Waiting for colonoscopy appointment in a few weeks time . I had very few symptoms initially, apart from noticing a small occasional amount of blood on stool . (Routine screening test last year was negative) . Looking back, I also had occasional pain down...
Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has advice re wait times for virtual colonoscopy results? I had one this morning and it’s showing the report has already been uploaded and sent to my consultant. Does this mean something has been flagged up...
I do not claim to be a medical expert but --- Having recently undergone a Colonoscopy with very limited result - due to a thickening of the bowel from an earlier (9 yrs ago) op - and therefore resulting in failure to reach the whole bowel; I have now...
Oh…..I did the bowel screen test as soon as it came through the door and sent it in. Little did I know that that would be the start of a snowball unexpectedly hurtling towards me. Ah it’s piles or the food issues I have is what I thought but no turns...
have colorectal cancer which spread to.liver. Chemo and radiotheraphy got rid of the tumour on colon. Liver tumours are small but deep had PVE procedure a week.ago to cut blood supply to right jand side of my liver and after scan in few weeks major...
I’m a 64 year old and thought healthy woman. I had no weight or appetite loss but suffered with right pain under my rib. My doctor sent me for a ultra scan and chest x ray which came back clear I also had a fit test which came back positive so was sent...
I was diagnosed with rectal cancer back in 2021. At first everything was going well, had a loop colostomy which I quickly got used to. I then had a course of radio/chemotherapy which again went well with no major issues. I was then put on a course...
Hello, I am on 8 cycles of Capox and just had my pretreatment call with a pharmacist before cycle 6. The last 2 cycles I had throat spasms, on cycle 4 it started as I walked out of the hospital. Last cycle it started while I was still hooked up to the...
I have been invited to have a covid vaccine (having 6 months of capox) but I'm worried it will make me feel worse. I'm currently on my weeks break and can get the vaccine this weekend ahead of cycle 6 next week. I haven't felt great after having covid...
Hi all, I'm on my third course of chemo since I got diagnosed 5 years ago, I've had 7 cycles of FOLFOX this time, another 5 to go. I've been battling with mouth ulcers and the chemo nurses have given me some Difflam to ease it. My concerns was that...
