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I've had stomach pain and blosting over the last couple of years,told it was IBS and constipation.Pain got worse over the last few months.GP said it was gallstones, had an abdominal and pelvic Ultrasound.Receved results yesterday and there is a lesion on my liver.I've been referred as priority for an MRI.This time last year I found a lump on my breast.It was benign but precancerous cells were located during mammogram so I had surgery.Received the all clear thank god.I am awaiting Genetic test as the BRCA gene is in my mother's family,her sister and mother died of breast cancer and her brother was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.I am 45 years old,I have 3 Sons and trying to stay positive.Would really appreciate some advice and looking for anyone who has been in the same situation and got good results.

Went for mammogram today and was told I'd have to go back again in a couple days for ultrasound and they would have the results of the mammogram that day. Is this normal? Was under the understanding with others who have been in this situation that it was all done on the same day. Thanks so much

Hi, just a question to the community on timelines for results of biopsies. I had a biopsy last week on a skin issue on my ear. I have been told it will take 4-6 weeks for results, and then they have to be written up and examined; please call back in 6 weeks. So I now have another 6 weeks of unexplained pain and ringing noises. Is this just the way it is now? I am assuming the Dr is not too concerned that I have anything to worry about, but its another 6 weeks on top the time already waiting to get appointments etc Thanks

In an awful.panic went for my triple assessment this morning and it was not as clear-cut as I would like - the professor who did the physical examination deemed the lump to be an E3, which is likely to be benign but not definitely so. I was buoyed up by that, but I felt the ultrasound was less optimistic . I asked the consultant radiologist if the mass was oval or round, and he just stated, "No" and felt there was an atmosphere in the room.I took a look at the screen at the mass and got a fright as it is an irregular shape, and has all the hallmarks / attributes of malignant masses that i saw in academic articles that i looked up. Biopsy taken - I need to call next Tuesday for the date of when I receive results. As you can imagine, this has brought up lots of feelings - regret at perhaps not having children (risk factor) , amount of work and stress I took on over years as I was very career focused - it's been very hard. I haven't slept in over 10 days and given I am prone to depression and anxiety - I am worried about my ability to cope. Going to my doctor tomorrow to ask for sleeping tablets etc as at this point I need sleep

Hi. I have been experiencing a lot of worrying symptoms lately and would like some advice. My periods have been very irregular (spotting and lasting over a week), I have been bleeding during and after sex with some pain and large clots, I have no appetite and feel full after eating a small amount, my belly is very large, swollen and hard and looks like I'm pregnant, I have localised pain in my left abdomen, back and pelvic area, I feel tired all the time but find it difficult to sleep, no energy, I feel dizzy a lot and have blind spots and blurred vision sometimes, I have a pain in the back of my neck, I have a new cough that has lasted over 8 weeks, difficulty breathing, tight feeling in my chest, pain in my stomach when I cough. I have an appointment with my GP in a few days to discuss these symptoms but I'm wondering are these symptoms very serious and need urgent emergency attention? If anyone could offer me some advice I would really appreciate it. Thank you. Love and blessings to all.

I am currently undergoing tests for PV and am pretty worried about it tbh. Can anyone reassure me ? I have had high rbc, high hgb and high hct on full blood count. Waiting to see a haematologist. Not sleeping great. Thanks

Hi everyone. Has anyone had a positive cancee diagnosis adter finding multiple cyst type lumps or are cancer lumps always hard .

My story is that I had no symptoms, went to my amazing doctor with a cough, she found that I was tender on my lower left back so sent me to a walk in ultrasound clinic where they discovered the tumour. I had a whipple in April, the cancer had not spread as caught early so my prognosis is good. I know it’s a rare cancer, has anyone else had a whipple and going through Folfirinox, I’m about to have round 8 of 12..

I had 13 polyps found at my colonoscopy yesterday. I’m very worried they could be cancerous considering the amount found. Has anybody had a lot of polyps removed and found that they were benign?

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