Hey, I’m 30, mummy to a one year old and was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the end of October. I’m due to start treatment before Christmas and wondering how others have found the festive season whilst having treatment? I love sparkle season...
Hello there, I am now 74 and had a colonoscopy in February '24, where two polyps were discovered, one of which was cancerous. In April '24 I had a Hartmann's procedure and was declared cancer-free, thankfully it hadn't spread and I didn't need chemotherapy...
Hi, I had a tumour in my colon that was successfully removed and I got the all clear and wait for 3 months. Unfortunately after the 3 months the MRI showed the cancer had spread to my liver and I have quite a few lesions. Fast forward to now. I finished...
Hi everyone in the group and I would like some advice for a problem that is worrying me. I had a right hemicolectomy just over a year ago and have recovered well, though with loose stools which are now controlled by loperamide so I have been lucky that...
I have ileostomy stoma reversal soon following surgery for colon cancer. I have been told that light incontinence is a possibility, also a feeling of increased urgency. Either way, it would seem some kind of protection would be available. The only product...
Hi I’m 40 years old it all started back in 2021 with a dull ache right side under the ribs and a dull ache in lower back then started with the diarrhoea on and off wee little stomach pains in that time I’ve been back and forth to the gp at least 100 times...
Simon has itching under his stoma base plate has anyone else had this?
Hi, I had a successful LAR of the rectum/colon in 23 and a stoma reversal the following year. Aside from an annual blood test and CT I've not had any support from the hospital team aside from a small diet immediate post-op. I was advised post stoma...
Just working on practicalities at the moment and trying to think about what the next few months will look like. I'm a freelancer so don't get any leave as such, and also don't get paid when not working. I need to give clients an idea of how long I'll...
Hi, I've been having difficulties since March with constipation and then the opposite, with rectal bleed, lower stomach pain, anal pain and hemorrhoids. A FIT test has just come back positive with a result of 400. I've been referred on a 2 week suspected...
