Hi there everyone, I'm totally new to the forum (or any online forum for that matter!) and I'm really hoping for a little help, if anyone has any advice? My husband was diagnosed with Rectal Cancer middle of last year and has gone through initial...
I have my surgery date for High Anterior Resection, 18 th December, still not sure how I will get through the door I am so frightened, despite some reassuring posts previously, any advice and tips on what to expect and my stay in hospital would be gratefully...
Hi everyone! I'm looking for advice/shared experiences. My Folfoxiri chemo for sigmoid colon cancer has been very stop start due to persistent low neutrophils. I've been suffering from low neutrophils for a couple of years now and the chemo is clearly...
Hi, has anyone had bowel adhesions from the scarring of surgery and ended up having bowel obstruction, if so did this ever happen again and were you able to go on holiday?
I am having A Bowel Scan Tommorow ive not even been told my Scan time yet went back to hosp on thursday evening more servre pain and bleeding just dont know what to expect urgency to go for a poo lost some weight the pain is unreal just need to know what...
Morning everyone I went to get my PICC line put in again after a three month break from treatment. Unfortunately after several attempts on both arms it was impossible, this would have been my fifth line (see my profile) and apparently my veins just...
Hi all, I had emergency colon surgery 3 weeks ago with a day's notice so it's been a bit of shock. Doctor said they will contact me about any follow up appointment and treatment after the biopsy of the tumour and the surrounding lymph nodes taken out...
Hello I have an anorectal melanoma. The is tumour very close to the exit. I’m waiting to start treatment. Is there anyone out there with the same diagnosis? There were a few melanoma cells at the other end of the bowel in a polyp but no other spread....
Hi, My dad had a right hemicolectomy 7 days ago. After suffering an ileus, his bowels have kicked in and been very active. The urgency etc has concerned him so I wanted to ask what the best products are for incontinence in these early days please? Are...
Hi everyone. A bit of a scary time for me. Went into the hospital 3 weeks ago with pain in my right side, expecting to be told Gallstones or a gallbladder issue. However from Ultrasound and CT scan was told it was Bowel cancer that has spread...
