Hi - had a strange one and just wondered if anyone can say. I had MRI and CT last week (Friday) not had results yet. Had a call earlier from hospital to book me in for pre op next Thursday - this is the first contact I have had. About an hour or so...
Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed with Bowel Cancer and am due my Op on 18th Feb. I have been told what may happen but I am more scared of this than i was of the IRA when i was in the forces. I am 67 years old and a tad over weight but out walking...
Seems so cruel this rule, my friend has been told she’s no for resuscitation then left to ring her family as no visitors allowed. She’s been waiting in hospital 4 days for a paracentesis when she has so little time left to be with her family. We are all...
I don’t suppose anyone knows whether it is possible to fly with nephrostomies? Get through airport security? My husband has colon cancer and has two nephrostomies as radiation damaged his bladder beyond use. Two bags of liquids so an issue, but there...
Hi new to the forum, can anybody help me with fit test results. Mine just came back as 200, should I be worried? Thanks in advance.
Hi. I had my colonoscopy today & was told i had a tumour in my rectum. Unfortunately they weren't able to continue as the pain got to much for me it was agony. Was told it was between 4/5cm & a biopsy was taken. How long does it take for the results...
Hi everyone, I haven’t been around for a while so wanted to check in with an update on my brother who has stage 4 bowel cancer. He was doing reasonably well on oral capecetabine, irinotecan and panitumubab. He went for his treatment last Thursday...
Hi all! I am just wanting a bit of reassurance I suppose and will go to GP if necessary but basically I had an emergency right hemicolectomy in August and when the pathologist looked at the part of my bowel that was removed they noticed it was a tumour...
Was diagnosed with a 3cm tumour in bowel in Nov been on chemo tablets and radiotherapy 3 times a week. Had 4 weeks scan not shrinking lost my hair through chemo, it sucks. I had 4 week break from chemo just had another scan results still not shrunk but...
I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2010 and had many twists and turns along the way. I had three ops ( Colonostomy, an illiostomy, then back to a colonostomy). Along the way I developed chronic kidney disease, divertivulitis, a stomach hernia, shingles...
