Hi! I’m 45 years old and been diagnosed with bowel cancer and liver mets. Met with consultant last week to be told there is discrepancy between the colonoscopy and the CT scan, when the colonoscopy was performed I was told there was a suspicious growth...
Hi Everyone! Having a really shitty day today again and I need lots and lots of virtual hugs. My stomach today has been doing backflips forward flips and been feeling really nauseous. I know it's nerves with what I am going through with Jay but for...
Hi, i have just had my review with my oncologist, I am currently on capecitabine 2500 5 tablets twice a day, finish my 3rd cycle on Thursday. She mention my calcium levels are high and I am booked in for a biood test to check my parathyroid (hormone)...
So, managed to get Jay to do some `chair exercises` today- much to his reluctance I might add. Managed to find light chair exercises- for seniors! yes this is what we are down to people as I am technically a senior too now . I found a few on youtube and...
Ex husband diagnosed and waiting oncology appt. No surgery option. The ‘how long’ question hangs. Decision on chemo this week. Any advice from anyone who has been at this stage would be greatly appreciated
Hello, I hope everyone is doing ok. After 5 months of chemo / radiotherapy I had the stoma surgery last Thursday. I think I was being incredibly naive and hadn’t appreciated what a big op it is. I was allowed home yesterday but my rear end is agony. My...
Well, my turn to get blood taken today for a change. I may or may not have mentioned here already that I have a rare genetic disorder Tuberous Sclerosis (google it). It causes epilepsy which I had when younger (still take the blackouts but they're non...
I have been told I am KRAS g12 v folfori chemo has stopped working only option left is longsurf, I asked about avastin but dr said it only gives you another 6 weeks. just got home and feeling like my head in a hurricane anyone got positive outcomes...
Hi everyone, I’m relatively recent to the cancer support groups so I thought I should introduce myself. My name’s Isabel and I’m 17 and dealing with the diagnosis/treatment of my Dad’s bowel cancer journey. He was diagnosed in May of this year and was...
Hi, I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in June this year. Only discovered because i was having terrible stomach aches / diarrhoea / sickness etc during the whole of May. After being admitted to hospital on the second occasion i was told i had a complete...
