Hello all! First time here. My story in bullets are here: May 1st 2026 - First Colonoscopy at age 58- found a 15mm cancerous polyp. Removed it piece-meal at colonoscopy. Found it “infiltrative”. May 8 th – MRI and CT done. MRI says T1/T2, node...
Just had my first post op blood test. The result was 3.8 and they have booked me for a CT scan. Am now worrying something chronic. Should I be? She said it was slightly elevated, so why the scan?
Had 18 polyps removed during my first colonoscopy, the 19th was too large and needed a different method of removal, unfortunately it could not be removed and has turned out to be cancerous. I have had an MRI and CT scan infact everything has moved so...
Just a little about my journey so far. I was diagnosed with stage 3 upper rectal cancer December 2025. T4a N2 Emvi positive with crm involved. Had 6 cycles Folfixiri which was tough symptoms of severe nausea and fatigue which passed once the pump...
My husband has been offered a port so that we can go on holiday and swim, but there are no appointments before we are due to go. I explored getting one fitted privately but Nuffield and spire do not do this. Anyone had any luck getting a port fitted privately...
Hi, Just wondering if anyone on here has had experience with this treatment abroad? We started exploring other options when my husband was offered only 3rd line treatment (palliative) Lonsurf with bev after being diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer...
Hi all- My initial imaging backed staging was T1-2 N1M0. I did additional MRI that showed N0. Based on this my surgeon offered local excision - TAMIS. Pathology from TAMIS came back with LVI positive. Now they are asking me to do LAR. Did anyone...
Hi, I’m new here and struggling with the unknown and what to expect in the near future. Last year my mum got diagnosed with a 6cm rectal tumour which travelled to a handful of lymph nodes. She received around 6-8 weeks worth chemoradiotherapy as well...
Husby is 2nd time around. 1st bowel cancer 2013. Metastasis has it in adrenal and lung (enough to cause partial collapse). 1st chemo started Tuesday 2nd June. Cetuximab and Irinotecan with 5FU and folinic acid. Pump came off Thursday 4th. By the...
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could share their experience. My mum has stage 4 rectal cancer with a small number of liver and lung metastases. She’s just completed 5 sessions of radiotherapy and has her next oncology appointment three weeks...
