Experiences with

Air embolism

Has anyone experiencing blood in their urine a few years after radiation therapy? My doctor attributes it to Radiation Proctitis, which affects the blood vessels in the bladder neck. If any of you are or have experienced this, was there anything specific that seemed to cause it (i.e. bowel movement

Good morning ladies My wife was was diagnosed with HGOC in 2020. She received the usual treatment Chemo including debunking she's never been NED. Earlier this year it was found the disease had spread to supraclavicular nodes and she was advised watch and wait until they progressed which unfortunately

DIPNECH - carcinoid lung nodules. Has anybody had this recognised as cancer by DWP when there is minimal cancel active, although present? I was told by an ILD consultant at Rbh that they don’t? Even though it requires regular Pet CT scans. Bella.

This may be a little long. On June 9, I went to the ER with shortness of breath, a CT scan showed multiple bilateral pulmonary embolisms. The doctor started me on heparin and did a procedure to break up the clots in the lungs (I forgot the name of the procedure) LOTS of blood work was done and the doctor

I have an unusual history. In 2007, I recovered from several months in hospital with hypoxia and very severe chest pain only when I was put on heparin. I have a very severe history of clotting on my Mum's side of the family and family and friends begged the doctors to try anticoagulation because

Has anyone experienced Warfarin failing you more than once? I have had three different instances where I had large clots in my lungs while on it. I am still on it (after my coverage from work denied paying for Framing injections - the only anticoagulant that hasn't failed me). Just wondering if this

Hi. I was admitted to hospital last Friday with heart rate of 144 and told I have AF. Told without anticoagulants I was risking major stroke, heart attack or pulmonary embolism. Now on beta blocker, Warfarin and Fragmin. Worried 😟. Was working on day I was admitted and feeling very anxious. Don’t know

Hi. I was admitted to hospital last Friday with heart rate of 144 and told I have AF. Told without anticoagulants I was risking major stroke, heart attack or pulmonary embolism. Now on beta blocker, Warfarin and Fragmin. Worried 😟. Was working on day I was admitted and feeling very anxious. Don’t know

I was diagnosed with Stage 3c high grade serous ovarian cancer in June 2023 which had spread to omentum and peritoneal lining. I had ascites which was drained twice and have developed a pleural effusion. I had the 3xchemo and debulking surgery then 3 more chemo. Finished treatment on Dec 23. ca-125

So I'm about to start cisplatinum + etoposide chemo cycles on wed. next week for NECP/SCCP. The first irritant I have of which I'm sure will not be the only one is: I have no idea what the treatment plan is, I don't know how many cycles I'm scheduled for and what the treatment goal is. Researching

I’ve been trying to find out why I’ve had breathlessness for 3 years. In 2021 NHS pulmonary consultant arranged Ct scan abd lung function tests. Lung function tests results said good. Ct scan revealed very mild dry bronchiectasis and very mild emphysema - both too mild to be classed as COPD. Was discharged

I was diagnosed with ET with jak2 about 5 years ago, my platelets aren’t bad at all only 790 at last count, so am only on mini aspirin at present. Going on 8 hour flight soon, should I take any extra precautions? A colleague told me I should be taking fragmin as such a long flight! Does anyone have any

Hi! As an 80 year old guy living (happily) in a rural backwater, I’m 100 miles of slow unpredictable travel away from my haematologist and the associated treatment centre. I have CLL with 17p deletion. I’m soon going to start acalabrutinib medication along with prophylactics etc. Does anyone know what

has anyone with under active thyroid had scalp tenderness and itchy scalp, I am 72 my hair is naturally grey , i take 125 levothyroxine , for past 3 weeks my scalp has been itchy , just during day, there is no redness or breakouts , there is no dandruff Or flakiness , I have tried rubbing in some

Loratadine is not working for the itching caused by Buprenorphine. Is there another antihistamine that will not exacerbate RLS? Any recommendations?????

I was diagnosed with PBC 12 years ago & I have responded well to Urso. I now have hypothyroidism & NAFLD. My question to the group is whether others suffer from extremely dry skin & what product would you recommend or you have found to be effective on extremely dry skin. I have tried a number of products

A recent biopsy revealed a Gleason 4+3 with PNI and I have scheduled focal salvage cryoablation at Duke Cancer Center on December 11. This is a recurring cancer following primary radiation 10 years ago. The doctor there, Dr Polascik, will perform the procedure and is very experienced in cryotherapy.

My GP still refuses to prescribe Bup even though Dr Fackrell recommended it and wrote to my GP. I am still fighting the decision through Llais Wales. I had a meeting this evening with a Dr J Campbell one of the practise partners and quite honestly after talking to him for over 30 mins he was not

Scheduled for HDR brachytherapy in three weeks, followed by 5 sessions of EBRT over 10 days. What was your experience? Dos, don'ts, tears, fears, words of wisdom?

A month ago, I went to get a haircut and noticed a bald spot. I didn’t think much of it and assumed it was just a bad haircut. But weeks later, I realized the patch was growing. I went to the dermatologist, who diagnosed it as alopecia areata. I received a shot, and I think the hair is regrowing,