never in my life would imagine to be posting here but reading through the posts so far have been so helpful and I have decided to join. In. My mom sadly, has been recently diagnosed with rectal cancer I completely understand that any guidance would...
Hello I'm Mandy on the 16th January I had a colonoscopy and a 50mm bleeding tumor was found in my rectum my first thought was fear am I going to die there have been a lot of tears and anxiety I had a ct scan last Thursday and MRI Friday awaiting results...
Morning all, Today, 3 weeks after 5 weeks of radiotherapy with chemo tablets (Capecitabine) hubby is starting his IV CAPOX regime. Oxaliplatin today followed by 2 weeks of capecitabine, 6 days off then repeat another 3 times. He is currently feeling...
My husband had surgery to remove part of his colon. They weren't able to do the join (anastomosis), so he has a stoma instead. We are nearly 2 weeks post-op, and it's been an absolute rollercoaster with blood loss, low blood pressure, and tonight he’s...
Hi all Just curious to know what other people experiences are. How long did you have to wait from having your first colonoscopy (where they found your tumour) to meeting with your consultant and having the discussion about what is actually going on...
Hello I am 70 year old female Had bowel urgency and change in bowel habits for over a year.7/8 month ago red blood on toilet paper,talked myself out of going to GP then 3/4 weeks ago I noticed red blood on the outside of my stool. ⁰contacted GP...
So found out yesterday that hubby has a single small (less than 1cm) met on liver. Been referred to Leeds to liver team. There seems to be a bewildering array of treatments with the most likely seeming to be ablation or surgery. Not sure if chemo is likely...
My husband was diagnosed with Rectal Cancer earlier in the year. He has almost finished his 26 sessions of radiotherapy along with taking capecitabine tablets. He has been told that the next step is to have a scan in around 2 months time to find out...
Hi everyone, I will start by sharing a bit about my husbands story. My husband has colorectal cancer. 32mm striating tumor in the right hand side of his large intestine found after a colonoscopy back in July. Ended up having it removed via emergency...
My husband just finished 6 months of radiation and chemotherapy for stage 3 rectal cancer. He has been offered watch and wait. Surgery would be ELAPE so my husband really wants to avoid this. The surgeon said he has a 50% chance of reoccurrence. How many...
