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Erectile dysfunction ED conditions after Prostate cancer radiation treatment
Are there many? Or a few? Is there a resource for improvement? I am dealing with so many situations and experiences. Radiation treatment related? What are yours? Thank you.
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Choices
Is anyone over 70, have alzeheimer's in family, and decide not to combat 3negative breast cancer? Not sure I want the battle and end up with alzeheimer's down the road. Dad had five sisters who had alzeheimer's end of life.
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Have you been ghosted?
I feel like I have lost so many people since I told them about my cancer diagnosis. Friends and family both. I wish I could go back in time and not even tell them. It’s so painful to process that they haven’t even texted me a “how are you doing”. Cancer without any support is really horrible. Thanks for reading.
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Weight loss from recovery ?
Hi, another question on how much weight might I lose during recovery from cancerous kidney removal ? I am 5' 11" only 140, (I lost 35 lbs this year due to a previous fissure surgery ) and am concermed about losing weight during my recovery. I am not underweight but am very close. Thanks again all, really appreciate all of…
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VIN 3 - Partial Vulvectomy
I read these message boards before my surgery and I'm here for a little support. VIN3 doesn't seem to have much resources so like many women I thought this may be a good place for support. I'm early 40s, no HVP, never abnormal PAP, same partner for 20 years. VIN 3 was removed by partial vulvectomy. Home the same day.…
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Aggressive atypical fibroxanthoma
Hello, I’m new here and just wondering if anyone else had a weird skin cancer diagnosis. Long story short I had a long and invasive slow MOHS to remove the tumor (?) and while they felt confident they got it all, they said that it was a cancer that hadn’t been identified before so they couldn’t predict what would happen…
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Mucoepidermoid survivor
Hi! Could you help me? My husband is undergoing intermediate mucoepidermid treatment and I would like to have news about how it is to deal with the treatment, if there is a cure
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New to this C and forum
Had my 3rd TURBT Op. on Monday, Dr. removed 2 Tumors and scraped a suspicious area, then I had 40 minutes of Mitomycin. This was all done at a Regional Urological Center who say they are up to date on C and might be affiliated with the U of Iowa. The bleeping C has come back twice, really, because the Dr. suspected he had…
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Post Radiation Proctitis
I am hoping for some good feedback for those of you who had challenges recovering from RT. I had a very easy treatment with a Proton 28 fraction schedule. Typical improvement of limited symptoms until my second month, then I started to have some diarrhea once a week or so. Condition has not improved and maybe gotten a…
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Cervical Cancer and Fatigue
I was diagnosed in April with cervical cancer. I've noticed that I get tried easily and now the past few days my body hurts. Today (5/9) I woke up and my whole body hurts. I'm normally very active and always on the go. I decided to run some errands yesterday and mow my front yard. I felt good till the afternoon when I…
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Nausea with stint
Hi everyone. Will get final diagnosis this week but I have a resectable tumor at the head of my pancreas. I’ve had a couple of stints placed so far to open up bile duct. First was a larger metal one that caused terrible discomfort, had waves of “contractions “, then they replaced it with smaller plastic one that got…
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NLPHL Diagnosis-Just wanted to say HI
Good morning!! I just recently got diagnosed, still going through staging, but it looks good so far. Seeing Dr. Jeffrey Barnes out of MA Gen in Boston!!! Hope everyone is doing good. A lot of the time I feel great, other times I get down in the dumps for a few minutes, then bounce back, LOL
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Memorial Day May 26, 2025 We Honor and Remember our Fallen
Monday the 26th is Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor our country's servicemen and women who died in service to our country and who gave their all. These are the ones who gave their lives for their country-their last full measure. They deserve no less than the highest honor and respect. Participate in the National…
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Anyone else get triggered like me?
I’ve noticed lately that I’m always seeing on tv shows or movies where they say so and so died of cancer. When they do this I always get a flood of anxiety all over my body like an adrenaline rush. It also happens on social media. I will see someone post about how their relative or this famous actor died of cancer and it…
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Finally I've gotten some good news
After an IRE ablation procedure last year, then a few months of ADT so far, and 40 sessions of IMRT of the prostate and pelvic region for lymph nodes, my most recent blood work indicates a PSA level of .04 ng/ml. Down from over 9 ng /ml about six months ago. If I understand correctly, this is considered undetectable. I'm…
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My partner may have Cancer because of me.
I didn’t know I had HPV when I was intimate with my partner. After I got the diagnosis, I was in tears. I got my HPV vaccination in my adolescent years. I was scared to let my partner know he might have it as well because of me. After telling him, he said nothing was going to change between us and everything will be ok.…
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Biopsy today
I am a 55 year old female. I had a EGD done today. They biopsied a spot that they said looked suspicious for squamous cell esophageal cancer. I’m scared to death. Can anyone offer me any information please?
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38 and diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer
I am a 38 year old male from Minnesota. Non smoker my entire life and pretty much a social drinker until recently. Since essentially Christmas of 2016, all I can say is I have just felt "off". Not really depressed, just unmotivated, undriven, and lethargic. It has happened a few times in the past 2 years that I woke up…
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Faslodex/fulvestrant and tumor markers
hi everyone, my mother has breast cancer that has spread to her bones and liver. She is on enhertu and just recently the doctor has prescribed faslodex injection for her. She is on her third cycle of the injection and she did tumor markers test and it showed very high numbers. She has also finished 5 sessions of radiation.…
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Stage 1 Cancer under left side of tongue front of tongue
Has anyone been diagnosed with tongue cancer under the tongue - will have operation on June 3rd. Is having tongue cancer in the front of your tongue worse than having it in back of the tongue. I never dealt with anything this before and just wondering. Can you all tell me the experiences with tongue cancer and what I…
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Thymoma Survivors/Caregivers?
My fiance was diagnosed with a thymoma 11/21 and has undergon 4 chemo cycles (PAC Regimen), the tumor shrank drastically and he will now be able to have surgery on 4/11. Is there anybody who is has been through or is going through the same journey? Just looking for support and information...Thank you!
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Swelling in Knees and Ankles Following Chemo and Radiation
New to this network and learning so much as I assist my husband recovering from TORS and the 6 week chemo/radiation that followed. TORS was a breeze compared to the trauma of radiation and chemotherapy. His last radiation treatment was April 28, 2025 and while we expected the dry mouth, difficulty swallowing and general…
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Scar tissue or nerve pain
New to site. I was 44, right before my birthday, great party, kidding. On 07/22/2022 gotten diagnosed with stage four EC. I started treatments two weeks later until end of Oct. then went in for knife on dec. 6. I'm wondering about certain feelings (possible nerve or scar). My right chest/ rib area. Just putting my toes in…
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Nodule
just was told 1.3 cm. Right upper lobe nodule was “ nothing, probably just infection “ I had no sign of lung infection ( fever, elevated WBC, etc) I think Dr is being too cavalier about it- what do other people think?
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2 weeks ... feeling dizzy
Just curious, been two weeks as of today since my surgery and I've been feeling extremely dizzy at times when I stand up.wonder if this is normal.other than that I'm feeling good. Have my follow up tomorrow I can ask the doc but has any one else felt this way after there surgery?
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Got diagnosed with IDC
I just found out I have IDC and will have the lump removed in 2 weeks. After I will have to get checked and see if it moved anywhere else. What’s the best course of action? And is IDC curable?
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Post Chemo issues,,, severe foot neuropathy
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Immunotherapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma, base of tongue
Brief recap: 2007, SCC left tonsil/lymph gland, minor surgery, 35 rads, 7 Cisplatin Chemo, still all clear last PET 3/2025. 2022, SCC right tonsil, TORS for tumor, RND of the neck. No chemo, 30 rads. PET 2025 shows reoccurrence near base of tongue. Surgery and radiation not an option. Waiting on appt to discuss…
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Leukemia Survivor
I am an Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia survivor! I was diagnosed at 26 years old in June of 2022 and had a Bone Marrow Transplant in May of 2023. I’m still currently battling some health issues and would love to connect with others!
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Synchronous primary tumors
Hello! I’m writing about my husband. His story—he had a partial nephrectomy at MD Anderson in February 2024 for Stage 1 kidney cancer. At that time he had a CT scan that showed a thickening of the ascending colon wall at 4.9. This March, he had another scan that showed the thickening had increased and there were suspicious…