Experiences with

Debulking surgery

hi guys I have my surgery on Friday very nervous mostly that I will forget to pack something! What should I pack in my over night bag? Any advice would be great too! Thank you loads Annabel 😊

Hey..So after a year on RTX my CRP is at 3 🙌🏼 better that 162. I'm now seeing an Ortho surgeon to correct my hands, has anyone here had it done? How were your results, are you pleased with the outcome? I've wanted this done for years and it's finally happening, just a bit nervous and wanted to know

I had the Ivor Lewis Procedure done on the 8th June, apparently had a leak and had to return back into theatre. However another scan after showed that the hole was in a different place. The surgeon told me that antibiotics and time should support this and it would heal. However, my SATS went down a

I was doing so well, going to rehab exercising etc All of a sudden have developed severe new pain in my lower ribs and middle of my sternum, so bad it takes my breath away! I’m still a cocktail of high strength pain relief following the surgery. Saw the surgeon well his junior last week, but he didn

Hi everyone I was first diagnosed with BC in 2000. I had a recurrence (2nd primary) 17 years later. 6 years later I was diagnosed with MBC. I had a small tumor present in my dermis at the masectomy scar sight. They followed with surgery (a lumpectomy to the reconstructed breast and targeted radiation

Hi everyone ❤️ I posted a few days ago about my private prescription for ndt , [hope I'm allowed to post that bit]🙈 , I am at the moment waiting on the delivery of said medication and hoping it works for me. In the meantime I have received the endocrinologists report and have now received a gp appointment

Today marks the first anniversary of my triple heart bypass. So grateful for the treatment I received and the support I have received from family and friends. My body has recovered really well and apart from a little discomfort when coughing or sneezing looking forward to the future. Feeling emotional

I've just had a letter from my local surgery saying following my suggestion they will now take the pulse of people who attend for annual exams (blood pressure, diabetes etc) to see if they are asymptomatic AF sufferers. A positive result to then be referred for ECG etc. A small victory.

Leeches - Has anyone had any experience with Parkinson's? Here a naturopath describes the therapy: About leeches The healing powers of leeches were already known and used in ancient times. Famous doctors such as Galen and Avicenna, later Hufeland, Morawitz, Bottenberg and many others used the

Hello Ladies, I have recently had both of my ovaries removed in a NHS hospital. the operation went fine and they were removed through keyhole surgery. After the operation I found that my Virgina was very sore and the nurse had said something was inserted in to during the operation. The ovaries

hi everyone, I posted on here when I was in hospital struggling with post operation issues. Thank you to everyone for your support and suggestions to help me get through. I’ve been home for about a week now and recovering really well, managing short walks and thank goodness bowel and stomach complications

Hi, can anyone advise me please? Recently I’ve been worrying about leaving my dog while we go away on holiday. It gave me a constant headache so I decided to take my bp, I had it checked in May at the surgery & it was fine but when I checked it recently it was quite high first reading was 147/85 rather

Background I was diagnosed with PMR in June 2024. Fortunate in having very supportive GP who quickly started me on 15 mg Predisolone which brought about dramatic improvement. Dose has been reduced to 14 mg after 1 month. GP plan is to reduce by about 1mg a month, depending on monthly blood test results

Hi everyone the clocks counting down , Radiotherapy starts next Tuesday. I have a problem already they don't give you the timetable of appointments till you go so if I have to go back on Thursday not enough warning (i.e 48hrs notice required for transport) Even the cancer centre requires 48 hrs notice

Hi all, I was after some advice regarding surgery recovery. Obviously we all recover differently from surgery, but I was wondering if anyone had any advice who has a physical job. I'm a gardener and I work on an estate, so I do have a HR department etc. just a lot of the advice says you can go back to

After a stroke ten years ago I had an ASD closure. I was born with a mitral valve prolapse. My regurgitation currently is estimated to be moderate to severe. No surgery on the cards. About three months ago I was shopping when I experienced a severe pain in my upper back and left arm. My arm felt

well guys , my doctor okayed surgery for me 2 months ago, had a left hip given me fits. At the same time he scheduled a PET scan for me ,I’ve had numerous CT and MRI. Well surgery was a suprise for me, the right hip ,the femur was eaten all up by the cancer, the left was worn out . They wouldn’t do

So the arrhythmia team contacted me yesterday to discuss the result of my ECG done at my local surgery . Apparently although the test showed an an abnormal pattern with wide QRS it was a minimal deviation and not any form of AF . It could be an age related change but my sinus rhythm was normal and the

Hi,Has anybody gone abroad for excision surgery? How did you find it? Was it cheaper than the UK? Thanks x

I had a Prostatectomy in July 2020. My PSA was a 5.0 and my Gleason was 3+4. Cancer did not penetrate outer wall of gland. Decipher score was 64. Did Kegels and PT for incontinence....nothing helped and today still very much incontinent. In May 2022 my PSA began to steadily rise from undetectable for