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HDR Brachytherapy
My question is to those who experienced HDR Brachytherapy, the treatment and the post surgery results. Recently diagnosed with Pi-RAD 5 lesion. Extracapsular extension suspected. PSA went from 6.9 to 11.5 in 3 months but now 9.0. Urologist offered radical surgery. 2nd Urologist said I should do something so sent me to…
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LAUNCH OF MILITARY CANCER SURVIVORS' DISCUSSION
After a little cajolling, I have convinced the CSN that there is a need for a discussion for military cancer survivors. The purpose of this discussion is to give military folks a safe place to go and ask questions about treatment, administrative issues, performance evaluations, etc. that are unique to military cancer…
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New Diagnosis
Hello, I have been following this board for some time trying to educate myself on PCA. I had a PIRADS4 lesion from MRI ( 6.1 PSA 4K of 27% ) and I attached the results from a just completed fusion biopsy. I do have a Gleason 6 reading. The atypical small acinar proliferation concerns me but I don't see anything over a 6. I…
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After surgery pains
Hi all! I am 1 week post surgery and the past two days have been my best feeling days. I am not in any real pain, not super tired, probably because I slept so much the first 5-6 days it was crazy! So I am a very active person normally and I have been walking around my house as often as I can and me and my husband decided…
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How to Reply
Comoro thank you. Couldn't get the reply button to work properly. Take good care.
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Sharing Summer Pictures With Everyone
Summer is winding down quickly and we will be heading into fall soon. I took some pictures over the summer and would like to share some of God's Great Blessings and creations with others. I apologize if there is some repetition. I am sure many of you have wonderful pictures yourself so feel free to add on to this posting…
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obstructions anyone?????
I have just returned home from my 12 and 13 hospital admissions. I was discharged once and ended back in the hospital in less than 48 hours. It was good to sleep in my own bed last night.. I had been sick since 1/6 - my birthday. I had a small bowel obstruction that was slow to resolve. I have dodged the surgery bullet for…
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Drivingdaisy (Lisa) A Dear Member And Friend Of Our H&N Group Has Passed
It is with great sorrow that I bring this news to the Head & Neck group. Not being able to contact her for a while a couple of the members were trying to find out about her and make contact. After getting some new possible contact information I made a phone call and left a message and soon received a text containing news I…
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Neuropathy
My last chemo was in July 2018 but after 5 years I still experience neuropathy. It is mostly at night and interferes with my ability to sleep. It always starts in my toes and front part of both feet. It is a weird tingling/numb feeling. Occasionally it goes all the way to my knees. Hot baths help but the gabapentin my doc…
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lung cancer now in remission
after failing immunotherapy, then 2 kinds of chemo, switching oncologists, and finally having undergone imrt radiation, my stage IIIb non-small cell squamous lung cancer is (very surprisingly) in remission. even the current oncologist said it was atypical. i’m not even happy about it because now i’m living in poverty with…
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NSCLC LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL SURVIVORS NEEDED
Hello, I am writing this post to receive some guidance after my mothers recent diagnosis back in April of this year. When she was first examined, scans showed localized but large (about 9cm) mass on her right lower bronchio (squamous cell carcinoma). Started treatment with chemotherapy (Carbo & Taxol) however, received…
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Advice please. Colon cancer or something else?
i would really love some advice if anyone else has experienced anything like this. 2 years ago after a sinus surgery I got super constipated from all the pain meds. Nothing worked to get me back to being regular. Along side that recover my ENT put me on generic Prilosec for what she believed was silent reflux (even though…
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Topics for Next YouTube Episode
Hi everyone, I will be working on episode 8 of my UPSC YouTube channel and wanted to get your input as to what you would be interested in hearing about. I was considering 1)What causes cancer to recur 2)Medical marijuana 3)Keytruda....I asked this question in the Facebook group and got a few ideas and am leaning toward…
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Recurrence / double radiation
So it’s been a LONG time since I posted, but as a search for the NAVdx on Google brought me back and I thought I would update my story. BTW I am a huge proponent of the NAVdx and trust it more than a PET or CT scan for HPV cancer. I was originally diagnosed in October 2020 with tonsil cancer with one lymph node involved,…
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Nervous and looking for words of support
Hi Group, I am nervous and sad to have to reach out, but I'm really hoping for some comforting words from others that may be in similar boats. Last year, very suddenly my husband received a diagnosis of stage II testicular cancer. He is 35 and I am 31 so for seven months we were really in a spiral of, well what cancer does…
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Any diagnosed with endometrial cancer and then breast cancer?
I as dx with endometrial cx 5 years ago. In May I was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer. Has anyone been diagnosed with these 2? If so, how far apart? Thank you
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Extra Sensitive to Mosquito Bites?
Wondering if anyone who is going through chemo or has finished with chemo has grown more highly sensitive to mosquito bites. I've always been sensitive and tend to get welts when I am bitten by mosquitos but since I finished chemo a year ago, the bites turn into HUGE welts. I had one on my cheek a couple of weeks ago that…
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Any survivors of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma lymphoma out there??
Are any survivors of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma out there? Anyone from India or Bangladesh?
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I’m new here
Hello. I’m 53 years old and newly diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer found during my first colonoscopy. I will be seeing Oncology on Monday. I saw my surgeon earlier this week who said that rectal cancer is often treated successfully with chemo/radiation only. So surgery might not be in my future. My husband and I have…
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Diagnosed with endometrial cancer---18 years post hysterectomy
Would be helpful to hear from others who have experienced with type of cancer, and especially from those who have had a full hysterectomy years before the diagnosis.....
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Total shutdown after being pulled from steroids
Hi, my loved one was diagnosed with glioblastoma, they had surgery, went through the 6 weeks of radiation/chemo combo, and is now taking infusion once a month and chemo 5 days a month every month for six months (she is on month 2 now). This entire time she has been on steroids and recently we pulled her off, but she…
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TESTOSTERONE SUPPLEMENTATION AFTER RADIATION AND FIRMAGON
HAD RADIATION AND FIRMAGON 5YEARS AGO .CANCER IS GONE BUT SO IS MY TESTOSTERONE .IT NEVER CAME BACK .DR RECOMMENDED TESTOS TERONE SUPPLEMENTATION.HAS ANY BODY TRIED THIS?
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Highlights from SGO Meeting for Endometrial Cancer
Hello everyone! If you are interested, I am so hoping you can click on the link below and watch the eight, short videos from recent Society of Gynecologic Oncology meeting that just took place. They touch on the RUBY and GY018 studies that show some interesting promise on treating our cancer.…
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Chemo with kidney removal
I was prepared for the surgery to have a kidney with a tumor removed. Now the doctor says he just got new guidelines for my issue. That is to have weekly chemo for 3 months prior to the surgery instead of after. I wasn't aware of going to be having chemo after but he said that after surgery he would send me for an…
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New Thyroid Cancer Patient
Good evening, I am feeling tired, anxious, and not quite like myself after my recent thyroidectomy. I had papillary thyroid cancer. The cancerous portion of the tumor was 3.3cm. I am two weeks out from a total thyroid ectomy and feel out of sorts. I feel sad, anxious, tired, shaky, achy, and just not quite like myself. I…
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Fallopian tube recurrence in lung?
Hi, Ladies. I haven’t created a new post here in a very long time. And I’m just sick (and furious) that I have a reason to do so now. In late 2020 diagnosed Stage II FTC with secondary peritoneal. Remission 2021. Last fall my CA125 rose very slightly and so GYN/ONC was insistent I have CT. I was so devastated and so ill…
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Not sure where to go from here
I'm a 35 year old male, married, with two daughters (9 and 3). Last month I started having heavy rectal bleeding, including black tar like stools. I went to the ER and they recommended I go for a colonoscopy. After fighting to find somewhere that could get to me before November, I was able to get in this Wednesday, August…
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Taking Supplements DURING chemoradiation?
Hi All, This is the first thread that I have started on this very helpful and inspiring web site. Before I get to the subject of this posting, I guess I should introduce myself and provide some background information. I am a 58 year old male who has recently been diagnosed with a fairly early (T2N0M0) stage of rectal…
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Nauseous
I am a 3 time cancer survivor. 16 years ago I had stage 3 breast cancer and then early 2021 (I believe) I was diagnosed with stage 3 anal cancer. Two weeks into my treatment for anal cancer I was diagnosed with breast cancer again. I was so overwhelmed I made a radical decision to have a bi lateral mastectomy. I have been…
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Treatment Centers/Anal Cancer
Hi, all - admittedly, never did I think I’d be doing a Google search for anal cancer…of course, I don’t think anyone has that as a bucket list item. Since this cancer has nowhere near the the “press” as other cancers, I know it’s important to be treated at places where they see more than one of these cases a year. Can…