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Pristiq - what do I expect?
Hello. Three months of struggling and more to come, so on the gentle advice of three members of my medical team, I'm about to take anti-depressants for the first time in my life. The oncologist and GP have conferred and I have a box of Pristiq ready to go tomorrow morning. Pristiq because down the track the onc says I'll…
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Radiation and lupus?
I have SLE lupus.How will having radiation therapy affect my lupus?
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radiation / nausea and fatigue!?
hi i had lumpectomy 6th june -left breast- (grade 1 ductal carcinoma) 1 lymph node removed (hadnt spread there) 6 weeks later im having 3 weeks and 2 days radiation I know im extremely lucky to have got it so early and feel like bit of a lightweight! as after 8 days treatment im feeling quite nauseous (that and fatigue hit…
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Double or single mastectomy
I am 77 and after 10 weeks of chemo have been offered a right mastectomy and a "clip" under local and then lumpectomy for the left breast. I am tending towards a double mastectomy. I have read up on possible (ie very few) advantages in preventing further cancer. Can anyone tell me the downsides? Will recovering after…