Hi everyone, my husband has been recently diagnosed with bowel cancer stage 3 after 5 years of being cancer free from hodgkins lymphoma. It has been 3 days and the dosage of these capecitibane has knocked him for six. He is so tired all of the time, nauseous...
Hi, I am 60 yrs old, very fit and recently took a bowel screening test. I received a letter for a colonoscopy, which I am having in a weeks time. I am still working and my company provides a very comprehensive annual health assessment, which includes...
I am getting a great deal of runaround and false promises and being passed from pillar to post by the bowel cancer screening programme, and my GP's surgery regarded cancer screening tests. I was contacted by post by the bowel cancer screening programme...
Nearly four weeks post radiotherapy.But still feeling pain in back side and on left side is this the norm
On Tuesday evening, I was on Zoom doing a Youth Club meeting as I'm a Youth leader. However, before I let the young people in, I told my colleague that I have excessive gas problems. She said 'fine, I won't tell the young people'. I passed gas and...
I had 4 doses over 2 days then had a heart attack. Obviously not taking the pills but are there options to treat EMVI?
Hi, I’m 10 weeks post surgery for a bowel resection and I have recently passed mucas. I don’t have a stoma and whilst my bowels have been a little unsettled nothing unusual and no other symptoms or signs of concern. This has so far only happened a couple...
So, I phoned the hospital today after getting a `Saturday Letter` as I call them (the ones that come to f**k up your weekend) as Jay's (James) appointment for his what we now know as pre-assessment appointment got put back from the 11th August until the...
It’s summer time and the Scottish Schools are out in some areas ! Looking forward to seeing all your summer projects /activities big or small . It matters when navigating treatment and recovery . Have a good day . Court
I went to see my consultant surgeon today and he delivered the news that its spread to three places I have a deep lymph node in my tummy I have a spot on my liver and one in my pelvis low down apparently,. To say I'm distraught is an understatement...
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