Experiences with

Intestinal and stomach conditions

Hi all first post ,I'm yet to be diagnosed with ibs d but I firmly believe I have it as all my symptoms are classic my GP wants to send me for an endoscopy which I'm not happy with as they require me to basically fast for 3 days and flush out everything for 24 hours before and I'm trying so hard to keep

3 months ago my life changed. My manageable T became severe along with H. I posted for help on this group but got none. I have musical T Reactive T - several loud tones Hyperacusis, cant go anywhere, the wind hurts my ears. My daughter (6) : "Why do you cry everyday, is it because of your ears

metastatic prostate cancer to my bones diagnosed and treatment since 2002. It’s been a long journey with many ups and downs. My medical team Wake Cancer Center and then Duke oncology with Dr Willam Berry and recently Dr. Anthony George have been nothing short of both caring and amazing. And without doubt

Finished IMRT/ SBRT radiation to lymph nodes last week. Since then Ive begun have early AM restricted urinary flow - Very narrow stream. Rad Onc suggested tamsulosin or ibuprophen. MO, tamsulosin. Any work around for the early AM problem that I could take overnight? Ibuprophen has to be taken all

I was diagnosed with HGS stage 4a in January, 2024. The cancer was discovered when I was having laporascopic surgery to remove a kidney tumor. The doctors saw peritoneal carcinomatosis which had metastasized from the ovaries. Due to the extensive nature of my cancer, the doctor recommended 4-6 chemo

Hi everyoneI'm in my 7th week of this flare up. I was given Antibiotics after 3 weeks, and they did seem to help. Also followed the low fibre diet for 1 month. Bowel movements are now back to normal, I'm re-introducing fibre slowly and keeping a daily diary. Yesterday strawberries which I'm thinking

Hi, I would like to introduce myself, I am Marc, 60 years old and I live in Europe. Prostate cancer Gleason 3+4 diagnosed in 04/24. I am very grateful that this forum exists. I am fortunate that there is a Cyberknife center 20 miles away from me and where treatment is now scheduled for November.

59 year old man recently diagnosed with suspected liver cancer. I’m anxious, worried and frightened, not sleeping and unsure how to deal with this news. I’ve joined the forum as want to read about others experiences of dealing with this and in time share my own experiences. Thank you in advance

hello all! My dad was diagnosed this year and we got his biopsy done on Oct 7th for dendritic cell therapy. The doctors took 1gm of tissue and pricked him around 10 times to get the needed material. Since then my dad is having issues in urination. He has been going to the washroom every one hour but

As I stand now I have my LAST BCG treatment this Thursday, that will be followed in six to eight weeks with a flexy cystoscopy. I am at moment Low Grade - If my cystoscopy shows a tumour, then I will have to go in overnight to have it removed, That would not mean back to High Grade necessarily .

I need advice for coping with the pain of the injections, particularly medical help with pain.

At the ripe old age of 77, I will be taking my first cruise this summer with my children and grandchildren. I'm trying to be prepared for anything so I asked my doctor about medications for motion sickness. He said I would not be able to use the patch that is worn behind the ear because it can cause

Did anyone with bone mets get ADT vacation if the treatment was successful? My husband was diagnosed in 2023 with aggressive metastatic PC with bone mets. Triplet therapy and ADT were successful in reducing the main tumor and mets by a lot. According to him, in his last visit the nurse practitioner

hi everyone , I have just had my oncologist on the phone with scan results , she said the nodules in both lungs have grown by millimetres, she said I can stay on Ibrance and Letrozole , for now , until I have the next scan in 3 months time , I am a bit concerned , I have been on the same meds for 4

just an update really I’ve got an appointment for Monday 14 oct to look at my lymph node in neck my gp said I would be going for an ultrasound scan but the letter states that I’ve got go to the department of maxillo- facial surgery at the orthodontics department at my local hospital isnt orthodontist

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So I seen a new gynae today went through my history explained everything, she was then trying to say it didn’t sound endo related, she then carried out examinations and then internal examinations which I cried due to the pain and have had severe bleeding since, after the examinations we then chatted

I’ve just finished my round 2 of Xeloda and wondering how others manage taking it at the same time every day. My schedule is somewhat variable.. eg sometimes I need to eat dinner early and be somewhere; ditto for breakfast. The specialty pharmacy just called me about a refill and I asked them about

I have posted a number of times about night time pain …which I am still getting! However by taking an enema each morning when waking I get rid of the wind and normally have a bowel movement and can have a good day. However at night when going to bed I get wind and two hours later I am awake. I get

Had my first consultation with my haemotologist yesterday. Did the bloods for FISH etc also. She reassured me that it is very early days. Will see her again in three months to go through all the test results at which time she hopes to hand me back to my local doctor for a very long time. My CLL was