Hi guys,
Many thanks for all your continuous help and support. This forum has been a source of so many useful information and encouragement!
My seminoma just came back. I've had orchiectomy on my leftie in Oct 2016, went for simple surveillance.
Now, it seems I...
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Yesterday, 02:38 PM -
Hello Everyone !
New to the group - and of course new to this TC mess too.
A short summary -
Surgery(Orchiectomy) on 8th Sep 2020
Pre Surgery AFP - 68
Pre Surgery HCG - 47
PET Scan - Clear - no nodes
Chest XRAY - Clear
Pathology -...10-19-20, 11:15 PM -
Hi, my name is Adam from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I’d like to start out by saying thank you to everyone. The admin, the community, everyone. Your dedication and contributions are greatly appreciated. This website has been an especially valuable resource for myself and I’m sure it is for anyone...10-17-20, 03:12 PM
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