I made it to 81 years old yay! My health is okay arthritis, you know things slow down and so on. Had some bleeding, no pain, poop every day. After a few months went to my PCP and she sent me to a colon rectal specialist. Discussed my bleeding so now...
Hi I was diagnosed with bowel cancer on the 30th may and I am still struggling to come to terms with it is this normal and do you ever get over something like this.
Hi everyone My dad was diagnosed with a tumour in upper right colon about 4 weeks ago and MRI then confirmed spread to the liver. We are going today to find out the details and get our plan. I’m so nervous. My mum is a nervous wreck at the minute. I...
Today, the MDT met and discussed my hubby’s case. Soon afterwards, he received a phone call update from one of the colorectal nurses who had been in attendance. She said MRI showed 2cm tumour in rectum, well above sphincter area. T1/2. CT showed one...
Hi my mum was diagnosed a few months ago with Bowel cancer which has spread to the liver. She is currently living in Dublin, Ireland but our family live in the UK. She was advised to get initial treatment (surgery) in Ireland, and underwent a bowel and...
How soon does the treatment start after treatment plan?
I’m in my early 40s and 2 young kids under 5 - last week diagnosed with colon cancer no symptoms but a 4cm tumor that has not gone through the colon wall- then sent for a CT scan which showed some shadings on my liver but radiologist couldn’t be sure...
I know peripheral neuropathy is a common side effect of FolFOX. I had a lot of trouble with it during my treatment but it seemed manageable. When treatment ended, it hung around but was initially seeming to improve. A month or so after treatment it started...
Hi, new to the forum i am currently awaiting a colonoscopy i’ve struggled for quite a while with bowel movement i’ve always put that to having a caesarean section with my second child some 19yrs ago along with the doctor saying i have a collapsed wall...
I've got an abnormal lymph node at the top of my leg close to my groin. They believe it to be cancer and I am awaiting my results its been 2 weeks. Does anyone know how long it takes for results to come back
