Hi all. I have used this forum before around 2014 to 2015 when my father (78) had bowel cancer which he sadly succumbed to and I got a lot of useful information back then which helped to prepare me and deal with the situation. I am back again but...
Anyone know how long nerve numbness on arm takes to subside after treatment. My whole lower arm was unusable after chemo day. Arm getting better slowly but now 4 days on? Any info would be great. Feels like a bad case of Shingles right now. Thank you...
Hi there I have rectal cancer not started treatment as yet went Tues just gone to see oncology. The plan for me is 5 days of Radiotherapy at Sheffield then after that Chemo for 3 months comprising of intravenous for 2 hours,then tablets for 2 weeks week...
Ive had full bloods and they came back with iron deficiency Anemia moderate. Initially I thought it was my hemeroids as they bleed quite a lot. Just got fit test results and have been referred 2ww. Fit Results Quantitative faecal immunochemical test...
Hi and thank you for having me. I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer which has spread to the liver in January. I underwent 12 weeks of chemotherapy which resulted in shrinking of all tumours so that surgery could be considered. This would involve one...
Hi Folks has anyone had a seriously bloated stomach on chemo? I’m on Follfiri for secondary cancer and the bloating isn’t reducing. It’s not painful but quite annoying . Also on steroids as well for bone pain management. Could that be thee cause?...
I am starting chemo in a few days which the consultant said will be aggressive using 3 drugs. I will be having another 48 hours of treatment through a pump as I have had a port fitted. Feeling exhausted, scared and worried. Is there anyone who has been...
So after 5 weeks of chemoriadiation and 10 weeks of letting it do its job the day came for my first check up under full anaesthetic. Before I was put under, the consultant said that he would not be taking a biopsie as the area would still be inflamed...
I had a colon cancer removed 5 years ago followed by chemotherapy. One lymph node which was slightly enlarged after surgery went down but popped up again 4 years later. The consultant said that the chemo probably shrunk it and then it had enlarged again...
Documenting my Husband’s treatment following his Stage 4 diagnosis in November 25. Initial diagnosis was in Sept 23 - his treatment initially was Chemoradiotherapy then CAPOX chemo followed by APR surgery. All documented in the thread CAPOX JOURNEY please...
