Hi everyone, last Monday I had a colonoscopy and was told they found a tumour. Yesterday it was officially confirmed after my biopsy and ct scan and mri. I am 40 years old, Married 5 years and we have been trying for a baby through IVF for most of that time. I was about to try again in a months time. Now this. It’s stage 3 and they say it’s treatment with 5 weeks of chemoradiation and then operation where I’ll most likely have a stoma. Have to get my head adjusted to that! My mam died of bowel cancer 6 months ago. She was diagnosed 4 years ago to the day. She was treatable for much of that until she wasn’t. She was 71 when she died. I’m scared that this journey will go the same for me. They have asked if I want to delay treatment by a month in order to do an egg retrieval that I could possibly use for surrogacy but I’m too scared to wait even a month. My tumour is 2.5cm and is showing possible regional lymph nodes but they can’t say for certain just yet. It’s an adenoca tumour with moderate differentiation. Scared and anxious and sad so would love to hear from the community about their experiences.I also have loads of questions around diet - I’ve heard high protein low carb is the best way forward?
Hi and warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community but sorry that you had to find us and especially sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis.
A cancer diagnosis be challenging in so many ways but you will find talking with others who are walking the same type of cancer journey can help you navigate this difficult time.
The Community is organised into support groups snd I see you have actually joined our supportive Bowel (colon and rectum) cancer group, this will be the best place to connect with patients and families navigating the same type of cancer journey.
To go to the group just click on the link above then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’ or hit the box with the X on the top right (phones), you could just copy and paste the text from this your first post. You can also join in with existing ‘Discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'.
It’s always good to talk so do call the Macmillan Support Services on 0808 808 00 00 - most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week Clicking here to see what is available. This service can give lots of information, support, financial guidance or just a listening ear. We also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
To find information covering diagnosis, treatments and pages covering most types of cancers can be found on our Online Information and Support Section.
All the very best ((hugs))
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