Hi I am just about to finish my 4th and last round of Capox. I am finding some of my symptoms are getting worse. I have been having some pain in my left side, going to the toilet at least 4 times a day with greater urgency than before. Could this be...
Hello, I had a hemi- collectomy last year and Capacitabine which finished in Aug. My hair has definitely got loss of density since then. I get it cut and hi- lighted regularly. I'm also going through the Menopause so that affects my hair too. Has...
Hi All Have low position rectal cancer diagnosed in October 25. So far I have had 25 sessions of radiotherapy coupled with capecitabine tablets followed by capox capecitabine 4 cycles. Currently coming to the end of my 4th cycle. Frustratingly I have...
Wondered if anyone felt the same? Body acceptance - I'm still struggling with body acceptance as a result of BC. I'm so grateful to be alive right now but I look at my scars and my body generally and I don't recognise who I am... particularly my big old...
Simon is having problems with his kidneys now and may need a stoma to drain them. Has anyone else had this.
I was making good progress but after 6 weeks I made the mistake of doing too much. I lifted something heavier than I should and I walked 2 miles+. Ever since I’m had sharp pains on my right side by my ribs. My doctor didn’t seem very concerned. Paracetamol...
So I did my sample doctor rang me to tell me it is over 400 I was shocked he said he is sending me for a colonoscopy but reading on here how many people have had scores of 400 plus and it is nothing to worry about I won’t be getting it done I think what...
Hello everyone, is a score of 28 high ? I have had a little bit of a problem with finding Bright red blood in my stool just a little bit very sparse . I did a fit test on a stool that I had straining with and it had a little blood on it would this effect...
Hi everyone, I had surgery a week ago to remove part of my rectum and colon. At first it was hard to work out which part of my abdomen hurt the most, but now that I’ve been home for 3 days and started moving around a bit more, I’ve realised that a...
Hi all. I’ve been a member for a while, and your posts have given me great comfort (even though I’ve never posted before). Without going too much into my story I was diagnosed with colon cancer in March 2019. In April 2019 I had an anterior resection...
