Surgery and Recovery

Is proton radiation better for brain cancer treatment?

Has anyone discussed the different types of radiation and why some are better than others for specific cancers? I have been researching as I have a Glioma BM in my brain and start treatments next week. I am seeing very positive research about using Proton radiation for my type of cancer versus other types . THOUGHTS? Thoughts?

What should I expect after glioma brain tumor surgery and diagnosis?

Hello everyone one. Im new. Just got a glioma brain tumor diagnosis and a tumor removal surgery 4/23. Im navigating the newness of my diagnosis, the treatments next and what to expect. Thanks for being here with me.

How long does pain last after lung lobe removal surgery?

I had my left lower lobe in my lung removed due to NCLC 4 weeks ago. I didn't expect the pain to last this long or be so disabling. My primary won't reorder pain meds. My sleep is pretty disrupted. What is the recovery timeline? Anyone else experiencing pain after surgery?

IPMN cyst changed - could it be pancreatic cancer now?

Hello. I have been diagnosed with an IPMN precancerous cyst in my Pancreas. I go for a Surgical consult tomorrow. In 2013 I had Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Now I'm concerned since I had my 2nd GI scope last week and they found the cyst had changed, and said it's not a good sign. I'm worried it has turned to Cancer. Guess I'll find out tomorrow.

Should I do radiation after hysterectomy for endometrial cancer?

Hi my name is Adriana, diagnosed with endometrial cancer has a hysterectomy surgery 4 weeks ago and today I have radiology consultation. I’m afraid of doing these treatments because of side effects, has anyone radiation treatment that can help me making this decision?

How do I cope with finding another liver mass before surgery?

Well i had an mri and it showed another mass on the right side of my liver its very small. My surgeon sent an email and said he will call with surgery date. He also said he would removed them both at surgery.

How do you cope after choosing no reconstruction following bilateral mastectomy complications?

Looking for any women that had bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction and not end up they wanted. I had my spacers replaced December 2025, and 3 weeks later ended up with pseudomonas infection and lost an implant. Now I have been rocking the 1 hump for 5 months. I have decided I don’t want to keep walking around this way, nor do I want another 2 surgeries to replace my implant. This is also the side I had 30 rounds of radiation so the idea of someone poking around scares me. I am looking to see if anyone chose the same outcome, or had a mastectomy and chose not to do reconstruction. I called my plastic surgeon today to ask about moving forward to remove the other implant, and surprise they didn’t call me back…. He didn’t want to take out my implant because “it looks good, and if I change my mind the work wouldn’t have to be redone” also a Man and doesn’t know what this is like…

Has anyone else dealt with uterine cancer after hysterectomy?

Hello all. Has anyone dealt with uterine cancer. I had radical hysterectomy & i also have MS. I have opted out of doing chemo.

Is gabapentin not working for cancer pain or neuropathy?

This gabapentin isn’t helping

Has anyone had hysterectomy with chemo in stomach during surgery?

Will be having surgery and having a hysterectomy plus removing my appendix and putting chemo in my stomach for 30 minutes, has anyone had this done to them