Hi All ok so this is becoming an issue for me as stated before living in Thailand and Thai laws means that treatments could be different. 5 days ago i came off of my first cycle of Capecitabine and when i did WOW did the diarrhoea start. i have been...
Well I've got a biopsy of my lungs on Tuesday and I am so scared. I have COPD and I have read on here it's not very nice. I really don't know what to do, I had surgery on 7th of August to remove the colon cancer which was a success but don't know what...
I have just been diagnosed with T1 rectal cancer with concerning features and awaiting surgery, I understand I will be restaged after . As someone who suffers with health anxiety this is my worse nightmare and I am really struggling to understand the...
Hi all, I'm tee. I hope you are all doing ok . I was diagnosed with a cancerous sigmoid tumour on the 23rd of July and had it removed via robotic surgery on the 8th of August, from the 9 glands that were harvested 3 contained cancerous cells , I'm due...
I am having just 5 sessions of radiotherapy for rectal cancer and had my second one today. Tonight I am having a bad aching sensation in my pelvic floor. I have taken paracetamol and Ibuprofen but neither seems to be doing anything. Has anyone else suffered...
Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate some advice or experiences to help us figure out next steps for my mum. She was first diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in January 2020 . After surgery and chemo, she was clear until 2022 , when two small lung...
Hello, feel a real fraud for being on here but I’m hoping to speak to people as opposed to going on google. I have health anxiety ever since my best friend died from bowel cancer 5 years ago at the age of 39. I don’t imagine symptoms but when I get pains...
My husband had stage 3 bowel cancel in the sigmoid colon diagnosed last May 24. He had a 10 hour surgery in October to remove the cancer and satellite tumours and then 6 rounds of Folfox which finished in February this year. He’s just had his yearly surveillance...
Hi all i just wanted to ask a quick question. so on the 2nd October I had surgery to remove a tumor from my bowel and it all went as it should so I'm super happy. on the 28th October I had an appointment with my surgeon and also a nurse whose been...
Hi, Hope everyone is well I am seeking some advice x My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 appendicial cancer which has spread extensively on the peritoneum. This was after an emergency operation for a perforated appendix in May last year He...
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