Hi there, I’m new to the forum. Mid July I had a bowel obstruction which was being caused by a suspicious growth that had pushed down on my large intestine causing a complete blockage. I went to A&E in severe pain after being really unwell for a few...
So, what’s this ELAPE thing then? When I heard I had to have one, I checked online and couldn't find that much in terms of lived experience. This is my experience (so far), and I’ve concentrated on the op and aftermath, rather than the saga of getting...
I’m 36 & have locally advance rectal cancer. Treatment plan is radiotherapy (done ) 4 cycles of capox and then surgery. I started my chemo last Monday. During first 2 days, I noticed slight tightness in my jaw and pins and needles in my hands and...
Waiting full results but it looks like I have a rectal tumour.Just wondering what initial treatment anyone has experience of please.
Hello️ It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been back on here. In that time, I’ve been incredibly fortunate to be able to get on with living life to the fullest — going on holidays, making memories and enjoying precious moments with my husband and...
My son in law has recently started chemo- 2 cycles done, tablet method. He has had such severe reactions and has been in hospital, they are talking about stopping treatment. What does this mean? Any similar experiences?
My husband has been having blood in his poo but was told by his GP that he’s too young to have cancer (he’s 43). He’s examined him and confirmed it was piles. His bleeding got worse and so he requested a FIT test from his GP end of June. Few days later...
Hi everyone. I'm a female, aged 41. I've had some worrying symptoms recently, but I'm having troubles getting help from my GP. I wanted to get some advice. Over recent months, I've been experiencing symptoms such as very extreme fatigue and some pain...
My partner and I saw his colorectal consultant today and he confirmed that he has stage 4 cancer with liver metastasis (t3n2m1). He has to have a stent as the tumour is stricturing and so he is at risk of a total blockage, but he also said that there...
I’m in the first week of my colonoscopy findings, the finding were an ulcerated and friable 4cm neoplasm in the rectum. There is an approximately 4 cm, ulcerating tumour in the low rectum, about 4to 5 cms from the anal verge. I have had the CT Tap, tomorrow...
