The Big day tomorrow

Hi irene,

Thats brilliant ,I had my oncology appointment today to find out what chemo treatment and wen it's goin to start , 

I'm.having 8 cycles  of treatment starting in 2wks my treatment is  capox a mixture of iv and tablets I'm hoping I sail through it and recover quickly , sounds like you could be having the same treatment  

Thanks Jo, information re my treatment will be provided to me soon, within two weeks. When I had my appointment with the colorectal nurse I was still unsure whether to go ahead with chemo or not, but I guess I have no choice since it has been found in adjacent nodes, which have been taken out. Since reading about the types of chemo for bowel cancer, it seems it may be manageable.

Best wishes for the start of your cycles.

irene

Hope you are doing ok. ((Hugs))

Hope everything went ok

Kath

Hi irenew ,

Sounds like we will both be starting our chemo the same time I have my first Iv chemo on the 10th May,  , what is the name of your treatment? Capox I'm goin to be having its iv and tablets , I just want to get it started so it can finish,  just hope the side effects aren't to bad , feel a bit anxious about it all but I'm sure it will be fine , it is really nice their is support for all of us goin through this , we can all support each other and compare everything ,

Good luck with your chemo and bein positive really does help 

Thanks Jo, best wishes for the start of your chemo. I don’t actually know what they have planned for me yet. But suspect it will be the same as for you. Indeed, one has to stay positive, but it is an anxious time for sure. Nothing like this has happened to me before and I am feeling very stressed out. I am thinking of taking up the offer from MacMillan to have their support team talk to me.  But probably after I have had my appointment on the 9th May as that’s when I will find out what my journey is going to be like. I will be 70 in 19 days time and I am concerned I may be too old for the side effects. I guess I will find out. MacMillan is wonderful and this is currently the only place I have been able to get help, except of course from my family. Keep in touch and let me know how you are.

Best wishes

Irene

Just to say all the best with your chemo.I was 68 when I had my major op and chemo,so dont worry too much about age.have a look at my bio to see how I got on

Kath

Hi irene,

This is all new to me aswel I have never had any operations apart from having my tonsils out as a child,I was surprised how quick I did recover from the operation and I know how lucky I am not having a stoma aswel and I am back to normal now ,

I will also be having my 50th birthday in October during the end of my chemo , I have prepared myself for feelin the worst and if it turns out better then that's a big bonus ,

I am very lucky to have such a good support network from family and friends ,this support group has helped me massively listening to other ppl goin through thier journey and coming out the other side , 

We are all cancer warriors and we will beat this together ,

Tou take care and try not to stress about it all to much 

thanks Kath…I have read your bio now and you are an inspiration️️

Thanks Jo. Indeed, there’s a saying I think, ‘prepare for the worst, and hope for the best’. It’s just over 8 weeks since my op and today is one of the first days I can say I feel normal again. I think the operation and all the prior procedures that I had to have unaccompanied due to COVID, really traumatised me. Anyway we have to face this last bit of the journey with courage. I just hope they fix the nausea side of things as I even get car sick. I am sure they have come up with a solution, fingers crossed.

Best wishes

Irene