Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing alright! I’ve had chemoradiation for my stage 3 lower rectal tumor, it shrunk it to 2cm away from the margin for APR or LAR which I would prefer. my tumor board recommended 4 months of CAPOX then possible surgery...
I’m in a bad spot, I got diagnosed with stage 3 rectal, did tnt, drunk it to 2cm away from sphincter junction, my surgeon is adamant to do ape when he already said lar is equally possible, lar is so much better, from sphincter preservation to life expectancy...
Hi all, im brand new here…34 years old and just been diagnosed with stage 4 advanced bowell cancer with liver metastasis. obviously was never expecting this at my age, im fit and healthy and just got married last month and have a 9 year old son...
My husband has stage 4 colon cancer which had spread to his liver and other parts. After 12 rounds of chemo, he has responded positively and has surgery due to have two thirds of his colon removed and liver tumours removed as well. I am unsure what...
My husband is having chemo for Bowel and liver cancer he coping well with the chemo but has severe pain in his left side the opposite side to the tumour he’s had this since April all scans are clear on that side and the doctors can’t say why he’s getting...
Hello all, My wife’s colonoscopy today, 16 th September, revealed no cancer, no polyps but a single poop-filled diverticula. This is likely as a result of chronic, mild constipation and giving rise to the blood and positive, high FIT. She had a FIT...
Anybody on here had folfirinox?
Doing my best not to Google anything. Last year had a recent feel of heaviness in the rectum, like it had dropped a bit. I have had diagnosis of diverticulitis about 8 years ago . Just recently had two diverticula’s flare ups one after the other with...
Hi Folks I had surgery for colon cancer in Feb 2023 and then 4 cycles of chemo. A routine scan recently revealed I've got 3 tumours on my liver and one small one on my upper spine. I saw the colon consultant yesterday who said the MDT recommended more...
My husband has to have an 8-10 hour bowel cancer operation to remove the main tumour and tumours in lymph nodes if all goes well and no complications. it is not a straight forward operation there are complex issues and many large arteries and nerves...
