Hi after having my operation in mid December and the removal of the stage 2 cancer I am now starting Chemo this week I am worried and stressed about how it will make me feel I have heard a mixture of stories both bad and OKish. I would love to hear how...
I am waiting for radiotherapy to shrink a rectal tumour which is very low down. I have had a bowel movement today and strained. When I wiped I had a few streaks of fresh red blood, is this normal?
Simon is suffering from this now and is in a lot of pain has anyone else here had this?
Had successful right hemicolectomy laparascopically on 9 Sept. Surgeon confident they got all the cancer out with no evidence of cancer in lymph nodes or any spread (T2N0M0). However, pathology did find EMVI in blood vessels and so I’m being offered adjuvant...
This time last year I was preparing for 6 months on Capectibine tablets for mopping up purposes after having part of my colon removed. In Late July last year a follow up CT scan was clear and I was told my cancer had gone even though my tumour count was...
I have just been diagnosed with bowel cancer having noticed blood when going to the loo was then picked up on a colonoscopy , I have had ct and mri scans and looks like it hasn't spread. Will need an operation anterior resection. Then possibly chemotherapy...
Hi everyone, I’m reaching out after a whirlwind 24 hours. My dad (70, very fit/active) had emergency surgery Monday for a bowel blockage. They removed the primary T4 tumor/polyp and he now has a stoma (which we were initially were told wouldn’t be necessary...
Hi everyone! My dad just got diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer spread to the lungs, liver and peritoneum. The diagnosis itself has been very confusing as we were initially told it was primary lung with secondaries in the liver. We are all finding...
Hi All Had 5 weeks of radiochemotherapy for low rectal cancer. Following about a months rest started first of 4 cycles of further chemotherapy - 1 day of Capox followed by 2 weeks of capectabine tablet at home. I was given Ondansetrontablets...
Hi everyone. Thank you for being such a supportive group. My husband has an ascending colon tumour with suspicious lung mets. This was followed by 4 cycles of CAPOX. We were back to see oncologist who said that the latest scam has showed 2 very small...
