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  • Forum Post: Duodenal cancer at 43

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    Posted 8 months ago
    I was diagnosed with duodenal cancer last November (2011) I had lost four stone in three months and was vomitting all the time. I was an emergency admission in September & was in hospital six weeks, a month of which I was being fed through a central line. After extensive tests and scans an MRI...

  • Forum Post: Re: My Dad 66yr old with bowel cancer stage 4 with liver mets

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    Posted 9 months ago
    Hi all, and thank you Kate and Jacqui... Kate, so sorry that you lost your hubby, which seemed so quick in the end. You sound like Mum and Dad, been together for ever... I send my love to you and hope you have a lot of support around you and can find a smile somewhere xxx Yes very ironic that I felt...

  • 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: 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...

  • Forum Post: How do you deal with it?

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    Posted over 1 year ago
    Hi everyone. Firstly, thanks for reading this post as it is very important to me and my family, hopefully it will be relevant to you and insightful. I am sorry if it is very typical and something you must have seen a number of times, but please help us out if you are in a similar situation : / ...

  • Forum Post: AVASTIN Please if anyone has been on it can you let me know how you got on. Ta

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    Posted over 1 year ago
    hI i am now on 3rd lot of chemo, for advanced bowel cancer, over a 4 year period, if this one doesnt work, basically thats it. So just doing research just in case, had a nice reponse to my requests for info about trials, hav'nt checked them out yet, but I will. Now,, my Oncologist is...

  • Forum Post: Re: Post surgery duodenal cancer

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Hi I just want to let you know that I am still here for everybody who dealt, is dealing or will have to deal with duodenal cancer... Love to all of you who are still at this website Magda

  • Forum Post: New stoma support forum on here

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Hi - I took the plunge and set up an ileostomy and colostomy discussion group on here - please look for it under members' groups if you think it would be helpful. Please post a 'hello' and introduce yourself. Thank you! Jules

  • Forum Post: Re: Post surgery duodenal cancer

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Hi I have never written a message on this forum that my beloved Gregory died on 11th January 2011. I am trying my best to survive without him and come back to "normal life". I just want to let you know that I gained a lot of knowledge about duodenal (small bowel) cancer so if anybody looks...

  • Forum Post: Re: My Dad 66yr old with bowel cancer stage 4 with liver mets

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Hi all I am sorry to hear bad news from some of you. Unfortunately I do not have good news too. Gregory has started having difficulties to move, walk, sit etc. The pain and vomiting are under control but he is having diarrhea. He has second cycle of chemo scheduled on Wednesday but doctors think that...

  • Forum Post: Re: Too young to lose him

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Hi Yaffle I can also understand you very well. My fiance has been diagnosed with stage 4 duodenal cancer which is treated like stomach or bowel cancer. His GP ignored symptoms (loosing weight and constipation) for about 6 months. When we were first time in the hospital they done many tests and nothing...

  • Forum Post: Re: My Dad 66yr old with bowel cancer stage 4 with liver mets

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Hi everyone Thanks for asking how Gregory is feeling and how I am. He is still in hospice but we have been going home for some hours almost every day recently. Gregory is feeling a bit stronger now. His symptoms seem to be under much better control. But because he had to take such strong painkillers...

  • Forum Post: Re: My Dad 66yr old with bowel cancer stage 4 with liver mets

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Hi I am not bad with driving through the snow J I am Polish so we used to it. J Gregory is still in the hospice but finally he seems to be better with the pain control and vomiting. He has also started eating better about for about 2 days. He had a blood transfusion yesterday and had a line put...

  • Forum Post: Re: My Dad 66yr old with bowel cancer stage 4 with liver mets

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Hi all Thank you for all replies and I am sorry for not replying. I am having really bad time. Gregory is still in hospice. The pain seems to be under better control but vomiting not yet. He still cannot eat too much. He is scheduled for chemo on Wednesday but I just do not know how he will cope with...

  • Forum Post: Re: My Dad 66yr old with bowel cancer stage 4 with liver mets

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Thanks Kate for you too... Patrick thank you for your words... theya are all true. I am trying to concentrate now on getting as much help as possible for Gregory. Patrick do you have family or friends who are helping you to go through this horrible illness? I cannot imagine to be on own when dealing...
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