Hi all hope this finds you all week (under the circumstances). Recently had a CT scan (pain sent me to hospital and found a kidney stone) but also the scan had shown a “thickening in the lining of the bowel). I had a colonoscopy arranged which happened...
I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in May T3N1, I had radiotherapy with chemo them CAPOX for 4 cycles rather then 6 due to the impact of the side effects. I had a CT scan which showed the lymph node had responded to the treatment and an MRI on Monday...
Hi all - new to this forum My wife (age 33) has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She has a sizeable tumor in her colon which has grown outside of her colon (what sounds like into her stomach muscles), spread to the peritoneum and there...
Hi Everyone. Hope you are all doing well and staying strong. I have stage 4 bowel cancer with spread to abdominal and subclavicular lymph nodes. I have been on Folfiri since the end of September (so 5 cycles in out of a planned 12 cycles) and have tolerated...
I've had 4 out of 6 planned CAPOX cycles and in discussion with the oncologist today she advised against doing the next two as the side effects have been signifiant. The next step would be an MRI to see the effect of chemo radiotherapy and the. CAPOX...
Hi, So my husband has finished his chemoradiotherapy and chemotherapy. He has had an MRI and CT scan and we have had a short meeting with the chemo specialist. He said the tumour has shrunk and after the team has had a meeting the next step is an operation...
Hi All, my dad has to have a low fibre diet which he’s finding difficult. Can anyone advise any recipes to keep it interesting? Is he allowed to eat apple sauce? Thanks in advance
Hello all, Just coming to last chemo on 4th December. If all goes well and tumour shrunk i will have surgery, just wondered if my Picc line will be removed pre op, its getting very itchy :-) Thank you
Hi, I've just been told I've cancer in one of the polyps I had removed in colonoscopy. I had 3. On my letter that day said probable benign but now this. I'm now awaiting my ct scan and hospital appointment so it's the unknown I'm anxious about. I'm 45...
Hi everyone I am posting my story so far in the hope that it is useful for anyone starting out here. I have been grateful for all the stories and advice that I have read here, they have been a great help I'm a 58yo man, living in London, married with...
