Hi all Ive Found great comfort in reading this forum over the last few months so I thought I’d share what’s been happening with me. Partly to (hopefully) help people just starting this rollcoaster, but also to reflect how I’m feeling, maybe writing...
I am new here and wondered if anyone had any advice for treatment journey I’m about to embark on? I see my oncologist tomorrow following my diagnosis just over a week ago following routine screening as I’m 52- scary as no symptoms so mixed feeling as...
I'm lucky work has a work from home policy with go in to work as and when needed. Work have already said no need to attend the office for the foreseeable and possibly only after the bag reversal. Just wanted to hear peoples experiences of getting...
Hello. I’ve been back at work after being off since end of Jan for cancer treatment and surgery, now been back just about a month and a half. I was originally doing six hour shifts but they’ve now started putting me down for eight hour shifts which I...
Afternoon, I've not been on for a while so wanted to post an update. I had my surgery on 16 December and was in hospital for a week and I'm now testing the boundaries of my new life with said bag. The operation included a epidural and morphine block...
Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I just wanted to ask if anyone here has had a right hemicolectomy surgery. My husband had a right hemicolectomy on 25th November 2025 . Out of 31 lymph nodes , 2 were positive . He started chemotherapy...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with rectal cancer last summer (T3 N1 M0) and have had 3 months’ chemo and 5 weeks’ radiotherapy (all before Christmas). Despite a very good response to this treatment, my oncologist has recommended surgery to give me...
Hello, I was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer in 2019, & had a left Hemicolectomy Operation. I did not need Chemo following this. However, one year later, I had 2 Lung Nodules - & then needed Chemo Tabs to shrink, prior to Ablation. I have just had my last...
Hi All Diagnosed with very low rectal cancer at the end of October. Things moved very swiftly with MRi and CT scans and MDT meeting resulting in T3 N2 M0 - which surgeon said is curable. Had 5 weeks of Radiochemo and due to start 4 cycles of further...
I am now into my fourth week after having a right hemicoleptomy. I have stated getting some strong constipation, and it’s very uncomfortable. It’s usually come after a while, but there is some blood. I have checked and it’s only from the outside, so i...
