Next week I see the oncologist and am due to start chemo infusions alongside oral chemo the week after. i have rubbish veins and having blood tests has been a nightmare during my radiotherapy. can I ask for a Picc line from the start or do they wait...
Had surgery to remove the tumour 02/05 and they checked 27 lymond nodes and found 1 with 2 cancer cells anb no cancer cells found next the to tumour based on this started Chemo - then had a CT scan last week, then they arranged for an MRI (45 mins...
I have a real fear that I may be prone to further cancer, whether it be bowel or some other. The thought just hits me and I get further anxiety which I already suffer with. Can I discuss this,l find very difficult as people tend to want to tell me...
Had an MRI done yesterday on my liver and it wasn’t the nicest of scans I’ve had. I thought I’d be waiting or having to phone to get an appointment with the oncologist, but today I got a call from the hospital saying I’ve got an appointment on 30th August...
Hi guys so have my meeting tuesday with all the consultants i think i have most of the information anyway tho so not sure what else they will tell me ♀️ i had my live mri results back which showed that they are just cysts so no spread to there which is...
Hi everyone, I'm 51, I was referred for the 2ww colonoscopy after I had some bowel changes, bloating and blood. I also had a positive fit test. >300. I had the colonoscopy with gas and air but it was so painful, they had to stop and eventually I was sedated...
Hello, my first post here. I’m 67. I suffered a bleed from my anus in May, went to A&E and was advised it was probably piles but recommended I visit my GP. The GP examined me and referred me for colonoscopy. I was shocked to be advised of 3cm tumour...
So I'm flitting between this forum and the kidney cancer forum as I have been diagnosed with a T1b N0 1cm polyp. But also have a 2.9cm lesion on my kidney. I had a meeting with my consultant yesterday and he said that they will try and remove this with...
Good afternoon. My husband had his appointment with the chemotherapy specialist today. His Radiotherapy ends this week on Thursday and then he will start Chemotherapy in September. He has been told he will be having Oxaliplatin IV and capecitabine...
Hi im looking for some advice regarding my friends child shes very young early 20s and had a colonoscopy in march that showed her colon was full of polyps with 2 areas they sed was cancer ,shes had her full colon removed in may and 22 lymph nodes removed...
