I am not sure if I should be worried but the fact that I am here must mean I am worried. After various hints that there might be something amiss rectally, unexpected leak a couple of times and a change in bowel habit, yesterday morning I had a second...
Hi its 24 weeks for me after bowel resection I started Iv chemo at 9 weeks as stage 3 and went outside my sigmoid colon but not into lymph nodes severe allergic reactions to the chemo so had to stop but I still have difficulty walking my legs really...
Hi all I’m due to start chemo with the first infusion just over a week away ive woken up with a cold this morning, and just thinking does treatment go ahead if you have a cold thanks
https://www.beatsoncancercharity.org/beatson-bus/ This might be of some interest to those who can access this ! Court
Does anyone have any experience with an abscess that keeps flaring up meaning antibiotics are required please? It’s delaying treatment and I just want to know if it’s possible it could go away. thank you
On Wednesday I had my colonoscopy after blood found in my stools test. The awful news that they found a 3cm (what they are calling a lesion) the consultant informed me that he has no doubt it’s cancer and I will need surgery and possibly chemo. I have...
Hi my lovely friend is going through 4 weeks of chemo radiotherapy for rectal cancer. The chemo seems to be going well, but she is in agony with the radiation damage to surrounding tissues. Maxed out on morphine/ using cushion/ short baths/ice etc but...
Hello again, just thought I’d provide an update on my dad’s progress after his surgery. My dad was diagnosed with caecal cancer just before Christmas 2022. His cancer was locally advanced with some regional lymph nodes. He was informed that the tumour...
I have had really bad bouts of diarrhoea since starting my chemo radiation to the point where I have only left the house to go to the hospital for my treatments. It also made me feel sick due to the cramping. I was using the Loperamide for the diarrhoea...
As per the subject my dad in his 70's has had the diagnosis and sees specialists on 18th July to discuss and speak about treatment. As his son I fear the worse and feel like I'm in a void moving between staring into space and crying. Do I need to brace...
