So Everyone! After my elation on Thursday after Jay's news from his oncology appointment and feeling `high as a kite` I feel I have come back down to earth again with a thump. I am absolutely over the moon that they are going to at least give something...
In 2020 my husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 37 years old, he had 3 months of chemo followed by a left hemicolectomy followed by mop up chemo due to cancer in 1 of 19 lymph nodes that had been removed he was then cancer free until it returned...
Hi Lovely Peeps My hubby recently had a right Hemicolectomy which was T3 with 1 Lymph node affected. He is recovering really well so far and presently in week 4 of his recovery. We had a meeting with his oncologist yesterday and feel overwhelmed regarding...
Hi all, I though I'd share some results from OncoOne who have some positive responses in pre-clinical trials with their anti-oxMIF for metastatic coloreactal cancer. Basically MIF stops macrophages (cells from the immune system) from getting to the...
So I haven't posted here for a while and only briefly and sorry if I've missed a post that could answer this. I've been diagnosed with stage 4 advanced, I started with bowel cancer at stage 3 but unfortunately it has spread to my left side in my peritoneum...
After three years of being diagnosed with Bowel Cancel, then lung cancer the following year, I am still on this site, & visit every day or so - with the hopes of giving advice, if I can. I have been very dismayed in the last week or two, at seeing that...
Well, a wee bit of good news for a change. Finally our GP letter for our housing application is ready! I can now go and pick it up and send it in and hopefully it won't be too long before our application is accepted for the banding it needs to go into...
Today was so hard! We met with the pre op team last week which included the dietitian, physio and anesthesiologist. My mum is to attend an exercise class once a week to build up muscle strength apparently this is all part of getting her ready for surgery...
Hi Everyone! Something happened last night which was really scary for me. I believe I was having a panic attack. My anxiety is just through the roof just now and after dinner last night (which Jay made again!) I was sitting and just felt I could not...
Due to my mum being diagnosed with a grade 2 tumour of the bowel and no spread to lymph noses or any other areas in the body. They advised surgery would be within 4-6 weeks. I appreciate this isn't a massive wait and I am appreciating the time scale as...
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