Hi, I have developed a small rash just outside one side of the wafer of my stoma bag .under the wafer is fine.not itchy but just concerned incase it would affect reversal surgery. Thanks in advance . Niall
Positive Fit test Hi, I realise it's very early to be worried but I needed to unload. Im a 38 year old female in general good health except for asthma. I recently had a strange episode at work where I suddenly got very hot, sweat dripping off me...
It has been sprung on me today that my treatment is starting tomorrow. I felt a bit silly during my pre-assessment call with a nurse going through any questions and haven’t left it with any real answers. Just told that I need to put things on hold until...
I'm going through treatment (Capox) for colon cancer and also have Panic Disorder. My cancer diagnosis sent my anxiety levels sky high and I just wanted to share something I found helpful. The Sherwood Forest Hospitals website has some very useful relaxation...
I will be starting treatment on Friday using oxaliplaten and Capecitabine and was wondering if anyone has experience of using homeopathic remedies with these two drugs and what they were. The remedies my homeopath has recommended have been rejected by...
Has anybody in the UK managed to follow an icing protocol using mittens and socks with frozen gel packs rather than the electric machines?
I haven’t been on here for a very long time. I was diagnosed in 2015 with bowel cancer and lung nets. I trawled the internet looking for success stories although I made it clear I didn’t want to know my prognosis I knew it was bad! There weren’t many...
In December 23 I had a coloscopy as part of the bowel cancer screening program which detected a LST close to the anal verge. A few polyps were removed. The biopsies didn’t show cancer. In the February I had TAMIS and recovered quickly from this. In March...
Hi, i was diagnosed with Colon Cancer in September last year, I had surgery and got the all clear. Ive been waiting for the results of a recent CT scan and my surgeon called me yesterday with the results, liver and lungs and other organs were clear...
My son's ureta was cut by mistake during his bowel cancer operation Has this happened to anyone on here
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