Hi all, First time poster. I'm currently thinking of changing jobs - my current job gives me 4x salary death in service benefit whilst my new one does not. I'm looking to see if i can get private life insurance whilst still having cancer. Has anyone...
So I started the irrigation the last two days with guidance from my brilliant stoma nurses. All good and looking forward to a future of being more in control over Eddie's antics!!! Irrigation Liberation A new regime A controllable stream A...
Hi, I was diagnosed with a rectal GIST (type of sarcoma) in Jan '22 and have been on Imatinib targeted therapy since then. The plan was to shrink the tumour prior to operating. I've always known that an Abdominopereneal resection was on the cards. ...
I feel like this is a silly Question, even though my stoma is going and my bag isn't fall. Can I still change it? My bag been on nearly 24 hours, I'm over thinking everything at the minute, with it being all new to me.
Just fetch my husband home after a cancer operation went in as a emergency a blocked lead to right sided hemicolectomy came home with all these pain killers injections etc etc how do you wade through all the information and tablets.
My husband has aggressive bowel cancer that has spread rapidly from first symptoms in October to now. It is now in bowel, lymph nodes nearby and in chest near lung, stomach lining, adrenal, liver and affecting blood flow so his kidneys have started to...
Hi .. I had surgery on 14 dec to remove a polyp which we after found out was sigmoid cancer and 12 inches of bowel removed to also eliminate 16 other lymph nodes 4 of which contained cancer. Also leading up to my op I had a ct scan and mri scan as my...
Hi guys Know it's been a while since I have updated you on everything, I had my operation on the 6th January, I have ended up with a permanent stoma, got out on 12th January, they told me to eat and drink clear fluids, like jelly, ice cream anything...
I have 2 holidays booked this year (one I had to move due to surgery and chemo). I am trying to find holiday insurance and having a nightmare I have tried the cancer specialist and the quotes are stupid £3000 which is more than the 2 holiday. I have tried...
So! What a week...... After being poorly with tummy ache on monday and tuesday hubby was took into hospital with bowel obstruction due to growth. Had emergency surgery that night and now in recovery Its just been one thing after another and feeling really...
