Hi all, im 62 and have had bowel issues all my adult life. I had a stoma 40 years ago but they left the rectum in, 7 years ago I had life changing complications during a hysterectomy which has left me with an abdominal fistula so life is difficult....
Hi anxiety levels through the roof today, waiting on my MMR results and my appointment for the team to give me the plan ahead. trying to distract myself took the dog down to the beach did some dog trading cleaned the house to an inch of its life....
Been told i have stage 4 rectal cancer , spread to lymph nodes and with numerous small areas on both lungs. Was initially told chemo would be needed asap to try to hold it back but they think not curable. This is my second primary as had prostate cancer...
My mum has had cancer two years they just found it and for almost 4 weeks we have no details. She had been told there is obstruction in her large intestine and she had a stoma surgery. now doctors have said words like “localised” and “advanced” does that...
hi odd question Do they alway operate to remove early stage 1 or 2 cancer in the colon and rectum. Or do they just use chemotherapy and radiotherapy. has anybody who has bowel cancer not been operated on.
Hi, I was diagnosed with rectal cancer back in September and have had long chemo radiation and am awaiting surgery. I have coped really well on my own but since going back to work seem to have crashed (I’m a nurse and work have been brilliant) I am...
Hello, sorry for being dim but can anyone explain what a CT scan can show that an MRI scan cannot? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Good evening, Just been diagnosed after a sigmoidoscopy with rectal cancer of 4 cm at 6 cm from the anal verge, I had MRI and CT scan, the stage is T3N0M0, seen the surgeon and the oncologist and they suggest to have 5 weeks of radio chemotherapy, I...
T4 tumour was removed with emergency surgery. I have been told there is no cure only control and I have been given 2 years with chemotherapy. This is the 4th cancer I have had and I seem remarkably calm and upbeat. Although flippancy and Black humour...
Hi had my MMR today results next Friday But on a positive not got my CT scan results from my colon nurse, this afternoon no spread in any organ, and all lymph nodes also clear so relief. Huddle one over Huddle 2 waiting for MR results how deep...
