Hi I was diagnosed in 2004 with colorectal cancer. I have a an ileostomy but on a regular basis have a discharge from my anus. Is this normal now after all this time
Hi, I’ve just had round 5 of irinotecan and 5FU and have had the worst few days of side effects to date. The 5FU infusion is supposed to take 46 hours but it was empty at least 6.5 hours before that, probably a lot longer as was overnight. I’ve blamed...
So, Jay has phoned this morning to say that he won't be getting home until they are happy with his kidney function. At present it is sitting at 27-29% and it should be up around near the 60 mark. I spoke to the charge nurse on the phone this morning and...
Just wondering how you are getting on? The last time you posted you were still waiting on your consultant. I hope you’re okay, and have been busy getting on with your life.
So the Community Care Team came out this morning to assess Tony and have prescribed stronger anti sickness meds via his oncologist and he has felt better today..they took his bloods and the oncologist is happy as after one cycle his CEA levels have dropped...
Hi all. I am keen to hear from anyone who has had low dose 5fu over 30 weeks- weekly IV. I’m due to to start this regime next week and would love to hear of anyone’s experiences- tips etc. thank you ️
So my hubby had his first cycle of Folfiri and Cetuximab last week and had been quite good actually but then for the last couple of days he had constipation with cramps which he described as waves and then finally yesterday on day 9 he was sick about...
Can anyone help having my meeting tomorrow but a bit concerned as I have received a appointment letter for a ct scan today for later in the month it’s only three weeks since my operation is normal or should I be concerned tried to get hold off CNS nurse...
Hello all, It's been a while since I've been on here. I was diagnosed with rectal cancer (September 2022) and last time I told you that I needed 25 x chemoradiation treatments which I had over the Christmas period and ended in January 2023. That went...
