Hi. My mum has just been offered treatment for her rectal cancer. She has been asked to make a choice between temporary illeostomy and then reversal after bowel has healed. She has been told that because join is very low there is a risk of leaks following...
Firstly I want to wish everyone well and good luck on your cancer journey. Back in August 2022 after a FIT test I was advised to take a colonoscopy. I was 60. Following the procedure I was told that something suspicious had been found. I was shocked as...
Hello ! Quick story : diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer last year . 5 sessions of radiotherapy and 4 cycles of CAPOX followed by bowel surgery just before Christmas and then liver resection in Feb this year . Pathology results came back with all...
I am possibly having a TEMS, I need to have sigmoidoscopy to confirm I'm suitable, but having to wait till the end of May for that. Doesn't the waiting seems so long? Hopefully the TEMS goes ahead. Any advice on preparing for the op, and the recovery...
Hi, I've had a colonoscopy where they discovered a big polyp, then a MRI scan which showed it had grown, then a flexible sigmoidoscopy to remove the polyp and it had grown again but they couldn't fully remove it as they found a bigger lump so took biopsies...
I received this in my NHS app, does anyone have any idea Dgm
Good morning, I had my oxaliplatin infusion on Friday morning, since Friday evening I have had pain in the muscle of both calf’s. It’s worse when I walk downstairs. I have spoken with the oncology hotline and they told me to keep an eye on it for a...
Hello, my 81 year old Mum has recently been diagnosed with stage 2 cancer in the ceacum. It's a small tumor presently. She has been advised by her surgeon not to have surgery due to her age and general health. She is reasonably well with mobility issues...
I have a colonoscopy booked for next Tuesday and I’m terrified. Before this I was telling myself that the it was probably just hemaroids, I’ve had them before and thought I had internal ones now but the GP couldn’t find anything on a digital and referred...
Hi- please can you share any experience of hair loss with CAPOX treatment? Is it unusual to lose your hair? Thank you
