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  • Blog Post: Bowel cancer – knowing the signs

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    Posted 1 month ago
    April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. In this blog, Vicky from the Cancer Information Development Team talks about her experience of bowel cancer and the importance of spotting it early. The facts Bowel cancer , also called colorectoal cancer, is the third most common cancer in the UK. More...

  • Blog Post: Diagnosis & Colonoscopy

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    Posted 8 months ago
    Thursday 4 th March 2010 and it’s a dry and chilly morning with frost on the ground. Early rise and I am starving….my last meal was lunchtime the day before as I have to prepare for the procedure by ensuring that my bowels were clear. This involved a light meal at mid day and taking two...

  • Blog Post: Choosing your treatment and care - colon and rectal cancer

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    Posted 10 months ago
    When it comes to how cancer will be treated, and where you will receive that treatment, you have the right to choose. You might worry that you don’t have enough information to make that choice. What are your treatment options? How are they given and what are the possible side effects? What are...

  • Blog Post: Bowel cancer web chat – transcript

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    Posted over 1 year ago
    On 18 April, we hosted a webchat all about bowel cancer. John Newlands, one of our Information Nurses from the Macmillan Support Line, answered questions on symptoms, testing and treatment. If you’d like any further information on the subject see our bowel cancer pages , or call the Macmillan...

  • Blog Post: Push your GP!

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    Posted over 1 year ago
    I have been going to my GP for over a year - actually closer to 18 months or more - with exhaustion, diarrhoea, blood in my stools, forgetfulness and inability to concentrate, breathlessness on exertion, abdominal pain. He seemed unable to put the clues together. The diarrhoea was due to my diabetes...

  • Blog Post: Bowel Cancer web chat – Wednesday 18 April

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    Posted over 1 year ago
    April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month , so next Wednesday lunchtime, we’ll be hosting a web chat with our Nurse Specialist John Newlands. John will be on hand in the chat room to answer any questions you might have about this type of cancer. Bowel cancer is also known as colorectal cancer, and...

  • Blog Post: home again

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Well the op day arrived,it suddenly hit me in theanesthetic room what was happeningto me,everything went well apparently all removed as planned,i had a right hemicolectomy;on the 1st sept so didnt have to stay too long in hospital[came home last night] i cant fault the care and attention i received since...

  • Blog Post: op thursday

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    thanks cathie and little my for your response I to have not suffered ill health so when this is thrown at you it is a massive shock to system.In the middle of the night i find myself lying there thinking all negative thoughts and start panicing,but i try to keep a brave face during the day for the family...

  • Blog Post: Reeling at the moment, alot to take in..

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Tues 22.2.11 Well, this wasn't how I thought things were going to go, given the fact that up till last Wednesday consultants were telling me they didn't think anything was wrong. Last Wednesday morning I spoke to a gynae consultant about my abdominal pain and bloating and he said he would...

  • Blog Post: unexpected phone call

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    as some of you know i have a blockage in my small bowel which has been causing me problems, namely being hospitalised 3 times in 2 weeks!! well i had an appt. through to see the colectoral surgeon for 17th dec to discuss the next step and duly noted this on the calender. next day the phone rang and a...
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