Hi, I haven’t posted on the forum for many months now, mainly because my hubby was starting his chemo and we just wanted to concentrate on getting him through this. There’s more details of his full cancer journey on my profile. Been a rough ride. ...
I have just had a colonoscopy having had a fit test of>400. They found a large malignant “structuring tumour in the upper rectum/rect/sigmoid junction.” Biopsies were taken and I’m now waiting for an appointment and presumably a scan. As you can imagine...
Hi folks, so just recently joined the club stage 2 bowel cancer - T2 N0 M0 but with lymphovascular invasion. Had a right-hand hemicolectomy back in July and things have returned to relative normalcy, I was hoping it would be a one an done kind of thing...
Hello all, Just been diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer having been through MRI, CT scan, colonoscopy. One hospital say that I can go straight to surgery without chemo and have it removed and it hasn't spread to any lymph nodes. After an enquiry...
I haven’t updated for a while, so thought my two-year milestone might be a good time to stop by. Two years ago today, 11th August 2023, I received the news everyone dreads. Following a colonoscopy (as a result of a positive FIT test) I was told I had...
Hi everyone. I have been mildly anemic for a while now. Iron stores are fine but have low hemaglobin. I had a change in bowel habits a few weeks ago and have been getting abdo pain so my gp sent me a FIT, which came back negative but she has referred...
I was diagnosed with cancer yesterday and still trying to grasp the weight of it. It was really surreal as I have been told I have cancer but they don’t know what it is. I had colonoscopy showed 4cm polyp lots of biopsies taken and CTs MRI bloods etc...
Hi all, See my profile for my watch and wait journey so far after rectal cancer diagnosis in November 2018 and a clinically complete response to radiotherapy in January 2019 and since then I have been in remission. I am recording my journey on watch...
Hi , I had surgery last Monday which although went on a lot longer was told hopefully a success. ive had to have a temporary stoma fitted and this I’m fine with but Tuesday evening I had some toast and Wednesday was eating fine but couldn’t hold down...
Hi, I have had 4 cycles of Folfox and just had an extra week off for a short break with my family before cycle 5 which should have been Wednesday. I have just been called to say following my bloods my white cells are low so not safe for me to have my...
