Do colon cancer symptoms come and go? Is it possible to have blood in stool, then nothing for 6 months, a clear CBC and blood tests, and then blood in stool again now? (No weight loss, fever, fatigue, but have had some constipation and lower abdomen...
Hello everyone just had my anaesthesia pre op for my bowel (right hemicolectomy) resection op and have been told I will wake up with an NG tube in situ. This was a bit of a surprise, as with my last bowel resection I didn’t have one. I have a shockingly...
Diagnosed in March 2022 with stage 4 bowel cancer which had spread to the liver. After 2 bowel and 2 liver operations, plus 3 lots of chemo and some radio therapy it was decided to go for a Tempus blood test, this involved sending bloods to Chigago. ...
Can someone please tell me do you get results right after a colonoscopy like one the day ? Or do you have to wait?
I was diagnosed with low rectal cancer two and a half years ago. My treatment involved a stoma then 5 weeks of chemoradiotherapy which showed a good response. I was subsequently put on watch and wait but scans and a colonoscopy showed recurrence and I...
Hi all, just reaching out for support as this forum got me through the initial diagnosis. I am feeling completely overwhelmed at the moment. My CT showed 3 lesions on my lungs which was a blow after my initial histology of stage 1. The original resection...
had part of my colon removed on the 17th April. I was told would probably have loose poo after. However in my case its the opposite Would welcome any advice how to get things going. I came home yesterday. Was told I musnt use laxatives , but I'm gettng...
Hi I'm 67 and have Iron deficiency anaemia. This showed on routine tests when I'd seen my GP about something totally unrelated. I've seen a consultant and I'm having an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in 2 weeks. I'm a bit shell shocked as I went...
Hi all, i was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2023, to cut a long story short i had 12 rounds of chemo, and surgery to remove part of my bowel, and had a good recovery , however 6 months later they found another tumour whilst having my routine...
My son has stopped taking tramadol as he was having hallucinations can he take ibuprofen in stead?
