After regular colonoscopy, tumour found in rectum, TEM operation to remove ‘early’ cancer, cancer histology comes back mixed with more aggressive features than initially thought. So meeting with surgeon on 12/3 he has already mentioned the likelihood...
hey guys im 31 years old, had trouble with bowel movements since this april, on and off diarrhea, i feel healthy, no pain or anything, i have a camera appointment coming up. im just really worried, and its not helping my anxiety as i do suffer with...
Hi all, I had an anterior resection 6 weeks ago, it was very successful, no stoma and was discharged from hospital after 3 days. I am 48 and pretty fit and was very active prior to surgery. Which has helped me recover so quickly. I have been experiencing...
Hello, i wonder if anyone can help me my partner start on cetuximab in October 2022 for bowel and liver cancer at clatterbridge and has been told that surgery maybe possible but he would need to be off chemo for over 6 weeks to have a CT PET scan and...
Hi everyone my Dad is going through chemo for metastatic bowel cancer but he’s ended up with an infection and dehydration, he’s currently in hospital weak on antibiotics. They said this is common to get an infection while with chemo and just wondered...
Hi all, I’ve had my surgery just before Xmas and all went ok with key hole. The outcome was the tumour was taken out. The tumour had gone through the tissue but the MDT advised lymph nodes clear and margins clear. Cancer gone. As it was stage II I have...
Hi , I was told I need to have a stent put in my bowel and not sure what this entails, someone from the hospital has just called and said it’s a all day thing as I’ll need bloods etc and a enema before the procedure at 2pm . has anyone else had it done...
Due in at 7.15am tomorrow, absolutely dreading the whole thing but mostly being away from my kids for 5-7 days!! Have been told I will possibly have stoma so had appointment with clinic today to mark the site. Waiting to take the 2nd dose of picolax also...
Hello, I posted on here previously regarding Capox regime (4 cycles of Oxaliplatin infusion combined with Capecitabine tablets). This is post colon resection and cancer having spread to 4 in 27 lymph nodes. Unfortunately I had a bad (and apparently...
Hi everyone, Posting on behalf of my husband who has T3N1M0 colon cancer which is very low near his rectum. Now after 4 weeks (20 sessions) of chemo/radiotherapy treatment he is getting a very sore bum hole (sorry he’s says it’s like sunburn where the...
