I have a mid rectal tumour T2. Treatment is downstaging with 5 fractions radiotherapy + 4 cycles of Capox. I have had two cycles of Capox. Yesterday I attended for my IV Oxaliplatin but my liver enzymes were high. A decision was made to give me the Oxyplatin...
I thought I'd post separately to my update thread in case I get a swift answer. My wife her first session today, the nurse seemed quite flustered throughout and at the end she flushed with saline, I swear I had read that you shouldn't use saline with...
The hospital rang today, the lab have recorded one of the results wrong. The tumour I had removed on the 13/10/23 (right hemicolectomy) wasn’t msi stable like they thought so they are sending me to London for genetic testing. Can anyone tell me what...
Quite new to this forum, but will probably need a lot of help and advice next year, so happy Christmas and new year, take care, Eddie
Hello everyone I’ve made the decision to leave the group as I have a new unrelated cancer to deal with. Thank you for your friendship over the past four and a half years. I wish you all the very best in your treatments and outcomes.
I saw my oncologist and surgeon today who confirmed that after the chemo radiotherapy and then 4 cycles of CAPOX my cancer graded as Stage 3 on May has been successfully treated with no sign of any cancer now. I can't quite believe it and I hope it gives...
Which are the most healthy nutritional drinks? I have almost zero appetite and even half a sandwich fills me up. I am thinking of taking nutritional drinks and wondered which ones were the healthiest and additive free. I guess, for once, I don’t need...
.. and just like that we were called to see the Doctors yesterday. We were unsuspecting as we'd been told the biopsy results were due on the 27 December. Well, they've come in. I have the report here with me, but the Lead Doctor basically said he recommends...
Good evening, My husband had a CT scan and MRI after having chemoradiotherapy and chemo for bowel cancer. They told us the tumour had shrunk dramatically and would now be able to have surgery. He has just had an MRI for his liver as they said they...
Hi all, I was diagnosed with small bowel cancer in September. I had a bowel resection which the surgeon said was very successful and he said the was a "slight" chance of some chemo being needed. The recovery was difficult - 12 days in hospital due to...
