say the least. I am very sorry to hear about your husband. I don't know much about Leukaemia, but I think you could help him by attending the appointments with him and discussing it with him. It sounds like it has been caught early? I'll let someone who has more experience with Leukaemia provide with more specific information. Have a look through the cancercouncil information on Leukaemia. https://www.cancer.org.au/about-cancer/types-of-cancer/leukaemia.html   Also, don't forget about yourself! Please feel free to come on here at any time and chat. Also, Cancer Council offer some services that you can use to talk to someone who is a carer. https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/get-support/coping-with-cancer/   -sch ... View more

Hi Coline81, If it's justified and required (for example, if a doctor or surgeon suspects there is something there that they are looking for), you might be right and maybe they could go ahead and do just that. But Ma-le's question was specifically around routine scans. I've had a quite a few family members with bowel cancer and I'm not aware of any of them having full body CT scans.   https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/radiation/protection-information/ct-body-scans There are significant risks that outweigh the benefits associated with the whole body scanning of otherwise healthy people. After considering the available information, the Authority and the Radiation Advisory Council (an expert body established to advise the Authority) are of the view that the procedure is inappropriate for general diagnosis of healthy individuals. The Authority is taking strong steps to ensure that people who choose to go ahead with a whole body scan are made fully aware of the risks involved.   -sch     ... View more

Hi aina_abdullah, Are you a public patient in a public hospital?   The first step is to find out from your surgeon and she or he can give you their fees. Pretty much all of the costs are available before you go in. Discuss with the hospital and surgeon your financial situation. My surgeons and hospital fees were pretty reasonable and were available up front.  I was a private patient, but it wasn't like I was attending a private hospital or some super expensive surgeon. Contentrat on getting the costs first. Don't panic yet.   -sch     ... View more

Hi Parmarjitu94, This is great to hear. And how are you going now? -sch ... View more

I'm not a doctor, but I imagine that because a CT scan is a relatively high dose of radiation. If they exposed your body to increased levels of radiation during one test, that might limit other diagnositics or treatment options further down the track.   -sch ... View more

My point was that after all the treatment that you've previously been through and all the tests you've been had, chances are that you're probably OK. Here on the online community you have people who have been through similar situations to yourself.  Please let us know the results from your tests.   -sch ... View more