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hi nan nan, sorry to hear you joining the club, have you been told whether it's bowel or rectal cancer, if you click on my profile name, it will give you a brief idea of things, take care and try to stay positive, cheers  john.

So sorry you have had that news today.  It can seem very scary at first but once you have been diagnosed and have a treatment plan and know what needs to be done- it gets better I promise. The chemo/radiation is not as bad as it sounds- certainly wasn't in my case. I just put my head down and got on with it- a daily radiation beam that lasted a few minutes and chemo tablets which weren't  really an issue. We all react differently so I cant promise it will be the same for you but its probably not going to be as bad as it seems. I was diagnosed in June and finished my treatment on 2nd Sep. I am waiting for the results of my scan to see if my tumour has shrunk in mid November, and will probably have an op after that.  Best of luck with the other scans Sean 

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Like you I had Stage 3 bowel cancer 12 years ago! So don’t believe the statistics!  I had surgery then chemo and like you had ‘Something ‘ on my liver! It turned out to be a cyst but it was such a worry at the time.

It’s hard but you will get through it .  Take one step/ day at a time and don’t look too far ahead.

Have they said whether it is chemo or radiotherapy?

I found there were more questions than answers and really stressful!

So do use this group for support and advice!

Take careXx

Hi Jacqui ,thank you for your kind words,its just hard to take it all in, i am taking 1 step and 1 day at a time, even tho its early days, but 1 thing i must tell myself is to stop looking on Dr Google, as that puts all sorts in my mind,its helpful to read all these posts on here, as so many off you have been through this, and at least i know these are real, true , posts,as for Chemo & Radiotherapy they mentioned both, so ill just have to see what comes next after the next 2 scans, Hugs to you, Take care x

Sorry to hear your diagnosis. I am less than two weeks short of surgery. I had 5 weeks chemo/radiotherapy, then 12 weeks waiting. I wish someone had told me to switch to a low fibre diet whilst having the chemo/radiotherapy as it would’ve been a lot easier to cope with. Ask your radiotherapy nurse for a guide if you’re used to eating lots of salad, fruit and veg. I was told I’d feel fatigued during treatment, and admit thought I knew better. If you’re not used to listening to your body try and do so. I’ve still been doing everything I did before my diagnosis, but nearly six months down the line have learnt when to rest. Good luck with your treatment and keep in touch with the community. Can’t thank everyone enough!

Hi Jools,i wish you well for the surgery, 1 of the questions i asked was do i change my diet, the answer was no, i dont eat much anyway ,odd micro meal or i have a sandwich, but i have been lucky so far as i sleep well most nights, if i feel tired during the day i have a nap,and yes this is a great group of people, all ready to help each other out with any questions we new 1s ask,and Thank-you for your response, i will keep in touch with everyone on here ,and post any updates i have, sending you hugs, x