Hello, please accept my apologise with posting this but I'm getting a tad worried about possibly having bowel cancer and was wondering if anybody else had experienced some of my symptoms and could clarify some things please. I have had cancer before when...
Hi All, I feel this is a frivolous question, but would like some ideas if anyone has any!! My husband would love a mince pie, but I know currants are a no no with a stoma. I wondered if I could sieve the mincemeat, but that leaves just a liquid. Could...
Hi , Bit embarrassed to ask this but I have a problem with excessive wind? I take Tramadol,morphine sometimes and Laxido. It wakes me up in the night with the feeling of needing the toilet but when I go its just wind!! Feels like the space shuttle...
Hello, I was recently diagnosed with colon cancer a couple of weeks ago and have been told I need surgery to remove my ascending colon. Has anyone else had similar surgery and how you felt leading up to it. I was told I would be going in last weekend...
I had a colonoscopy recently and a 15mm polyp was removed. Results day I was informed it was cancerous. The next day the colorectal nurse had to talk me through what had been said during the appointment, the only thing I'd taken in was cancer. Luckily...
Hi all, I’m in brain cancer remission and have an annual scan every year. My Neurologist doesn’t want me to have any more MRI/CT scans as radiation can slightly increase cancer risk. I had a colonoscopy at a different hospital recently but colon was...
Hi. This is my first time here. I am waiting for a date for a right hemicolectomy for colon cancer which was diagnosed last week. This time last year I had an emergency appendectomy and was told this operation will be similar. I feel I've only just got...
Hello… hope you are all having a relaxing evening. I had 5 weeks of chemo radiation couple months ago for recital cancer and looking like op start of next year depending on mri/ct scans in mid December. I have been keeping well enough and back at work...
Hi all, my husband is on his chemo free week having completed his first CAPOX cycle. The Ox part he thought went better than expected, the cold sensation went after 4 days and he was able to enjoy a fridge cold bottle of Guinness about a week after. The...
Hi! I joined the forums a few months ago after my partner's diagnosis of stage 4 rectal cancer. Here is the original post: https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_types/bowel-colon-rectum-cancer-forum/f/new-here-say-hello/222728/only-31-and-stage...
