Good afternoon Everyone. Happy Saturday to you all Sorry I not been on here for a while. I find it difficult at the moment to be as supportive as I should be to everyone on here going through their own personal journey. Please know you are all in...
I received my results yesterday, they removed 27 cells & 2 were cancerous. I will need 3 or 6 months of chemotherapy. I had already been made aware at pre op this might be the case, just feeling emotional, I have great family & friends support but sometimes...
Hi Guys on my first CT scan they found indeterminate solitary nodule in my left lung but they told me they not concerned but I should have another CT in 3 month to keep eye they told no cancer spread anywhere month just to keep eye I had a surgery...
My partner was diagnosed early September with rectal cancer, she is back in hospital 4 weeks after being discharged and now has an infection, she's had tests and scans, the specialist has come to us this morning to tell us the worst news possible. Her...
It's with a heavy heart that I tell you that my wonderful hubby Tony passed away this morning..the last few days had been dreadful as he suffered from agitation and was extremely distressed...the hospice at home team came in yesterday were a blessing...
Hi, I’m 6 weeks post op. Primary sigmoid colon, mets ovary, liver, peritoneum. I’m struggling to go to the toilet, I’m using senokot and lactulose. Sometimes I go once a day, but then I constantly feel I want to go the toilet and it nothing except extreme...
I am about to have 5 fractions of radiotherapy followed by 4 cycles of chemo to shrink a T2 tumour prior to mid-rectal surgery. I would like to give my poor old rectum the best possible chance of recovering function with the hope of avoiding permanent...
Hi, I`m new to this group, I have stage 4 bowel cancer which has spread to my liver, I have only been offered pallitive care. I have begun to look at alternative treatments and have come across DCT Dendritic cell therapy. Has anyone got any experience...
Hello, I have been diagnosed with rectual cancer that is currently inoperable and has spread to 4 small bits of the lungs. (Plan seems to be chemo, maybe raydio and in the future if possible operation) I am very scared and feel incredibly alone...
Good afternoon everyone. I went for a PET CT scan yesterday which I hadn't factored into the investigative process but the nurse said it's the scan she would.want in my.situation as it is the gold star of scans! I should get my results next week at...
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