My wonderful mum was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in January 2021. She had a lower anterior resection and then endured 6 months of chemotherapy, which really floored her physically and emotionally. Although she completed it, the experience left her...
Hi everyone - hope you are all doing ok and enjoying the lovely sunshine! I am on round 3 of CAPOX and I seem to be getting these raised up bumpy red spots on my face - mainly along the jaw line and up a bit. I did ask the oncologist last time and he...
I had my right hemicolectomy on Tuesday 1st July. All went well except it was attached to more things than surgeon expected so longer operation. Needed a 4-5 inch cut to get tumour out which is more than normal. Struggled to get my bowels working again...
I am having MRI tomorrow and cannot get my wedding ring off, will they still be able to do it?
Towards the end of last year a colonoscopy showed a tumour in lower rectum. I was advised that 25 sessions of radiotheraphy and capecitabine tablets, over Christmas and new year, followed by Copox, 6 sessions over 2 weeks of with 9 days taking capecitabine...
I had CAPOX chemotherapy which didn't go well. Started FOLFOX chemotherapy which is going OK. But I feel uneasy. My head is making feel incapable of doing anything normal. Sorry it's a bit vague
Hi all. I have a diagnosis from several years ago of diverticulitis. I have recently been experiencing a dramatic increase in pain and cramping (with/without) diarrhoea. This is always left sided. I also have tenderness under my left rib. My colorectal...
Hi all I have been diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer and have a sigmoid colectomy booked for the 14th July. They are going to remove 2/3 inches of my colon via keyhole. Any idea how long recovery is I have an office based and driving job. Need to get...
Hello I have recently been diagnosed with squamous cancer of the anus and rectum. They have staged it at T3cMRF N1 M0. I will receive 30 radiotherapy sessions and 6 cisplatin intravenously. Surgery most likely to follow. Has anybody had a similar...
Hello, apologies if this has been asked many times but my mother in law has been diagnosed with bowel cancer and we can’t seem to get an appointment with anyone to tell us what’s going on !! We have been told that they are not offering any treatment...
