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Debulking surgery

I think where I left off in my Ocrevus tale of woe was after my major surgery but before I got my latest MRI, blood tests and neuro checkup. Thankfully my MRI showed nothing new and my B cells are back in the normal range. However, when my gamma globulins were tested, I still have hypogammaglobulimia

male here having inguinal hernia recurrent repair for the fifth time. not young anymore 81. now also recovering from a two week cold. was on amoxicillin for 10days. have a lot of fear about this coming event. not being able to urinate before being released from the hospital.. getting very weak as

I am about 15 months post 25 weeks of radiation to my prostrate and pelvic area. I had 6 months of ADT with two months prior and 4 months post radiation. My current PSA is 0.07. It has showed a slow rise from 0.04 to 0.07 over 5 months or so. For about 4 to 5 months it held steady at 0.05 doing monthly

My husband tested negative for COVID 24 hours before admittance. He came through the surgery very well and I was surprised to hear from him at 7 oclock the next morning. Then 2 days later he tested positive. Now very worried about pneumonia which can be fatal. He has been told he will have to stay

Hello everyone, I had a scheduled call with a GP at my surgery today, to discuss why my regular (since 2017) B12 prescription had been stopped. My medical notes state that I have Pariatial cell antibodies and there are numerous letters on file from a private neurologist stating that I need 3 injections

Hello. I was diagnosed with Osteopenia and Osteoporosis in 2022. I have had several appointments with a consultant who has now discharged me saying there is nothing they can do. I was supposed to have foot surgery (it’s in both feet but one is worse) but now she has said it’s too late as the bone has

Further to SlowDragons extremely good advice and information, I physically took my results and a list of symptoms to the surgery on Monday morning and handed them over to the admin who assured me they would pass the details onto the duty doctor. Later that day, I received a text message to say that

Morning, just an update on my post yesterday. I ended up in A&E last night as I felt so poorly. My heart rate was 90 when I was lying down doing nothing. My GP had ordered urgent bloods on Wednesday which hadn’t come back before the surgery closed, thankfully they were on the system at the hospital.

Had to have emergency surgery early this week and my scheduled treatment for the month was placed on hold. What will happen now with regard to starting back with my treatments? Will there be any delays on continuing my treatments? I have very aggressive PC and the treatments thus far have been very positive

Good afternoon, community! I am new here and thank God for this opportunity to be among you on this chat. Three years ago I was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer. PSA =13.0. Prior to surgery the skeleton was clear. With the surgery it took 4 months. Result - post-op PSA =16.0 and metastasis to

My father was diagnosed in April 2021 with advanced prostate cancer . His PSA was 6491 and 4 out of 12 cores were tested positive Gleason score 8. MRI dscovered 4 pelvic enlarged lymph nodes and two masses in prostate . He started Eligard in May 2021 and biculatamide for 30 days ; in June 2021 his PSA

My father was diagnosed in April 2021 with advanced prostate cancer . His PSA was 6491 and 4 out of 12 cores were tested positive Gleason score 8. MRI dscovered 4 pelvic enlarged lymph nodes and two masses in prostate . He started Eligard in May 2021 and biculatamide for 30 days ; in June 2021 his PSA

I went in for my first ablation yesterday. Back when scheduled, it was to be a radiofrequency ablation, but in the months that have passed, the EP unit has switched to pulsed field ablation. The nice surprise did not do much to calm my angst - my pre-procedural blood pressures yesterday morning

I'm trying to laugh about this, but honestly I am just so frustrated right now. I have to stop eating at midnight. A chain smoker, I also have to stop smoking at midnight. I can't use sugar-free cough drops while sleeping with my CPAP, which dries out my mouth. I can't chew gum after midnight. I'm

I’ve had a lung screening scan - was called as had radiotherapy for breast cancer in past. Lungs are clear but received a rather dramatically worded letter stating there is “some calcification of blood vessels in the coronary artery”. “Some” meaning what??? I am 70 and in looking online “everyone

Hello We have had some enquiries from a journalist regarding some potential changes in treatment for lung cancer. If you have had experience of neo or adjuvant treatment as well as surgery and would be willing to either share your story in print or speak to the media please get in touch. Although

I had right total knee replacement surgery on 17th September so just over 2 weeks post op now. I was really scared beforehand especially with having to stop Baracitinib a week before. I know everyone is different but I feel so lucky. So far I’ve managed the pain with paracetamol and codiene. I was offered

I must apologise to everyone who replied to my post back in June, for not getting back to everyone. To cut a very long story short after breaking my wrist and no follow up I wrote a letter of complaint to my surgery as I could not get an appointment with a GP to enable me to get a DEXA scan, and I was

My saga continues. As I have posted before, I am trying to recover from hip replacement surgery about 4 months ago. The inflammation resulting from the surgery has caused my RLS to increase terribly. I currently take Belbuca . Because of the cost of Belbuca, I want to try to change to Buprenorphine -

I have recently been diagnosed with Moderate Osteoarthritis in my RT hip. (June 2024) I have been a fit 80 year old with no underlying conditions. However, I was born with pronating feet (turning inward). I developed back pain in my 30's and discovered through manual therapies that the pronation created