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Hi there, My GP found a lump and tissue thickening and referred me urgently for a triple breast check. She said I would be seen within 2 - 3 weeks. It has been 2 weeks and I just got an appointment letter dated for October. I am nearly 50. Should I ...

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Hi everyone, My name is John I am 40 diagnosed with Kidney Cancer this summer, it's been a strange few weeks. Kidney is gone already, had a few bits removed from bladder as well. That's the very quick version of my story. I will probably write more ...

Hi I'm having surgery lumpectomy next week and can't find a support bra for after surgery. Where can I get one and does it have to be a larger size. Does hse supply them. It's 4 days to my surgery and was only told on Thursday. Thanks Siobhan...

Hi My father recently got diagnosed with lung cancer and then a few days later diagnosed with cancer in the brain which spread from if lung, from what I’m reading is this stage 4 cancer, as the doctors want to start chemotherapy very soon but I a...

How long does it take to get back to peeing normally after surgery and catheter ...

My husband's cancer is very aggressive and told today now in brain. Diagnosed 10 weks ago. If lucky only weeks left. We expectation of chemotherapy helping and extending life. Not an option now . I'm reeling myself and don't know how to tell them ...

Hi my name is Annie and I live in wexford. I was diagnosed with stage 4 hodgkin's lymphoma in my chest and bones 2 weeks ago. I am really struggling with sleep and money worries 😟 I feel so lonely when my partner and son are at work and school. ...

Can you please tell me what the standard treatment for atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) is? I was diagnosed with this after a biopsy for a cluster of microcalcifications in the right breast. I have other risk factors: strong family history of breas...

I am a 37 year old mother of two and I recently found out that they found a grade 1 carcinoid in my appendix (thankfully removed now) but I was told by Limerick (no formal meeting with them or appointment just third hand information as I was in a dif...

Hi, I had surgery on the 17 Sep to remove either a fibrodenoma, or a phyllodes tumour from. My breast in Galway. I know the consultants meet every Thurs to discuss cases. I'm expecting an update today. Does anyone know if you always get a p...

I am stage 4 with as my consultant has said, He has very aggressive rapidly castrate-resistant metastatic prostate cancer. He has told me I will need Pluvicto now or in the very near future. We had applied to the Treatment Abroad Scheme as this trea...