Hi All Had abdominal pain for over three weeks, plus change in bowel habits, in addition a lot of diarrhoea. GP appointment this week. Any advice as to what to ask for would be appreciated Many thanks
Had my 4th folfori yesterday,I had some new antisickness tablets they seem to work better. My CEA was 8.2 10 last time round 3 ALT was 26 down from 72 then 46 So I'm hoping things are heading in the right direction but you just never know with this...
So Jay went for his Oxi infusion at hospital yesterday and as I said they upped his dosage but `oh my` the neuropathy is kicking in big time! It's actually affecting his feet now seems to just affect one side he says, and he feels it bad when his feet...
Ok so it’s been 3 days since my first Folfox treatment and to say I feel like absolute c*** is an understatement , sick once this morning , nausea meds not working , any tips on coping with this feeling , I hope this is as bad as it gets but I fear this...
So, Jay had to go for his covid booster jab this coming Monday (3rd October) I forgot to ask this morning if it was still ok for him to get this but managed to get a hold of one of the colorectal nurses who strongly advised against it because she said...
Just finished my first round of Folfox , so far so good , feel a bit wobbly ( and I’m very pale apparently ) I have a massive wobble this morning in the way to the hospital , got myself in a right state , Im ok now glad to get the first one done , onwards...
Hi again guys, Sorry for all of my posts but after your surgeries what are your stools like, now I know bowel function may not ever return to normal after a LAR but I thought once the tumour was removed and everything was reconnected my stools would...
Guys, I need all your recommendations of all the beauty products you use during chemo, i was a proper product junkie before being diagnosed with rectal cancer but since then I’ve kinda gone off beauty but obviously still need to wash and clean my hair...
I start my chemo treatment on Thursday after being diagnosed nearly 3 mo the ago , I had to go for a pre assement at the hospital today and all was going well until I walked into the treatment area , I burst into tears thought I was going to have a panic...
First of all hi not been on here in ages just a quick update on my journey august 2019 diagnosed t3n1m0 rectal cancer 5 weeks chemo/ radiotherapy got good results March 2020 op cancelled due covid nervous times and scary APR op 5 June permanent...
