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Really feeling on edge today with treatment looming over me from tomorrow. Had second CT yesterday and managed not to cry whilst in there this time, but broke down once I left the room. The weight of this new reality just feels so overwhelming right now...
Hi, I am just starting week 3 of chemo (tablets) and radiotherapy. I am sore and cannot be far from a toilet. Really worried about going out and being caught short I have diarrhoea tablets. I just wondered how others manage.
Today I’m feeling really overwhelmed and anxious. I’m a big football fan and my team won the league today. I cried while they celebrated as I keep thinking I won’t live to see that happen again. I’m waiting for results on whether a new tumour is localised...
Hi I'm almost 6 years post treatment and have just received my first kit to check for bowel cancer. Just wondering whether anyone else has done these. I'm really worried that because I often have blood still after a poo (all confirmed as no issues,...
I’m starting chemoradiation with mitosin and capecitabin on 16 June. There’s a very important family event booked for 4 July is it likely I’ll be able to attend? It will involve a 3 hour drive beforehand (not by me I’ll be chauffeured) and an overnight...
Hi, I'm finding it hard to express my feelings, if I talk about my journey I get overwhelmed so keep it to myself or I'm just like a robot like its not happening to me. It started in 2015 with breast cancer (lumpectomy, lymph node removal, 25 days radio...
Hi I'm Anne from Manchester , After a diagnosis firstly of Haemorrhoids. Then changing hospitals and now finding i have a T3 Anal Cancer. I've had all the scans . Biopsy today in groin, but they are pretty sure it's only in Pelvis area. Start treatment...
So after much lurking during my diagnosis, I've thrown together a list of the things I bought to prepare for my chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This was a mix of suggestions from this forum, medical suggestions from Drs and Nurses and recommendations from...
Just had this sudden tightness in my chest that lasted a good 20 mins... it scared me so much I called an ambulance, which I have now cancelled since the pain has passed. So now I'm wondering, is this related to the cancer? Has it spread somewhere further...
Hii, I finished chemo/radiotherapy 12 days ago, and am starting to heal up and feel better but… While I was on treatment I had itchy skin behind my knees, and was told to put some hydrocortisone cream on, then once I finished treatment my ankles became...
