Good afternoon. I am a 74 year old lady and have recently been diagnosed with colon cancer in the ceacum . Fortunately it has not spread so it is localised to only that area. I have been scheduled surgery in 2 weeks time and am having a right hemicolectomy...
Hi. Close family member has just been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer that has gone to lymph node and I did the unforgivable Dr Google which basically gives no hope. Can anyone give me their honest journeys of what we as a family need to expect...
Ok so I'm booked in for the 10th I'm still very anxious and trying to mentally prepare myself for it. I know it's got to be done and can't chicken out of this, staff members at the hospital have been so supportive. I feel the nearer it gets the nerves...
Hi all, i went to the GP out of hours on Sat 21st September after noticing blood on my stool. Aside from this o had absolutely no other symptoms, weight fine and exercise 6 times a week with lots of heavy lifting in the gym. As seems standard (I’m 28...
I was diagnosed with colon cancer last September, resection in November, mop up chemo, followed, treatment ended last April. In June I started experiencing pelvic pain, and of course went into panic, thinking it had returned. Oncology brought my CT...
I was diagnosed with IBS at 10 (40 now). It waxes and wanes, sucks when it flares but it is what it is. I also have a family history of colon cancer. On my mother’s side my grandfather got it when he was in his 40’s (back in the 60s). He survived another...
Since having Chemo. in 2020, I have lost many teeth since then.
My husband (46 years) was recently diagnosed with sigmoid colorectal cancer. He has had further scans that show spread to the liver and the para aortic lymph nodes. Is there anyone who has had treatment of the para aortic lymph node and can explain the...
Hi, I'd just like to see what people have to say about maintenance chemo, as a few conversations I've had recently have thrown me a little. For.context, I am 27 years old and have stage 4 bowel cancer, it hasn't spread to another organ, but I think...
Hi my husband got his results today and was told that he had T3 N1 M0 what does that mean in what stage he is? when I asked they said they wouldn’t know until tumour was removed and histology done. Any ideas as I think it means stage 3 so worried...
