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  • Forum Post: Scan Result -Some Good News

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    Posted 4 days ago
    Hi all, not a frequent poster but thought I would let you all know of some good results. Had my first CT scan following the completion of my Chemo (12 lots of Oxy & 5FU) and I am pleased to say having seen the Oncologist last night I have come back all clear I am having the summer to myself...

  • Blog Post: June 2013 update

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    Posted 14 days ago
    Why do parents feel it is for the best NOT to discuss important things with their children? So just a short recap: Dad had his operation, the cancer was worse than what showed on the scans, had to have a stoma which kept leaking and was causing a great deal of hassle and stress. After 3 attempts...

  • Forum Post: Concerned about upcoming chemo...

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    Posted 1 month ago
    Hi all, I recently had surgery to remove a tumour from my colon, and was told I was a Dukes B. I am just out of hospital and recovering from surgery, and my oncologist wants to get me going on adjuvant chemotherapy this week (2 weeks after surgery). I have some questions... Firstly, I would imagine...

  • Forum Post: Re: So Low

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    Posted 2 months ago
    i completely understand why you made that choice [not that i know anything about the hospitals you mentioned, but i do know that standards of care and expertise do vary]. i really hope that the people treating you do their best and that you feel able to trust them. Re. your doctor being horrified...

  • Forum Post: 5 weeks from bowel cancer diagnosis but also have an egg sized tumour found in my abdomen

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    Posted 2 months ago
    Hi. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer (sigmoid) 5 weeks ago. My past history has clouded the issue as I had sarcoidosis in the late 70s. We are over one hurdle in that what they thought were mets on my lungs are just scaring and enlarged hilem caused by the sarcoidosis. My liver is clear but I have multiple...

  • Forum Post: peripheral neuropathy trials - duloxetine

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    Posted 2 months ago
    Hi - its a while since I posted. I wondered if anybody else had been offered to go on the duloxetine trial. my Oncologist has just prescribed the tablet an anti-depressant which offers benefits for those of us who are suffering with peripheral neurapathy (numb fingers / toes and in my case 'bum'...

  • Blog Post: Bowel cancer – knowing the signs

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    Posted 2 months 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...

  • Forum Post: The MacMillan Charity Ball & Auction - Ayr, Scotland

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    Posted 2 months ago
    Hi guys, I am hosting a charity ball and auction at Ayr Racecourse in Ayrshire, Scotland. But I'm having bother flogging the tickets. I have 75 at £30 for a champagne reception and 3 course meal. Any tips? Here's a link to the events page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

  • Forum Post: Calling Ayrshire Supporters - The MacMillan Charity Ball & Auction

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    Posted 2 months ago
    Calling All Ayrshire Supporters! I really need your help. My name is Laura Cunningham, 21, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. Before I tell you about the MacMillan Charity Ball & Auction I want to clue you up on me and why I support MacMillan. The brutal truth is... Cancer hasn't had that much...

  • Blog Post: Bowel cancer diagnosis – what was your experience?

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    Posted 2 months ago
    You may have seen the news this weekend that bowel cancer rates have risen sharply among men in the last 30 years – much more than the rates in women. The reasons for the rise are not fully understood, although risk factors for bowel cancer include, age, diet, smoking, a lack of physical...

  • Forum Post: terminal ileum cancer - Mum's tumour is not inoperable but SHE IS!

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    Posted 2 months ago
    My mum (73) has not been eating for a long time, getting weaker, losing weight and refusing to see a doctor. On February 4 she had a fall and broke an arm, so had to go to hospital where after four weeks of increasing weakness they diagnosed (through scan, too weak for colonoscopy) a large tumour on...

  • Forum Post: exome sequencing?

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    Posted 2 months ago
    hi everyone, I have posted a few times on here. My mum had breast cancer 11 years ago aged 51, and has lost 2 sisters to breast cancer who were in their 40's. Mum was diagnosed with colon (stage 2) & ovarian (stage 3) cancer last July, and is now palliative after the chemo to shrink the ovarian...

  • Forum Post: Want your thoughts - 10min online survey

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    Posted 3 months ago
    My name is Natalie Seebeck and I am a student at the Lo ndon Metropolitan University studying Psychology. As part of this course, I am conducting a research project on people’s beliefs towards their illness/health condition and related treatment. You have been invited to take part in this study...

  • Blog Post: Are patients people or slabs of meat?

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Getting really fed up now. Why do doctors play on peoples emotions? Do they understand that patients are people who are ill, rather than slabs of meat they can play with like toys? I wanted to write a blog on how well my dad was doing following his operation, however that is not the case. First we...

  • Forum Post: Time Off Work / Return to Work

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Hello I was diagnosed with T3 bowel cancel in June 2012 and selected to take part in the "Foxtrot Trial" which meant three courses of chemotherapy (Oxy and 5fu) before surgery, followed by a further nine adjuvant chemotherapy sessions I was able to continue working through most of my treatment...

  • Forum Post: Lower Bowel Cancer that has spread......

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Hi All, I'm new to this, only joined today so please bare with me until I get used to using the site? Thanks. My eldest sister has been diagnosed recently with Lower Bowel Cancer that has spread to her Groins and Vagina areas. Our Mum and Grandfather both passed away with Stomach Cancer. ...

  • Forum Post: Liver resection for secondary bowel cancer

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Hi, I've found out after 3 months of chemotherapy I have 2 very small spots on my liver 6 & 8mm in size. I'm having MRI & CT/PET scans then the drs will look to see if they can operate. Can anyone give me any information about this type of surgery who has experience of it please? ...

  • Blog Post: Dad's op

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    Posted 4 months ago
    My dad had an operation to remove the tumour today. It was more severe than they thought from the xrays, and he has had to have his Colon and small bowel removed. He has also been given a temporary stoma and will need to have surgery again in about 6 months. He is in intensive care this evening, though...

  • Blog Post: Motown and icecream - my way of coping!!

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    Posted 4 months ago
    In January 2010 I had a hysterechtomy as cancer cells had been found in my womb, just two months after my initial concerns had been treated BRILLIANTLY by my GP. A few weeks later the tests showed that I didn't need further treatment as it had been detected so early. NEVER PUT OFF GOING TO YOUR DOCTOR...

  • Blog Post: Christmas 2012 update

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    Posted 5 months ago
    Dad went for his Endoscope thing up his backside. Had an appointment with a consultant, who said about having an operation to remove. We had a reasonable Christmas and New Year, making the most to be together. Yesterday Dad got a call from the hospital to come up to A&E, as they wanted to...

  • Blog Post: The Beginning

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    Posted 5 months ago
    My Dad has been feeling "not right" for a while, we reckon since about February / March 2012. Noticibly he has not really fancied eating chocolate which for my dad is a big thing as he lives on chocolate and would eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Around May he had blood in...

  • Blog Post: Diagnosis & Colonoscopy

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    Posted 9 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: Symptoms 'The Summer of 2009'

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    Posted 9 months ago
    The summer of 2009 is probably a good starting point and my birthday Friday 5 th June. There is a group of us heading out for a drink starting off in Street Lane Leeds. From what I can remember it was quite a warm evening and having not been at work that day (I try not to work on my birthday) out...

  • Blog Post: Guest post: Introducing the New HNPCC/Lynch Syndrome Support Group

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    Posted 11 months ago
    Surgical registrar Paul Barrow introduces our new Online Community group for patients with Hereditary Non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC or Lynch Syndrome) . I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Paul Barrow and I am a surgical registrar in the North West region. As part of my training...

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

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    Posted over 1 year 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...
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