My operation date has come through. 12th February I don't know how to feel, I have been waiting 8 weeks for this. Now I have a date it feels scary. I think my biggest concern is being able to empty my bowels after the operation, will it be painful...
Yesterday I had MRI scan of my liver and it's turned out that the suspected haemangiomas are in fact metastases. I have primary MOC of the ovary and had debulking and CRS and HIPEC at Basingstoke Peritoneal Malignancy Unit were it was considered to...
Hi .I've got a result of benign for biopsy from colonoscopy . Waiting to find out how they will remove this larger than 5cm mass .Question. Has anyone had a benign result but after pathology on removed tumour changed to malignant ?
Well. Saw my oncologist today. It was a follow-up meeting after I had a PET scan last week, due to some odd little node in my lung spotted on the CT scan I had when my bowel cancer was first spotted . They’re still not totally sure what the thing is yet...
My operation will be in about 8 weeks time. I'm having part of the bowel removed, it's grade 2 and hasn't spread. So no Chemotherapy. I might need a temporary stoma. But they won't know until the day. I have concerns! I wondered if anyone could...
Hi, I had a successful colorectal surgery 4 weeks ago and feel extremely grateful. I am in good shape from the op but do still have lot of stomach pain. I know this is quite common. I try to eat often and little, I eat healthy food, drink a lot of water...
Good Evening All. Hope everyone is being as good as they can be? wow! It’s been really cold hasn’t it? So Mark has had his first Chemo session.. we arrived at the hospital in good time for his appointment, he was very worried, and fidgety ( like...
Has anyone been through immunotherapy? I had a tumour removed last year and 6 months of chemotherapy. Follow up scan this week has shown enlarged lymph nodes and my oncologist is recommending immunotherapy. As a lot of my chemo side effects were a bit...
Had my oncology meeting this morning. Most of what I already knew was confirmed. 5 cycles of Carboxiplatin with Pacitaxal taken over 21 days and repeat. Diagnosis Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the ovary. The big shock was statistics poor. 2 out...
Has anyone else suffered with haemangiomas? These little vesicles are harmless sacs with a high concentration of blood vessels in them. I have 2 and my CT scan showed them clearly as grey blobs. The Radiologist measured them they are 1.2cm and...
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