My gynae consultant rang to give me my diagnosis following the biopsy on my omental metastases taken last week. The consultant Radiologist who did the biopsy said it was so painful because the metastases are resting on my spinal nerves.He said I have...
I will spare you the gross details. I'm having a difficult time today to say the least!
I am 55 and over the last few weeks I have found out that I have bowel cancer which has adhered itself to my ovary and spread to my liver and lungs. Two days ago I was told it has also spread to my neck. I did my FIT back in April and I still haven't...
Hi, so I had resection on Thursday, passed wind yesterday and last night had the most painful tingling sensation all over my body. It was so painful, I couldn't sleep and no matter what I tried it wouldn't go away. Eventually was given diazepan and slept...
Morning everyone. Had my op (robotically) to remove my sigmoid colon on the 8th. There were complications and the surgery took 8 hours! They have managed to join my bowel up so I don’t have a stoma. I’m allowed to drink fluids but no food as yet! Started...
Hi, new to the group, I was first diagnosed back in 2022, I’ve just had my sixth operation after having my second recurrence, so I’m now finding it very difficult to get excited for the “all clear” and struggling with the “what next”
Can anyone suggest how my husband can make sleeping more comfortable he can’t lie on his side because of it and founds it hard to sleep on his back his other side has an injury so can’t sleep on that either thanks
Hi i had heard that there was a cancer forum for stage 4 diagnosis. is there a link please? Thanks
Hi. My husband has been in remission for 18 months after having immunotherapy which then had to be stopped due to causing ulcerative colitis. Today we have received the report from his CT scan and the conclusion was Suspected paraceliac tumour infiltration...
My husband had a bad reaction to Folfox so they are suggesting he goes straight to surgery. Then think about clean up chemo afterwards. Can you have surgery if you are stage 4? I thought you had to shrink it before they could operate? Thank you
