Hi all, I completed my Folfox treatment 3 months ago. The oxiplatin has left me with mild neuropathy in my fingers, they just feel stiff and numb at the tips, but my feet - it feels like I am walking on rough sand all the time and they feel a bit numb...
Not posted for a while, but always read the amazing posts on the forum. Been through a lot past 6 years when diagnosed with Colon cancer in 2020 and had the emergency operation to have sigmoid removed. Had mop up chemotherapy but the cancer came back...
Hello, My partner had a colonoscopy which resulted in the removal of polyps and a 4cm cancerous tumour. He has since had left side bowel resection. Pathology results showing stage 2, T3. Not in lymph nodes but in blood vessels. Chemo tablet been offered...
My wife had a colonoscopy today and they sat us down together, which immediately rang alarm bells for me. The said they couldn't get very far into the bowel because there is a mass/blockage (can't remember what word they used) which they say looked...
Hi all we are two days away from husbands planned operation for a liver resection for liver metastasis. he health with his APR surgery quite well and “Ken butt” but I’m so nervous that again only 6 months later he’s having to have major surgery again...
A bit of background first: I was diagnosed in September 2021 following a positive FIT test and colonoscopy. Followed by a CT scan in October 2021, which showed no spread. Surgery followed on 12 November that year (Lower Anterior Resection with loop...
Hi my husband has stage 4 colorectal cancer with metases to liver and lungs. He wants to go to the Arcadia clinic in Germany for treatment. Has anyone been there? Can you share your experience. Did it work?
Hi everyone, I just wondered if anyone has had any experiences of very high CEA levels post surgery? I had a left hemi colectomy in June with a 4cm T2N0M0 tumour removed. No chemo required as no lymphatic or vascular involvement, however, on my first...
Hi everyone :) I had a lower anterior resection for rectal cancer 6 years ago. All ok for two years then 2 nodules found in lung. Went on watch and wait for 2 years as they were tiny and slow growing then had SABR. All ok for another 2 years then was...
I’ve just found out post surgery that I have/had (no symptoms until blockage!) stage 3 bowel cancer. It’s a pT4a pN2b M0 with 34 out of 52 lymph nodes affected. I had a wonderful very personable surgeon. However I’ve just met my oncologist and he couldn...
