Having pain in tailbone every morning & burning feeling down right hip worrying it’s came back
Hello, I'm 52 years old and I still can't believe it but I have to accept the reality. I've been diagnosed with T2N1 colon cancer and I'm waiting for chemotherapy. I'm very disappointed because I first went to the GP in 2023 and they said my stool...
I have just got my report from the histology of my colon tumour. 17 lymph nodes checked and zero affected which is amazing. But it has spread, but only just, into the third layer of my colon which makes me borderline for chemo. I am speaking to an Oncologist...
My husband had stage 3 bowel cancer and had surgery to remove the tumour then 6 rounds folfox. He has bad neuropathy and had quite a few bad side effects. 6 months later he had a liver metatasis which he’s had a liver resection in February. Hes been...
My dad is 72 and has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer which is a tumour located at the junction between his lower colon (sigmoid). The colon doctors have said they are not operating and will only fit a stent if he starts to have issues...
My Mum is really struggling with Capox today, just on her 3rd cycle, fingers crossed just having a bad day today.. She had right hemicolectomy stage 3, one node out of 15 had cancer so offered 6 month Chemo. She is feeling like she wants to stop the...
Hi gang, I'm currently on a Stage 4 monitoring programme, following 2 surgeries and some quite intense chemo after my bowel cancer diagnosis. Surgery in November 2024 was my last active treatment, but since then, I seem to get vertigo if I get a cold...
My husband is going into hospital in the next couple days for his colostomy and removal of a cancerous tumour. We have read that people have cut up puppy training pads into squares to use along side the bag . But we don’t understand what the concept is...
Hello everyone I’m 56 and have been diagnosed with an appendiceal mucocele having been admitted to hospital with suspected appendicitis in early April. A CT scan showed a large mass on my bowel, which cleared following aggressive IV and oral antibiotic...
Hello, I’ve recieved a FIT result of 21 and am being referred for a colonoscopy. From my research I’m aware that’s a low result and there could be many benign causes for this result, but I’m (morbidly) curious if anyone has had a low result and still...
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