Hi,
This is my first time joining an online support group of any description, so please bear with me while I get to grips with it all.
A nurse suggested I find a support group to speak to as am struggling to decide whether to have chemotherapy or not. So here I am....
I was diagnosed on the 4th of August with Rectal cancer and had surgery to remove a stage 2 tumour 7 weeks ago. Everything happened so fast that by the time I'd even started to get my head around the diagnosis the tumour was out.
I'm 46 years old and because of my age have been advised to have chemotherapy as a preventative measure. The drug, in particular, is called Capecitabine (Xeloda) and I wondered if anyone on here has any experience of it at all or has been in a similar situation?
I'm currently afraid to poison myself with chemo, but also afraid not to. Am really unsure what to do.
I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has anything to share.
Thank you. :)
We all do what we have to do to keep these bodies going.
Do connect in with the group (link above in green) as there is nothing better than talking with others who are walking the exact same journey.
All the very best
The supportive Bowel (colon and rectum) cancer group will be a good place for you to connect in with other folks
To go to the group just click on the green link above then introduce yourself by putting up a post by clicking on ‘New Thread’ or ‘New here, say hello’ then hit the box with the X on the top right (phones).
You could just copy and paste the text from this your first post and you can also join in with existing ‘Discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'.
((hugs))
